How did your team do for the 2020 NFL Draft?

[eaglesnut]

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Wow shittier than imaginable except for Curl.

 

[eaglesnut]

Terrible

Pick	Player	Position	School
1	12	Henry Ruggs	WR	Alabama
1	19	Damon Arnette	CB	Ohio State
3	80	Bryan Edwards	WR	South Carolina
3	81	Lynn Bowden	RB/WR	Kentucky
3	100	Tanner Muse	LB	Clemson
4	109	John Simpson	OL	Clemson
4	139	Amik Robertson	CB

Holy shit bad

 

[Diamondeye]

Steelers traded their first rounder to the Dolphins for Minkah Fitzpatrick. Cannot complain, though durability has become a bit of an issue with him.

Chase Claypool looked like a potential star WR as a rookie, but peaked early. Didn't have the best attitude, though he wasn't helped in his development by a declining QB situation in Pittsburgh and was probably traded to a worse one in Chicago. He's now out of the league.

Alex Highsmith has developed into one of the better edge players in the game.

Kevin Dotson showed a lot of ability as a run blocker, but was never consistent. Had a bad relationship with Tomlin that ultimately resulted in him getting traded to the Rams where he seems to have realized his potential.

Including the Fitzpatrick trade, the Steelers got two standout starters on defense out of the 2020 draft and two disgruntled offensive players who were ultimately traded.

Getting the second rounder for Claypool that turned into Joey Porter Jr in 2023 offsets the miss on him a bit, IMO.

 

[Mebert]

1.3 - Jeff Okudah
2.35 - D'Andre Swift
3.67 - Julian Okwara
3.75 - Jonah Jackson
4.121 - Logan Stenberg
5.166 - Quintez Cephus
5.172 - Jason Huntley
6.197 - John Penisini
7.235 - Jashon Cornell

This was the last draft of Bob Quinn. Swift was solid when healthy and Jonah Jackson was a great find in the third.

Penisini in the 6th was on pace to be a very good 6th rounder but retired after 2 years. Came back for another team.


.....I can't wait to do next year

 

[Rowdy]

Wow shittier than imaginable except for Curl.

Gibson wasn’t too bad, smith-Williams made some plays. But yeah not too exciting

 

[MileHigh64]

Jerry Jeudy was the highlight pick for the Broncos in 2020. Never lived up to his potential. Of course, he had 36 different QB's throwing to him in his years in Denver.

 

[broncosmitty]

Pretty bad.

1 Jeff Okudah. Injuries and disappointment. Traded for peanuts.
2 Deandre Swift. Used poorly and not thought of highly by our dildo RB coach Duce Staley and traded for peanuts.
3 Julian Okwara. Did okay in year two. But always hurt. Left as a FA last year.
3 Jonah Jackson. Big hit. Got crazy money in FA and is also gone.
4. Logan Sternberg. Started a handful of games in three years. Think he was on someone’s practice squad last year.
5. Quintez Cepheus. Suspended for gambling then cut.
6 Jason Huntley didn’t make the team
7 John Penisinj. Retired after year two.

 

[calsnowskier]

1. Javon Kinlaw DT South Carolina - Big Miss. Always hurt and largely ineffective when not hurt.
1. Brandon Aiyuk WR Arizona State - Big Hit. 2nd team All Pro last season.
5. Colton McKivitz T West Virginia - Hit. He's a serviceable RT and an upgrade over McGlinchey.
6. Charlie Woerner TE Georgia - Neutral. He was the blocking TE for years. Good contribution for a 6th rounder. Now elsewhere.
7. Jauan Jennings WR Tennessee - Hit. He's the #3 WR and clutch as hell. Great for a 7th rounder.

Overall, the Niners did pretty well in 2020.

Amazingly strong, considering only 5 picks and missing on the first pick.

 

[ducky]

Its only when people do these grades after 4 years do they fully realize how much bullshit we hear on draft day.

Teams are lucky to get 2 starters and 1 role player out of every draft. That's just how it is. Take your favorite team and grade for that last decade. Makes you want to beat your GM over the head with a baseball bat. But then go look at everyones draft the same way and you start to understand that every season, despite what we think on draft day, there are very, very, very few of these players that are going to be above average players.

 

[megalodon30]

Jerry Jeudy was the highlight pick for the Broncos in 2020. Never lived up to his potential. Of course, he had 36 different QB's throwing to him in his years in Denver.

Justin Strnad is the only player still on the team from the 2020 class.

Best I can give Denver’s 2020 draft is a D.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Jordyn Brooks ILB- Was a decent starting ILB but was injured way to often. Went to the Dolphins in free agency.
Darrell Taylor Edge-Just a role player as he's a liability on running plays. Still on the team.
Damien Lewis OG-serviceable starter was signed for way too much by the Panthers
Colby Parkinson TE- Was a decent rotational player with upside. Signed with the Rams
DeeJay Dallas RB- Decent RB depth. Now with the Cardinals
Alton Robinson DE-bust
Freddie Swain WR- Didn't work out for the Seahawks. Now with the Dolphins
Stephan Sullivan-bust

The draft brought players who were useful, but no stars, no blue chippers, no one special. I call it a OK draft.

 

[Clayton]

Its only when people do these grades after 4 years do they fully realize how much bullshit we hear on draft day.

Teams are lucky to get 2 starters and 1 role player out of every draft. That's just how it is. Take your favorite team and grade for that last decade. Makes you want to beat your GM over the head with a baseball bat. But then go look at everyones draft the same way and you start to understand that every season, despite what we think on draft day, there are very, very, very few of these players that are going to be above average players.

I suspect that in terms of players getting drafted, its about 50% busts, 30% role players, 15% starters, 5% stars. Im guessing the trick is to make your role players look like starters because the other tiers are kinda who they are regardless of where they go.

 

[ducky]

I suspect that in terms of players getting drafted, its about 50% busts, 30% role players, 15% starters, 5% stars. Im guessing the trick is to make your role players look like starters because the other tiers are kinda who they are regardless of where they go.

Thinking about this AFTER the draft, we should be telling everyone how much we hate certain prospects rather than who we like.

Just by the numbers, we will look a hell of a lot better down the road than we do now with giving all the prospects that we love.

 

[cwalke3408]

The Bears first two picks, TE Cole Kmet and CB Jaylon Johnson (both 2nd rounders) have panned out quite well, the rest all shit the bed.
The one half exception to that is 5th round pick WR Darnell Mooney. His first couple of years were pretty decent, especially his 2nd year. But since then his performance has been on a downward spiral. Maybe he'll rebound in a fresh new start with the Falcons.

I would give a checkmark to all three:
Jaylon Johnson - One of the top corners currently and in a re-draft would go top 15.
Cole Kmet - Good TE. Lived up to the 2nd round pick
Darnell Mooney - Low end WR2 / WR3. Great value from 5th round pick

Shockingly not bad