My positional rankings for the 2020 NFL Draft are set!
A reminder of my grading scale and color code:
First-Round Grades – BLUE – Prospects that I believe will be excellent starters in the NFL.
Second-Round Grades – Green – Prospects that I believe will range from very good-to-good starters in the NFL.
Third-Round Grades – GOLD – Solid starters, sometimes with significant upside that has yet to manifest itself consistently on the field, who will at their floor be important role players in the NFL.
Fourth-Fifth-Round Grades – RED – Grades range from Spot starters/solid role players at their ceiling (4th) to backups/special teams value (5th) in the NFL.
At the bottom I’ve also included “My Guys” 2020 NFL Draft team, mainly focusing on players I’m higher on than consensus, or guys I just would really stand on the table for on draft day.
Quarterbacks
Joe Burrow, LSUTua Tagovailoa, AlabamaJustin Herbert, OregonJalen Hurts, OklahomaJordan Love, Utah StateJake Fromm, GeorgiaJacob Eason, Washington
Running Backs
Clyde Edwards-Helaire, LSUD’Andre Swift, GeorgiaCam Akers, Florida StateJ.K. Dobbins, Ohio StateJonathan Taylor, WisconsinZack Moss, Utah- J.J. Taylor, Arizona
- Eno Benjamin, Arizona State
Darrynton Evans, Appalachian StateKe’Shawn Vaughn, Vanderbilt
Wide Receivers
CeeDee Lamb, OklahomaJerry Jeudy, AlabamaHenry Ruggs, AlabamaJustin Jefferson, LSUBryan Edwards, South CarolinaMichael Pittman, USCK.J. Hamler, Penn StateBrandon Aiyuk, Arizona StateDenzel Mims, BaylorJalen Reagor, TCULaviska Shenault, ColoradoTee Higgins, ClemsonChase Claypool, Notre DameTyler Johnson, MinnesotaAntonio Gibson, MemphisVan Jefferson, Florida- Isaiah Hodgins, Oregon State
Devin Duvernay, TexasDonovan Peoples-Jones, MichiganAntonio Gandy-Golden, Liberty- K.J. Hill, Ohio State
Lynn Bowden, KentuckyJohn Hightower, Boise StateGabriel Davis, UCFIsaiah Coulter, Rhode Island- Jauan Jennings, Tennessee
Collin Johnson, TexasQuintez Cephus, Wisconsin
Tight Ends
Adam Trautman, DaytonDevin Asiasi, UCLABrycen Hopkins, PurdueCole Kmet, Notre DameHarrison Bryant, FAUDalton Keene, Virginia Tech- Hunter Bryant, Washington
Josiah Deguara, CincinnatiColby Parkinson, Stanford- Thad Moss, LSU
Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri
Offensive Tackles
Jedrick Wills, AlabamaTristan Wirfs, IowaMekhi Becton, LouisvilleAndrew Thomas, GeorgiaJosh Jones, HoustonEzra Cleveland, Boise StateLucas Niang, TCUIsaiah Wilson, GeorgiaSaahdiq Charles, LSU- Prince Tega Wanogho, Auburn
Austin Jackson, USCBen Bartch, Saint JohnsMatt Peart, UCONNJack Driscoll, AuburnCameron Clark, Charlotte
Interior Offensive Linemen
Cesar Ruiz, MichiganLloyd Cushenberry, LSURobert Hunt, Louisiana-LafayetteBen Bredeson, MichiganDamien Lewis, LSUJonah Jackson, Ohio StateMatt Hennessy, Temple- Michael Onwenu, Michigan
Nick Harris, WashingtonNetane Muti, Fresno StateTyler Biadasz, WisconsinJohn Simpson, ClemsonKevin Dotson, Louisiana-LafayetteShane Lemieux, OregonLogan Stenberg, Kentucky
Interior Defensive Linemen
Javon Kinlaw, South CarolinaDerrick Brown, AuburnJustin Madubuike, Texas A&MRoss Blacklock, TCUMarlon Davidson, AuburnJordan Elliott, MissouriNeville Gallimore, OklahomaDavon Hamilton, Ohio StateMcTelvin Agim, ArkansasJason Strowbridge, UNCRashard Lawrence, LSUJames Lynch, BaylorRaekwon Davis, AlabamaLeki Fotu, UtahLarrell Murchison, N.C. State
Edge Defenders
Chase Young, Ohio StateK’Lavon Chaisson, LSUTerrell Lewis, AlabamaYetur Gross-Matos, Penn StateA.J. Epenesa, IowaDarrell Taylor, TennesseeBradlee Anae, UtahJonathan Greenard, FloridaJulian Okwara, Notre DameCurtis Weaver, Boise StateAlex Highsmith, TulaneKhalid Kareem, Notre DameAnfernee Jennings, AlabamaJabari Zuniga, Florida
Avengers
Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
Linebackers
Patrick Queen, LSUZack Baun, WisconsinKenneth Murray, OklahomaLogan Wilson, WyomingJosh Uche, MichiganAkeem Davis-Gaither, Appalachian StateJordyn Brooks, Texas TechWillie Gay Jr., Mississippi StateMarkus Bailey, PurdueMalik Harrison, Ohio StateTroy Dye, Oregon- Joe Bachie, Michigan State
Davion Taylor, ColoradoJustin Strnad, Wake ForestJacob Phillips, LSU
Cornerbacks
Jeffrey Okudah, Ohio StateC.J. Henderson, FloridaA.J. Terrell, ClemsonJeff Gladney, TCUJaylon Johnson, UtahDamon Arnette, Ohio StateNoah Igbinoghene, AuburnK’Von Wallace, ClemsonKristian Fulton, LSUTrevon Diggs, AlabamaCameron Dantzler, Mississippi StateAmik Robertson, Louisiana TechBryce Hall, VirginiaJosiah Scott, Michigan StateTroy Pride Jr., Notre DameL’Jarius Sneed, Louisiana TechReggie Robinson, TulsaJohn Reid, Penn StateMichael Ojemudia, IowaDarnay Holmes, UCLA- Dane Jackson, Pitt
Safeties
Ashtyn Davis, CaliforniaAntoine Winfield, MinnesotaTerrell Burgess, UtahXavier McKinney, AlabamaGrant Delpit, LSUJeremy Chinn, Southern IllinoisBrandon Jones, TexasKyle Dugger, Lenoir-Rhyne- Geno Stone, Iowa
Julian Blackmon, UtahKenny Robinson, WVU- J.R. Reed, Georgia
Jordan Fuller, Ohio StateAlohi Gillman, Notre Dame- Josh Metellus, Michigan
- Jalen Elliott, Notre Dame
Antoine Brooks, Maryland
My Guys Team
Offense
QB: Joe Burrow, LSU
RB: Clyde Edwards-Helaire, LSU
RB: J.J. Taylor, Arizona
WR: Bryan Edwards, South Carolina
WR: Michael Pittman, USC
FLEX: Antonio Gibson, Memphis
TE: Adam Trautman, Dayton
TE: Devin Asiasi, UCLA
OT: Josh Jones, Houston
OT: Saahdiq Charles, LSU
OG: Ben Bredeson, Michigan
OG: Michael Onwenu, Michigan
C: Cesar Ruiz, Michigan
Defense
IDL: Justin Madubuike, Texas A&M
IDL: Nobody
EDGE: Darrell Taylor, Tennessee
EDGE: Alex Highsmith, Charlotte
LB: Logan Wilson, Wyoming
LB: Markus Bailey, Purdue
CB: Damon Arnette, Ohio State
CB: L’Jarius Sneed, Louisiana Tech
NCB: K’Von Wallace, Clemson
S: Ashtyn Davis, California
S: Terrell Burgess, Utah