Daniel Jeremiah's 2020 NFL Mock Draft 3.0

NFL.com/NFL Network/Move the Sticks draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah posted his second mock draft about a month ago. He posted his third this past week. There's a giant change between the two mock drafts. In his second, Jeremiah had Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert plummeting to the New England Patriots at pick 24. In his third, he has Herbert going to the Miami Dolphins at pick 5.  Other than that giant change there are a lot of other changes. It's been a month. Things change. Here's Daniel Jeremiah's 2020 NFL Mock Draft 3.0.

1.   Cincinnati Bengals-Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
2.   Washington Redskins-Chase Young, Edge, Ohio State
3.   Detroit Lions-Jeff Okudah, CB, Ohio State
4.   New York Giants-Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa
5.   Miami Dolphins-Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
6.   Los Angeles Chargers-Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
7.   Carolina Panthers-Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn
8.   Arizona Cardinals-Jedrick Wills, OT, Alabama
9.   Jacksonville Jaguars-Mekhi Becton, OT, Louisville
10. Cleveland Browns-Isaiah Simmons, S, Clemson
11. New York Jets-CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma
12. Las Vegas Raiders-Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama
13. San Francisco 49ers-Henry Ruggs III, WR, Alabama
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia
15. Denver Broncos-Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina
16. Atlanta Falcons-C.J. Henderson, CB, Florida
17. Dallas Cowboys-K'Lavon Chaisson, Edge, LSU
18. Miami Dolphins (from Steelers)-Yetur Gross-Matos, Edge, Penn State
19. Las Vegas Raiders (from Bears)-A.J. Terrell, CB, Clemson
20. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Rams)-Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU
21. Philadelphia Eagles-Kenneth Murray, LB, Oklahoma
22. Minnesota Vikings-Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah
23. New England Patriots-A.J. Epenesa, Edge, Iowa
24. New Orleans Saints-Patrick Queen, LB, LSU
25. Minnesota Vikings-Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson
26. Miami Dolphins (from Texans)-Joshua Jones, OT, Houston
27. Seattle Seahawks-Austin Jackson, OT, USC
28. Baltimore Ravens-Zack Baun, LB, Wisconsin
29. Houston Texans-Brandon Aiyuk, WR, Arizona State
30. Green Bay Packers-Jordan Love, QB, Utah State
31. San Francisco 49ers-Ross Blacklock, DT, TCU
32. Kansas City Chiefs-Cesar Ruiz, C, Michigan

Other Justin Herbert's giant climb, it's Daniel Jeremiah's projection of the Green Bay Packers picking Utah State quarterback Jordan Love at #30 that has the football-loving world all a'titter. Just like 2005, the Packers find their next quarterback when they aren't supposed to be looking for him. Well, the Packers find him in the mock-draft mind of Daniel Jeremiah.

As a Minnesota Vikings fan, I've developed the draft day preference that they select an offensive tackle and a corner with their two first round picks. Due to the unpredictability of drafts t's rarely a good thing to put pre-draft constraints on picks but the Vikings could really use a talented left tackle to improve the offensive line. That position group has held the team back for far too long. They need a receiver, or two, or three, but this is a draft that's very deep at receiver. The Vikings have a better chance at finding a talented receiver in later rounds than finding an offensive tackle. They need one of those as well and they'd be better off, in my opinion, finding one in the first round. At least, that's how I feel at the moment. If the Vikings were to select a corner and a receiver with their two first round picks, I wouldn't be disappointed with Jeremiah's choices of Jaylon Johnson and Tee Higgins.

I've seen several mock drafts with the San Francisco 49ers selecting a defensive tackle. Whether it's Javon Kinlaw at #13 or Ross Blacklock at #31, I don't see it. Why did they trade away one of the best in DeForest Buckner only to replace him with a player that might be years away from being nearly as good? I felt at the time of the trade, and feel now, that the 49ers had confidence in their defensive line talent and rotation that they were better off using the return on Buckner to improve their team elsewhere. Otherwise, they're basically swapping Buckner for a gamble on a player that may never be Buckner. That's why I think that it's much more likely that the 49ers select a receiver or corner at #13 and trade away #31 for more picks. The 49ers greatest weakness right now is a lack of draft picks.

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