Our friends over at USA Today’s DraftWire recently put together their latest 4-round NFL mock draft, and multiple Badgers were included. Here is where three of the top Wisconsin prospects landed:
Two-time Doak Walker award winner Jonathan Taylor was the lone Badger in the first round. USA Today’s DraftWire had him going to the Baltimore Ravens as the 28th overall selection. The Ravens could certainly use a three-down back of the Wisconsin star’s caliber. Taylor has been either a late day one back or an early day two guy in terms of most projections.
Zack Baun was the last pick of the second round (64th overall) in this particular mock draft. The former Wisconsin linebacker landed in Seattle, a defense that Pete Carroll has had at an elite level for most of the past decade. After a solid combine, most projections have had Baun as a second-round backer.
Tyler Biadasz was taken in the third round as the 78th overall selection. The former Wisconsin center ended up in Atlanta with the Falcons.
The fourth round saw a pair of Badgers fly off the board. Chris Orr went ironically to the Baltimore Ravens as the 134th overall selection, the same team that his brother Zach Orr currently coaches for and formerly played for/was drafted by in 2014. Wide-receiver Quintez Cephus went just seven picks later as the 141st overall selection by Miami.
Here is a link to the full USA Today mock draft: 2020 Mock Draft