2020 NFL Draft: Lions ‘In Play’ to Grab QB at No. 3?

Tua Tagovailoa
Oct 20, 2018; Knoxville, TN, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) drops back to throw a pass in a game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports

The 2020 NFL Draft is approaching rapidly. With the Senior Bowl transpiring this week in Mobile, Alabama and the NFL Combine just a few weeks away, NFL teams will be posturing and posing as they jockey for position for the first round of the draft on April 23 in Las Vegas.

The Cincinnati Bengals are selecting first and are expected to choose LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, the Heisman Trophy winner. At No. 2, the Washington Redskins are almost a lock to take Ohio State edge rusher Chase Young.

No. 3 overall belongs to the Detroit Lions, who could go a number of ways with the pick. They could trade it for a bounty of players/picksto a team seeking a QB, or stay in place and grab a quarterback themselves.

Veteran NFL reporter Omar Kelly believes Detroit could be looking to replace Matthew Stafford sooner rather than later. Stafford missed the final eight games of the 2019 season with a back injury and there is speculation that he may never re-gain his pre-injury form.

Should a quarterback be taken at No. 3, the Giants’ options could be altered along with it. A rush on quarterbacks will make their pick at No. 4 more valuable. Should they not get an offer they can’t refuse and stay in place, they could be looking at several stud players at some key need positions.

Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, Georgia OT Andrew Thomas, Auburn DT Derrick Brown, Clemson LB Isaiah Simmons, Ohio State CB Jeffrey Okudah and Iowa DE A.J. Epenesa are some of the names they will be looking at.