[BillWunkle]

NFL.com’s top 20 of the 2020 Draft

Lance Lierlein of nfl.com has compiled his rankings of the 337 college players invited to the combine. Here are the results . . .

1 – Chase Young	DE	Ohio State
2 – Derrick Brown	DT	Auburn
3 – Jeff Okudah	CB	Ohio State
4 – Isaiah Simmons	LB	Clemson
5 – Joe Burrow	QB	LSU
6 – Jedrick Wills	OT	Alabama
7 – K’Lavon Chaisson	DE	LSU
8 – Jerry Jeudy	WR	Alabama
9 – CeeDee Lamb	WR	Oklahoma
10 – Tua Tagovailoa	QB	Alabama
11 – D’Andre Swift	RB	Georgia
12 – CJ Henderson	CB	Florida
13 – Zack Braun	LB	Wisconsin
14 – Patrick Queen	LB	LSU
15 – Javon Kinlaw	DE/DT	South Carolina
16 – Xavier McKinney	S	Alabama
17 – Yetir Gross-Matos	DE	Penn State
18 – Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR	Colorado
19 – Mekhi Becton	OT	Louisville
20 – Henry Ruggs III	WR	Alabama

And while this may not be the order in which I would place them, I do find it somewhat entertaining. We’ve heard all the talk that’s been made of Joe Burrow being the undisputed first overall pick for the Cincinnati Bengals, and he barely makes it into the top five in terms of talent. That alone should tell you how much of a quarterback driven league this is. Here’s how the Lierlein’s top twenty break down by position . . .

Defensive Linemen – 5, Wide Receivers – 4, Defensive Backs – 3, Linebackers – 3, Quarterbacks – 2, Offensive Tackles – 2 and Running Backs – 1.

Here’s the breakdown by conference: SEC – 12, Big 10 – 4, ACC – 2, Big 12 – 2. There are other ways to break this down, but I’m sure that you get the picture.

Am I going mad, or did the word THINK escape your lips? You were not hired for your brains, you hippopotamic landmass!

[Dawg E. Dawg]

I’m curious on your thoughts about Mekhi Becton.

The extent of my draft “analysis” (used very loosely) is usually a cursory glance through a number of mock drafts and scanning the draftee profiles.

With Becton, it seems like opinions on him are all over the board. Some like him as the best OT in the draft, others, like this, consider him a mid to late first rounder. Seems like he’s got a bigger range than most prospects.

[MDP Sack Attack]

What do you think of Simmons, whom I’ve seen fall to the Browns in a few scenarios? We could definitely use a linebacker (or safety, for that matter).

I’m usually wary of “positionless” players, as they’re often more athletes than football players, but everything I’ve heard about him is that he’s legit.

[mike barnes]

I know that many might like Simmons but the fact is the only way we don’t go ot in round one is if we trade for Williams and sign Conklin in fa.

[BillWunkle]

If the Browns were to land Isaiah Simmons in round one, it would be because they traded up from 10th overall in order to get him. He’s that good. I don’t see that happening, in spite of his talent level, because the Browns analytically driven front office treasures draft picks. If they weren’t so desperate at OT, I think that they’d be tempted to trade down this year.

Am I going mad, or did the word THINK escape your lips? You were not hired for your brains, you hippopotamic landmass!

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