The 2020 NFL Draft order is sure to receive a massive shake-up this coming week, as the teams who are currently pegged for the top-four picks play against each other.
The Washington Redskins (3-11) will host the New York Giants (3-11), and the Cincinnati Bengals (1-13) will travel to take on the Miami Dolphins (3-11).
While the Redskins and Giants battle it out for the bottom spot in the NFC East, the Cincinnati Bengals (No. 1 pick) travel to face the Miami Dolphins (No. 3 pick) in a matchup that has similar stakes on the line. If the Bengals lose, they will lock up the No. 1 overall pick in 2020, and it will leave the Redskins and Giants fighting it out for the No. 2 pick.
Though the question of “who gets who?” is sure to change a number of times over the next few weeks, there is still no harm in taking a look at some of the possible options that might be available to your team.
Earlier this week, ESPN’s Todd McShay released his 2020 NFL Mock Draft 1.0. With a current hold on the No. 4 pick in the draft, the Redskins may be pegged to miss out on a generational defensive lineman like Ohio State’s Chase Young, but McShay thinks that they’ll still land a supreme talent, predicting that they’ll take Alabama WR Jerry Jeudy.
Washington needs an offensive tackle and some cornerback help, but it also has to get more playmakers around rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins. And it would be really hard to pass on adding Jeudy opposite Terry McLaurin. Jeudy is by far the best route runner in the country.
It’s tough to get extremely excited about a pick this far away from the end of the season, as the draft order is highly subject to change over the final two weeks, but as a consolation prize for coming in at No. 4, Jeudy is nothing to think twice about. Though Washington might be better served drafting for need and taking a tackle like Andrew Thomas out of Georgia, it would be extremely difficult to pass on the type of talent that Jeudy brings to the table, which would bolster their young receiving core beyond belief.
