Ohio State vs. Clemson Fiesta Bowl: 2020 NFL Draft prospects to watch
Highlighting the multitude of top 2020 NFL Draft prospects featured in the Fiesta Bowl semi-final between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Clemson Tigers.
Rounding out a day of college football bowl games and is the Playstation Fiesta Bowl game featuring THE Ohio State University Buckeyes and the reigning champion Clemson Tigers. The game will be the second and final semi-final matchup of the College Football Playoff before the National Championship Game on Monday, January 13.
The Fiesta Bowl, airing on ESPN at 8:00 pm this Saturday, will feature a plethora of players on both teams that will undoubtedly hear their names called in April as part of the 2020 NFL Draft. Obviously, as two of the top four teams in the nation, Ohio State and Clemson have incredibly talented rosters. Talent that will transfer to the next level.
From arguably the best player in the 2020 NFL Draft pool to some linebackers with loads of potential to some late-round offensive line depth, these two teams offer draft prospects across the board on both sides of the ball.
The teams last met in the Playstation Fiesta Bowl back in late 2016, where Deshaun Watson and the Tigers crushed the Buckeyes 31-0 on their way to a National Championship. Both rosters were stacked with NFL talent that year, and are once again this time around.
The winner of the Fiesta Bowl will take on the winner of the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (ESPN 4:00 pm on Saturday) between the LSU Tigers and Oklahoma Sooners. Two other teams with loads of talent and NFL potential, scouts will undoubtedly be tuning in to see how some of the brightest prospects perform in the brightest of spotlights.
The biggest names of the game could possibly end up being the top two picks of the draft next year, with quarterbacks Justin Fields and Trevor Lawrence looking very good all season long. But for this article, I want to focus on 2020 NFL Draft eligible prospects, starting with arguably the most dominant player in the nation.