2020 NFL Draft: Overrated prospects who will make teams look like April Fools
Pick Analysis. Tee Higgins. player. 5. 879. Scouting Report. WR. Clemson
Tee Higgins is a difficult evaluation. He is a talented prospect who was productive in one of the best offenses in the NFL. Higgins is a big and athletic target who has a wide catch radius and shines in jump ball situations. He shows impressive concentration when defended closely and has a knack for making catches along the sideline.
It is easy to look at Higgins and figure out what he can do, but it is what he can’t do that concerns me. Higgins lacks ideal short-area quickness and deep speed. He was able to work up enough speed to make plays downfield in college, but I do not see that happening much at the next level. Simply put, Higgins does not separate well. He is not a refined route runner and his lack of quickness and agility hurts his ability to separate.
I am not saying that Higgins cannot make an impact as a big, contested-catch weapon, but if he cannot separate, his ceiling is limited. There is a ton of wide receiver talent throughout this 2020 NFL Draft class. With that being the case, I would not recommend taking a guy who cannot separate in the first round.
23. player. 809. Pick Analysis. Jonathan Taylor. Wisconsin. Scouting Report. RB
Jonathan Taylor had an incredible college career, consistently dominating with the ball in his hands at Wisconsin. Taylor is one of the most productive running backs in college football history and could quickly become a major difference-maker at the next level.
Taylor shows an impressive combination of speed and power, and is an extremely smart player who knows how to find the hole. Considering him as an overrated prospect only comes down to one thing: value.
Running backs simply are not valuble over a long stretch of time. Investing an early pick in a back is not the best use of resources, especially when you consider that Taylor piled up 926 carries throughout his college career.
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Taylor could be the piece to put certain teams over the top, but investing anything more than a late second-round pick for him would be irresponsible. If you want to invest in a running back in the 2020 NFL Draft, find a way to snag a guy who can get it done as a runner and a receiver, someone like D’Andre Swift or Clyde Edwards-Helaire.