2020 NFL Mock Draft: Dueling GMs mock sees Redskins make big move

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 13: Justin Jefferson #2 of the LSU Tigers runs with the ball after a 56-yard pass from Joe Burrow during the second quarter of the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LSU Tigers topped the Clemson Tigers, 42-25. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

18. player. 59. . Wide Receiver. Miami Dolphins. Justin Jefferson

Ian: If you’re a regular reader, you know that Justin Jefferson is one of my favorite receivers in the 2020 NFL Draft. He was the receiver I mocked to the Redskins at No. 18 in my full-NFL two-round mock draft a few weeks ago. He’s a very solid target in a trade back.

If there was a receiver to challenge the 2020 NFL Draft’s top trio of CeeDee Lamb, Jerry Jeudy, and Henry Ruggs, it would be Jefferson. Jefferson simply checks all the boxes, possessing athleticism, route running nuance, contested catch ability, in-air body control, and dynamism after the catch as well.

Jefferson was a production machine at LSU, particularly in 2019 when Joe Burrow had his historic season, and for the Dolphins, he’d be an immediate No. 2 threat beside DeVante Parker. Jefferson has the traits to be a young quarterback’s best friend, and he should be going in this mid-to-late first-round range in late April.

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