Zach Metkler’s 2020 NFL Draft Positional Rankings
After much anticipation, the 2020 NFL Draft is finally in sight. After months of thorough film study, I have finally put together my final positional rankings and big board.
This year, due to the unique circumstances surrounding the draft with the ongoing pandemic, I took the chance to put together my most extensive rankings to date. But before continuing on, I urge you to keep something in mind. These rankings are how I personally view the 2020 NFL Draft class. Each ranking that you will find on the internet is different. Every NFL team’s rankings and big board is different.
There is no perfect science to evaluating prospects. Players will be selected earlier and later than expected, especially this year with how little information that has been released because of how teams had to go about their pre-draft processes. That doesn’t make a particular pick or a particular big board right or wrong. Just be patient and see what happens as the summer and season roll along. It is an exciting time for fans and teams, but more importantly the players.
Enjoy the process. And remember: it is okay to be different when it comes to draft opinions.
With that all being said, continue on to my official 2020 NFL Draft positional rankings.
Quarterback
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Joe Burrow |
LSU |
2 |
Justin Herbert |
Oregon |
3 |
Tua Tagovailoa |
Alabama |
4 |
Jordan Love |
Utah State |
5 |
Jalen Hurts |
Oklahoma |
6 |
Jacob Eason |
Washington |
7 |
Jake Fromm |
Georgia |
8 |
Anthony Gordon |
Washington State |
9 |
Nate Stanley |
Iowa |
10 |
James Morgan |
FIU |
11 |
Cole McDonald |
Hawaii |
12 |
Steven Montez |
Colorado |
13 |
Bryce Perkins |
Virginia |
14 |
Jake Luton |
Oregon State |
15 |
Tyler Huntley |
Utah |
16 |
Shea Patterson |
Michigan |
17 |
Brian Lewerke |
Michigan State |
18 |
Josh Love |
San Jose State |
19 |
J’Mar Smith |
Louisiana Tech |
20 |
Kevin Davidson |
Princeton |
21 |
Kelly Bryant |
Missouri |
22 |
Khalil Tate |
Arizona |
23 |
Tommy Stevens |
Mississippi State |
24 |
Mason Fine |
North Texas |
25 |
Roland Rivers III |
Slippery Rock |
26 |
Kurt Rawlings |
Yale |
27 |
Riley Neal |
Vanderbilt |
28 |
Elijah Sindelar |
Purdue |
29 |
Nathan Rourke |
Ohio |
30 |
Blake Barnett |
South Florida |
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Running Back
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
D’Andre Swift |
Georgia |
2 |
J.K. Dobbins |
Ohio State |
3 |
Jonathan Taylor |
Wisconsin |
4 |
Clyde Edwards-Helaire |
LSU |
5 |
Cam Akers |
Florida State |
6 |
Zack Moss |
Utah |
7 |
A.J. Dillon |
Boston College |
8 |
Antonio Gibson |
Memphis |
9 |
Eno Benjamin |
Arizona State |
10 |
Anthony McFarland |
Maryland |
11 |
Darrynton Evans |
Appalachian State |
12 |
Lamichal Perine |
Florida |
13 |
Ke’Shawn Vaughn |
Vanderbilt |
14 |
Joshua Kelley |
UCLA |
15 |
Javon Leake |
Maryland |
16 |
Michael Warren II |
Cincinnati |
17 |
Sewu Olonilua |
TCU |
18 |
DeeJay Dallas |
Miami |
19 |
Patrick Taylor Jr. |
Memphis |
20 |
LeVante Bellamy |
Western Michigan |
21 |
James Robinson |
Illinois State |
22 |
Rico Dowdle |
South Carolina |
23 |
Darius Anderson |
TCU |
24 |
J.J. Taylor |
Arizona |
25 |
JaMycal Hasty |
Baylor |
26 |
Raymond Calais |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
27 |
Scottie Phillips |
Ole Miss |
28 |
Jason Huntley |
New Mexico State |
29 |
Rodney Smith |
Minnesota |
30 |
Jonathan Ward |
Central Michigan |
Wide Receiver
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
CeeDee Lamb |
Oklahoma |
2 |
Jerry Jeudy |
Alabama |
3 |
Henry Ruggs III |
Alabama |
4 |
Justin Jefferson |
LSU |
5 |
Tee Higgins |
Clemson |
6 |
Denzel Mims |
Baylor |
7 |
Michael Pittman Jr. |
USC |
8 |
Jalen Reagor |
TCU |
9 |
Laviska Shenault Jr. |
Colorado |
10 |
Brandon Aiyuk |
Arizona State |
11 |
Chase Claypool |
Notre Dame |
12 |
Van Jefferson |
Florida |
13 |
K.J. Hamler |
Penn State |
14 |
Bryan Edwards |
South Carolina |
15 |
Quartney Davis |
Texas A&M |
16 |
Gabriel Davis |
UCF |
17 |
Tyler Johnson |
Minnesota |
18 |
Donovan Peoples-Jones |
Michigan |
19 |
Antonio Gandy-Golden |
Liberty |
20 |
K.J. Hill |
Ohio State |
21 |
Lynn Bowden Jr. |
Kentucky |
22 |
Devin Duvernay |
Texas |
23 |
Isaiah Hodgins |
Oregon State |
24 |
James Proche |
SMU |
25 |
Quintez Cephus |
Wisconsin |
26 |
Collin Johnson |
Texas |
27 |
Isaiah Coulter |
Rhode Island |
28 |
Darnell Mooney |
Tulane |
29 |
Kalija Lipscomb |
Vanderbilt |
30 |
Joe Reed |
Virginia |
31 |
Jauan Jennings |
Tennessee |
32 |
John Hightower |
Boise State |
33 |
Binjimen Victor |
Ohio State |
34 |
Quez Watkins |
Southern Mississippi |
35 |
Trishton Jackson |
Syracuse |
36 |
Lawrence Cager |
Georgia |
37 |
Freddie Swain |
Florida |
38 |
Austin Mack |
Ohio State |
39 |
Kendall Hinton |
Wake Forest |
40 |
Dezmon Patmon |
Washington State |
Tight End
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Cole Kmet |
Notre Dame |
2 |
Hunter Bryant |
Washington |
3 |
Harrison Bryant |
Florida Atlantic |
4 |
Thaddeus Moss |
LSU |
5 |
Brycen Hopkins |
Purdue |
6 |
Adam Trautman |
Dayton |
7 |
Albert Okwuegbunam |
Missouri |
8 |
Colby Parkinson |
Stanford |
9 |
Devin Asiasi |
UCLA |
10 |
Jared Pinkney |
Vanderbilt |
11 |
Dalton Keene |
Virginia Tech |
12 |
Cheyenne O’Grady |
Arkansas |
13 |
Josiah Deguara |
Cincinnati |
14 |
Stephen Sullivan |
LSU |
15 |
Sean McKeon |
Michigan |
16 |
Jacob Breeland |
Oregon |
17 |
Giovanni Ricci |
Western Michigan |
18 |
Charlie Taumoepeau |
Portland State |
19 |
Mitchell Wilcox |
UCF |
20 |
Charlie Woerner |
Georgia |
21 |
Noah Togiai |
Oregon State |
22 |
Ahmad Wagner |
Kentucky |
23 |
Dominick Wood-Anderson |
Tennessee |
24 |
Kyle Markway |
South Carolina |
25 |
Joey Magnifico |
Memphis |
26 |
Ben Ellefson |
North Dakota State |
27 |
Jack Freudenthal |
Wake Forest |
28 |
Farrod Green |
Mississippi State |
29 |
Parker Houston |
San Diego State |
30 |
Nate Wieting |
Iowa |
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Offensive Tackle
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Jedrick Willis |
Alabama |
2 |
Tristan Wirfs |
Iowa |
3 |
Mekhi Becton |
Louisville |
4 |
Andrew Thomas |
Georgia |
5 |
Josh Jones |
Houston |
6 |
Austin Jackson |
USC |
7 |
Lucas Niang |
TCU |
8 |
Ezra Cleveland |
Boise State |
9 |
Isaiah Wilson |
Georgia |
10 |
Prince Tega Wanogho |
Auburn |
11 |
Robert Hunt |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
12 |
Ben Bartch |
St. John’s |
13 |
Saahdiq Charles |
LSU |
14 |
Matt Peart |
Connecticut |
15 |
Alex Taylor |
South Carolina State |
16 |
Jack Driscoll |
Auburn |
17 |
Charlie Heck |
North Carolina |
18 |
Hakeem Adeniji |
Kansas |
19 |
Yasir Durant |
Missouri |
20 |
Terence Steele |
Texas Tech |
21 |
Colton McKevitz |
West Virginia |
22 |
Trey Adams |
Washington |
23 |
Justin Herron |
Wake Forest |
24 |
Tremayne Anchrum |
Clemson |
25 |
Branden Bowden |
Ohio State |
26 |
Victor Johnson |
Appalachian State |
27 |
Jake Benzinger |
Wake Forest |
28 |
Evin Ksiezarczyk |
Buffalo |
29 |
Jared Hilbers |
Washington |
30 |
Darrin Paulo |
Utah |
Interior Offensive Line
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Cesar Ruiz |
Michigan |
2 |
Lloyd Cushenberry III |
LSU |
3 |
Matt Hennessy |
Temple |
4 |
John Simpson |
Clemson |
5 |
Tyre Phillips |
Mississippi State |
6 |
Tyler Biadasz |
Wisconsin |
7 |
Damien Lewis |
LSU |
8 |
Nick Harris |
Washington |
9 |
Ben Bredeson |
Michigan |
10 |
Netane Muti |
Fresno State |
11 |
Shane Lemieux |
Oregon |
12 |
Keith Ismael |
San Diego State |
13 |
Logan Stenberg |
Kentucky |
14 |
Kevin Dotson |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
15 |
Calvin Throckmorton |
Oregon |
16 |
Solomon Kindley |
Georgia |
17 |
Michael Onwenu |
Michigan |
18 |
Darryl Williams |
Mississippi State |
19 |
Jonah Jackson |
Ohio State |
20 |
Jake Hanson |
Oregon |
21 |
Cameron Clarke |
Charlotte |
22 |
Cohl Cabral |
Arizona State |
23 |
Jon Runyan |
Michigan |
24 |
Kyle Murphy |
Rhode Island |
25 |
Sean Pollard |
Clemson |
26 |
Zach Shackelford |
Texas |
27 |
Simon Stepaniak |
Indiana |
28 |
John Molchon |
Boise State |
29 |
Danny Pinter |
Ball State |
30 |
Kyle Hinton |
Washburn |
Interior Defensive Line
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Derrick Brown |
Auburn |
2 |
Javon Kinlaw |
South Carolina |
3 |
Ross Blacklock |
TCU |
4 |
Jordan Elliott |
Missouri |
5 |
Justin Madubuike |
Texas A&M |
6 |
Neville Gallimore |
Oklahoma |
7 |
Marlon Davidson |
Auburn |
8 |
Raekwon Davis |
Alabama |
9 |
Leki Fotu |
Utah |
10 |
Davon Hamilton |
Ohio State |
11 |
Larrell Murchison |
North Carolina State |
12 |
Rashard Lawrence |
LSU |
13 |
Benito Jones |
Ole Miss |
14 |
Khalil Davis |
Nebraska |
15 |
McTelvin Agim |
Arkansas |
16 |
James Lynch |
Baylor |
17 |
Broderick Washington |
Texas Tech |
18 |
Bravvion Roy |
Baylor |
19 |
Nick Coe |
Auburn |
20 |
Raequan Williams |
Michigan State |
21 |
John Penisini |
Utah |
22 |
Josiah Coatney |
Ole Miss |
23 |
Malcolm Roach |
Texas |
24 |
Robert Windsor |
Penn State |
25 |
Carlos Davis |
Nebraska |
26 |
Darrion Daniels |
Nebraska |
27 |
Tyler Clark |
Georgia |
28 |
Garrett Marino |
UAB |
29 |
Ray Lima |
Iowa State |
30 |
Robert Landers |
Ohio State |
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EDGE
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Chase Young |
Ohio State |
2 |
K’Lavon Chaisson |
LSU |
3 |
Yetur Gross-Matos |
Penn State |
4 |
A.J. Epenesa |
Iowa |
5 |
Zack Baun |
Wisconsin |
6 |
Terrell Lewis |
Alabama |
7 |
Julian Okwara |
Notre Dame |
8 |
Joshua Uche |
Michigan |
9 |
Jabari Zuniga |
Florida |
10 |
Anfernee Jennings |
Alabama |
11 |
Jason Strowbridge |
North Carolina |
12 |
Jonathan Greenard |
Florida |
13 |
Darrell Taylor |
Tennessee |
14 |
Bradlee Anae |
Utah |
15 |
Alex Highsmith |
Charlotte |
16 |
Alton Robinson |
Syracuse |
17 |
Curtis Weaver |
Boise State |
18 |
Khalid Kareem |
Notre Dame |
19 |
Trevis Gipson |
Tulsa |
20 |
Bryce Huff |
Memphis |
21 |
Jonathan Garvin |
Miami |
22 |
Derrek Tuszka |
North Dakota State |
23 |
Kenny Willekes |
Michigan State |
24 |
Oluwole Betiku Jr. |
Illinois |
25 |
Chauncey Rivers |
Mississippi State |
26 |
Tipa Galea’i |
Utah State |
27 |
D.J. Wonnum |
South Carolina |
28 |
Trevon Hill |
Miami |
29 |
Qaadir Sheppard |
Ole Miss |
30 |
Carter Coughlin |
Minnesota |
Linebacker
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Isaiah Simmons |
Clemson |
2 |
Patrick Queen |
LSU |
3 |
Kenneth Murray |
Oklahoma |
4 |
Malik Harrison |
Ohio State |
5 |
Troy Dye |
Oregon |
6 |
Jordyn Brooks |
Texas Tech |
7 |
Logan Wilson |
Wyoming |
8 |
Akeem Davis-Gaither |
Appalachian State |
9 |
Willie Gay Jr. |
Mississippi State |
10 |
Davion Taylor |
Colorado |
11 |
Jacob Phillips |
LSU |
12 |
Justin Strnad |
Wake Forest |
13 |
Evan Weaver |
California |
14 |
Markus Bailey |
Purdue |
15 |
David Woodward |
Utah State |
16 |
Cameron Brown |
Penn State |
17 |
Shaquille Quarterman |
Miami |
18 |
Joe Bachie |
Michigan State |
19 |
Mykal Walker |
Fresno State |
20 |
Clay Johnston |
Baylor |
21 |
Michael Pinckney |
Miami |
22 |
Cale Garrett |
Missouri |
23 |
Shaun Bradley |
Temple |
24 |
Michael Divinity Jr. |
LSU |
25 |
Austin Hall |
Memphis |
26 |
Jordan Mack |
Virginia |
27 |
Kyahva Tezino |
San Diego State |
28 |
Kamal Martin |
Minnesota |
29 |
T.J. Brunson |
South Carolina |
30 |
Casey Toohill |
Stanford |
Cornerback
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Jeff Okudah |
Ohio State |
2 |
C.J. Henderson |
Florida |
3 |
Kristian Fulton |
LSU |
4 |
Jeff Gladney |
TCU |
5 |
Trevon Diggs |
Alabama |
6 |
A.J. Terrell |
Clemson |
7 |
Jaylon Johnson |
Utah |
8 |
Noah Igbinoghene |
Auburn |
9 |
Damon Arnette |
Ohio State |
10 |
Cameron Dantzler |
Mississippi State |
11 |
Bryce Hall |
Virginia |
12 |
Amik Robertson |
Louisiana Tech |
13 |
Troy Pride Jr. |
Notre Dame |
14 |
Darnay Holmes |
UCLA |
15 |
Reggie Robinson II |
Tulsa |
16 |
Josiah Scott |
Michigan State |
17 |
Lavert Hill |
Michigan |
18 |
Javaris Davis |
Auburn |
19 |
John Reid |
Penn State |
20 |
Dane Jackson |
Pittsburgh |
21 |
Lamar Jackson |
Nebraska |
22 |
Javelin Guidry |
Utah |
23 |
Michael Ojemudia |
Iowa |
24 |
Harrison Hand |
Temple |
25 |
Grayland Arnold |
Baylor |
26 |
Essang Bassey |
Wake Forest |
27 |
Stanford Samuels III |
Florida State |
28 |
A.J. Green |
Oklahoma State |
29 |
Kindle Vildor |
Georgia Southern |
30 |
Trajan Brandy |
Miami |
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Safety
Rank |
Name |
School |
1 |
Xavier McKinney |
Alabama |
2 |
Antoine Winfield Jr. |
Minnesota |
3 |
Grant Delpit |
LSU |
4 |
Ashtyn Davis |
California |
5 |
Jeremy Chinn |
Southern Illinois |
6 |
Kyle Dugger |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
7 |
Terrell Burgess |
Utah |
8 |
Kenny Robinson |
XFL/West Virginia |
9 |
Julian Blackmon |
Utah |
10 |
Brandon Jones |
Texas |
11 |
Antoine Brooks Jr. |
Maryland |
12 |
K’Von Wallace |
Clemson |
13 |
J.R. Reed |
Georgia |
14 |
Geno Stone |
Iowa |
15 |
L’Jarius Sneed |
Louisiana Tech |
16 |
Tanner Muse |
Clemson |
17 |
Alohi Gilman |
Notre Dame |
18 |
Josh Metellus |
Michigan |
19 |
Daniel Thomas |
Auburn |
20 |
Jaylinn Hawkins |
California |
21 |
Jared Mayden |
Alabama |
22 |
Jalen Elliott |
Notre Dame |
23 |
Jordan Fuller |
Ohio State |
24 |
Brian Cole II |
Mississippi State |
25 |
Myles Dorn |
North Carolina |
26 |
David Dowell |
Michigan State |
27 |
Khaleke Hudson |
Michigan |
28 |
Kamren Curl |
Arkansas |
29 |
Rodney Clemons |
SMU |
30 |
Shyheim Carter |
Alabama |
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