By Mike Detillier / Sports Correspondent
The NFL draft is right around the corner in April and there will be some slight adjustments along the way, but below are my Top 45 players for the 2020 NFL draft as of today.
It’s not in the order in which I think they will get selected in April, but it’s my top-graded 45 players.
1. Chase Young, Defensive End, Ohio State
2. Joe Burrow, Quarterback, LSU (Burrow will be the first overall pick in the draft)
3. Jeffrey Okudah, Cornerback, Ohio State
4. Tua Tagovailoa, Quarterback, Alabama
5. Isaiah Simmons, Outside Linebacker, Clemson
6. Justin Herbert, Quarterback, Oregon
7. Derrick Brown, Defensive Tackle, Auburn
8. Mekhi Becton, Offensive Tackle, Louisville
9. Javon Kinlaw, Defensive Tackle, South Carolina
10. CeeDee Lamb, Wide Receiver, Oklahoma
11. Jerry Jeudy, Wide Receiver, Alabama
12. Andrew Thomas, Offensive Tackle, Georgia
13. Jedrick Wills, Offensive Tackle, Alabama
14. A.J. Epenesa, Defensive End, Iowa
15. Tristan Wirfs, Offensive Tackle, Iowa
16. Henry Ruggs III, Wide Receiver, Alabama
17. Grant Delpit, Safety, LSU
18. Xavier McKinney, Safety, Alabama
19. D’Andre Swift, Running Back, Georgia
20. K’Lavon Chaisson, Outside Linebacker, LSU
21. Yetur Gross-Matos, Defensive End, Penn State
22. Kristian Fulton, Cornerback, LSU
23. Kenneth Murray, Linebacker, Oklahoma
24. Trevon Diggs, Cornerback, Alabama
25. Tee Higgins, Wide Receiver, Clemson
26. Jordan Love, Quarterback, Utah State
27. Austin Jackson, Offensive Tackle, USC
28. Josh Jones, Offensive Tackle, Houston
29. Justin Jefferson, Wide Receiver, LSU
30. Laviska Shenault, Wide Receiver, Colorado
31. C.J. Henderson, Cornerback, Florida
32. Justin Madubuike, Defensive Tackle, Texas A&M
33. Zack Baun, Outside Linebacker, Wisconsin
34. Brandon Aiyuk, Wide Receiver, Arizona State
35. J.K. Dobbins, Running Back, Ohio State
36. Jalen Reagor, Wide Receiver, TCU
37. Jaylon Johnson, Cornerback, Utah
38. A.J. Terrell, Cornerback, Clemson
39. Isaiah Wilson, Offensive Tackle, Georgia
40. Michael Pittman Jr., Wide Receiver, USC
41. Cole Kmet, Tight End, Notre Dame
42. Terrell Lewis, Outside Linebacker, Alabama
43. Neville Gallimore, Defensive Tackle, Oklahoma
44. Lucas Niang, Offensive Tackle, TCU
45. Jeff Gladney, Cornerback, TCU
-- NFL analyst Mike Detillier is based in Raceland.
