Mel Kiper's 2020 NFL Draft Big Board loaded with elite SEC prospects
The chants for Tua Tagovailoa have already begun and “Tank for Tua” is a term that’s likely to become more and more popular come the fall but according to longtime ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr., the Alabama quarterback isn’t even the top NFL prospect on the Crimson Tide roster entering the summer.
No, that honor belongs to the man on the other end of many of Tagovailoa’s touchdown passes, receiver Jerry Jeudy.
Jeudy, the 2018 Biletnikoff Award winner, caught 68 passes last season for 1,315 yards and 14 touchdowns with an astounding 19.3 yards per catch. There’s no doubt Tua is a special talent but Kiper’s early evaluation seems to suggest much of the quarterback’s production is owed to having college football’s best receiver on his side.
In total, five SEC teams have players listed on Kiper’s 2020 Big Board, including six from Alabama, two from Georgia, and one from Florida, LSU and Auburn. Details of the list were provided by Brandon Zimmerman of the SEC Network.
Here is how Kiper ranks each of the SEC players listed on his early 2020 Big Board:
