NFL Draft Diamonds 2020 NFL Draft Big Board 2.0
Well, Draft Fanatics our time is coming. The regular season is winding down and bowl season is taunting us with blowup performances to catapult the draft stock of players in 2020. Now, is when the draft heads start to mention those small-school prospects and potential sleepers. As I prepare to settle in for all the crazy twists and turns of NFL Draft season I can’t help but share some of my initial thoughts and observations. Below you will find a list of prospects I love, prospects I need to watch more of and prospects that just missed the list. And then what everybody is waiting for the Big Board 2.0; which is now available on fanspeak.com.
Guys I Love:
- Luke Juriga-G/C- Western Michigan
- LeVante Bellamy-RB- Western Michigan
- Joe Burrow- QB- LSU
- Mason Fine- QB- North Texas
- Amir Watts- DL- Pittsburgh
- Antoine Winfield Jr-S- Minnesota
- Shaq Quarterman- LB- Miami
- Paddy Fisher- LB- Northwestern
- Adam Trautman- TE- Dayton
- Charlie Taumoepeau- TE- Portland State
- James Robinson- RB- Illinois State
- Laviska Shenault Jr- WR- Colorado
- Lynn Bowden- WR- Kentucky
- Robert Hunt- OT- Louisiana Lafayette
- Tristan Wirfs- OT- Iowa
- Jack Anderson- G- Texas Tech
- Netane Muti-G- Fresno State
Guys Growing On Me/Need To Watch Again:
- Antonio Gandy-Golden-WR- Liberty
- Cameron Dantzler-CB- Mississippi State
- Scott Frantz-OT- Kansas State
- Jalen Hurts-QB- Oklahoma
- Nate Stanley-QB- Iowa
- Chubba Hubbard-RB- Oklahoma State
- Jaylen Twyman-DL- Pittsburgh
- David Woodward-LB- Utah State
- Chase Claypool-TE/WR-Notre Dame
- JJ Taylor-RB-Arizona
- Jack Anderson-G- Texas Tech
- Kylin Hill-RB- Mississippi State
- Logan Wilson- LB- Wyoming
Honorable Mention/Just Missed The Big Board:
- Tedarell Slaton-DL- Florida
- Josh Pearson-WR- Jacksonville State
- Kalija Lipscomb-WR- Vanderbilt
- Ben Bartch-OT- St. John’s (MN)
- John Simpson-G-Clemson
- Jason Stowbridge-DL- North Carolina
- Francis Bernard-LB- Utah
- Davion Taylor-LB- Colorado
- Brian Cole II-S- Mississippi State
- Antonio Gibson-WR- Memphis
- Jequez Ezzard-WR- Howard
- Case Cookus-QB- Northern Arizona
- Aaron Patrick-EDGE- Eastern KY
- Brayden Konkol-S- Montana State
- Roland Rivers III-QB- Slippery Rock
- Andrew Dickinson-G- Findlay
- Dominic Cizauskas-LB- Glenville State
- Lamont McPhatter II-S- California (PA)
2020 NFL Draft Big Board 2.0
1 | OT | Andrew Thomas | Georgia |
2 | WR | Jerry Jeudy | Alabama |
3 | DL | Derrick Brown | Auburn |
4 | S | Grant Delpit | LSU |
5 | EDGE | Chase Young | Ohio State |
6 | CB | Jeffrey Okudah | Ohio State |
7 | QB | Joe Burrow | LSU |
8 | LB | Isaiah Simmons | Clemson |
9 | OT | Tristan Wirfs | Iowa |
10 | WR | CeeDee Lamb | Oklahoma |
11 | CB | Trevon Diggs | Alabama |
12 | EDGE | AJ Epenesa | Iowa |
13 | LB | Dylan Moses | Alabama |
14 | QB | Justin Herbert | Oregon |
15 | DL | Javon Kinlaw | South Carolina |
16 | CB | Kristian Fulton | LSU |
17 | WR | Laviska Shenault Jr. | Colorado |
18 | C | Tyler Biadasz | Wisconsin |
19 | CB | CJ Henderson | Florida |
20 | EDGE | Julian Okwara | Notre Dame |
21 | RB | Travis Etienne | Clemson |
22 | RB | D’Andre Swift | Georgia |
23 | OT | Alex Leatherwood | Alabama |
24 | LB | Kenneth Murray | Oklahoma |
25 | CB | Paulson Adebo | Stanford |
26 | C | Creed Humphrey | Oklahoma |
27 | WR | Tyler Johnson | Minnesota |
28 | DL | Marvin Wilson | Florida State |
29 | WR | Jalen Reagor | TCU |
30 | EDGE | Curtis Weaver | Boise State |
31 | OT | Austin Jackson | Southern Cal |
32 | EDGE | Alton Robinson | Syracuse |
33 | WR | Tee Higgins | Clemson |
34 | G | Netane Muti | Fresno State |
35 | RB | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin |
36 | DL | Raekwon Davis | Alabama |
37 | EDGE | Yetur Gross-Matos | Penn State |
38 | QB | Tua Tagovailoa | Alabama |
39 | OT | Lucas Niang | TCU |
40 | LB | Troy Dye | Oregon |
41 | TE | Hunter Bryant | Washington |
42 | OT | Jedrick Wills | Alabama |
43 | QB | Jake Fromm | Georgia |
44 | OT | Josh Jones | Houston |
45 | WR | Henry Ruggs III | Alabama |
46 | DL | Neville Gallimore | Oklahoma |
47 | CB | AJ Terrell | Clemson |
48 | CB | Bryce Hall | Virginia |
49 | S | Xavier McKinney | Alabama |
50 | QB | Jordan Love | Utah State |
51 | EDGE | Terrell Lewis | Alabama |
52 | G | Trey Smith | Tennessee |
53 | EDGE | Anfernee Jenkins | Alabama |
54 | C | Lloyd Cushenberry | LSU |
55 | QB | Jacob Eason | Washington |
56 | RB | Cam Akers | Florida State |
57 | LB | Shaq Quarterman | Miami |
58 | S | Ashtyn Davis | California |
59 | WR | KJ Hamler | Penn State |
60 | DL | Leki Fotu | Utah |
61 | CB | Cameron Dantzler | Mississippi State |
62 | QB | Jamie Newman | Wake Forest |
63 | CB | Jeff Gladney | TCU |
64 | EDGE | K’Lavon Chaisson | LSU |
65 | RB | Zack Moss | Utah |
66 | RB | JK Dobbins | Ohio State |
67 | RB | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | LSU |
68 | TE | Brycen Hopkins | Purdue |
69 | CB | Jaylon Johnson | Utah |
70 | DL | Rashard Lawrence | LSU |
71 | LB | Malik Harrison | Ohio State |
72 | WR | Tylan Wallace | Oklahoma State |
73 | S | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Minnesota |
74 | WR | Collin Johnson | Texas |
75 | C | Darryl Williams | Mississippi State |
76 | TE | Jared Pinkney | Vanderbilt |
77 | OT | Alaric Jackson | Iowa |
78 | LB | Paddy Fisher | Northwestern |
79 | WR | John Hightower | Boise State |
80 | QB | Jalen Hurts | Oklahoma |
81 | CB | Shaun Wade | Ohio State |
82 | WR | Antonio Gandy-Golden | Liberty |
83 | EDGE | Kenny Willekes | Michigan State |
84 | G | Hakeem Adeniji | Kansas |
85 | S | JR Reed | Georgia |
86 | CB | Javaris Davis | Auburn |
87 | S | Hamsah Nasirildeen | Florida State |
88 | WR | Justin Jefferson | LSU |
89 | C | Nick Harris | Washington |
90 | LB | Monty Rice | Georgia |
91 | G | Solomon Kindley | South Carolina |
92 | C | Jake Hanson | Oregon |
93 | S | K’Von Wallace | Clemson |
94 | QB | Nate Stanley | Iowa |
95 | RB | Chuba Hubbard | Oklahoma State |
96 | S | Brandon Jones | Texas |
97 | EDGE | Bradlee Anae | Utah |
98 | EDGE | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame |
99 | DL | Jaylen Twyman | Pittsburgh |
100 | OT | Liam Eichenberg | Notre Dame |
101 | S | Shyheim Carter | Alabama |
102 | EDGE | Chauncey Rivers | Mississippi State |
103 | OT | Prince Tega Wanogho | Auburn |
104 | DL | Raequan Williams | Michigan State |
105 | LB | Jordyn Brooks | Texas Tech |
106 | TE | Charlie Taumoepeau | Portland State |
107 | RB | Najee Harris | Alabama |
108 | WR | Sage Surratt | Wake Forest |
109 | OT | Cole Van Lanen | Wisconsin |
110 | EDGE | Jonathan Greenard | Florida |
111 | S | Reggie Floyd | Virginia Tech |
112 | S | Kyle Dugger | Lenoir-Rhyne |
113 | OT | Trey Adams | Washington |
114 | TE | Albert Okwuegbunam | Missouri |
115 | EDGE | Nick Coe | Auburn |
116 | WR | Lynn Bowden | Kentucky |
117 | TE | Cole Kmet | Notre Dame |
118 | LB | Jacob Phillips | LSU |
119 | RB | AJ Dillon | Boston College |
120 | LB | David Woodward | Utah State |
121 | OT | Sam Cosmi | Texas |
122 | S | Richard LeCounte | Georgia |
123 | WR | DeVonta Smith | Alabama |
124 | G | Thayor Munford | Ohio State |
125 | EDGE | Carlos Basham | Wake Forest |
126 | OT | Jack Driscoll | Auburn |
127 | RB | Ke’Shawn Vaughn | Vanderbilt |
128 | EDGE | Patrick Jones | Pittsburgh |
129 | TE | Chase Claypool | Notre Dame |
130 | QB | Steven Montez | Colorado |
131 | OT | Walker Little | Stanford |
132 | LB | Willie Gay Jr. | Mississippi State |
133 | RB | Eno Benjamin | Arizona State |
134 | G | Ben Bredeson | Michigan |
135 | S | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame |
136 | CB | Dane Jackson | Pittsburgh |
137 | WR | Stephen Guidry | Mississippi State |
138 | OT | Jared Hilbers | Washington |
139 | CB | Trajan Bandy | Miami |
140 | DL | Mustafa Johnson | Colorado |
141 | CB | Damon Arnette | Ohio State |
142 | TE | Grant Calcaterra | Oklahoma |
143 | S | Jeremy Chinn | Southern Illinois |
144 | WR | Isaiah Hodgins | Oregon State |
145 | LB | Joe Bachie Jr. | Michigan State |
146 | CB | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame |
147 | EDGE | Marlon Davidson | Auburn |
148 | LB | Keandre Jones | Maryland |
149 | TE | Colby Parkinson | Stanford |
150 | G | Logan Stenberg | Kentucky |
151 | LB | Chazz Surratt | North Carolina |
152 | EDGE | Trevon Hill | Miami |
153 | G | Tommy Kraemer | Notre Dame |
154 | LB | Justin Strnad | Wake Forest |
155 | CB | Darnay Holmes | UCLA |
156 | WR | TJ Vasher | Texas Tech |
157 | EDGE | Nasir Player | East TN State |
158 | RB | Lamical Perine | Florida |
159 | S | Antoine Brooks Jr. | Maryland |
160 | G | Shane Lemieux | Oregon |
161 | LB | Hamilcar Rashed Jr. | Oregon State |
162 | WR | Tamorrion Terry | Florida State |
163 | LB | Dontavious Jackson | Florida State |
164 | G | Damien Lewis | LSU |
165 | WR | Devin Duvernay | Texas |
166 | LB | Michael Divinity | LSU |
167 | WR | Brandon Aiyuk | Arizona State |
168 | S | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan |
169 | OT | Robert Hunt | Louisiana Lafayette |
170 | EDGE | Darrell Taylor | Tennessee |
171 | RB | James Robinson | Illinois State |
172 | C | Zach Shackelford | Texas |
173 | WR | Gabriel Davis | Central Florida |
174 | LB | Charles Snowden | Virginia |
175 | OT | Mechi Becton | Louisville |
176 | WR | Nico Collins | Michigan |
177 | QB | KJ Costello | Stanford |
178 | S | Alohi Gilman | Notre Dame |
179 | RB | Scottie Phillips | Ole Miss |
180 | EDGE | Joshua Uche | Michigan |
181 | CB | Nevelle Clarke | Central Florida |
182 | TE | Matt Bushman | BYU |
183 | LB | Cam Brown | Penn State |
184 | DL | Justin Madubuike | Texas A&M |
185 | S | Marcelino Ball | Indiana |
186 | CB | TJ Carter | Memphis |
187 | LB | Jordan Mack | Virginia |
188 | LB | Kylan Johnson | Pittsburgh |
189 | C | Sean Pollard | Clemson |
190 | EDGE | Jabari Zuniga | Florida |
191 | RB | Michael Warren II | Cincinnati |
192 | LB | Michael Pickney | Miami |
193 | DL | Lorenzo Neal Jr. | Purdue |
194 | OT | Saahdiq Charles | LSU |
195 | LB | Mohamed Barry | Nebraska |
196 | DL | Jordan Elliott | Missouri |
197 | RB | DeeJay Dallas | Miami |
198 | S | Richie Grant | Central Florida |
199 | RB | LeVante Bellamy | Western Michigan |
200 | S | Julian Blackmon | Utah |
201 | LB | Erroll Thompson | Mississippi State |
202 | TE | Jacob Breeland | Oregon |
203 | DL | Ross Blacklock | TCU |
204 | S | Josh Metellus | Michigan |
205 | CB | Kindle Vildor | Georgia Southern |
206 | EDGE | Tipa Galea’i | Utah State |
207 | LB | Markus Bailey | Purdue |
208 | OT | Colton McKivitz | West Virginia |
209 | WR | Jeff Thomas | Miami |
210 | S | Marlon Bridges | Jacksonville State |
211 | WR | Rico Bussey Jr. | North Texas |
212 | DL | Doug Costin | Miami (OH) |
213 | S | Evan Foster | Syracuse |
214 | RB | Trey Sermon | Oklahoma |
215 | RB | Darrynton Evans | Appalachian State |
216 | G | Gus Lavaka | Oregon State |
217 | RB | Larry Rountree III | Missouri |
218 | S | Myles Dorn | North Carolina |
219 | RB | Raymond Calais | Lousiana Lafayette |
220 | WR | Omar Bayless | Arkansas State |
221 | OT | Yasir Durant | Missouri |
222 | LB | Dante Olson | Montana |
223 | C | Frederick Mauigoa | Washington State |
224 | DL | Carlos Davis | Nebraska |
225 | EDGE | Jonathan Garvin | Miami |
226 | C | Cesar Ruiz | Michigan |
227 | WR | Quintez Cephus | Wisconsin |
228 | G | Jack Anderson | Texas Tech |
229 | CB | Essang Bassey | Wake Forest |
230 | OT | Ezra Cleveland | Boise State |
231 | DL | Garrett Marino | UAB |
232 | LB | Christian Rozeboom | S. Dakota State |
233 | LB | Logan Wilson | Wyoming |
234 | DL | Jay Tufele | Southern Cal |
235 | EDGE | Daelin Hayes | Notre Dame |
236 | DL | Darrion Daniels | Nebraska |
237 | WR | Van Jefferson | Florida |
238 | EDGE | Kendall Coleman | Syracuse |
239 | WR | Kendrick Rogers | Texas A&M |
240 | CB | Levonta Taylor | Florida State |
241 | WR | Denzel Mims | Baylor |
242 | OT | Scott Frantz | Kansas State |
243 | OT | Matt Peart | UConn |
244 | EDGE | Bryce Sterk | Montana State |
245 | OT | Victor Johnson | Appalachian State |
246 | EDGE | Joe Gaziano | Northwestern |
247 | OT | Calvin Throckmorton | Oregon |
248 | OT | Terrance Steele | Texas Tech |
249 | OT | Marcus Norman | South Florida |
250 | LB | Carter Coughlin | Minnesota |
251 | LB | Akeem Davis-Gaither | Appalachian State |
252 | RB | Patrick Taylor Jr. | Memphis |
253 | OT | Justin Herron | Wake Forest |
254 | G | Ben Cleveland | Georgia |
255 | CB | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma |
256 | DL | Amir Watts | Pittsburgh |
257 | RB | Kylin Hill | Mississippi State |
258 | DL | Larrell Murchison | NC State |
259 | DL | LaCale London | Western Illinois |
260 | WR | Justin Hill | Mount Union |
261 | WR | Michael Pittman Jr. | Southern Cal |
262 | OT | Alex Taylor | South Carolina State |
263 | EDGE | Big Kat Bryant | Auburn |
264 | DL | Isaiahh Loudermilk | Wisconsin |
265 | QB | Brian Lewerke | Michigan State |
266 | DL | Pat Bethel | Miami |
267 | TE | Luke Farrell | Ohio State |
268 | LB | Sage Lewis | FL International |
269 | S | Jordan Fuller | Ohio State |
270 | WR | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan |
271 | CB | Lavert Hill | Michigan |
272 | EDGE | Bryce Huff | Memphis |
273 | WR | Aaron Fuller | Washington |
274 | CB | Lamar Jackson | Nebraska |
275 | G | Jon Runyan | Michigan |
276 | QB | Khalil Tate | Arizona |
277 | DL | Benito Jones | Mississippi State |
278 | TE | Adam Trautman | Dayton |
279 | QB | Anthony Gordon | Washington State |
280 | LB | Korie Rogers | West Georgia |
281 | CB | Deommodore Lenoir | Oregon |
282 | TE | Josiah Deguara | Cincinnati |
283 | LB | Anthony Hines | Texas A&M |
284 | CB | Eric Stokes | Georgia |
285 | TE | Mitchell Wilcox | South Florida |
286 | EDGE | Alex Highsmith | Charlotte |
287 | CB | Mike Hampton | South Florida |
288 | EDGE | Zack Baun | Wisconsin |
289 | TE | Cheyenne O’Grady | Arkansas |
290 | WR | KJ Hill | Ohio State |
291 | EDGE | DJ Wonnum | South Carolina |
292 | LB | Tanner Muse | Clemson |
293 | G | Kyle Murphy | Rhode Island |
294 | LB | Evan Weaver | California |
295 | LB | Nate Landman | Colorado |
296 | LB | Kamal Martin | Minnesota |
297 | EDGE | McTelvin Agim | Arkansas |
298 | DL | Robert Windsor | Penn State |
299 | QB | Kellen Mond | Texas A&M |
300 | LB | Rayshard Ashby | Virginia Tech |
301 | RB | JJ Taylor | Arizona |
302 | QB | James Morgan | FL International |
303 | G | Kevin Jarvis | Michigan State |
304 | CB | L’Jarvis Sneed | Louisiana Tech |
305 | CB | DeMarkus Acy | Missouri |
306 | DL | Brandon Pili | Southern Cal |
307 | G | Brandon Bowen | Ohio State |
308 | WR | Aaron Parker | Rhode Island |
309 | OT | Charlie Heck | North Carolina |
310 | RB | Jonathan Ward | Central Michigan |
311 | OT | Kohl Levao | Hawaii |
312 | QB | Sam Ehlinger | Texas |
313 | EDGE | Christian Rector | Southern Cal |
314 | TE | Harrison Bryant | FL Atlantic |
315 | DL | LaBryan Ray | Alabama |
316 | WR | Bryan Edwards | South Carolina |
317 | DL | Naquan Jones | Michigan State |
318 | DL | Teair Tart | FL International |
319 | EDGE | Keisean Lucier-South | UCLA |
320 | RB | Kennedy McKoy | West Virginia |
321 | CB | Michael Ojemudia | Iowa |
322 | DL | Juwuan Jones | Western Kentucky |
323 | S | Damar Hamlin | Pittsburgh |
324 | RB | Juwan Washington | San Diego State |
325 | DL | Trevis Gipson | Tulsa |
326 | S | Kenny Robinson Jr. | West Virginia |
327 | RB | Jordan Cronkrite | South Florida |
328 | LB | Chapelle Russell | Temple |
329 | QB | Shea Patterson | Michigan |
330 | S | Nigel Warrior | Tennessee |
331 | QB | Jake Bentley | South Carolina |
332 | LB | Shaun Bradley | Temple |
333 | QB | Mason Fine | North Texas |
334 | WR | Maurice Ffrench | Pittsburgh |
335 | WR | KJ Osborn | Miami |
336 | WR | James Proche | SMU |
337 | CB | Stanford Samuels III | Florida State |
338 | QB | Riley Neal | Vanderbilt |
339 | QB | Stephen Calvert | Liberty |
340 | LB | Jeffrey McCulloch | Texas |
341 | DL | Glen Logan | LSU |
342 | WR | Easop Winston | Washington State |
343 | RB | Rakeem Boyd | Arkansas |
344 | DL | Brendon Hayes | Central Florida |
345 | S | DeAndre Pierce | Boise State |
346 | DL | Mike Panasiuk | Michigan State |
347 | S | Greg Eisworth | Iowa State |
348 | LB | Marcel Spears Jr | Iowa State |
349 | G | Sean Christie | Maryland |
350 | RB | Tra Minter | South Alabama |
351 | WR | Tyrie Cleveland | Florida |
352 | CB | Gavin Heslop | Stony Brook |
353 | C | Zach Larsen | Southern Utah |
354 | DL | Josiah Coatney | Ole Miss |
355 | C | Jack Kramer | Bowling Green |
356 | OT | Kamaal Seymour | Rutgers |
357 | CB | Jalen Thompson | South Alabama |
358 | S | Garrett Taylor | Penn State |
359 | OT | Luke Campbell | Michigan State |
360 | CB | Jace Whittaker | Arizona |
361 | TE | Jared Rice | Fresno State |
362 | LB | Krys Barnes | UCLA |
363 | C | Trystan Colon-Castillo | Missouri |
364 | CB | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska |
365 | C | Luke Juriga | Western Michigan |
366 | OT | Evan Ksiezarczyk | Buffalo |
367 | LB | Mykal Walker | Fresno State |
368 | WR | Cedric Byrd II | Hawaii |
369 | CB | Manny Patterson | Maine |
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