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2020 NFL mock draft: Cincinnati Bengals replace Andy Dalton with Joe Burrow

By Brad Weiss

Joe Burrow, LSU Tigers. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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FORT WORTH, TX – OCTOBER 20: TCU Horned Frogs wide receiver Jalen Reagor (1) celebrates a 33 yard touchdown reception during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and TCU Horned Frogs on October 20, 2018 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, TX. (Photo by Andrew Dieb/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX – OCTOBER 20: TCU Horned Frogs wide receiver Jalen Reagor (1) celebrates a 33 yard touchdown reception during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and TCU Horned Frogs on October 20, 2018 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, TX. (Photo by Andrew Dieb/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

27. player. 49. . Wide Receiver. Green Bay Packers. Jalen Reagor

The Green Bay Packers have the talent on both sides of the ball to make a deep run in the playoffs this season, especially with how well Aaron Rodgers is playing with few weapons in the passing game. It seems like every week someone steps up for Green Bay on the offensive side of the ball, but it would be wise for the team to spend their first-round pick in 2020 on a wide receiver.

Davante Adams is a tremendous talent, but he needs more help on the outside, and a gamebreaker like Jalen Reagor could be the perfect compliment to him moving forward. Reagor has incredible speed, can beat anybody deep, and on Green Bay, you have to think he would slide right in as the WR2 behind Adams as a rookie.

If Rodgers continues to play at this level, it is going to be very hard to beat Green Bay in January, especially with the team adding a defense this past offseason. They spent money on that side of the ball to build it up in 2019, and with their late first-round pick in 2020, they should focus on keeping their franchise quarterback happy.

15. . Tight End. New Orleans Saints. Albert Okwuegbunam. 28. player

The New Orleans Saints are once again one of the better teams in the NFC, and they have the talent on both sides of the ball to possibly give Drew Brees his second Super Bowl ring. While Brees has been solid this season, he has shown his age at times, and you have to think Father Time is starting to catch up with him.

Looking at this roster, especially on offense, there is a lot to like, as they have an elite running back in Alvin Kamara, and arguably the best wide receiver in football in Michael Thomas. One thing that is lacking for this side of the ball is a young tight end, and of all the tight ends in college football, Albert Okwuegbunam could be the only one to slide into the first round next April.

Okwuegbunam is that rare blend of both speed and power, as he has the ability to get it done in the passing game, as well as block downfield in the run game. Overall, he grades out as a late first rounder, or early second, and for Brees, he could be a nice successor to Jared Cook at the tight end position moving forward.

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