{"id":28170,"date":"2020-04-23T09:20:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T13:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=28170"},"modified":"2020-04-23T09:20:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T13:20:45","slug":"final-2020-first-round-mock-draft-and-some-thoughts-heading-into-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2020\/04\/23\/final-2020-first-round-mock-draft-and-some-thoughts-heading-into-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Final 2020 First Round Mock Draft and Some Thoughts Heading Into Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the 2020 NFL Draft set for tonight, here’s a look at how I believe things may go down as team’s begin making their selections:<\/p>\n

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  1. Joe Burrows\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 QB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LSU<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    CIN selection is the consensus #1 pick<\/p>\n

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    1. Chase Young\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EDGE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ohio St<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      WAS has that Edge rusher every team covets<\/p>\n

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      1. Andrew Thomas OT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgia<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        MIA TRADES with DET to jump ahead of NYG. They want that stud LT to anchor their OL for years to come. MIA was scared off by Tua\u2019s medical reports.<\/p>\n

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        1. Tristin Wirfs OT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iowa<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          NYG get their plug and play RT who will eventually replace Solder at LT<\/p>\n

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          1. Isaiah Simmons \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clemson<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Big surprise here as DET switches to the swiss army knife defender they can play all over the place.\u00a0 They can pick up a pretty good CB in rd 2.<\/p>\n

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            1. Justin Herbert\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 QB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oregon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              LAC don\u2019t waste any time in taking Herbert a laid back cool cat that will be the face of the Franchise for years to come.<\/p>\n

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              1. Derek Brown \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Auburn<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Talent wise, Brown may be the best player in this draft.\u00a0 CAR is thrilled to get him<\/p>\n

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                1. Jeff Okudah \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ohio St<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Arizona can\u2019t believe the best CB just fell in their lap.\u00a0 They were trying to trade up to insure they got a good CB<\/p>\n

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                  1. Jedrick Wills\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alabama<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    The 3rd<\/sup> of the big 4 OL.\u00a0 JAX forgoes taking Tua to solidify the OL for Minshew.<\/p>\n

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                    1. CeeDee Lamb\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oklahoma<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      CLE starts the run of WR\u2019s.\u00a0 Could this mean OBJ is on his way out of CLE?<\/p>\n

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                      1. Mekhi Becton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Louisville<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        NYJ pull a surprise here by not taking a WR.\u00a0 They get the 4th<\/sup> Big Ugly OT.\u00a0 He is so big that he needs his own zip code!\u00a0 They can get a WR in the 2nd<\/sup> round<\/p>\n

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                        1. Jerry Jeudy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alabama<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          LV grabs a speedy WR just like days of old.<\/p>\n

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                          1. Henry Ruggs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alabama<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            SF can\u2019t pass on taking the super talented Ruggs.\u00a0 Nice book ends with Deebo Samuel.<\/p>\n

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                            1. CJ Henderson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Florida<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              TB get their shutdown CB.<\/p>\n

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                              1. K’Lavon Chaisson \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EDGE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LSU<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                TRADE \u2013 DAL gets this pick to jump ahead of ATL who also needs an EDGE rusher.<\/p>\n

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                                1. Yetur Gross-Matos\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EDGE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Penn St.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                  ATL takes the next best thing in Matos.\u00a0 Reminds me of Chandler Jones<\/p>\n

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                                  1. Justin Jefferson \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LSU<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    DEN moves back a couple of slots and still gets their WR<\/p>\n

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                                    1. Tua Tagovailoa \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 QB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alabama<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                      MIA was concerned enough not to take him at #4.\u00a0 Value is too great here.\u00a0 They also received calls to trade this pick.<\/p>\n

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                                      1. Jordan Love\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 QB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Utah St<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                        LV feels the Love.\u00a0 Not sold on Carr.<\/p>\n

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                                        1. Javon Kinlaw\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 South Carolina<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                          JAX get an anchor for the DL this time.\u00a0 Knee concerns dropped him in the 1\u2019st round<\/p>\n

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                                          1. AJ Terrell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clemson<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                            PHI need at CB prompted than to take Terrell<\/p>\n

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                                            1. Ezra Cleveland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boise St.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                              Big surprise here.\u00a0 MIN felt his big move up the draft board justified taking Cleveland here.<\/p>\n

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                                              1. Kenneth Murray \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oklahoma<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                TRADE \u2013 NE makes trade with one of their regular trade partners BAL who covets Murray.<\/p>\n

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                                                1. Josh Jones\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Houston<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                  NO can\u2019t get their QB here so switches gears and takes Best OT available<\/p>\n

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                                                  1. Brandon Ayiuk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arizona St.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                    MIN grabs their replacement for Diggs.\u00a0 Aiyuk reminds me of Pats Harry.<\/p>\n

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                                                    1. Isaiah Wilson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgia<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                      MIA takes another OT in the 1st. <\/sup>\u00a0Bookends for years to come<\/p>\n

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                                                      1. AJ Epenesa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EDGE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iowa<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                        SEA takes the player many Pats fans hoped they would select<\/p>\n

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                                                        1. Xavier McKinney\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alabama<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                          NE recognizes they have aging S and get younger.\u00a0 Trade gets them 2nd<\/sup> rd #60 while giving up 3rd<\/sup> #87 and 5th<\/sup> #172 to make the trade work.<\/p>\n

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                                                          1. Kristian Fulton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LSU<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                            TEN cut Logan Ryan and Malcolm Butler is not the answer.<\/p>\n

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                                                            1. Michael Pittman \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 USC<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                              GB takes a shot at the big receiver I wished we had taken.\u00a0 6\u2019 4\u201d and runs under 4.5<\/p>\n

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                                                              1. Patrick Queen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LSU<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                SF has addressed the WR with the 1st<\/sup> pick now goes for the speedy LB.<\/p>\n

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                                                                1. D’Andre Swift\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgia<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                  KC offense gets the top RB in the draft.\u00a0 He can catch and pass block too!<\/p>\n

                                                                  This is going to be one of the wildest drafts dating back to the days of the old AFL and a telephone draft.\u00a0 In one of those drafts, the Patriots drafted the wrong player with the same or similar name.\u00a0 The player they drafted was actually dead.<\/p>\n

                                                                  – Sorry to read about the passing of former New Orleans Kicker Tom Dempsey.\u00a0 He held the record for the longest FG in the league for quite awhile.\u00a0 \u00a0Dempsey had a shod foot and kicked straight on with a specially designed squared off boot.\u00a0 What many people didn’t know was that Dempsey played locally for the then Lowell Giants minor league football team.\u00a0 He lived across the street from my wife in Lowell.<\/p>\n

                                                                  – The pressure is on Bill Belichick and the scouting staff to have a good draft.\u00a0 The team desperately needs to find some good young talent.\u00a0 Outside of the secondary, the team is woefully weak at all the skill positions.\u00a0 They haven’t developed a drafted Pro Bowl caliber player in the last six drafts.<\/p>\n

                                                                  – Look for Joe Thuney to get dealt during the draft.\u00a0 Mike Reiss reported the team has made no progress in signing Thuney to a long term deal.\u00a0 I read a tweet from Armando Salquero the Dolphins beat writer for the Miami Herald.\u00a0 He stated the Dolphins have been interested in Thuney since he was a Unrestricted Free Agent.\u00a0 When the Patriots Franchised Thuney, Miami was still interested in trading for Thuney in March.\u00a0 They were prepared to pay him back then and would now.\u00a0 They have the cap room.\u00a0 The Pats franchised Thuney as much to keep him from AFC east foes Jets and Dolphins.<\/p>\n

                                                                  – Miami owns the first round.\u00a0 latest rumor is they want to trade up and guarantee they get one of the top OT’s.\u00a0 Appears they aren’t thrilled with either Tua Tagovailoa or Justin Herbert.\u00a0 The medical reports on Tagovailoa must not give the Phins a warm and fuzzy feeling.<\/p>\n

                                                                  – LSU Saadhig Charles, a late round OT prospect tested positive for marijuana at the combine.\u00a0 Charles had several positive tests that resulted in a 6 game suspension by LSU last year.<\/p>\n

                                                                  – Something that snuck past the transactions is the Patriots have hired Eliot Wolf as a personnel consultant.\u00a0 This is a role that Mike Lombardi held for awhile.\u00a0 Wolf is the son of long time Green Bay Packers GM Ron Wolf.\u00a0 I am sure Wolf will be one of those connected to Belichick in his lair.<\/p>\n

                                                                  – Have you seen the setup SF GM John Lynch tweeted out?\u00a0 He has 7 monitors laid out in front of him in a crescent shape.\u00a0 Three multiple phone line phones (land lines) and computer keyboards, switches, and multiple power strips.\u00a0 Beyond that he has the league issued tripod, phone and lighting system.\u00a0 Further in front he has three 50″ TV\/Monitors and one larger 70″ TV mounted on the wall.\u00a0 If I didn’t know any better I would have sworn it was Crystal Palace inside Cheyenne Mountain!\u00a0 \u00a0 I thought I was bad last year, I had a 60″ TV showing the draft, computer monitor showing the Bruins game, and a 50″ computer monitor and laptop on a separate table.\u00a0 I sat in my lounge chair with my wireless keyboard and took it all in.<\/p>\n

                                                                  – On a sad note, this corona virus has touched all our lives and changed the way we are living.\u00a0 A friend and long time Patriots fan passed away last night.\u00a0 We attended the last Patriots game in San Diego with our wives and other friends.\u00a0 He fought the good fight right up until the end.\u00a0 Keep his family in your prayers for he is now in a better place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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