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USA TODAY Sports Mock draft: Samuel Cosmi to protect Trevor Lawrence in Jacksonville

In USA TODAY Sports’ latest mock draft, both Samuel Cosmi and Joseph Ossai are selected on night one. Both were UT’s best players in 2020.

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With the NFL regular season finishing on Sunday, it is officially NFL draft season for 18 franchises. The order of the first 18 teams is set, with the Jacksonville Jaguars getting the first overall pick.

Presumably, they will select Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence. He is seen as one of the best quarterback prospects since Andrew Luck.

In USA TODAY Sports’ latest NFL mock draft, Lawrence will pick up a fellow Longhorns to protect his blindside in Samuel Cosmi. The Texas star is projected to go No. 21 overall, a pick originally owned by the Los Angeles Rams.

Cosmi was already seen as a night one selection going into the 2020 season. With his solid play at left tackle all year, he did nothing to jeopardize his stock.

Here is the scouting report on Cosmi:

Already equipped with the frame (6-7, 310 pounds), movement skills and knowhow of an NFL left tackle, Cosmi would provide an added degree of comfort for Jacksonville as Lawrence’s blindside protector.

Three picks later, Joseph Ossai is projected to be selected by the Tennessee Titans at No. 24 overall. The junior linebacker/defensive end hybrid broke out in 2020, earning first-team All-Big 12 honors.

Ossai finished with 5.5 sacks and 15.5 tackles for a loss this season. Playing outside linebacker under Todd Orlando, he was moved to the Jack role under Chris Ash’s defense. The performances throughout the year boosted Ossai into a surefire first-round draft pick.

Here is the scouting report on Ossai:

If Tennessee is to make the leap into the AFC’s elite tier, it will need to add a hard-charging edge presence like Ossai to invigorate its flatlining pass rush.

If both Cosmi and Ossai are selected in the first round, it would be the first time since 2006 since Texas had multiple night one selections. Vince Young and Micahel Huff both went No. 3 and No. 7 respectively coming off their national championship win over USC.

USA TODAY Sports Mock draft: Samuel Cosmi to protect Trevor Lawrence in Jacksonville

In USA TODAY Sports’ latest mock draft, both Samuel Cosmi and Joseph Ossai are selected on night one. Both were UT’s best players in 2020.

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With the NFL regular season finishing on Sunday, it is officially NFL draft season for 18 franchises. The order of the first 18 teams is set, with the Jacksonville Jaguars getting the first overall pick.

Presumably, they will select Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence. He is seen as one of the best quarterback prospects since Andrew Luck.

In USA TODAY Sports’ latest NFL mock draft, Lawrence will pick up a fellow Longhorns to protect his blindside in Samuel Cosmi. The Texas star is projected to go No. 21 overall, a pick originally owned by the Los Angeles Rams.

Cosmi was already seen as a night one selection going into the 2020 season. With his solid play at left tackle all year, he did nothing to jeopardize his stock.

Here is the scouting report on Cosmi:

Already equipped with the frame (6-7, 310 pounds), movement skills and knowhow of an NFL left tackle, Cosmi would provide an added degree of comfort for Jacksonville as Lawrence’s blindside protector.

Three picks later, Joseph Ossai is projected to be selected by the Tennessee Titans at No. 24 overall. The junior linebacker/defensive end hybrid broke out in 2020, earning first-team All-Big 12 honors.

Ossai finished with 5.5 sacks and 15.5 tackles for a loss this season. Playing outside linebacker under Todd Orlando, he was moved to the Jack role under Chris Ash’s defense. The performances throughout the year boosted Ossai into a surefire first-round draft pick.

Here is the scouting report on Ossai:

If Tennessee is to make the leap into the AFC’s elite tier, it will need to add a hard-charging edge presence like Ossai to invigorate its flatlining pass rush.

If both Cosmi and Ossai are selected in the first round, it would be the first time since 2006 since Texas had multiple night one selections. Vince Young and Micahel Huff both went No. 3 and No. 7 respectively coming off their national championship win over USC.

2020 NFL draft: Jets take No. 1 WR with first pick in USA Today’s latest mock

In USA Today’s post-national championship mock draft, they have the Jets selecting Alabama WR Jerry Jeudy with the No. 11 overall pick.

With the college football season over after Monday’s championship, mock draft season is in full swing. With the order set for 28 of 32 NFL teams, USA Today released a post-College Football Playoff mock draft.

Fans of NFL teams that are deprived of talent can view the draft as a measure to improve their team’s homegrown talent as well as providing hope for the future. As for Jets’ general manager Joe Douglas, his work is cut out for him when it comes to improving Gang Green’s roster.

Douglas gets to make his first draft choice as the head honcho of the Jets’ scouting department come late April. With the No. 11 overall pick, USA Today has the Jets taking Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy.

Here’s the explanation for the pick:

With the top three offensive tackles off the board at this point, Gang Green might need to take an alternate route to provide relief for Sam Darnold. Getting a true No. 1 target in the savvy and reliable Jeudy might allow Darnold to make quicker —and better—decisions.

With few linemen suitable at No. 11, the Jets get a potential top wideout. In this mock, Alabama’s Jedrick Wills Jr., Georgia’s Andrew Thomas and Iowa’s Tristan Wirfs are all off the board before the Jets make their selection.

Instead of pressing the panic button and reaching for an offensive tackle like Louisville’s Mekhi Becton or Houston’s Josh Jones, Douglas stays put and takes the best player remaining on the Jets’ draft board.

Jeudy would immediately become the No. 1 WR that the Jets have been lacking. At No. 11, New York would be getting one of the best prospects in the country.

The Alabama product is a route running technician. Jeduy is one of the quickest players in the nation and has elite footwork and an innate ability to create separation at the point of attack. In Alabama’s spread offense, Jeudy lined up as both an outside WR and in the slot.

In Jeudy, the Jets would be getting a unique talent who can aid Sam Darnold’s development right away. Every time he touches the ball, he’s a touchdown waiting to happen. Between his ball tracking skills, breakaway speed and catch awareness, the Jets would be getting the full package at wide receiver.