2020 NFL Draft: 10 Prospects being valued way too high
By Samuel Teets
5. Yetur Gross-Matos, EDGE, Penn State
The fact that Yetur Gross-Matos could get picked by the Seattle Seahawks is enough to scare me. Seattle took TCU’s L.J. Collier in the first round last year. Collier only recorded three tackles and never sniffed the quarterback during his limited playing time. Gross-Matos could become the next disappointing pass rusher to rise into the first round.
Several mocks already place the Penn State edge rusher toward the bottom of the first round. With very few edge rushers standing out this season, he could conceivably move toward the middle of the first round. Similar to Chaisson’s case, I don’t believe Gross-Matos deserves a first-round selection.
Gross-Matos possesses excellent physical traits, you’ve probably noticed most players in this article do, but he lacks refinement. Too often, NFL teams believe they can mold raw players into great starters. However, teams come up short on their ambitious projects frequently. In a sketchy year for pass rushers, I’d avoid Gross-Matos until the middle of the second round.
4. Terrell Lewis, EDGE, Alabama
Most mock drafts place Terrell Lewis somewhere between the bottom of the first round and the early second round. That’s a lot of draft capital to invest in an injury-prone linebacker.
Lewis missed all but four games in 2017, and injuries robbed him of the 2018 season. That leaves him with some limited tape from 2016, the four games in 2017, and ten of Alabama’s 13 games in 2019. Injuries represent a considerable concern, especially if a team considers using a first-round pick on Lewis.
Similar to the other edge rushers on this list, Lewis possesses all of the physical traits of a high draft pick. Physical characteristics are not enough. He’s not even a fully-developed college pass rusher. There’s no reason to assume he can come in and start in the NFL as a rookie.