With less than two weeks until the start of the most-unique NFL Draft we’ve ever seen, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the shape of the draft is beginning to take shape. Teams are jockeying for position throughout the draft and mock drafts for 2020 will be coming to a close (and mocks for 2021 will begin soon thereafter).
This particular seven-round mock draft for the Cincinnati Bengals will focus on the hypothetical situation that the teams trades out of the No. 33 overall selection. We’ll be using Pro Football Network‘s Mock Draft Simulator for this exercise.
No. 1 – Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
Teams such as the Miami Dolphins may still try up until the last minute to trade up to the No. 1 overall pick, but in the end, the Bengals are going to stay at the top and take the Heisman Trophy winner. And the team may have the luxury of letting Burrow develop and not be pressured into starting him right away, as Burrow (and literally every other player) have no idea when they will get to be back on the practice field. This is likely why Andy Dalton is going to stick around one more year as Burrow’s mentor and suddenly become the bridge quarterback in Cincinnati.