With the 2020 NFL Draft upon us, we at PFF have pulled together all of our prospect rankings, mock drafts, draft class features, player features, data studies, college-to-pro projections, NFL team features, video profiles and more to provide easy access to all of the content in one place!
[Editor’s note: Check out PFF’s 2020 Mock Draft Hub, NFL Draft Big Board and NFL Mock Draft Simulator. PFF Elite subscribers can also download the 1,250-page 2020 NFL Draft Guide.]
PFF’s 2020 NFL Draft Big Board
PFF’s Big Board for the 2020 NFL Draft offers three-year player grades, combine measurables, position rankings and in-depth player analysis for all of the top draft prospects. Age, height, weight, and 40 times are also included.
- Quarterback rankings
- Running back rankings
- Wide receiver rankings
- Tight end rankings
- Offensive tackle rankings
- Interior offensive line rankings
- Interior defensive line rankings
- Edge defender rankings
- Linebacker rankings
- Safety rankings
- Cornerback rankings
PFF's up-to-the-minute 2020 NFL Draft Analysis
- PFF's live analysis of the 2020 NFL Draft
- Ranking the 100 best available 2020 NFL Draft prospects
- Ideal targets for all 32 NFL teams on Day 3 of the 2020 NFL Draft
- PFF's favorite picks from Day 2 of the 2020 NFL Draft
- Winners and losers from Day 2 of the 2020 NFL Draft
- Quick reaction to all Day 1 trades
- Adding CeeDee Lamb gives the Dallas Cowboys offense a chance to be something special
- Can the Los Angeles Chargers unlock the NFL quarterback within Justin Herbert?
- Is Derrick Brown worth a top-10 pick?
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire projects as a good player and bad value for the Chiefs
- Picking Jerry Jeudy was the best thing the Broncos could have done for Drew Lock's development
- Opportunity Scores: Quantifying the landing spots for 2020 first-round picks
- PFF's favorite and least-favorite picks from the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft
- Winners and losers from Round 1 of the 2020 NFL Draft
- Ideal targets for all 32 NFL teams on Day 2 of the 2020 NFL Draft
PFF’s Mock Drafts (listed by the most recent)
A hub for PFF’s 2020 NFL Mock Drafts that include analysis of individual draft prospects entering the 2020 NFL Draft, trade scenarios and NFL team needs.
- Mike Renner's Final 2020 NFL Mock Draft: Chargers trade up for their QB, Saints land one of the best playmakers in the class
- Cris Collinsworth's 2020 Mock Draft: Cincinnati Bengals take Joe Burrow, Buccaneers select Jerry Jeudy to pair with Tom Brady
- Three-round PFF Analyst Mock Draft: Tua Tagovailoa goes No. 2 overall to Washington, Chargers snag Jordan Love in Round 3
- Steve Palazzolo's Final 2020 NFL Mock Draft: Jaguars pick Justin Herbert at No. 20
- Three-Round Mock Draft: Colts take Jalen Hurts, Eagles pick Jacob Eason on Day 2
- The PFF NFL Podcast Mock Draft 1.0
- Steve Palazzolo’s NFL Mock Draft: Giants land Chase Young, Dolphins trade up for Tua Tagovailoa
- The PFF Analytics Mock Draft 2.0
- Post-Free Agency Mock Draft: Chargers address quarterback concerns, select Justin Herbert
- PFF GM Mock Draft: Patriots select potential replacement for Tom Brady at No. 23
- The PFF Analytics Mock Draft 1.0
- PFF 2020 Post-Combine Mock Draft: Redskins go with Tua Tagovailoa
- 2020 NFL Mock Draft: Jerry Jeudy lands with New York, CeeDee Lamb rejoins Kyler Murray in Arizona
- PFF 2020 NFL Two-Round Mock Draft: Dolphins trade up to take Tua Tagovailoa
Draft Class Features (listed by position group)
Our senior analysts have also worked on pieces that either looked at the draft class as a whole or examined a certain position group. Here, you’ll find articles like Mike Renner’s 10 biggest draft sleepers, Steve Palazzolo’s narrative busters, Ben Linsey’s first-round luxury picks and the senior team’s “my guys” piece.
Misc.
- Props to consider on Day 2 of the draft
- Ranking the bust potential for rumored top-10 picks
- Bold predictions for the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft
- The top Day 2 and Day 3 budget prospects
- Identifying five low-risk, high-reward draft prospects
- PFF’s list of “my guys” ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft
- 40 biggest questions heading into the 2020 NFL Draft
- Buy or Sell: Risers and Fallers in the 2020 NFL Draft
- 10 biggest sleepers in the 2020 NFL draft class
- 2020 NFL Draft narrative busters
- 10 prospects who won’t get picked high enough
- Buy or sell on the non-FBS prospects
- PFF’s All “Upside” Team
- PFF’s All Trump Card Team
- PFF’s All-Small School Team
- PFF’s High-Floor/Low-Ceiling Team
- Prospects PFF doesn’t like as much as other scouts and media
- Prospects PFF likes more than other scouts and media
- Don’t let injuries scare you away from these 2020 NFL Draft prospects
- Intriguing first-round luxury picks of the 2020 NFL Draft
- Investigating learning curves from college football to the NFL
- Perfect prospect-team pairings for the 2020 NFL Draft
- The most important numbers for the 2020 NFL Draft class
- Ranking 2020 NFL draft sleepers: 12 prospects we like more than most
QB
- The high-end and low-end potential for the later-round quarterbacks
- The biggest question surrounding each first-round quarterback prospect
- Using text analytics on scouting reports to evaluate the 2020 quarterback class
- Models for the top QBs in the 2020 NFL Draft
- 2020 NFL Draft Superlatives: Quarterbacks
- Biggest pro and con for every top quarterback prospect
- Player comps for PFF’s top quarterbacks
RB
- 2020 NFL Draft Superlatives: Running Backs
- Player comps for PFF’s top running backs
- Closest statistical comps for 2020 running back prospects
WR/TE
- Closest statistical comps for 2020 wide receiver prospects
- 2020 NFL Draft: Using text analytics to evaluate the 2020 wide receiver class
- 2020 NFL Draft Superlatives: Tight End
- 2020 NFL Draft Superlatives: Wide Receivers
- Biggest pro and con for every top wide receiver prospect
- Landing spots for PFF’s top 15 WR prospects
- Player comps for PFF’s top wide receivers and tight ends
- Breaking down the talented second tier of wide receivers in the 2020 NFL Draft class
- Building an NFL receiving corps with 2020 NFL Draft class’ top prospects
- Jerry Jeudy vs. CeeDee Lamb: Who’s the real WR1?
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- Using text analytics to evaluate the 2020 offensive tackle class
- 2020 NFL Draft Superlatives: Offensive Line
- The 2020 NFL Draft’s offensive tackle class can help bridge the athletic gap with edge defenders
- The top tackle-guard converts in the 2020 NFL draft class
- Biggest pro and con for every top offensive lineman prospect
DL
- Using text analytics to evaluate the 2020 interior defensive line class
- Biggest pro and con for the top defensive linemen
- 2020 NFL Draft Superlatives: Edge Defenders
- 2020 NFL Draft Superlatives: Interior Defenders
- Perfect landing spots for the top 10 edge defenders
- Breaking down the 2020 defensive tackle class by technique
LB
- 2020 NFL Draft Superlatives: Linebackers
- Using text analytics to evaluate the 2020 off-ball linebacker class
DB
- 2020 NFL Draft Superlatives: Cornerbacks
- 2020 NFL Draft Superlatives: Safeties
- Using text analytics to evaluate the 2020 cornerback class
- Biggest pro and con for every top defensive back prospect
- Top 10 cornerbacks by coverage situation
- Best scheme fits for top cornerback prospects in the 2020 NFL draft class
- What you need to know about PFF’s top 10 cornerbacks in the 2020 NFL Draft
Player features (listed alphabetically by player name)
Our senior analysts have looked at a number of different players through the PFF lens. Here, you’ll find in-depth articles that look at the prospects’ potential, scheme fit, college production and more.
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- Zack Baun, Josh Uche and the value of positional versatility
- Why PFF has Louisville’s Mekhi Becton as OT5 in the 2020 NFL Draft
- Derrick Brown’s red flags are hard to ignore
- Joe Burrow is the best prospect in the 2020 NFL Draft
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- Why LSU’s Kristian Fulton is PFF’s CB2 in the 2020 NFL Draft
- The two versions of Jake Fromm — a career split in two
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- TCU’s Jeff Gladney is an underrated cornerback prospect, top-40 player in the class
- Why PFF has Penn State’s Yetur Gross-Matos as a Day 2 prospect
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- Penn State WR K.J. Hamler is the biggest wild card of the draft
- C.J. Henderson has elite man coverage skills that teams won’t want to pass on in the 2020 NFL Draft
- Justin Herbert has field-flipping arm strength but needs the right system
- Let someone else take the risk on Justin Herbert
- Ohio State WR K.J. Hill has an NFL-ready skill set in the slot
- Utah's Tyler Huntley could be this draft’s Gardner Minshew
- Comparing Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts to the other second-tier quarterbacks
- Can the Los Angeles Chargers unlock the NFL quarterback within Justin Herbert?
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- Why LSU’s Justin Jefferson may be the best slot receiver in the class
- How Utah cornerback Jaylon Johnson became a top-25 prospect
- Jerry Jeudy vs. CeeDee Lamb: Who will be harder to defend in the NFL?
- Why Tyler Johnson could end up the biggest steal in the 2020 NFL Draft
- Picking Jerry Jeudy was the best thing the Broncos could have done for Drew Lock's development
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- Jordan Love’s volatile playstyle makes him a risky proposition in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft
- Jerry Jeudy vs. CeeDee Lamb: Who will be harder to defend in the NFL?
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- Denzel Mims continues to climb draft boards, but he’s more than just a workout riser
- Denzel Mims’ rise up draft boards is for real
- Forget the 40-yard dash time, Zack Moss excels at the things that matter for a running back
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- Assessing Jalen Reagor’s draft position
- LA Tech’s Amik Robertson is one of the draft’s biggest sleepers
- Henry Ruggs III is worth an early first-round pick
- The upside and downside of Alabama WR Henry Ruggs III
- The missing piece in the Henry Ruggs III trade discussion
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- Isaiah Simmons needs to be used like Jamal Adams and Derwin James
- Draft prop analysis for Clemson LB Isaiah Simmons
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- Examining Tua Tagovailoa’s top-end potential
- Why the New England Patriots should risk it all and move up for Tua Tagovailoa
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- K’Von Wallace has everything you want in a slot cornerback
- How Antoine Winfield Jr. overcame two medical redshirts to become one of the best safeties in the class
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PFF Data Studies
PFF’s R&D department was also able to contribute to PFF’s draft coverage by producing numbers-based analysis on mock drafts and draft prospects. Timo Riske’s How simulating the draft and PFF WAR projections can forecast steals and reaches and Kevin Cole’s Investigating learning curves from college football to the NFL are must-read pieces for fans of the analytics-based approach to football.
- How simulating the draft and PFF WAR projections can forecast steals and reaches
- Using PFF’s Mock Draft Simulator to gauge the public’s view of the 2020 NFL Draft
- Finding NFL comps for WR draft prospects through WR clustering
- Investigating learning curves from college football to the NFL
- Investigating spectacular past draft trades from an analytical perspective
College-to-Pro projections (listed alphabetically by player name)
Using the machine learning capabilities of AWS, PFF’s Eric Eager was able to construct a model that not only forecasts how a college prospect will fare at the NFL level but also gives NFL comparisons to the given prospect.
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- Ashtyn Davis has the makings of a good deep safety in the NFL
- Even after a rough junior season, LSU safety Grant Delpit is a good analytical prospect
- Small-school star Kyle Dugger brings uncertainty but has the measurables to take a chance on
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- While not the best safety in the 2020 draft class, Xavier McKinney still projects as a good prospect
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- Projecting NFL comps for Clemson LB Isaiah Simmons
- Geno Stone’s statistical projections are among the best in his class
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- Projecting Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor’s impact as an NFL player
- Andrew Thomas is the best all-around tackle prospect
W
- Investigating the recent Isaiah Wilson hype by using a projection-based approach
- Tristan Wirfs is ready to pass protect in the NFL
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NFL Team Features
We’ve also taken a look at the draft from the point of view of certain NFL teams by analyzing team-prospect fits and team-specific draft strategies. What should the Las Vegas Raiders do? Who could trade up to No. 3? What two picks could send the 49ers back to the Super Bowl? Find out more here:
- Players who could be traded during the draft
- The five teams that need to nail this draft
- Perfect prospect-team pairings for the 2020 NFL Draft
- NFL teams that should be bidding to trade with Detroit for the No. 3 overall pick
- Teams that could benefit the most by trading back in the first round
- Best-case scenarios for all 32 NFL teams at the 2020 NFL Draft
- How the Las Vegas Raiders can win the 2020 NFL Draft
- The Chicago Bears can make or break their 2020 NFL season with their two second-round picks
- The two first-round picks that can send the San Francisco 49ers back to the Super Bowl
Video Profiles and podcast interviews
Along with providing in-depth scouting profiles, our senior analysts have also interviewed a number of big-name prospects over on PFF’s YouTube channel. So, whether you want to know about Ohio State’s Jeffery Okudah’s scheme fit at the next level or how Chase Young compares to the edge rushers who came before him, check out PFF’s YouTube channel and subscribe to the podcasts:
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