2020 NFL Draft: 32-pick Round 1 mock with 49ers selecting twice
By Peter Panacy
The 2020 NFL Draft is just around the corner, and Niner Noise mocks out Round 1 for all 32 picks with the San Francisco 49ers now selecting twice.
There’s no way around it, the 2020 NFL Draft is going to be a lot different this year than it has in many seasons past.
Instead of being held in front of a big stage amid thousands of raucous fans in Las Vegas, the 2020 draft will be something viewed solely on television and on live stream to avoid the necessary concerns about COVID-19.
Either way, this year’s NFL Draft figures to monumental for more than a handful of teams across the league.
For the San Francisco 49ers, general manager John Lynch is now armed with two first-round selections (Nos. 13 and 31) after trading away 2018 Pro Bowl defensive tackle to the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts get a player who is surely much better now than any prospect they could have selected at No. 13, so the trade makes sense from their vantage point.
And for the Niners, moving Buckner freed up a lot of salary cap space and also gave Lynch some much-needed draft capital, which is essential because he currently isn’t slated to pick again after Round 1 until the fifth round.
Other teams, such as the Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins, are going to be on the hunt for a quarterback.
In any NFL Draft, that particular need often shakes up things to the core.
To better understand the 49ers’ actions in the NFL Draft, it’s important to look at what the rest of the league could do. So, with the draft merely weeks away, Niner Noise dishes out a full Round 1 mock for all 32 picks.
The Bengals are officially on the clock.