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NFL Draft 2020: Biggest winners and losers

By Phil Poling

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 07: LSU players celebrate after the game during a game between Georgia Bulldogs and LSU Tigers at Mercedes Benz Stadium on December 7, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 07: LSU players celebrate after the game during a game between Georgia Bulldogs and LSU Tigers at Mercedes Benz Stadium on December 7, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 19: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers drops back to pass against the San Francisco 49ers in the second half during the NFC Championship game at Levi’s Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 19: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers drops back to pass against the San Francisco 49ers in the second half during the NFC Championship game at Levi’s Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

Biggest Losers

Aaron Rodgers

Was there a bigger loser at the 2020 NFL Draft than Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers? Fifteen years after the Packers drafted him to (eventually) replace Brett Favre, they go out and add Rodgers’ presumed replacement in Utah’s Jordan Love. The Packers last game? A loss in the NFC Championship Game. Why not give AR-12 as many weapons as possible?

In total, the Packers added Love, running back A.J. Dillon, tight end Josiah Deguara, linebacker Kamal Martin, offensive linemen Jon Runyan, Jake Hanson and Simon Stepaniak, safety Vernon Scott, and edge rusher Jonathan Garvin. That’s not much help for a quarterback, at least a veteran like Rodgers.

New England Patriots

Another big loser at the 2020 NFL Draft was the New England Patriots. Of course, Tom Brady wasn’t viewed as a great pick when he was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 draft, so there’s obvious time to prove me wrong. But for New England to not even address the position until the conclusion of the weekend? That’s tough.

They did sign two undrafted quarterbacks in Louisiana Tech’s J’Mar Smith and Michigan State’s Brian Lewerke, but neither of those guys are expected to compete for the starting job at this juncture.

And why no receivers for New England? Instead they added a small-school safety from Lenoir-Rhyne in Kyle Duggar, two edge rushers in Josh Uche and Anfernee Jennings, tight ends Devin Asiasi and Dalton Keene with some interior lineman from both sides sprinkled in.

Not an overwhelmingly great draft. Time will tell if Bill Belichick is, once again, smarter than everybody, though.

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