2020 NFL mock draft: Justin Herbert lands with the Chargers
By Brad Weiss
52. . Defensive Tackle. Jacksonville Jaguars. Derrick Brown. 9. player
If there is one team that is going to look a lot different next season it is the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have been shedding veteran talent, including some of their better defensive players. Guys like Jalen Ramsey, A.J. Bouye, and Calais Campbell are gone from the team who took the field in Week 1 last season, and they will all have to be replaced heading into 2020.
Looking at the loss of Campbell, the Jaguars have a lot of work to do up front along the defensive line, and they get the best defensive tackle in the draft class here. Derrick Brown from Auburn did not have the best combine, but he is an absolute freak of nature, and is strong against both the run, and the pass.
Due to the fact they traded away Ramsey during the 2019 NFL season, they will pick again in Round 1, so adding two first rounders should help with the losses they incurred so far in 2020. The AFC South is going to be an interesting division to watch next season, and a full season of quarterback Gardner Minshew is on the menu in Jacksonville.
Offensive Tackle. Cleveland Browns. Mekhi Becton. 10. player. 53.
The Cleveland Browns were major players once again in free agency this season, as they look to rebound from an extremely disappointing 2019 campaign. The Browns went into last season with a ton of expectations, but the season spiraled downward at an incredible pace, and they once again finished outside of the playoffs.
Heading into 2020, they have a brand new head coach in Kevin Stefanski, who is replacing Freddie Kitchens, who got one year at the helm. The hope is that Stefanski can provide some stability at the head coach spot, but the real hope is that Baker Mayfield can return to the form he showed as a rookie in 2018.
To help Mayfield, the Browns have bolstered the offensive line this offseason, and they should look to add to it even more at pick No. 10. Mekhi Becton is an absolute freak of nature in terms of his athletic ability for a man his size, and for the Browns, he would team with newly-acquired Jack Conklin to give the team a dominant duo at tackle.