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2020 NFL Draft: Ranking the top 5 non-quarterback prospects

By Lucas Schuh

NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 9: Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates his touchdown on a 63-yard pass and run with wide receivers Trejan Bridges #8 and Nick Basquine #83 in the game against the Iowa State Cyclones on November 9, 2019 at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners lead 35-14 at the half. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 9: Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates his touchdown on a 63-yard pass and run with wide receivers Trejan Bridges #8 and Nick Basquine #83 in the game against the Iowa State Cyclones on November 9, 2019 at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners lead 35-14 at the half. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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1. Chase Young, EDGE, Ohio State

In relief of Nick Bosa last season, Chase Young proved he was already one of the best pass-rushers in college football. But thrust into a featured role for the 2019 season, Young has taken his game to another level and looks like perhaps the best overall player in the 2020 NFL Draft class.

Young isn’t a freaky, next-level athlete but that does not mean he’s absent elite physical traits. It’s Young’s skills as a pass-rushing specialist that make him a top-three talent. Young can win in a multitude of different ways, using power, speed and his hands to dominate opposing offensive linemen.

There isn’t a single thing Young can’t do from a pass rush perspective. Young also has terrific balance and is able to push through contact in order to get to the quarterback.

It’s rare to say that a player is guaranteed to be successful in the NFL but Young may be the exception to that rule. His skill set and his very-present athleticism are unmatched in this draft class.

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The only reason that Chase Young won’t end up as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft is that he doesn’t play quarterback. Though he does play a premium position, quarterbacks will always be valued the highest, especially in a class as rich as this one. However, whichever team ends up with Young after the signal-callers are taken will be far from disappointed.

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