Seven months ago, if someone told you that both Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert would not be selected in the first four picks of the 2020 NFL Draft you would not have believed them.
But that is what Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports is predicting in his latest mock draft. Wilson predicts, like most mockers, that LSU quarterback Joe Burrow will be the top pick in the draft, going to Cincinnati, and Ohio State edge rusher Chase Young will land in Washington with the second pick.
The Detroit Lions have the third pick and Wilson believes that Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons, coming off a monster performance at the NFL Combine this past weekend, will be taken at No. 3.
Where does that leave the New York Giants at No. 4? They have a ton of options. Wilson has them taking Iowa OT Tristan Wirfs, who also had an eye-popping combine.
Turns out, Tristan Wirfs is somehow more athletic than any of us thought; at the combine he ran a 4.85, had a vertical of 36.5 inches, and oh by the way, he’s one of the best players in this draft class. As an O-lineman, he can play either tackle position, and even kick inside to guard.
I’m down with this for two reasons. First, the Redskins and Lions made it easy by taking Young and Simmons, so the only other defensive player that could be taken here is Ohio State corner Jeffrey Okudah. I don’t see the Giants passing up Wirfs or Louisville OT Mekhi Becton. They need offensive tackles on both ends of the line.
This is also a prime spot to trade down from. Several teams in the top half of the round might want to move up to get a quarterback and the Giants just might deal the pick if the price is right.
Where does Wilson have the quarterbacks going? He’s predicting Tua will go to Miami at 5 and Herbert dropping down to No. 13 to Indianapolis.
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