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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