2020 NFL Mock Draft: First round projections after Week 1

The college football season just started but we already know the 2020 class will be loaded. It’s never too early for NFL mock draft projections.

Is it ever too early for mock drafts? The 2020 class will be loaded with offensive talent and I already can’t wait to see where some of these players are going. It’s fun to imagine some elite talents like Jonathan Taylor, CeeDee Lamb and Jerry Jeudy tearing it up on NFL teams becoming the next generation of elite talents. So let’s do it.

The draft order for this mock was determined by the reverse order of Super Bowl odds at the time I started writing, which was after Andrew Luck announced his retirement. So the Colts will indeed be picking early here.

Also, there are two AFC teams picking 31 and 32. That won’t happen in real life without trades, and I’m aware of that, but this is just a mock after all. Odds aren’t perfect, but they made it a lot easier for me.

Right off the top after doing this mock, this feels like a much deeper class than 2019. There were players that didn’t go in this mock that could easily go in the top half of the first round next spring. There just aren’t enough slots for those guys. I believe we’ll be heading into the 2020 football season with as loaded of a rookie class as we have seen in a long, long time. The only reason it won’t be the best is that Trevor Lawrence isn’t eligible. A truly elite quarterback prospect is the only thing missing.

However, I like the quarterbacks in the 2020 class as well and a few will still go early as you will see in this mock.

The Miami Dolphins are on the clock.