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Preseason Top-10 2020 NFL Draft Prospects: SEC

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The SEC has led all conferences almost every year in NFL prospects produced and these include an incredible amount of elite NFL talent like Julio Jones, Myles Garrett, Todd Gurley, and Patrick Peterson. If I’ve done my math correctly, an incredible 443 former SEC players are on NFL teams. This year’s 2020 crop is just as impressive as any in recent memory and is filled with elite talent on both sides of the ball.

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Pre-season Top 10 2020 prospects: Wide Receivers 1-5

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The word for awhile has been all about how crazy talented the skill position groups are for the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft. I was honestly skeptical of it at first glance, but it isn’t until I settled in to watch these players that I realized that it could be a historic class. The headliner group is the wide receiver group. In both fantasy and real football, wide receivers are becoming more and more valuable due to the increase in passing efficiency and new offenses of the era. I was impressed by the 2019 class because it not only had a definite superstar candidate in DK Metcalf, but it also had depth. Last year’s class was an insanely deep group of talented wide receivers. There were 28 total wide receivers drafted with about 23 undrafted players I gave a draftable grade to. It was a phenomenally deep class of players. The 2020 group beats it. I don’t mean simply beat, I mean outclassed in a 2003 Oklahoma-Texas A&M style blowout. Not only does this class have superstar talents, it has *several*. It was so difficult to narrow down the list to just ten players for this article, and several others could have made their case for it. I released my 6-10 list article here.

5. Tyler Johnson, Minnesota……………

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Preseason Top 10 2020 prospects: Wide Receivers 6-10

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The word for a while has been all about how crazy talented the skill position groups are for the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft. I was skeptical of it at first glance. It wasn’t until I settled in to watch these players that I realized that it could be a historic class. The headliner group is the wide receiver group. In both fantasy and real football, wide receivers are becoming more and more valuable due to the increase in passing efficiency and new offenses of the era.I was impressed by the 2019 class because it not only had a definite superstar candidate in DK Metcalf, but it also had depth. Last year’s class was an insanely deep group of talented wide receivers. There were 28 total wide receivers drafted with about 23 undrafted players I gave a draftable grade to. It was a phenomenally deep class of players.The 2020 group beats it. I don’t mean simply beat, I mean outclassed in a 2003 Oklahoma-Texas A&M style blowout. Not only does this class have superstar talents, it has *several*. It was so difficult to narrow down the list to just ten players for this article, and several others could have made their case for it. To properly narrow down this list and give each player their due justice, I had to split this thing in half.Here is my WRs from 10-6:10. Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma StateOklahoma State has a history of producing NFL caliber wide receivers in recent history, with guys like Dez Bryant, Justin Blackmon, and James Washington being taken high in their respective drafts. Tylan Wallace will join that list soon. Wallace is an explosive athlete and a phenom in contested catch situations with great body control.He’ll need to cut down on his drop numbers, but his QB Taylor Cornelius didn’t deliver him an accurate ball most of the time. Being an Oklahoma State product, his routes are fairly limited, but there are traits for him to build off of to become successful in this area.Pro Comp: Paul Richardson, Washington RedskinsBest Fit: New Orleans SaintsThe Saints wide receivers are Michael Thomas and a bunch of guys. Ted Ginn is effective but aging, and we’re still waiting for signs of life from former 3rd rounder Tre’Quan Smith. Tylan Wallace would be a great fit in Sean Payton’s offense as a deep threat as a Z or even in the slot. With Thomas dominating and altering the defense, Tylan’s explosiveness and contested catch ability would be a mismatch.

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2020 NFL Draft Break Out Sleepers Candidates

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Every year, there are players that seemingly fall through the cracks of the NFL Draft process for a multitude of reasons. Nobody talks about these guys in the media leading up to the draft or doesn’t talk about them *enough* compared to other guys at their position. Whether these guys play at a smaller school

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2020 NFL Draft Summer Profile: Justin Herbert

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The 2020 draft class has gotten a lot of hype, but that makes those picks all the more crucial. In this article, @AJDraftScout examines Justin Herbert, the quarterback for the Oregon Ducks. Does he have the skill set to become a great NFL player, or is he hitting his peak in college? Especially in superflex leagues, hitting on those quarterbacks early will be crucial, and we’re here to help you decide who is worth it.

After the NFL Draft is over, scouts all over begin preparing for the next one in an incredible cycle of rinse and repeat. The biggest names are always the stars, but there is one question circulating in every scout’s mind: Who is the next franchise quarterback? Who is the next Patrick Mahomes, Baker Mayfield, or Carson Wentz?All this noise and hype about quarterbacks makes sense. Quarterbacks are by far the most important position in football, and a team that has a rookie QB has an advantage in team-building. Teams understand this and make quarterbacks a premium commodity. Since 2000, all but six NFL drafts have had a quarterback go number one overall and only two of those six did not have a quarterback taken in the top-10. On the flip side, twelve, count them up, twelve drafts had two or more quarterbacks in the top-10.The 2020 quarterback group is no different. While I don’t believe it will be like the 2018 NFL Draft where five quarterbacks were taken in the first round, there are some talented names out there. However, the battle for QB1 of this 2020 class has a clear-cut leader:

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2019 NFL Draft Positional Review: Offensive Tackles

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Offensive tackle is one of the most important positions in football and quality play at the position is paramount to the success of an offense. Luckily for lots of NFL teams, this year’s offensive tackle haul is quite impressive, with several players who I think could step in almost immediately and contribute quality play and

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2019 NFL Draft Top-10 positional rankings: Safety

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As I am starting to wrap up the finishing touches on quite a few of these draft prospects, I’ve started to run each player through my own personal grading scale and rank my top 10 prospects. I will try to get two position groups out per week (one offensive, one defensive) leading up to the

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2019 NFL Draft Top-10 positional rankings: Tight Ends

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As I am starting to wrap up the finishing touches on quite a few of these draft prospects, I’ve started to run each player through my own personal grading scale and rank my top 10 prospects. I will try to get two position groups out a week (one offensive, one defensive) leading up to the

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Mid-season 2019 NFL Draft position rankings: Defense

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College football has reached mid-season, which means it is midway to bowl games and #DraftSZN. The landscape has changed dramatically this season, especially over this last week when my preseason rankings were smashed to bits by regression and emergence of other players. So, I decided to do a mid-season position rankings, both offense and defense

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Mid-season 2019 NFL Draft Top 10 position rankings: Offense

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College football has reached mid-season, which means it is midway to bowl games and #DraftSZN. The landscape has changed dramatically this season, especially over this last week and my preseason rankings were smashed to bits by regression and emergence of other players. So, I decided to do a mid-season position rankings, both offense and defense

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Believeland: It’s Baker Time

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For years, the Cleveland Browns drafted bust after bust after bust (and bust and bust) at quarterback. From Tim Couch all the way to DeShone Kizer, Cleveland’s quarterbacks have never failed to let the team down. To make matters worse going into the season, Cleveland retained head coach Hue Jackson, who was 1-31 going into

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Week 1’s Biggest Draft Winners and Losers

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Week 1 of college football hit, but it’s still #DraftSzn here. There were some fantastic performances, and then some not so fantastic performances. Ultimately, evaluating a player’s draft stock after one week is not a good idea, but these performances definitely impacted their draft stock. Winners: Will Grier, QB, West Virginia Will Grier started his

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Instant Week 1 of College Football Takes and Thoughts

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Do you guys smell that? It smells like the high of winning, the disappointing woes of defeat, elation and depression, with the boys of fall rolling in for Week 1. For many fans, the season got off to a hot start and has them dreaming of a playoff berth. For many others, week 1 demonstrated

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Preseason Top 10 Positional Rankings for the 2019 Draft: Offense

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After watching nearly 200 prospects (I know, I need a life, don’t have to tell me twice) in preparation for this upcoming season, I’m finally comfortable enough to set up preliminary rankings of players per position for this upcoming draft. This series will be split up into two parts: Offense and Defense. This is just an initial

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