2020 NFL mock draft: Bengals land Justin Herbert in first round

2020 NFL mock draft: Bengals land Justin Herbert

By Brad Weiss | Sep 18, 2019

ATLANTA, GA AUGUST 31: Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa (13) throws a touchdown pass in the second quarter during the Chick-fil-A Kickoff football game between the Duke Blue Devils and the Alabama Crimson Tide on August 31st, 2019 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 07: LSU Tigers DB Grant Delpit drops into pass coverage during the Texas Longhorns game against the LSU Tigers on September 7, 2019, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. (Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

45. . Safety. Denver Broncos. Grant Delpit. 7. player

The Denver Broncos lost a heartbreaker on Sunday, as former undrafted rookie kicker, Eddy Pineiro, blasted a 50-plus yard field goal to put the Chicago Bears on top 16-14 in front of the Denver faithful. With the loss, the Broncos fell to 0-2 on the season, this after a terrible defeat at the hands of the Oakland Raiders in Week 1.

Looking at this roster, there is a lot of work to be done, and it may be time to start injecting a little more youth in their defensive backfield. Some guys are in contract years, and the others are just aging, so bringing in arguably the best defensive back in the entire draft class make sense for a Broncos team with a defensive genius as their head coach.

Grant Delpit from LSU is a very special player, and he is going to be a guy who is plugged in instantly at the next level, and can make a Derwin James-like impact as a rookie. He has great cover skills, can come up and make the big hit, and for head coach Vic Fangio, he would be an incredible piece in his secondary for years to come.

Walker Little. 8. player. 59. . Offensive Tackle. Miami Dolphins

Incredibly, the Miami Dolphins second of three first round picks, their second also in the top-10, could come from none other than the Pittsburgh Steelers next April. After getting off to an 0-2 start, and losing star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for the season, it may be time to turn out the lights on the Steelers already as we enter Week 3.

Of course, the Steelers do have talent on their roster still, and it is really an unknown as to what they will get out of Mason Rudolph at quarterback, but here we are sitting at 0-2. The Dolphins got this pick from Pittsburgh on Monday, as they traded away star cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick for the selection, which they should use to bolster the offensive line.

Miami has already traded away a franchise left tackle in Laremy Tunsil, so why not dip back into the well and get another franchise guy in Walker Little from Stanford with a top-10 pick. Little is a guy who can come in and start right away at the NFL level, providing some stability for a Dolphins team that may be multiple years away from being considered a legitimate NFL franchise once again.

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