2020 NFL mock draft: Two teams trade up for franchise quarterbacks
By Evan Bachman
The Eagles cornerback play was dreadful last season. According to Pro Football Focus, out of 113 qualified cornerbacks the Eagles didn’t have a single one rank within the top 85. In today’s NFL, you simply can’t survive if you can’t cover anybody, so cornerback needs to be their number one priority this offseason.
C.J. Henderson made a case to be the next cornerback off the board after Jeff Okudah with his impressive 4.39 40 yard dash time at the combine. For now, I still have Fulton going ahead of him, but it’s very close.
Henderson has the physical traits to be a number one cornerback in the NFL. He has good size (6-foot-1, 202 pounds), good speed and movement skills, and solid leaping ability. He also has shown good ball skills at Florida racking up six interceptions and 20 passes defended over his three seasons.
The Bills have a pretty complete roster and really aren’t particularly weak in any areas. Surrounding Josh Allen with as much talent as possible on offense has to a priority, so even though they took Devin Singletary in the third round last year, I could still see them going running back early this year. D’Andre Swift could be their workhorse right away and has star potential.
He is at his best as a runner when he gets into open space where he can make defenders miss. He is good at finding holes created by his offensive line and exploding into them. An underrated aspect of his game is his strength. Swift constantly drags tacklers and falls forward for extra yardage when he gets a head of steam.
He also can be very valuable as a pass catcher in the NFL. Throughout his career at Georgia, he had 73 catches for 666 yards and five touchdowns. He has good hands and is very dangerous on screens and check-downs because of his speed and elusiveness.