Tonight, as we all well know, is the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
On the latest episode of Locked on Badgers Asher Low, Ben Stevens and I previewed the draft for the Big Ten players set to be taken early.
Two of the talked-about Big Ten players are former Badgers Jonathan Taylor and Zack Baun, and are the two Wisconsin names to watch tonight in round one.
Baun should be taken in the range of the New England Patriots at 23rd overall and the Miami Dolphins at 39th overall.
The most likely landing spots for the linebacker tonight include Seattle at No. 27, Baltimore at No. 28, Green Bay at No. 30, Kansas City at No. 32. If those teams are to pass on Baun, expect him to be selected within the first ten picks of day two.
Taylor, on the other hand, is a bit more of a longshot to be selected tonight.
The only teams towards the end of the first round that Taylor has a chance at being selected by are New Orleans at No. 24, Miami at No. 26 and Kansas City at No. 32.
The most likely scenario for Taylor is waiting until day two where teams like Miami and Buffalo would be unlikely to pass on him with their second round picks.
Other former Badgers Tyler Biadasz and Quintez Cephus will most-definitely be waiting until days two and three to hear their names called by NFL teams.
The draft begins tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET and will be broadcasted on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network.