Welcome to the NFL Draft for 2020, Bills, Patriots, Saints and Eagles. The wild card losers of the NFL playoffs are officially placed between Pick Nos 21-24.
Philadelphia, which has just reached the postseason with the NFC East title at 9-7, gets the 21st pick thanks to having the worst record among the four lost wild cards. The Eagles are followed by the Bills (10-6), Patriots (12-4) and Saints (13-3) in the draft order.
DESIGN 2020
The Dolphins, Panthers get the remnants of a Bengals QB. Cowboys, Raiders find new stars
The first 20 picks in the 2020 NFL Draft, of course, were determined at the conclusion of the regular season. The Redskins won the No. 2 overall pick behind the Bengals, who secured the top pick in Week 16.
Below is the official NFL order for the first 24 picks in 2020, now including the teams lost in the wild-card playoff round.
NFL Draft Order 2020
Option No
Club
Record
1.
Cincinnati Bengals
2-14
2.
Washington Redskins
3-13
3.
Detroit Lions
3-12-1
4.
Giants of New York
4-12
5.
Miami Dolphins
5-11
6.
Los Angeles Chargers
5-11
7.
Carolina Panthers
5-11
8.
Arizona Cardinals
5-10-1
9.
Jacksonville Jaguars
6-10
10.
Cleveland Browns
6-10
11.
New York Jets
7-9
12.
Auckland Raiders
7-9
13.
Indianapolis Colts
7-9
14.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7-9
15.
Denver Broncos
7-9
16.
Atlanta Hawks
7-9
17.
Dallas Cowboys
8-8
18.
Miami Dolphins
(via 8-8 Steelers)
19.
Auckland Raiders
(via 8-8 bears)
20.
Jacksonville Jaguars
(via 9-7 Rams)
21.
Philadelphia Eagles
(9-7)
22.
Buffalo Bills
(10-6)
23.
New England Patriots
(12-4)
24.
Saints of New Orleans
(13-3)
(The teams that have been promoted to Pick Nos 25-32 are still alive in the NFL playoffs.)
In Sporting News’ latest NFL rationale for 2020, Bengals Land LSU coach Joe Burrow with the No. 1 overall pick.
“Offensive coach Jacques Taylor needs a past franchise with Andy Dalton fading and Ryan Finley not showing much,” writes Vinnie Iyer of SN. “Burrow enjoys a meteoric rise as a Heisman Trophy winner and a top prospect QB in this category. At 6-3, 215 pounds, he combines his mental and physical endurance in the pocket with a strong hand and accurate delivery.”
At No. 2 overall, the Redskins, now driven by a new, defensive lineman at Ron Rivera, are jumping at the chance to land Ohio State rusher Chase Young.
Because we have Washington to stick with Dwayne Haskins and move to a QB and because the other teams in Miami probably won’t go for a QB, the Dolphins at No. 5 should have their pick from the rest of the QBs, probably Tua Tagovailoa of Alabama or Justin Herbert of Oregon. We go with Tua, with Herbert falling to the Panthers.
