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2020 NFL mock draft: Tua Tagovailoa falls in the first round

By Brad Weiss

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - NOVEMBER 9: Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide is helped off the field after being injured on a play in the first half of a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
FAYETTEVILLE, AR - NOVEMBER 9: Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide is helped off the field after being injured on a play in the first half of a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA AUGUST 31: Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy (4) runs with the ball after a reception 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)
ATLANTA, GA AUGUST 31: Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy (4) runs with the ball after a reception 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) /

. Wide Receiver. New York Jets. Jerry Jeudy. 5. player. 30

The New York Jets are winners of two straight games, as they have recently beaten fellow Metlife occupant New York Giants, and the lowly Washington Redskins. In all, this has been a very disappointing season for the Jets, as they had to deal with Sam Darnold getting Mono, and the beginning of the season being an absolute nightmare.

Still, they have a chance to build on some of their victories, and on Sunday, they will play host to the red-hot Oakland Raiders in a game that will really show where this team stands. In recent weeks, Darnold has looked like the player who was one of the highest-rated passers in football towards the end of last season, and with their first round pick in 2020, they should look to give him more weapons.

In the 2020 NFL Draft class, the most elite wide receiver prospect is Jerry Jeudy from Alabama, who would be a perfect fit for this Jets offense. They already have their quarterback, and an elite running back in Le’Veon Bell, so adding Jeudy to a passing attack that would include guys like Robby Anderson and the emerging tight end Ryan Griffin would give Darnold the weapons he needs to continue his growth.

Quarterback. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tua Tagovailoa. 6. player. 48.

Though he is no longer a top-3 pick, the fall for Tua Tagovailoa does not go all the way out of the first round, as some other outlets are predicting. In fact, based on the fact he had a successful surgery, it will be up to Tagovailoa to show scouts he is still a top talent in this draft class, as he went into this season as the No. 1 prospect in all of college football.

His injury on Saturday against Mississippi State was devastating, and when it happened, the fear was that he would have the same issues with his hips that Bo Jackson did after his injury. The doctors have said that will not be the case, so while the injury certainly hurts his draft stock, it does not cause him to fall out of the first round just yet.

Tua has had issues with injuries throughout his college career, including ones to his ankles, and now his hip. Still, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers need a new franchise quarterback, and if he can fall to them at No. 6, head coach Bruce Arians would have a perfect young signal-caller to mold into the guy who will lead this franchise for the foreseeable future.

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