Jeff Legwold's Top 100 Draft Prospects

Jeff Legwold has been covering football and analyzing draft prospects for a long time. His rankings of each draft's prospects is much anticipated. I like his work partly because it doesn't always look like every other ranking. I mean, who ranks Clemson's Isaiah Simmons #1? We don't even know what position the kid is going to play! Some analysts knock Simmons for his versatility. Legwold doesn't. Here's his ranking of the this year's Top 100 Draft Prospects.

1. Isaiah Simmons, S/LB, Clemson
2. Chase Young, DE, Ohio State
3. Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
4. Jeff Okudah, CB, Ohio State
5. Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn
6. Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama
7. Jedrick Wills, T, Alabama
8. Mekhi Becton, T, Louisville
9. Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
10. K'Lavon Chaisson, OLB/DE, LSU
11. CJ Henderson, CB, Florida,
12. Tristan Wirfs, T, Iowa
13. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma
14. Andrew Thomas, T, Georgia
15. Henry Ruggs III, WR, Alabama
16. Kenneth Murray, LB Oklahoma
17. Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU
18. Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina
19. Patrick Queen, LB, LSU
20. D'Andre Swift, RB, Georgia
21. Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama
22. Yetur Gross-Matos, DE, Penn State
23. A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa
24. Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson
25. Ross Blacklock, DT, TCU
26. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, LSU
27. Jeff Gladney, CB, TCU
28. A.J. Terrell, CB, Clemson
29. Zack Baun, LB, Wisconsin
30. Austin Jackson, T, USC
31. Brandon Aiyuk, WR, Arizona State
32. Jalen Hurts, QB, Oklahoma
33. Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah
34. Laviska Shenault Jr., WR, Colorado
35. Marlon Davidson, DE, Auburn
36. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
37. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, USC
38. Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
39. Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor
40. Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama
41. Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU
42. J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio State
43. Cesar Ruiz, C, Michigan
44. Antoine Winfield Jr., S, Minnesota
45. Josh Jones, T, Houston
46. Justin Madubuike, DT
47. Lloyd Cushenberry III, C, LSU
48. Grant Delpit, S, LSU
49. Noah Igbinoghene, CB, Auburn
50. Jeremy Chinn, S, Southern Illinois
51. Jalen Reagor, WR, TCU
52. Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame
53. Jordan Love, QB, Utah State
54. KJ Hamler, WR, Penn State
55. Isaiah Wilson, T, Georgia
56. Zack Moss, RB, Utah
57. Van Jefferson, WR, Florida
58. Robert Hunt, G, Louisiana
59. Malik Harrison, OLB, Ohio State
60. Julian Okwara, DE, Notre Dame
61. Bryce Hall, CB, Virginia
62. Damon Arnette, CB, Ohio State
63. Neville Gallimore, DT, Oklahoma
64. Cole Kmet, TE, Notre Dame
65. Ezra Cleveland, T, Boise State
66. Logan Wilson, LB, Wyoming
67. Kyle Dugger, S, Lenoir-Rhyne
68. Raekwon Davis, DT, Alabama
69. Terrell Lewis, OLB, Alabama
70. Curtis Weaver, DE/OLB, Boise State
71. Cam Akers, RB, Florida State
72. Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton
73. Jordan Elliott, DT, Missouri
74. Jonathan Greenard, DE, Florida
75. Darrell Taylor, DE, Tennessee
76. Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia
77. Harrison Bryant, TE, Florida Atlantic
78. Matt Hennessy, C, Temple
79. Ashtyn Davis, S, California
80. Prince Tega Wanogho, T, Auburn
81. Cameron Dantzler, CB, Mississippi State
82. Jabari Zuniga, DE, Florida
83. Devin Duvernay, WR, Texas
84. Josh Uche, DE, Michigan
85. Terrell Burgess, S, Utah
86. Bryan Edwards, WR, South Carolina
87. Tyler Biadasz, C, Wisconsin
88. Akeem Davis-Gaither, OLB, Appalachian State
89. James Lynch, DE, Baylor
90. Bradlee Anae, OLB/DE, Utah
91. Lucas Niang, T, TCU
92. Jacob Eason, QB, Washington
93. Jordyn Brooks, OLB, Texas Tech
94. Amik Robertson, CB, Louisiana Tech
95. John Simpson, G, Clemson
96. Lynn Bowden, WR, Kentucky
97. Antonio Gandy-Golden, WR, Liberty
98. McTelvin Agim, DT/DE, Arkansas
99. Antonio Gibson, WR, Memphis
100. Davion Taylor, OLB, Colorado

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The Minnesota Vikings have five picks among the first 105 selections. If the actual 2020 NFL Draft went straight of Jeff Legwold's rankings here's a two-day draft haul that the Vikings could bring to Minnesota.

1. (22)-Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson
1. (25)-Ross Blacklock, DT, TCU
2. (58)-Ezra Cleveland, T, Boise State
3. (89)-Amik Robertson, CB, Louisiana Tech
3. (105)-Reggie Robinson II, CB, Tulsa

That could work. I'd like a first round corner (Jeff Gladney?). Amik Robertson is as talented as any corner in the draft. He's just 5'8". I've settled on cornerback/offensive tackle as my preferred first round for the Vikings but it's always best to be flexible. No draft ever goes as planned. If the Vikings can get Ezra Cleveland in the second round I'm more than fine with them missing on an offensive tackle in the first. Overall, I'd be happy if the Rounds 1-3 fell this way for the Vikings. Perhaps an edge rusher in the fourth (Kenny Willekes/Jabari Zuniga).