2020 NFL mock draft: Raiders add elite talent at wide receiver

CeeDee Lamb (#2) tries to get the crowd fired up during the Big 12 championship (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images).
CeeDee Lamb (#2) tries to get the crowd fired up during the Big 12 championship (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images). /
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player. 60. . Offensive Tackle. Minnesota Vikings. Josh Jones. 25

The Minnesota Vikings made it all the way to the Divisional Round this past year,  thanks to a stunning victory over the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card Round. Looking ahead, there is a lot to like about this Vikings team, but they still have a lot of work to do along the offensive line this offseason.

Quarterback Kirk Cousins was paid a lot of money to get this team to the top of the NFC, but he will never be able to do that unless they get some more talent in front of him. Josh Jones from Houston dominated the Senior Bowl, and played himself into  the conversation of being a first round talent.

With how good running back Dalvin Cook is,  the Vikings have the weapons on offense to be elite in 2020, but they have to get better up front. Jones would be a perfect addition to that group, and adding another piece or two to that offensive line would give Cousins and Cook the blocking they need to get back to the top of the NFC North.

Miami Dolphins. A.J. Epenesa. 26. player. 59. . Edge

With their third and final selection in the first round of the draft, the Miami Dolphins select another solid defensive talent for head coach Brian Flores. Remember, Flores is a defensive genius, and with Epenesa and Javon Kinlaw added to this defensive line in this mock, the Dolphins front could be scary in 2020.

Epenesa is widely regarded as one of the premier edge rushers in this draft class, and there is a good chance he could be gone by the time the Dolphins pick at No. 26 overall. He is an incredibly gifted athlete who has that uncanny ability to get after the quarterback, and the Dolphins need all the help they can get in that department.

Truth be told, the Dolphins actually were surprisingly better than expected this past season, and that says a lot about how hard they played for Flores, who was a first-year head coach. Adding elite talent this offseason will do wonders for this team, and the AFC East could be wide open in 2020 if Tom Brady is gone.