2020 NFL mock draft: Raiders get Ceedee Lamb with Bears pick
By Brad Weiss
Offensive Tackle. Cleveland Browns. Tristan Wirfs. 7. player. 53.
The Cleveland Browns are an absolute dumpster fire right now, and you have to wonder whether or not Baker Mayfield was a one-hit wonder as a rookie last season. He has looked lost under center this season, and this is after the team went out and got him Odell Beckham Jr. this past season to team with Jarvis Landry at wide receiver.
Maybe the move to Freddie Kitchens as a head coach was a bad one as well, but all we know right now is that this team is undisciplined, and love to turn the ball over. One other big issue is how bad their offensive line is, which is never a good thing when you are trying to bring along a young quarterback at this level.
With their first round pick next April, the Browns should focus on that offensive line, and Tristan Wirfs from Iowa is the second-best offensive tackle in this draft class. If this team wants to get better, they have to do a better job in blocking in front of Mayfield, and then the dominoes will start to fall in the right direction.
Quarterback. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Justin Herbert. 8. player. 48.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered another loss in Week 9, though the team did put up a valiant effort against the Seattle Seahawks on the road. While the team did play well, it is clear that they plan on moving on from Jameis Winston after the season, and that could mean they select a quarterback in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
As it stands right now, the Bucs would be picking at No. 8 overall next April, and that could net them one of the better signal-callers in this draft class. Justin Herbert from Oregon is a guy who could have went in the first round in 2019, but returned for another season of college football, and currently has the Ducks eyeing down a shot in the College Football Playoff.
Head coach Bruce Arians is a quarterback whisperer, and being drafted by Tampa Bay would be a best-case scenario for Herbert, who is one of the more NFL-ready quarterbacks in this draft class. Herbert has all the talent to be a legitimate franchise guy at the next level, and would have the perfect head coach at his disposal as a rookie.