2020 NFL Draft: First-Round re-draft with completely random draft order
The Baltimore Ravens are one of the best teams in the entire NFL and here they are able to land arguably the best offensive playmaker in the 2020 NFL Draft. CeeDee Lamb is a tough and physical receiver who knows how to create space in his routes, comes down with nearly everything and is tremendous with the ball in his hands. Lamb would help take reigning-MVP Lamar Jackson to the next level.
Talk about a best-case scenario for the Tennessee Titans. After losing Jack Conklin in free agency, right tackle is an obvious position of need for this team. Adding Tristan Wirfs in this re-draft gives the Titans a mean and nasty offensive tackle who fits their offense well and also has a ton of athletic upside.
The Miami Dolphins are not in a position to grab Tua in this re-draft, but Justin Herbert certainly has the franchise quarterback upside worth taking a chance on in this range. Herbert is a big and athletic quarterback who could quickly grow into a tremendous signal-caller at the next level. He needs to see the field better to reach his full potential, but Herbert is an obvious choice for Miami here.
With no real quarterback option available, Jerry Jeudy is simply too good of a player for the New England Patriots to ignore here. Jeudy is an extremely smooth and athletic wide receiver who was a consistent playmaker in college. The Patriots could certainly use a true number wide receiver like Jeudy to help them as they move on from the Tom Brady era.
I am sure that the Philadelphia Eagles are happy with their selection of Jalen Reagor in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, but snagging Henry Ruggs III would have been absolutely perfect for this team. Ruggs is the fastest player in the class and also shows well-rounded playmaking ability at the wide receiver position. Eagles’ wide receivers struggled to separate last season and nobody in this class can create separation quite like Ruggs.
In this re-draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers do not have to wait until the second round to make their first pick. Instead, they are able to land K’Lavon Chaisson, an exciting edge rusher out of LSU. Chaisson is a quick and athletic rusher who has more power than he is typically given credit for. In this scenario, Chaisson is likely brought in as the replacement for Bud Dupree after the 2020 season.
The Seattle Seahawks took linebacker Jordyn Brooks over Patrick Queen in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Maybe they would take Kenneth Murray if he would have been available? Murray is an extremely athletic and aggressive linebacker prospect who always seems to be around the ball. Murray is a smart, talented and high-character player who would have been an immediate playmaker for Seattle.
Javon Kinlaw feels like a massive steal for the Houston Texans here. The Texans needed to improve their pass rush as much as possible in the 2020 NFL Draft and getting a guy like Kinlaw would have been a dream scenario. Kinlaw is an impressive one-gap penetrator whose combination of power and athleticism on the inside gives him massive upside on the interior at the next level.
Justin Jefferson is a silky smooth wide receiver prospect who consistently finds open space on the field. He is a crisp route runner who also has strong hands and solid run after catch ability. The Indianapolis Colts would have been tempted by quarterback Jordan Love here, but Jefferson is the better prospect and also fills a major position of need for the team.
The Minnesota Vikings drafted Justin Jefferson and Jeff Gladney in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. With Jefferson off of the board, cornerback stands out as an obvious choice here and Gladney is among the best players at the position remaining. He is a quick and athletic cornerback who shows tremendous ball skills on the outside. The Vikings are remaking their cornerback situation this season and Gladney will be a major part of that.