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2020 NFL Mock Draft: Tua declares, then heads to South Beach

By Brad Weiss

Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama Crimson Tide. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama Crimson Tide. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /
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FAYETTEVILLE, AR – NOVEMBER 9: Henry Ruggs III #11 of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks to block during a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Starkville, Mississippi. The Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs 38-7. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
FAYETTEVILLE, AR – NOVEMBER 9: Henry Ruggs III #11 of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks to block during a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Starkville, Mississippi. The Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs 38-7. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Wide Receiver. Dallas Cowboys. Henry Ruggs III. 17. player. 123.

The Dallas Cowboys had a golden opportunity to win the NFC East this season, before losing in Week 16 to the Philadelphia Eagles, and then watching the Eagles win in Week 17 to lock up the division. It was a season that cost head coach Jason Garrett his job, as the team moved on from him this past week.

In his place, the Cowboys brought in former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, who should be the right fit, especially on the offensive side of the ball. The Cowboys have a solid young quarterback in Dak Prescott, but there are a lot of question marks on that side of the ball, including whether or not Amari Cooper will be back in 2020.

If Cooper is not back with the team in 2020, the Cowboys could look to another member of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, bringing in Henry Ruggs III. Ruggs is lightning quick, can make people miss with ease, and would be a nice target for Prescott in the passing game, as they look to get back to the top of the NFC East next season.

Linebacker. Miami Dolphins. Kenneth Murray. 18. player. 59.

The Miami Dolphins finished the 2019 NFL season on a high note, as they went into New England and beat their head coach’s former team, the Patriots. All season long this team played hard against tough odds, as the organization traded away a lot of their star power for draft picks in 2020 and 2021.

With the No. 18 overall pick in 2020, the pick they recieved from the Pittsburgh Steelers for cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick, the Dolphins should address that side of the ball. Bringing in the best pure linebacker in this draft class is a great way to bolster the defense, as Kenneth Murray is going to be a tackling machine at the NFL level.

Murray can play on the outside, or inside for the Dolphins, and would be a nice addition to a unit that played really tough down the stretch. The Las Vegas Raiders would love for Murray to fall to them at No. 19, but his brand of football mirrors that of the Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, so he may be gone by then.

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