Our 2020 NFL Rankings, the annual list of ESPN’s top 100 players for the upcoming season, has just been released. As a contribution-based roster for the 2020 season only, it likely did not feature any rookies. But that doesn’t mean the freshmen couldn’t be considered the top 100 players by the end of the season.
In fact, five picks in the 2019 Draft made it to this year’s roster after just one season with the pros. Nick Bosa led the field at No.15, followed by Kyler Murray (No.47), Josh Jacobs (No.88), Josh Allen (No.91) and AJ Brown (No.97). Brown wasn’t even a day one selection, but his 1,051-yard, eight-touchdown season convinced voters on the list that he deserved to be there as 2020 approaches. The latest rookie to succeed before to play a cinch in the NFL? Saquon Barkley in 2018 at No.87 (he ranked No.12 in 2019 and No.16 this year).
So could 2020 NFL Draft picks be on the roster a year from now? Are we going to go back to our top 100 and regret not including a particular rookie? I ranked the top 10 years that have the best chances – taking into account talent, opportunity, position and more – to be on the 2021 NFL Ranking List as one of the best players in the league. from the start. And filling out number 1 on the list was too easy.
Find out more:
2020 NFL Ranking | Snubs, surprises, more
Young was the second overall pick in April for a reason. The most important thing for top runners is to get to the quarterback, and he did it at Ohio State at an incredible rate. In his last two college seasons, Young recorded 26.0 sacks, 16 rushing QBs, 35.5 loss tackles and seven forced fumbles – and he missed two games. He’s a long-lasting athlete with explosive speed and elite takeoff quickness. As a rookie, he will already threaten his opponents with his speed, flexibility and power. Edge rushers need all three to make offensive tackles vulnerable, and he does.
The scariest thing for opponents? Young will continue to develop. It’s going to be even better and more refined in two or three years. But from the start, Young is a plug-and-play disruptor for Washington. And with Montez Sweat (7.0 sacks as a rookie) in front of him, there’s an argument to be made that these two make up the best peak duo in the NFL. Both are more than capable of dropping double-digit bags in 2020.
.
