2020 NFL Draft: First Round Recap

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The 2020 NFL draft managed to live up to expectations, not an easy thing to do when sports content is at such a premium.

As expected LSU QB Joe Burrow went #1 overall to the Cincinnati Bengals:

The 2020 #NFLDraft No. 1 overall pick and new Cincinnati Bengals QB…

Joe Burrow. pic.twitter.com/HKLNC9wORH

— NFL (@NFL) April 24, 2020

There were questions about where Tua Tagovailoa would end up after his hip injury, but he ended up only waiting until the fifth pick:

“I appreciate it man. I can’t wait.” – @Tuaamann

Hear the moment when GM Chris Grier called Tua. pic.twitter.com/Jj5n9sme5M

— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) April 24, 2020

Tua wasn’t the only player the Dolphins drafted with a difficult last name, however:

The Dolphins have drafted Tua Tagovailoa and Noah Igbinoghene.

Thoughts & prayers to the dude down in Miami in charge of putting names on the back of jerseys.

— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) April 24, 2020

Ducks star Justin Herbert didn’t have to wait long for his name to be called. He ended up landing in a nice situation in L.A:

The #Chargers take their QB of the future: #Oregon QB Justin Herbert. The same offseason that saw them saw goodbye to Philip Rivers has them say hello to Herbert.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 24, 2020

West coast offense, good leadership…that’s a nice landing spot for a young quarterback.

One surprise was the Seattle Seahawks going with Texas Tech LB Jordyn Brooks:

https://twitter.com/Seahawks/status/1253530205907374085?s=20

All in all, there wasn’t a ton of intrigue. But it sure did take a while: