2020 NFL Draft: 5 Worst picks from the first round
Not every first-round pick in the NFL Draft is a home run and, while these players could pan out, the first reactions to these 2020 selections aren’t favorable.
The 2020 NFL Draft is a much-needed and much-awaited distraction that the entire sports-loving population has been pining for, even if it isn’t the event that was initially planned. There were no boats to escort draftees to the Las Vegas stage, no daps with Commissioner Roger Goodell and no crowd on The Strip.
Instead, we were treated to draft picks at home in DIY draft rooms with their families and Goodell announcing each pick from his basement. With all of the adaptations, the first 32 picks of Day 1 did not disappoint — well, at least not for most fans.
For some, they were left scratching their heads in confusion following their team’s first pick. There are plenty of head-scratching decisions that were made but these were the five worst picks in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Seattle Seahawks: LB Jordyn Brooks, No. 27 overall
Jordyn Brooks was not expected to go in the first round. I had him projected as a prospect who would go in the mid-to-late second round. And the Seattle Seahawks, as they have many times before, reached and selected him with the 27th overall pick.
Seattle had more glaring needs in different areas of their defense that needed to be addressed. Xavier McKinney would have been a great addition to their secondary, which would have made a very good safety duo alongside Quandre Diggs. There were also better linebackers available.
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Patrick Queen would have been a far better pick if they were adamant at getting someone at the position and he was still on the board (he went to Baltimore one pick later at No. 28). Seattle could have also looked to upgrade the offensive line with Georgia right tackle Isaiah Wilson, who was also available (and taken by the Titans at No. 29).
Taking pass-rushers Julian Okwara out of Notre Dame or Yetur Gross-Matos out of Penn State to upgrade the defensive line, in addition to the aforementioned players, would’ve been preferable for the Seahawks. They all make more sense than Brooks at No. 27 and, without question, would’ve presented better value than the Texas Tech product.