2020 NFL mock draft: Final 1st-round projections with trades

Luke Easterling makes his final projections for the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, with a handful of big trades and surprise picks

27. Indianapolis Colts (from SEA)*

Jordan Love | QB | Utah State

The Colts don’t have a first-round pick thanks to the trade that brought them an All-Pro defensive lineman DeForest Buckner, but they do have a high second-rounder from last year’s draft-day trade with Washington.

If they’re sitting at No. 34 overall and see Love sliding down the board, they could easily pull the trigger at some point and move up to land their quarterback of the future, and getting that important fifth-year option.

One of the biggest wild-cards in this year’s class, Love could go in the top 10, or he could fall out of the first round entirely. Similar to Josh Allen a couple of years back, Love has enticing physical tools but will need time to develop. Sitting behind Philip Rivers for a year in Indy would be an ideal spot for him.