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2020 NFL Draft: 5 teams who could trade for 49ers first-round pick

By Peter Panacy

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: (L-R) Mitchell Trubisky of North Carolina poses with Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell after being picked #2 overall by the Chicago Bears (from 49ers) during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: (L-R) Mitchell Trubisky of North Carolina poses with Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell after being picked #2 overall by the Chicago Bears (from 49ers) during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /
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Jacoby Brissett #7 of the Indianapolis Colts (Photo by Harry Aaron/Getty Images)
Jacoby Brissett #7 of the Indianapolis Colts (Photo by Harry Aaron/Getty Images) /

No. 4: Indianapolis Colts

Unlike the Bengals, the Indianapolis Colts have a worthwhile stockpile of picks in this year’s NFL Draft, including two in Round 2, two in Round 6 and their own in each of the other rounds.

There’s a good deal of rumors swirling around the future of Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett this offseason, and it wouldn’t be a total shocker to see Indianapolis use it’s first draft pick, No. 13 overall, on a quarterback to eventually replace him.

Brissett is, after all, entering a contract year in 2020.

While the Colts don’t have anywhere near the offseason needs Cincinnati has, there is some significant room for improvement. Veteran wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is getting up there in age, and the Colts could be looking for a complementary pass catcher anyway. Indianapolis’ secondary isn’t quite where it needs to be, and the need for additional pass-rushers is also a good way to go.

The 2020 draft class is deep at wide receiver and cornerback, not so much in the pass-rush department.

Yet Indy owns the No. 34 overall pick in the draft from the Washington Redskins, and the Colts could also be looking to jump over teams like the Bengals or Chiefs if there’s a sense either one of those squads is looking at a player the Colts want.

And Indianapolis has plenty of mid-round selections to make it happen.