Several factors go into the success of any draft pick, and not all of those factors are controlled by the player. The player had control of his talent, his development, his on-field acumen, and his ability to stay straight off the field. Beyond that, he must hope that he’s in a hospitable set of schemes that magnify his attributes and minimize his liabilities until and unless those liabilities can be ironed out. If any of these factors start to go awry, the prospect’s potential starts to dissipate, and you may just have a bust on your hands.
Here are five players taken in the first two rounds of the 2020 NFL draft who could be standing on various precipices, and could wash out if everything doesn’t go right.
Justin Herbert | Damon Arnette | K’Lavon Chaisson | Jordan Love | Grant Delpit