As a country, most places in America are closed to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. The disease did not stop the NFL from holding the annual draft. On Thursday, April 23, the National Football League held the first virtual draft in its history.
The 2020 draft is held in what is typically NFL Commissioner’s Roger Goodell’s man cave, in the basement of his New York home. Earlier Thursday, Goodell gave fans a tour of the new broadcasting room on his Twitter.
“Draft day 2020! Much different than we ever imagined, but its going to be fun,” Goodell said after concluding his tour.
In a time of social distancing and remaining six feet apart, many Americans can feel more distant than ever. Switching to a virtual draft gave the NFL the opportunity to bring people together without the risk of this disease spreading.
“But this year with all that’s going on in our society and around the globe, we need more experiences together,” Goodell said in an interview with Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts. “We need that ability to look forward and maybe have a distraction or diversion from all that we’re going through over the last couple of months, and this is a way to bring people together virtually.”
Starting of the night, former Louisiana State University quarterback, Joe Burrow was picked number one overall by the Cincinnati Bengals. Many expected Burrow to be number one overall, but for him, it was a victory that took fighting for.
“To jump up to number one overall is crazy to me,” the 2019 Heisman Trophy winner said in an interview with Suzy Kolber after being selected. “I wasn’t really good my junior year, its that simple. I worked really hard to get better. All my guys worked really really hard to get better, and we just gelled as a team this year to do exactly what we did.”
Today marks to day two of the 2020 NFL Draft. With Round One completed, there are now 6 more rounds left, with 223 more players to be drafted. The draft will air on ABC, ESPN, and the NFL Network starting at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. On Saturday, the event will begin at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Below is a complete list of the first round draft picks from Thursday night. The list will continue to be updated as the draft continues.
- Cincinnati Bengals: Joe Burrow – LSU
- Washington Redskins: Chase Young – Ohio State
- Detroit Lions: Jeff Okudah – Ohio State
- New York Giants: Andrew Thomas – Georgia
- Miami Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa – Alabama
- Los Angeles Chargers: Justin Herbert – Oregon
- Carolina Panthers: Derrick Brown – Auburn
- Arizona Cardinals: Isaiah Simmons – Clemson
- Jacksonville Jaguars: CJ Henderson – FLorida
- Cleveland Browns: Jedrick Wills – Alabama
- New York Jets: Mekhi Becton – Louisville
- Los Vegas Raiders: Henry Ruggs III – Alabama
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Tristan Wirfs – Iowa
- San Francisco 49ers: Javon Kinlaw – South Carolina
- Denver Broncos: Jerry Jeudy – Alabama
- Atlanta Falcons: A.J. Terrell – Clemson
- Dallas Cowboys: CeeDee Lamb – Oklahoma
- Miami Dolphins: Austin Jackson – USC
- Los Vegas Raiders: Damon Arnette – Ohio State
- Jacksonville Jaguars: K’Lavon Chaisson – LSU
- Philadelphia Eagles: Jalen Reagor – Texas Christian
- Minnesota Vikings: Justin Jefferson – LSU
- Los Angeles Chargers: Kenneth Murray – Oklahoma
- New Orleans Saints: Cesar Ruiz – Michigan
- San Francisco 49ers: Brandon Aiyuk – Arizona State
- Green Bay Packers: Jordan Love – Utah State
- Seattle Seahawks: Jordyn Brooks – Texas Tech
- Baltimore Ravens: Patrick Queen – LSU
- Tennessee Titans: Isaiah Wilson – Georgia
- Miami Dolphins: Noah Igbinoghene – Auburn
- Minnesota Vikings: Jeff Gladney – Texas Christian
- Kansas City Chiefs: Clyde Edwards-Helaire – LSU
On Friday, April 24 the Philadelphia Eagles picked the 2019 Heisman Trophy runner-up Jalen Hurts in the second round. The former University of Oklahoma Sooner quarterback transferred from the University of Alabama in 2019 where he led the Crimson Tide to two national championship games, before being replace by Tua Tagovailoa. Hurts left the world of college football with a 38-4 career record.
Below are the results from Friday night’s round two of the draft.
- Cincinnati Bengals: Tee Higgins – Clemson
- Indianapolis Colts: Michael Pittman – USC
- Detroit Lions: D’Andre Swift – Georgia
- New York Giants: Xavier McKinney – Alabama
- New England Patriots: Kyle Dugger – Lenor-Rhyne
- Carolina Panthers: Yetur Gross-Matos – Penn State
- Miami Dolphins: Robert Hunt – Louisiana-Lafayette
- Houston Texans: Ross Blacklock – Texas Christian
- Indianapolis Colts: Jonathan Taylor – Wisconsin
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Laviska Shenault Jr. – Colorado
- Chicago Bears: Cole Kmet – Notre Dame
- Cleveland Browns: Grant Delpit – LSU
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Antoine Winfield Jr. – Minnesota
- Denver Broncos: K.J. Hamler – Penn State
- Atlanta Falcons: Marlon Davidson – Auburn
- Seattle Seahawks: Darrell Taylor – Tennessee
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Chase Claypool – Notre Dame
- Chicago Bears: Jaylon Johnson – Utah
- Dallas Cowboys: Trevon Diggs – Alabama
- Los Angeles Rams: Cam Akers – Florida State
- Philadelphia Eagles: Jalen Hurts – Oklahoma
- Buffalo Bills: A.J. Epenesa – Iowa
- Baltimore Ravens: J.K. Dobbins – Ohio State
- Miami Dolphins: Raekwon Davis – Alabama
- Los Angeles Rams: Van Jefferson – Florida
- Minnesota Vikings: Ezra Cleveland – Boise State
- New York Jets: Denzel Mims – Baylor
- New England Patriots: Josh Uche – Michigan
- Tennessee Titans: Kristian Fulton – LSU
- Green Bay Packers: A.J. Dillon – Boston College
- Kansas City Chiefs: Willie Gay Jr. – Mississippi State
- Carolina Panthers: Jeremy Chinn – Southern Illinois
Below is a list of players drafted in the third round on Friday night.
- Cincinnati Bengals: Logan Wilson – Wyoming
- Washington Redskins: Antonio Gibson – Memphis
- Detroit Lions: Julian Okwara – Notre Dame
- New York Jets: Ashytn Davis – California
- Seattle Seahawks: Damien Lewis – LSU
- Miami Dolphins: Brandon Jones – Texas
- Baltimore Ravens: Justin Madubuike – Texas A&M
- Arizona Cardinals: Josh Jones – Houston
- Jacksonville Jaguars: DaVon Hamilton – Ohio State
- New Orleans Saints: Zack Baun – Wisconsin
- Detroit Lions: Jonah Jackson – Ohio State
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Ke’Shawn Vaughn – Vanderbilt
- Denver Broncos: Michael Ojemudia – Iowa
- Atlanta Falcons: Matt Hennessy – Temple
- New York Jets: Jabari Zuniga – Florida
- Los Vegas Raiders: Lynn Bowden – Kentucky
- Los Vegas Raiders: Bryan Edwards – South Carolina
- Dallas Cowboys: Neville Gallimore – Oklahoma
- Denver Broncos: Lloyd Cushenberry – LSU
- Los Angeles Rams: Terrell Lewis – Alabama
- Indianapolis Colts: Julian Blackmon – Utah
- Buffalo Bills: Zack Moss – Utah
- New England Patriots: Anfernee Jennings – Alabama
- Cleveland Browns: Jordan Elliot – Missouri
- Minnesota Vikings: Cameron Dantzler – Mississippi State
- Houston Texans: Jonathan Greenard – Florida
- New England Patriots: Devin Asiasi – UCLA
- Baltimore Ravens: Devin Duvernay – Texas
- Tennessee Titans: Darrynton Evans – Appalachian State
- Green Bay Packers: Josiah Deguara – Cincinnati
- Denver Broncos: McTelvin Agim – Arkansas
- Kansas City Chiefs: Lucas Niang – Texas Christian
- Cleveland Browns: Jacob Phillips – LSU
- Baltimore Ravens: Malik Harrison – Ohio State
- New York Giants: Matt Peart – Connecticut
- Los Vegas Raiders: Tanner Muse – Clemson
- New England Patriots: Dalton Keene – Virginia Tech
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Alex Highsmith – Charlotte
- Philadelphia Eagles: Davion Taylor – Colorado
- Los Angeles Rams: Terrell Burgess – Utah
- New Orleans Saints: Adam Trautman – Dayton
- Baltimore Ravens: Tyre Phillips – Mississippi State
Below is the list of players selected in the fourth round of the draft; the first round premiered Saturday afternoon.
- Cincinnati Bengals: Akeem Davis-Gaither – Appalachian State
- Washington Redskins: Saahdiq Charles – LSU
- Los Vegas Raiders: John Simpson – Clemson
- New York Giants: Darnay Holmes – UCLA
- Miami Dolphins: Solomon KIndley – Georgia
- Los Angeles Chargers: Joshua Kelley – UCLA
- Carolina Panthers: Troy Pride – Notre Dame
- Arizona Cardinals: Leki Fotu – Utah
- Cleveland Browns: Harrison Bryant – Florida Atlantic
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Ben Bartch – St. John’s (Minn.)
- Minnesota Vikings: D.J. Wonnum – South Carolina
- Denver Broncos: Albert Okwuegbunam – Missouri
- Atlanta Falcons: Mykal Walker – Fresno State
- New York Jets: La’Mical Perine – Florida
- Detroit Lions: Logan Stenburg – Kentucky
- Indianapolis Colts: Jacob Eason – Washington
- Dallas Cowboys: Reggie Robinson II – Tulsa
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Anthony McFarland – Maryland
- New York Jets: James Morgan – Florida International
- Houston Texans: Charlie Heck – North Carolina
- Philadelphia Eagles: K’Von Wallace – Clemson
- Buffalo Bills: Gabriel Davis – UCF
- New York Jets: Cameron Clarke – Charlotte
- Minnesota Vikings: James Lynch – Baylor
- Arizona Cardinals: Rashad Lawrence – LSU
- Minnesota Vikings: Troy Dye – Oregon
- Seattle Seahawks: Colby Parkinson – Stanford
- Atlanta Falcons: Jaylinn Hawkins – California
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Kevin Doston – Louisiana-Lafayette
- Los Angeles Rams: Brycen Hopkins – Purdue
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Josiah Scott – Michigan State
- Kansas City Chiefs: L’Jarius Sneed – Louisiana Tech
- Los Vegas Raiders: Amik Robertson – Louisiana Tech
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Shaquille Quarterman – Miami (Fla.)
- Houston Texans: John Reid – Penn State
- Washington Redskins: Antonio Gandy-Golden – Liberty
- Baltimore Ravens: Ben Bredeson – Michigan
- Seattle Seahawks: DeeJay Dallas – Miami (Fla.)
- Philadelphia Eagles: Jack Driscoll – Auburn
- Dallas Cowboys: Tyler Biadasz – Wisconsin
Below is the list of players drafted in the fifth round.
- Cincinnati Bengals: Akeem Kareem – Notre Dame
- Seattle Seahawks: Atlon Robinson – Syracuse
- Indianapolis Colts: Danny Pinter – Ball State
- New York Giants: Shane Lemieux – Oregon
- Los Angeles Chargers: Joe Reed – Virginia
- Carolina Panthers: Kenny Robinson – West Virginia
- San Francisco 49ers: Colton McKivitz – West Virginia
- Miami Dolphins: Jason Stowbridge – North Carolina
- Chicago Bears: Trevis Gipson – Tulsa
- Washington Redskins: Keith Ismael – San Diego State
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Daniel Thomas – Auburn
- New York Jets: Bryce Hall – Virginia
- New England Patriots: Justin Rohrwasser – Marshall
- Cleveland Browns: Nick Harris – Washington
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Tyler Johnson – Minnesota
- Washington Redskins: Khaleke Hudson – Michigan
- Chicago Bears: Kindle Vildor – Georgia Southern
- Miami Dolphins: Curtis Weaver – Boise State
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Collin Johnson – Texas
- Detroit Lions: Quintez Cephus – Wisconsin
- Buffalo Bills: Jake Fromm – Georgia
- Philadelphia Eagles: John Hightower – Boise State
- Minnesota Vikings: Harrison Hand – Temple
- Baltimore Ravens: Broderick Washington – Texas Tech
- Houston Texans: Isaiah Coulter – Rhode Island
- Detroit Lions: Jason Huntley – New Mexico State
- Chicago Bears: Darnell Mooney – Tulane
- Tennessee Titans: Larrell Murchison – North Carolina State
- Green Bay Packers: Kamal Martin – Minnesota
- Minnesota Vikings: K.J. Osborn – Miami (Fla.)
- Kansas City Chiefs: Michael Danna – Michigan
- Denver Broncos: Justin Strnad – Wake Forest
- Dallas Cowboys: Bradlee Anae – Utah
Below is the complete list of players selected by NFL teams in the sixth round.
- Cincinnati Bengals: Hakeem Adeniji – Kansas
- Denver Broncos: Netane Muti – Fresno State
- New England Patriots: Michael Onwenu – Michigan
- New York Giants: Cameron Brown – Penn State
- Carolina Panthers: Bravvion Roy – Baylor
- Miami Dolphins: Blake Ferguson – LSU
- Los Angeles Chargers: Alohi Gilman – Notre Dame
- Cleveland Browns: Donovan Peoples-Jones – Michigan
- Buffalo Bills: Tyler Bass – Georgia Southern
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Jake Luton – Oregon State
- San Francisco 49ers: Charlie Woerner
- New York Jets: Braden Man – Texas A&M
- Green Bay Packers: Jon Runyan – Michigan
- Indianapolis Colts: Rob Windsor – Penn State
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Khalil Davis – Nebraska
- New England Patriots: Justin Herron – Wake Forest
- Philadelphia Eagles: Shaun Bradley – Temple
- Detroit Lions: John Penisini – Utah
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Antoine Brooks Jr. – Maryland
- Los Angeles Rams: Jordan Fuller – Ohio State
- Philadelphia Eagles: Quez Watkins – Southern Mississippi
- Baltimore Ravens: James Proche – Southern Methodist
- Arizona Cardinals: Evan Weaver – California
- Minnesota Vikings: Blake Brandel – Oregon State
- New England Patriots: Cassh Maluia – Wyoming
- Minnesota Vikings: Josh Metellus – Michigan
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Tyler Davis – Georgia Tech
- Buffalo Bills: Isaiah Hodgins – Oregon State
- Green Bay Packers: Jake Hanson – Oregon
- Green Bay Packers: Simon Stepaniak – Indiana
- Philadelphia Eagles: Prince Tega Wanogho – Auburn
- Indianapolis Colts: Isaiah Rodgers – Massachuesetts
- Indianapolis Colts: Dezmon Patmon – Washington State
- Indianapolis Colts: Jordan Glasgow – Michigan
- Seattle Seahawks: Freddie Swain – Florida
Below is the list of all the players selected in the last round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
- Cincinnati Bengals: Markus Bailey – Purdue
- Washington Redskins: Kamren Curl – Arkansas
- San Francisco 49ers: Jauan Jennings – Tennessee
- New York Giants: Carter Coughlin – Minnesota
- Baltimore Ravens: Geno Stone – Iowa
- Los Angeles Chargers: K.J. Hill – Ohio State
- Carolina Panthers: Stantley Thomas-Oliver – Florida International
- Arizona Cardinals: Eno Benjamin – Arizona State
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Chris Claybrooks – Memphis
- Tennessee Titans: Cole McDonald – Hawaii
- Minnesota Vikings: Kenny Willekes – Michigan State
- Chicago Bears: Arlington Hambright – Colorado
- Chicago Bears: Lachavious Simmons – Tennessee State
- Atlanta Falcons: Sterling Hofrichter – Syracuse
- Washington Redskins: James Smith-Williams – North Carolina State
- New England Patriots: Dustin Woodard – Memphis
- Dallas Cowboys: Ben DiNucci – James Madison
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Carlos Davis – Nebraska
- Philadelphia Eagles: Casey Toohill – Stanford
- Los Angeles Rams: Clay Johnston – Baylor
- Detroit Lions: Jashon Cornell – Ohio State
- Green Bay Packers: Vernon Scott – Texas Christian
- Kansas City Chiefs: Bopete Keyes – Tulane
- New York Giants: T.J. Brunson – South Carolina
- Buffalo Bills: Dane Jackson – Pittsburgh
- New Orleans Saints: Tommy Stevens – Mississippi State
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Chapelle Russell – Temple
- Green Bay Packers: Johnathan Garvin – Miami (Fla.)
- Tennessee Titans: Chris Jackson – Marshall
- Minnesota Vikings: Nate Stanley – Iowa
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Raymond Calais – Louisiana-Lafayette
- Miami Dolphins: Malcolm Perry – Navy
- New York Giants: Chris Williamson – Minnesota
- Los Angeles Rams: Sam Sloman – Miami (Ohio)
- Minnesota Vikings: Brian Cole II – Mississippi State
- Los Angeles Rams: Tremayne Anchrum – Clemson
- Seattle Seahawks: Stephen Sullivan – LSU
- Denver Broncos: Tyrie Cleveland – Florida
- Minnesota Vikings: Kyle Hinton – Washburn
- Denver Broncos: Derrek Tuszka – North Dakota State
- New York Giants: Tae Crowder – Georgia
Tae Crowder was the 255th pick of the 2020 NFL draft, which is known as “Mr. Irrelevant.” The term was coined by Paul Salata and was officially used in the NFL in 1976.
“Its about championing the underdog in all of us,” Salata’s daughter, Melanie Fitch said before the 2020 selection.
This is not the New York Giants first go-around with Mr. Irrelevant. In 1983, John Tuggle was the last player to be drafted to the Giants. After finding out that he had a rare form of cancer and died during his first season with the franchise. In Super Bowl XXI (1987), Bill Parcells and the New York Giants won their first franchise victory in honor of Tuggle.
“He had those attributes you couldn’t see,” Parcells said during “The Irrelevant Giant” ESPN documentary. “He was an inspiration of sorts to me because you always wonder if you could do what he did, if you could endure and still have that ‘Let’s have a drink’ (mentality). You wonder. I don’t know the answer whether I could or not. I don’t know, but he inspired me.”
