The 2019-2020 NFL season has concluded with the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowl 54.

The NFL draft is where new careers will begin and where NFL fan bases around the country will find out who will be leading their franchise for years to come. The NFL draft is set to kick off April 23rd. This article will consist of a mock draft of the first round. The Cincinnati Bengals are currently on the clock because they have the first pick. Their projected pick is Quarterback Joe Burrow from LSU. He is a great fit for a team needy of a franchise quarterback. Coming off a Heisman and National Championship season he is the clear choice for the Bengals. The Washington Redskins hold the second pick, their projected pick is EDGE rusher Chase Young from Ohio State. He is clearly the best player on the board and that is why he will be taken here.

The Detroit Lions hold the third pick, they will select Cornerback Jeff Okudah from Ohio State. The top ranked cornerback is the clear cut favorite for this pick. The New York Giants hold the fourth pick in this year's draft. They will select Alabama offensive lineman Jedrick Wills Jr. With this pick they will try to help their dreadful O-Line to protect Daniel Jones. The Dolphins will select Oregon Quarterback Justin Herbert with the 5th pick. They are a young team in need of their franchise QB. The Los Angeles Chargers have the sixth pick, they will select Auburn's Derrick Brown to pair him with Joey Bosa on the D-Line. With the Seventh pick the Panthers will select Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb. They will need a Wide Receiver after they name Cam Newton the starting quarterback. With the eight pick the Arizona Cardinals will select Offensive Tackles from Georgia Andrew Thomas to protect Kyler Murray. The Jacksonville Jaguars will select Alabama Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy with the ninth pick in the draft. An elite playmaker is exactly what they need on offense. With the tenth pick the Cleveland Browns will pick Tristian Wirfs O-Lineman from Iowa. With the eleventh pick the Jets will pick Mekhi Becton the offensive Lineman from Louisville. With the twelfth pick the Las Vegas Raider will select Kenneth Murray from Oklahoma to get some help at the defensive position. With the thirteenth pick the Colts will select Javon Kinlaw, Defensive Lineman from South Carolina. 

With the fourteenth pick the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will select Xavier McKinney Safety from Alabama. With the fifteenth pick the Denver Broncos will select Henry Ruggs III wide receiver from Clemson. They will be adding a weapon for second year quarterback Drew Lock. With the sixteenth pick the Atlanta Falcons will select AJ Espenesa, EDGE rusher IOWA clearly the best player available. With the seventeenth pick in the draft the Dallas Cowboys will select LSU safety Grant Delpit. With the eighteenth pick in the draft the Miami Dolphins (From PIT) will select Georgia Running Back De’Andre Swift. With the nineteenth pick in the NFL draft the Las Vegas Raiders (From CHI) will select Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Originally Tua was slated to go in the top 10 but after a hip injury his health was brought into question. If Tua can stay healthy the Raiders would get him for a steal at pick 19. 

With pick twenty in the NFL draft the Jacksonville Jaguars (From LAR) Will select Cornerback CJ Henderson from Florida to replace Jalen Ramsey. With the twenty first pick the Philadelphia Eagles will select Laviska Shenualt, Wide Receiver from Colorado. They have deep receiver issues that they will start to address here. With the twenty second pick in the draft the Bills will select EDGE rusher Terrell Lewis from Alabama. With the twenty-third pick in the NFL draft the New England Patriots will select Wide Receiver from Alabama Tee Higgins. After they Re-sign the undisputed GOAT Tom Brady they will need to add some weapons for him. Tee Higgins will fit nicely across from N’Keal Harry. With the Twenty fourth pick in the NFL draft the New Orleans Saints will select LSU EDGE rusher K’Lavon Chaisson. With the twenty fifth pick in the NFL draft the Minnesota Vikings will select EDGE rusher Yetur Gross-Matos from Penn State. This will give the defense pass rush boost. 

With the twenty sixth pick in the NFL draft the Miami Dolphins (From HOU) will select Cornerback from Stanford Paulson Adebo. With the twenty-seventh pick in the NFL draft the Seattle Seahawks will select Austin Jackson Offensive Tackle from USC. Russel Wilson isn’t getting any younger so they will need to protect him as best they can. With the twenty-eight pick in the NFL draft the Baltimore Ravens will select Justin Jefferson, Wide Receiver LSU. They will give Lamar Jackson another weapon to work with. With the twenty-ninth pick in the draft the Titans will select EDGE Rusher Julian Okwara from Notre Dame. 

With the thirtieth pick in the draft the Packers will select Michael Pittman Jr. The USC Senior Captain will do nicely catching balls from Aaron Rodgers opposite Davante Adams. With the thirty-first pick in the draft the San Francisco Forty-Niners will select Ashtyn Davis, Safety from California. Finally with the thirty-second pick in the NFL draft the Kansas City Chiefs will select Cornerback from TCU Jeff Gladney to strengthen the secondary. This wraps up the 2020 NFL mock draft. As it inches closer, we’ll wait until April 23rd to see how accurate this is.