Ken Zalis shares his final 2020 NFL mock draft, and he predicts the Baltimore Ravens will take Michigan IOL Cesar Ruiz at No. 28.
For my final mock draft, each team has their most pressing positional needs listed and then their pick. As always, quarterbacks get pushed up the board.
1. Cincinnati Bengals (2-14)
Needs: QB, Edge, WR, LB
Pick: Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
2. Washington Redskins (3-13)
Needs: EDGE, OT, WR, CB
Pick: Chase Young, EDGE, Ohio State
3. Detroit Lions (3-12-1)
Needs: LB, CB, EDGE
Pick: Jeff Okudah, CB, Ohio State
4. New York Giants (4-12)
Needs: EDGE, LB, OT
Pick: Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa
5. Miami Dolphins (5-11)
Needs: QB, EDGE, OT, IOL, RB
Pick: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
6. Los Angeles Chargers (5-11)
Needs: QB, IOL, OT, CB
Pick: Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
7. Carolina Panthers (5-11)
Needs: IDL, QB, CB, IOL, S
Pick: Derrick Brown, DE/DT, Auburn
8. Arizona Cardinals (5-10-1)
Needs: OT, WR, IOL, IDL
Pick: Jedrick Wills, OT, Alabama
9. MOCK TRADE: Miami Dolphins via the Jacksonville Jaguars (6-10)
Needs: EDGE, OT, IOL, RB
Pick: Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia
10. Cleveland Browns (6-10)
Needs: OT, S
Pick: Isaiah Simmons, LB/S, Clemson
11. New York Jets (7-9)
Needs: OT, IOL, EDGE, WR
Pick: Mekhi Becton, OT, Louisville
12. Las Vegas Raiders (7-9)
Needs: WR, LB, CB
Pick: CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma
13. MOCK TRADE: Atlanta Falcons via the San Francisco 49ers via the Indianapolis Colts (7-9)
Needs: EDGE, CB
Pick: C.J. Henderson, CB, Florida
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9)
Needs: IDL, QB, OT
Pick: Austin Jackson, OT, USC
15. Denver Broncos (7-9)
Needs: WR, OT, CB, LB
Pick: Henry Ruggs III, WR, Oklahoma
16. MOCK TRADE: San Francisco 49ers via the Atlanta Falcons (7-9)
Needs: CB, IOL, S
Pick: Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama
17. Dallas Cowboys (8-8)
Needs: CB, S, IDL
Pick: K’Lavon Chaisson, DE, LSU
18. MOCK TRADE: Jacksonville Jaguars via the Miami Dolphins via the Pittsburgh Steelers (8-8)
Needs: LB, CB, S, IDL
Pick: Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina
19. Las Vegas Raiders via the Chicago Bears (8-8)
Needs: WR, LB, CB
Pick: A.J. Terrell, CB, Clemson
20. Jacksonville Jaguars via the Los Angeles Rams (9-7)
Needs: LB, CB, S, IDL
Pick: Kenneth Murray, LB, Oklahoma
21. Philadelphia Eagles (9-7)
Needs: CB, LB, WR
Pick: Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU
22. Minnesota Vikings via the Buffalo Bills (10-6)
Needs: EDGE, WR, IDL
Pick: Brandon Aiyuk, WR, Arizona State
23. New England Patriots (12-4)
Needs: OT, EDGE, IOL
Pick: Josh Jones, OT, Houston
24. New Orleans Saints (13-3)
Needs: IOL, WR, LB
Pick: Patrick Queen, LB, LSU
25. Minnesota Vikings (10-6)
Needs: CB, IOL, IDL
Pick: Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah
26. Miami Dolphins via the Houston Texans (10-6)
Needs: QB, EDGE, OT, IOL, RB
Pick: Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama
27. MOCK TRADE: Detroit Lions via the Seattle Seahawks (11-5)
Needs: LB, CB, EDGE
Pick: Jordan Love, QB, Utah State
28. Baltimore Ravens (14-2)
Needs: WR, LB, EDGE
Pick: Cesar Ruiz, IOL, Michigan
29. Tennessee Titans (9-7)
Needs: EDGE, IOL, IDL
Pick: Isaiah Wilson, OT, Georgia
30. Green Bay Pakcers (13-3)
Needs: OT, WR, TE
Pick: Jalen Reagor, WR, TCU
31. MOCK TRADE: Cleveland Browns via the San Francisco 49ers (13-3)
Needs: OT, S
Pick: Ezra Cleveland, OT, Boise State
32. Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)
Needs: CB, IOL, RB
Pick: Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama
Just missed being in the mock:
Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU
Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson
A.J. Epenesa, EDGE, Iowa
Jeff Gladney, CB, TCU
Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor
Yetur Gross-Matos, DE, Penn State
Photo Credit: Courtesy of U-M Athletics