[lawrence-newsletter][lawrence-auto-related count=2]Our friends at USA TODAY’s DraftWire site recently uploaded the latest edition of their 2020 Mock Draft series.
Here is where the five Wisconsin Badger’s taken through the first four rounds fell:
Jonathan Taylor, RB — 29th overall to the Tennessee Titans
The only Badger taken in the first round was Taylor, who by nearly all projections will be the first Badger off the board in a couple weeks. The two-time Doak Walker Award Winner had previously been slotted by USA TODAY to end up going 28th overall to Baltimore and 24th overall to New Orleans in the previous two mock’s respectively. The Titans do not seem like the most natural fit for Taylor given the play of bruising back Derrick Henry, but the Badger legend landing anywhere in the first round feels like a win.
Zack Baun, LB — 36th overall to the New York Giants
This is the highest spot that the former Badger has landed in USA TODAY’s Mock Draft series so far. The first team all-Big Ten performer could make an immediate impact on a defense that needs help in New York. We also know that the Dallas Cowboys are interested in the linebacker with the 51st pick near the end of the second round given they interviewed Baun via Zoom last week.
Here is where the rest of the Badgers taken in the first four rounds fell:
Tyler Biadasz, OL — 78th overall to the Atlanta Falcons
Chris Orr, LB — 109th overall to the Detroit Lions
Quintez Cephus, WR — 127th overall to the Philadelphia Eagles