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Daniel Jeremiah believes Chargers, not Dolphins, are likely trade partners with Lions

On his recent Move the Sticks podcast, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah spoke about potential trade partners with Detroit Lions for the No. 3 pick and believes the Los Angeles Chargers could be the most likely candidate.

A common phrase this offseason has been, the draft begins at pick No. 3 with the Detroit Lions.

General manager Bob Quinn has added fuel to that fire suggesting the Lions are keeping an open mind with regards to their first-round pick and has gone on record saying they are open to a trade down possibility.

With a wealth of picks in this draft, including the No. 5 overall, the Dolphins have been repeatedly linked to the Lions as a trade partner, and recent rumors have suggested conversations about a potential trade have already begun.

But there is another team that is very much in the mix: the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Chargers have a lot of uncertainty surrounding the quarterback position, after announcing they are moving on from Phillip Rivers after 16 seasons as their signal-caller. Add in the fact that they hold the No. 6 overall draft pick in this draft, they have a chance to get their quarterback of the future.

On his recent Move the Sticks podcast, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah was discussing his latest mock draft, and when he got to the pick No. 3 — where he gave them Ohio State’s Jeffrey Okudah — he suggested the Lions would likely trade back.

“I think (the Lions) trade back to No. 5 or No. 6,” Jeremiah said. “I think it’s either the Dolphins or the Chargers. My money is on the Chargers trading up to get this pick and take Tua (Tagovailoa) because I believe the Miami Dolphins have a comfort level with either (Justin) Herbert or with Tua.”

If we squint our eyes, read the tea leaves, and the draft plays out as Jeremiah is suggesting with his mock and trade thoughts here, Joe Burrow would land with the Bengals at pick No. 1, Chase Young to Washington at No. 2, Chargers take Tagovailoa at No. 3, Giants take a Tristan Wirfs at No. 4, and with Tagovailoa gone the Dolphins would take Herbert at No. 5, that would leave Okudah still on the board at No. 6 for the Lions.

There’s still a long way to go, and plenty more speculation to be had, but if the draft played out like this, the Lions would surely be very happy.

Daniel Jeremiah sends Yetur Gross-Matos to Bills in post-combine mock draft

Buffalo Bills select DE Yetur Gross-Matos in Daniel Jeremiah’s post-combine mock draft.

NFL.com’s draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah reflected on the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine that was last week and decided a pass rusher looks best for the Bills in the first-round of the upcoming draft.

With the No. 22 overall pick in his last mock draft following the combine, the Bills go with an increasingly popular pick, defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos.

Here’s Jeremiah’s explanation for the selection:

The Bills could go WR here, but Gross-Matos is a big-upside player at a position of need.

In the NFL.com simulation, things follow the norm in recent mocks as Gross-Matos is the third pass rusher off the board. He’s typically the third or forth to be selected and in this scenario, Ohio State’s Chase Young goes No. 2 overall to the Redskins while LSU’s K’Lavon Chaisson falls to the Bucs at No. 14.

At the combine, Gross-Matos elected not to run the 40-yard dash as he’s already known for his speed (Young also did not), but he did notch the fourth-highest vertical jump among defensive linemen at 34 inches. He did have a middling performance at the bench press with only 21 reps, though.

Gross-Matos would certainly fit the Bills, who run a rotation along their defensive line and could be in danger of losing Shaq Lawson via free agency this offseason. He had 9.5 total sacks last season.

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2020 NFL Draft: Jets go a different route in Daniel Jeremiah’s post-combine mock

In Daniel Jeremiah’s post-combine mock draft, the NFL Network draft analyst projects the Jets to take Flordia CB C.J. Henderson.

With the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine in the books, NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah released his latest mock draft on Monday.

In his new projection, Jeremiah has the Jets making a surprise selection with the 11th pick. With the top-four offensive linemen already off the board, Jeremiah has the Jets taking Florida cornerback C.J. Henderson over Alabama wide receivers Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs III and Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb.

Here’s his explanation for the pick:

It sounds like the Jets will aggressively address the offensive line in free agency. If so, they can address their need at cornerback right here.

Rumors out of Indianapolis expect the Jets to aggressively pursue the offensive line market, showing interest in free agents like Jack Conklin, Joe Thuney, Graham Glasgow and Bryan Bulaga.

Jeremiah has consistently been one of the most accurate mock drafters each year. With the Jets presumably already taking care of the offensive side of the ball in free agency, Joe Douglas opts to take a cornerback with his first draft choice as Jets general manager.

Henderson turned heads at the combine with his speed. Standing at 6-foot, 204 pounds, the University of Florida product posted a 4.39 40-yard dash on Sunday, finishing second-fastest of all of this year’s defensive backs.

In Henderson, the Jets would be getting a smooth cornerback who has the speed and athleticism to stay with speedy wideouts. He’s more than willing to help in run support and make the necessary open-field tackle. Henderson is a twitchy cornerback who has the ball skills and burst to be a No. 1 CB at the next level.

Despite it filling a position of need, this pick wouldn’t exactly lead an already impatient fanbase to warm up to Douglas. Whiffing on one of the top offensive linemen or wide receivers would be a major misstep for an organization trying to rebuild its young talent through the draft.

Latest mock draft from Daniel Jeremiah sees Dolphins pivot with picks

The NFL Combine has come to a close, which means NFL Draft analysts everywhere are due to reset the deck and reassess their preconceived notions of what the 1st-round of the 2020 NFL Draft is going to look like. The inevitable shift in expectations will be significant — we’ll see new pairings of teams and players that were previously considered to be irrational or unlikely.

For the Miami Dolphins, that process has already begun. NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah has released his second mock draft of the year — and there’s no shortage of new pairings, especially for the Miami Dolphins.

Jeremiah’s mock draft 2.0 starts out exactly how you’d expect — the Dolphins select a quarterback.

5th overall – Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa

This selection appears to be a bit more in doubt than it was a few months ago — the Dolphins have done well to dispel the notion that they’re all in on a single quarterback. That should help this team stave off having to pay an arm and a leg in a trade up scenario. But more importantly, the Dolphins are staying put with the 5th pick in this draft, meaning they don’t have to concede any extra draft capital to land their quarterback.

18th overall – Alabama WR Henry Ruggs III

This pick is definitely a surprise. The Dolphins already have a number of capable wide receivers in the roster — this is a pick that wouldn’t make as big of an impact on the roster as perhaps landing a pass rusher or an offensive lineman. The thought process here is a good one — reunite Ruggs and Tagovailoa after so much success together in Tuscaloosa. But never the less, this is an unexpected twist to go skill player this early.

26th overall – USC OT Austin Jackson

Jackson has all the great tools needed to be a standout left tackle at the next level. But he’s also in need of getting his fundamentals refined — which makes him an understandable but yet unappealing selection in that you’d obviously prefer to land someone who can be a bit more “plug and play”. The Dolphins are going to need to do their homework here and figure out what Jackson can handle versus what he was asked to do.

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NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah says Bills can wait to draft receiver

What NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah said about the Buffalo Bills drafting at wide receiver at the 2020 NFL Draft.

The Buffalo Bills can wait to select a wide receiver at the 2020 NFL Draft, says NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah.

Chatting to other media members on a conference call on Friday, the draft analyst, when discussing the Bills, said it’s not a bad idea for them to wait for an offensive playmaker at the upcoming draft.

“They can wait until the third round if they wanted to and still find guys to come in and help them this year. It’s so deep, so loaded. And I think that offense is another one that could use this type of a player that we just discussed of guys you can use on some of the, get them some of the bubbles, some of the easy completions, some of the fly sweeps, all that stuff. I think they could find one of these guys outside the first round that would help them there,” Jeremiah said.

“If you look at Buffalo, the direction they could go, I think finding an edge rusher, finding another corner, interior offensive line, that wouldn’t be a bad way to go early; you could always circle back and get yourself a wide receiver,” Jeremiah added.

Of course, if the Bills really, really do want a specific wideout, they should go get him. Jeremiah noted that as well. To his other mentioned needs, pass rusher is certainly among the bigger ones. The Bills could stand to use cornerback depth, but Levi Wallace, an EFRA, will likely be back. On the offensive line, there’s depth, and the Bills will probably add more with at least one of their nine draft picks at the upcoming selection event.

In his most recent mock draft, the Bills do go wide receiver, though. Not exactly any inside thought from Jeremiah, but Tee Higgins is the selection at pick No. 22. He could be the guy the Bills do love, with his big-bodied size and wide catch radius. He could be the perfect complement to the smaller, speedy options the Bills already have in-house.

“The is a really phenomenal group of wideouts,” Jeremiah continued. “And not all of those guys are going to go early. They’re going to end up spread throughout the draft.”

So keep that depth in mind once late April rolls around. If the Bills don’t get a Round 1 receiver, they could land a first-round talent in the second just based on the sheer numbers of it. Plus, Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane constantly says during the run up to the draft that he doesn’t pick for needs, he picks for talent. Free agency will likely be the time where Beane starts addressing his team’s needs.

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NFL Network Draft Analyst Daniel Jeremiah comments on MSU Football Draft Prospects

Michigan State Football has seven players heading to the NFL Draft Combine and Daniel Jeremiah commented on each player’s prospects.

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Michigan State Football will have seven players present in the NFL Draft Combine, vying for a chance to get drafted and play at the highest level in the sport. This class features some big names in the MSU Football world. From Kenny Willekes to Raequan Williams and Brian Lewerke, some of the best players of these last few years in Spartan football will be eligible in this year’s draft. NFL Draft analysts have started weighing in on the Spartans in the draft, and Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network spoke to the media on Friday and had some interesting things to say about this MSU draft class.

Daniel Jeremiah spoke on a number of different Spartans, but like Mel Kiper Jr of ESPN, he also had Josiah Scott as MSU’s top draft prospect:

“He plays outside, I think he’s going to be a nickel, he’s got makeup speed, he can pattern read, he’s really fluid, he can find the ball,” Jeremiah said about Scott. “He just got outsized a little bit on the outside losing some of those 50-50 balls. He’s somebody that I have as (Michigan State’s) top guy. He’s probably in that fourth-round range for me.”

On Raequan Williams:

“Can play the 1 and the 3 technique,” Jeremiah said. “He’s got the ability to collapse the pocket. He’s all power and bull rush. He just doesn’t have a great get-off and he’s a little bit stiff.”

On Kenny Willekes:

“More effort than really twitch and explosiveness,” Jeremiah said of Willekes. “He kills tight ends – man, he loves to play over tight ends, does a great job against them. … He can bull rush. I just didn’t see a ton of twitch or a ton of burst with him. Although, I’ll give him credit, he did some good things down in Mobile at the Senior Bowl.”

On Cody White:

“He just has a lot of drops when I studied him,” Jeremiah said. “Thought he was more of a one-speed player.”

On Joe Bachie:

“You have what happened with him missing games. … I thought he did a good job directing traffic,” Jeremiah said. “He can float, sort and fill and make some plays there. I just thought he had really average speed and range and I didn’t anticipate he would get drafted.”

On Darrell Stewart Jr.:

“Darrell Stewart, another wide receiver who I thought was a free agent, who is good on bubbles and tunnel screens,” Jeremiah said. “He can work some in the middle of the field, I just didn’t see a lot of juice.”

He also mentioned that he did not anticipate that Brian Lewerke would be drafted.

Will 49ers make multiple moves down in NFL draft?

The 49ers don’t need a home run in the 2020 NFL draft, but they should still trade back at least once.

While the 49ers are in a good spot to contend next season, their draft capital situation is dire. That may not impact them in 2020, but it could derail their long-term goals of competing in a larger window than just one or two years.

San Francisco has the No. 31 pick in the first round, then they don’t pick again until early in the fifth round. They could likely survive the 2020 campaign with those picks, but it would also behoove them to move back from that spot and accumulate some picks later in the draft.

NFL Media’s draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah said on a conference call Saturday that he’d be surprised if the 49ers don’t trade out of their scheduled first-round spot.

“I think it makes a ton of sense,” Jeremiah said. “I would almost be surprised if they didn’t do that. When you’ve got where they’re picking at 31 is always kind of a popular trade pick because teams, especially if you want the quarterback and now we’ll see how I haven’t dug into the new CBA, if this thing passes or not, and how that will impact the fifth- year situation. But traditionally over the last several years that’s been a popular pick you can get out of if you’re San Francisco and teams will come up. That to me makes more sense to recoup some picks.”

The 31st pick could be pretty valuable depending on how the draft shakes out, so the 49ers could get some suitors for that selection. A trade back would make it pretty easy to scoop up multiple picks in the middle rounds.

Jeremiah’s follow up to his initial statement is intriguing though. He said that the depth in this year’s draft may allow the 49ers to trade back multiple times to add picks to their war chest.

“So the strength of this draft, I think there’s a lot of depth,” Jeremiah said. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see (49ers general manager John Lynch) trade back a couple times, really try to restock with some of those middle-round picks. They can go find some players, especially in the secondary, you’ll find some really good players in rounds two and three.”

A multiple trade back scenario would depend a lot on what the 49ers wind up getting in a move from the 31st pick. If they get a pick in the second, third and fourth round, it would be easy to see them staying there and then using some of their later draft capital to maneuver up and down the board.

It would also depend on what their roster looks like after free agency. If they find themselves having to replace multiple starters like Arik Armstead, Jimmie Ward and Emmanuel Sanders, then trading back a couple times to ensure they’re maximizing the amount of players they can bring in to fill out their roster will be vital.

The good news for San Francisco is that they don’t need a home run draft after a super successful 2019 class. They can’t neglect it though, and making prudent moves around the board to ensure they have quality depth in 2020 and beyond will be an essential part of a successful draft.

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NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah talks 2020 EDGE, TE prospects

With Vic Beasley on his way out, the Atlanta Falcons currently have a major need at defensive end. There’s also a very realistic possibility that the team will have to find a replacement for Pro Bowl tight end Austin Hooper.

Since we know the Falcons don’t have much salary cap space, the draft seems like the most logical path to finding a new edge rusher and tight end.

During a scouting combine conference call, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah gave his thoughts on some of the draft’s top defensive end prospects, including Iowa’s A.J. Epenesa — one of the players most frequently mocked to Atlanta in the first round:

I think (Epenesa’s) absolutely in the mix to be in the top half of the first round because he plays a premier position and he’s a really good football player. I think he’s a 1 — I feel like he’s a lock as a 1. And I think he’s got a chance going through the process to find his way up into the top half of the first round.

Jeremiah also discussed this year’s tight end class, saying there were some talented players, but none that warrant a first-round selection:

When I look at this tight end position, I think there’s really kind of, I have it with 1, 2, 3 guys right there at the top, where I have the same grades on Adam Trautman from Dayton, Harrison Bryant, who you mentioned at FAU, and Cole Kmet from Notre Dame. I think all those guys are in position to potentially be the first tight end picked. I don’t think any of them are first-round guys.

Atlanta also holds two second-round picks, so the team should have plenty of opportunity to find a player that makes Hooper’s potential exit less detrimental to the offense in 2020.

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NFL draft expert Daniel Jeremiah breaks down the Browns OT options at No. 10

Jeremiah really likes Josh Jones as a possibility at No. 10 overall

NFL Network draft expert Daniel Jeremiah, a former Browns scout, held a conference call with the media on Friday to preview the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this coming week.

One of the early questions posited to Jeremiah dealt with the Browns and their massive hole at offensive tackle, and how to fill it with the No. 10 pick in the draft. He started with Jedrick Wills, Alabama’s standout right tackle.

“I think when you look at Jedrick Wills from Alabama, he can really move and he’s really good working up to the second level,” Jeremiah said. “Showed some of his athleticism there. A natural knee bender. Good in pass protection. He doesn’t really get beat when you study Alabama. I think he’s the second-best tackle in the draft.”

On Georgia behemoth Andrew Thomas, Jeremiah wasn’t so keen for Cleveland.

“Andrew Thomas, I don’t know that he’s a great fit for that scheme, but it’s an obvious upgrade for them. So they could do a lot worse in taking him. He’ll be a steady solid player again. My issue with him is just some of the balance stuff and staying off the ground.”

Jeremiah then brought up a sleeper from the Senior Bowl, Houston’s Josh Jones. There was tangible excitement in his voice.

“The name that I would keep an eye on, I know there’s a lot of people that
really like Josh Jones from Houston. I think (USC’s) Austin Jackson will go ahead of him. I think he’s a better player. And he’s somebody that as you go through the Combine, I think he’s going to test really well and I think you’re going to start hearing his name mentioned in that top 15-type mix.”

He then delved into why Jones is underrated and highlighted his character,

If you want somebody to fit that offense, I don’t know that anybody fits it better than him. He’s only 20 years old. He’s got great knee bend. He can really move laterally. He’s going to get better. He donated his bone marrow to his sister over the offseason. So he lost an offseason. Obviously speaks to the
kind of brother he is and his character.”

While he didn’t mention him in conjunction with the Browns, earlier in the call Jeremiah called Louisville’s Mekhi Becton “an absolute freak” and advised the New York Giants to select him at No. 4 overall.

Daniel Jeremiah reveals who Chargers should target in 2020 NFL Draft

NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah is on board with the Los Angeles Chargers drafting the polarizing quarterback prospect.

With the departure of Philip Rivers, the chances of the Chargers taking a quarterback in the early rounds of the 2020 NFL Draft increased a little bit more.

There are three signal-callers that have been the heavy favorites for Los Angeles: Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa, Oregon’s Justin Herbert and Utah State’s Jordan Love.

NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah, who in the fall spends his Sundays as the Chargers’ radio color analyst, is in favor of the Bolts snagging Tagovailoa in the first-round.

“The roster is so talented and I don’t envision them picking this high anytime soon no matter what they do at the quarterback position. This is the time to do it. If you want to go get that young quarterback, I think this will be their best opportunity.

To me, it’s Tua Tagovailoa that makes the most sense. Now, do you have to get ahead of No. 5 in the Miami Dolphins to secure him? More than likely you would, so you would have to part with some picks, maybe even some players to move up a little bit.

But that’s the one. You can redshirt him for a year. You just heard Tom Telesco talk about Tyrod Taylor. He can start next year while Tua recovers, and then you’d be off and running and have your quarterback for the next decade,” Jeremiah said.

If the Chargers felt like Tua was their guy, they would most likely have to jump two or three spots to get in front of the Dolphins, who have been the most popular destination for the former Alabama product.

There are many that have some concerns with taking the gamble on Tagovailoa because of his hip injury he sustained this past season, but he is on the right track to making a full recovery, as his latest medical checks revealed a healthy hip.

Los Angeles would be the ideal landing spot for Tua because he would be able to sit for a season to get back to 100% health while Tyrod Taylor serves as the bridge.

Tagavailoa, who has the traits to be a franchise quarterback, is a perfect fit for the Bolts as they start a new journey in SoFi Stadium. With the desire to bring fans to the stadium, Tua would do just that since he was one of the most polarizing players in college football for the past few years.