In USA TODAY’s latest 2020 NFL mock draft, it’s no surprise who the first two players off the board were.
The Cincinnati Bengals, barring something out of the ordinary, will take LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and the Washington Redskins, at No. 2 are said to be stitching Ohio State edge rusher Chase Young’s jersey as we speak.
After those two formalities are out of the way, the Detroit Lions could do a number of things. According to USAT’s Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, the Lions will select another Buckeye, Jeff Okudah, widely considered to be the top cornerback in this draft class.
So, where does that leave the Giants? Naturally, they would have loved Young, but even if Washington passed on him, or somehow traded out for a team looking for a quarterback, it’s hard to think Detroit would pass on him.
Middlehurst-Schwartz believes the Giants will do something logical with this pick and finally take an offensive lineman — Alabama offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr., a 6-foot-5, 320-pound junior who seems to fit general manager Dave Gettleman’s ‘hog mollie’ mantra.
“New coach Joe Judge seemed to be channeling general manager Dave Gettleman when he vowed the Giants would employ an “old-school, physical mentality.” That mentality might push them toward Wills, a surprisingly fleet-footed protector who erases opponents in the run game.”
The Giants had trouble getting Saquon Barkley sprung this year and Wills could go a long way in doing that. He would be the team’s left tackle, displacing veteran Nate Solder, and make left guard Will Hernandez that much better.
