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2020 NFL Draft: Roberts’ preseason mock draft

By Ryan Roberts

EUGENE, OR - NOVEMBER 18: Quarterback Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks passes the ball as defensive end Jack Banda #92 of the Arizona Wildcats applies pressure during the second half of the game at Autzen Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Eugene, Oregon. The Ducks won the game 48-28. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR - NOVEMBER 18: Quarterback Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks passes the ball as defensive end Jack Banda #92 of the Arizona Wildcats applies pressure during the second half of the game at Autzen Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Eugene, Oregon. The Ducks won the game 48-28. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 30: Javelin K. Guidry #28 and Leki Fotu #99 of the Utah Utes celebrate after Guidry intercepted a pass against the Washington Huskies during the Pac 12 Championship game at Levi’s Stadium on November 30, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 30: Javelin K. Guidry #28 and Leki Fotu #99 of the Utah Utes celebrate after Guidry intercepted a pass against the Washington Huskies during the Pac 12 Championship game at Levi’s Stadium on November 30, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

. DT. Utah. Leki Fotu. 21. player. 60

What’s a Leki Fotu you ask? The answer is one of the most physically gifted defensive linemen in the 2020 NFL Draft class. Standing at an absurd 6-5 and 330 pounds, Fotu possesses one of the most explosive first steps you will find.

These types of movement skills are not a regular thing for men this size. The Vikings aren’t in dire straits at the interior defensive line position with Linval Joseph occupying one of the spots. Outside of Joseph though, players like Shamar Stephen, Jaleel Johnson and Jalyn Holmes don’t breed too much confidence.

That’s where Fotu fits in. He would immediately add size and athleticism to the unbelievable power profile of a player like Joseph. Together, we could be creating one of the better interior duos in the NFL.

WR. Alabama. Henry Ruggs III. 22. player. 55.

It won’t take the Pittsburgh Steelers long to see how the absence of a player like Antonio Brown can limit their offense as a whole, specifically his ability to threaten multiple areas of the field. The Steelers do have a young superstar in place with wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. He does his best work in the short-intermediate levels of the field where his body control and physicality give opposing defenses constant headaches.

What’s missing right now is a player who is able to threaten vertically on a consistent level. That ability could go along way for the overall success of the team’s other playmakers such as Smith-Schuster and James Conner.

You won’t find any faster than Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III. Currently stuck as the second fiddle to Biletnikoff Award winner Jerry Jeudy, there are some alpha traits in Ruggs’ game that are just waiting to come out.

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