The 2019 NFL season is entering Week 15, and with plenty of teams still fighting for their playoff lives, we take a look at a preview of the 2020 NFL Draft.
The 2019 NFL season is starting to come to an end, as teams are making their final push towards either the playoffs, or the offseason. The Cincinnati Bengals and their one win hold the top spot in the 2020 NFL Draft, but it could be later in the top-10 where one of the bigger stars in college football finds his home.
Here is our latest 2020 NFL mock draft.
Joe Burrow
Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals
The magical season for Joe Burrow will continue into the College Football Playoff, as he and his LSU teammates clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the playoff this week. In their dominating victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, Burrow was once again lights out, leaving no question about him being the No. 1 overall quarterback in next April’s NFL Draft.
The bottom line is, Burrow can do it all, whether he is making plays with his feet, or standing tall in the pocket. It is pretty clear that the Cincinnati Bengals plan on moving on from Andy Dalton after this season, and in Burrow, they would be getting a quarterback who could come in and start right away as a rookie.
Cincinnati has played tough under first-year head coach Zac Taylor, and you can believe that he is going to want to draft his own franchise quarterback in 2020. Burrow will be one of the names to keep an eye on with the No. 1 overall selection, and based on the Bengals needs, he is the unquestioned top pick heading into the College Football Playoff.
Chase Young
Edge, New York Giants
The New York Giants took on the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC East matchup on Monday night to close out Week 14, and for most of the game, it looked like they would come away with the upset. In driving rain, Eli Manning led his team to two first half touchdowns, and looked like Eli of old, throwing for nearly 180 yards in the first half alone.
However, they were shutout in the second half, and when it was all said and done, the Eagles came away with a must-win game in overtime. For the Giants, this has been a season to forget, but good things are coming, as they have a franchise quarterback in Daniel Jones, and Saquon Barkley is one of the better running backs in the game.
On the other side of the ball, New York needs a lot of help, so it would make sense for them to bring in the best defensive player in this draft class at No. 2 overall. Chase Young from Ohio State is going to be a double-digit sack guy at the NFL level, and for a Giants team getting better up front on that side of the ball, he could be the final piece of the puzzle.