Three Premier Players To Watch In 2020 NFL Draft

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The 2020 NFL Draft will be held in a sports vacuum unlike anything we have ever seen before. The draft – which was moved from a grand Las Vegas event to a bunch of teams drafting from war rooms that we can only assume are in the owners’ basements – does at least give sports fans something to watch and look forward to at a time where there isn’t much of anything going on. This is abundantly clear by the amount of money being wagered on the draft by sports bettors with nothing else to throw their money at.

The premier players that made the 2019 college football season such a delight will find their names called over the next few days. We have already picked out some athletes who will make a difference in the NFL – the likes of Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa, and Chase Young.  However, here are three more premier players to watch out for (in our eyes) over the course of the draft.

Lynn Bowden – WR – Kentucky

Lynn Bowden was a high school quarterback that was about to break out as a wide receiver for Kentucky this season before injuries at QB forced him back to his old position. Bowden is a dynamic Swiss army knife of a premier player that – in the right system – will be a machine. He is a player that will take on any role to help his team win and even at the NFL level he will be one of the more dangerous mismatches on the field wherever he lines up.

Jordan Love – QB – Utah State

Love is a premier player who has polarized draft experts through this whole process. His best fit will be with a team where he can sit for a year and learn – maybe the New Orleans Saints? – before exploding onto the scene in his second year as a pro. Love led the entire Football Bowl Subdivision in interceptions last year, but his upside is huge and there is going to be a team that falls in love with Love and his unique skill set that features elite athleticism for the position.

Kenneth Murray – LB – Oklahoma

Watching an Oklahoma game last year when their defense was on the field was basically like watching The Kenneth Murray Show. Murray is a beast of an athlete – he has those long arms that scouts love and runs a 4.52 40-yard-dash at 6’2″ and 245 pounds – and he would be a scheme fit for any number of defenses looking for a tackling machine with unlimited range. If explosive, play-making linebackers are your thing – and they should be – then watch where Murray goes on draft day as he will be in impact player from this first snap in the league.

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Past Winners

2023 Premier Player of College Football
QB Michael Penix Jr, Washington Huskies

2022 Premier Player of College Football
Steve Avila, OL, TCU Horned Frogs

2021 Premier Player of College Football
Will Anderson Jr, LB, AL Crimson Tide

2020 Premier Player of College Football
Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson Tigers

2019 Premier Player of College Football
Joe Burrow, QB, LSU Tigers

2018 Premier Player of College Football
Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma Sooners

2017 Premier Player of College FootbalL
Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia Bulldogs

2016 Premier Player of College Football
DeShaun Watson, QB, Clemson Tigers

2015 Premier Player of College Football
Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida Gators

2014 Premier Player of College Football
Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon Ducks

2013 Premier Player of College Football
Jameis Winston, QB, FL State Seminoles

2012 Premier Player of College Football
Jarvis Jones, DE, Georgia Bulldogs

2011 Premier Player of College Football
Case Keenum, QB, Houston Cougars

2010 Premier Player of College Football
Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas Razorbacks

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