2020 NFL Draft/Offseason thread

[ELA]

Pat Friermuth returning.  Bad news for the rest of us, he should be the best TE in the nation next year

[rook119]

Carolina should keep Cam (who's a bargain at $19M - that's not even Sam Bradford money) and draft Tua. There is a good core of vets there, they could turn it around pretty quickly. 

That being said I could see Tua falling as far down as the Patriots. 

[ELA]

Anthony McFarland Jr. going pro

[ELA]

Josh Uche declared

[OrangeAfroMan]

C.J. Henderson, CB, Florida
Declared for the draft, will not play in bowl game
Should be a late 1st rounder

[WhiskeyM]

Purdue DT Lorenzo Neal will be returning.

An injury at the end of the 2018 season sidelined him for the entirety of 2019.  He was projected as a 1st rounder.  Some speculated he was healed this year but chose to sit out to be healthy for the combine.  Either they were wrong, or his draft stock slipped enough to cause him concern.

Either way, Purdue's defense just got a hell of a lot better for 2020.

[847badgerfan]

UW probably has 3 kids who could declare. Maybe a couple more.

Taylor is probably gone, but it's not set in stone yet. He will decide after the bowl game.

Badass and Cephus could also dip their toes in, to see where they stand. I think the former will go, for sure.

Not sure about Van Lanen. There was some talk that he'd take a look at it.

[HawkFrenzy]

Taylor is probably gone, but it's not set in stone yet. He will decide after the bowl game.

Since he made the comment that he does plan to play in the bowl game, something to the idea the team played the season for a bowl and wants to remain part of it, I think he is gone. Just since the bowl game was a question sounds like a hint at his attentions.

For Iowa, we are just waiting for AJE to make it official. The bowl game is the real announcement at this point. I am yet to see a projection where he falls out of the 1st round.

Tristian Wirfs will probably declare. I've seen him everywhere from top 5 to the 20s. Iowa's OL struggles may hurt him unless teams actually notice that the pressure generally came from the middle. 

Alaric Jackson was projected to declare before the season (even had him as probably 1st round material) but with his injury and the afore mentioned OL struggles (even tho not entirely his fault either), I think he comes back unless he gets some sort of outstanding rating. 

Geno Stone is one I think will take a look. Stat wise he didn't  blow up but he seemed to always be around the ball and made plays when IA needed them. 

[OrangeAfroMan]

If Taylor comes back, he'll wind up the all-time leading rusher, and by a lot.

[847badgerfan]

Could hit 8000. That's crazy.

And a lot of miles on those legs...

[HawkFrenzy]

That is why I think he goes. There is nothing he can do to improve his draft stock but another year could hurt it. The lifespan of an RB is pretty small. 

[847badgerfan]

I think he should go. I know he loves college and his astronomy, but he can always go back and finish later.

And, at that point, he'd probably have enough money to BUY the astronomy building.

[ELA]

Every single RB, even if they are going to be a 6th round pick, should go as soon as they can.

[Mdot21]

Michigan OLB/DE Josh Uche declares for the NFL draft. Good move, I think. He's an athletic freak who can really get after the QB.