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2020 NFL draft will proceed as scheduled, but public events canceled

2020 NFL draft will proceed as scheduled, but no public events

The 2020 NFL draft will not be postponed due to the spread of the coronavirus. According to Mike Garafolo at NFL Network, the draft will still take place from April 23-25 in Las Vegas as originally scheduled. However, any public events coinciding with the draft have been canceled.

The CDC has recommended that no gatherings of 50 or more people take place for at least the next eight weeks, which makes canceling these events a no-brainer.

However, business is continuing mostly as usual for the NFL. The new league year begins on Wednesday and 11 players have been hit with a franchise or exclusive tag already.

As for the Panthers, they’re going in with seven draft picks. Given the number of roster holes they have to fill, it makes a lot of sense to trade down. Anything is possible though and it wouldn’t come as a shock if they move up for a new franchise quarterback. Our latest seven-round mock has Carolina trading up with Detroit to get Tua Tagovailoa.

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NFL releases list of early entrants for the 2020 draft

The NFL Draft is just a few months away and the league released a list of all the early entrants, including from Georgia football.

On Tuesday, the NFL released the official number of early entrants for the 2020 draft.

Of the 115 early entrants, 99 athletes were granted special eligibility (three years removed from high school) and 16 will have graduated but have collegiate eligibility remaining.

Last year, a record 135 collegians left early for the NFL draft. Of those, nearly one-third did not hear their name called on draft day. The siren song of the NFL sometimes isn’t so sweet.

The SEC, proving once again it is the most talented and competitive conference in the nation, saw 35 players forgo their senior year. The Big Ten lost 21 early entrants, the ACC and Pac-12 each lost 13 and the Big 12 lost 8 players to the draft. Other conference and NCAA division early losses include:

  • Mountain West, 6
  • AAC, 5
  • Conference USA, 4
  • Independents, 3
  • Sun Belt, 1
  • MAC, 0
  • FCS, DII, DIII, 5

National champion LSU lost the most early entrants with 9. SEC rivals Alabama, Georgia and Texas A&M were next, losing 6, 5 and 4, respectively.

Georgia  offensive tackle Andrew Thomas (junior) is widely expected to be one of the early entrants drafted in the top 10. Other Georgia early entrants include tackle Isaiah Wilson (RS soph, 2nd-3rd round), guard Solomon Kindley (RS junior, late 1st-2nd round), quarterback Jake Fromm (junior, 1st-2nd round) and running back D’Andre Swift (junior, 1st-2nd round).

The 2020 NFL Draft will be the 85th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is scheduled to be held from April 23–25, 2020, in Paradise, Nevada and will be televised live on ESPN.