2020 NFL Redraft of 1st round: Where would top young talent land?

1. Cincinnati Bengals: Joe Burrow — quarterback
2. Washington Football Team: Justin Herbert — quarterback
3. Detroit Lions: Chase Young — edge rusher
4. New York Giants: Tristan Wirfs — offensive tackle
5. Miami Dolphins: Justin Jefferson — wide receiver

Even before Burrow suffered a season-ending torn ACL, there was a legitimate debate to be had about whether Herbert was outplaying him. The reality is that if you gave NFL executives the chance to pick any quarterback in the league, both Burrow and Herbert would be among the first 10 taken. Burrow appeared to begin to change the culture in Cincinnati, so for now, we'll leave him at the top spot. From here though, we'd lean Herbert over Burrow long-term.

Chase Young looked like perhaps the most complete player in the draft class in his rookie season with the Washington Football Team, recording 7.5 sacks and four forced fumbles en route to winning the Defensive Rookie of the Year award.

Still, Washington has a hole at the most important position, so in our redraft, we have the Football Team passing on Young in favor of Herbert. The Lions -- who got little production from cornerback Jeff Okudah in his rookie season -- would have loved for the real draft to play out this way.

6. Los Angeles Chargers: Michael Onwenu — offensive guard
7. Carolina Panthers: Mekhi Becton — offensive tackle
8. Arizona Cardinals: Alex Highsmith — outside linebacker
9. Jacksonville Jaguars: Cameron Dantzler — cornerback
10. Cleveland Browns: Raekwon Davis — defensive tackle

With the No. 10 pick in the actual 2020 NFL Draft, the Browns selected left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. While Wills got high marks for his acting alongside Baker Mayfield in Progressive commercials, Pro Football Focus graded him as the fifth-best primary offensive tackle in the 2020 rookie class.

Instead of taking Wills, we have the Browns drafting a nose tackle in Davis with the No. 10 pick. Davis was the 56th overall pick in the actual NFL Draft out of Alabama. In contrast to Wills, Davis graded out well at his position, as he was ranked the top interior defensive lineman in the 2020 rookie class.

11. New York Jets: Chase Claypool — wide receiver
12. Las Vegas Raiders: CeeDee Lamb — wide receiver
13. San Francisco 49ers: Brandon Aiyuk — wide receiver
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Damien Lewis — offensive guard
15. Denver Broncos: Justin Madubuike — edge rusher

Despite playing in an offense that increasingly struggled to move the ball down the field as the season went on, Claypool had 62 catches for 873 yards and nine touchdowns in his rookie season. In the Steelers' win against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5, Claypool, who played collegiately at Notre Dame, had four total touchdowns. With Mekhi Becton off the board, the Jets land Claypool, who looks like a budding superstar.

The Las Vegas Raiders attempted to add juice to their offense by taking Henry Ruggs III with the No. 12 pick in the actual NFL Draft, but he had just 26 catches in his rookie season. With the chance for a mulligan, the Raiders instead take Lamb. Despite the Dallas Cowboys losing Dak Prescott in early October, Lamb still had 74 catches for 935 yards. Mind you, he did that in an offense with Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup also competing for targets.

At No. 13, the 49ers become the second team to land a player that they actually drafted in real life. However, the 49ers traded up to pick No. 25 to select Aiyuk out of Arizona State in real life. He flashed enough explosiveness in 12 games in his rookie season that the 49ers can't afford to wait until their second selection to take him in our redraft.

16. Atlanta Falcons: Alton Robinson — edge rusher
17. Dallas Cowboys: Robert Hunt — offensive tackle
18. Miami Dolphins: Isaiah Simmons — linebacker
19. Las Vegas Raiders: Michael Danna — edge rusher
20. Jacksonville Jaguars: L'Jarius Sneed — safety

At the height of his powers, Cowboys tackle Tyron Smith was a Hall of Fame-caliber player. However, the two-time All-Pro played in just two games this past season and hasn't played in a full 16 since 2015. Smith is under contract through 2023, but considering releasing him would save the Cowboys more than $5 million against the cap in 2021, it's hardly a guarantee he returns to Dallas for an 11th season.

Even if Smith is back in 2021 -- probably the most likely scenario -- it's clear that he's nearing the end of his career. Hunt was taken by the Dolphins with the 39th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, and he actually outperformed three first-round picks, per Pro Football Focus' metrics: Dolphins teammate Austin Jackson, the Browns' Wills and the Giants' Andrew Thomas. His selection would help to rebuild a once-elite offensive line in Dallas.

21. Philadelphia Eagles: Jerry Jeudy — wide receiver
22. Minnesota Vikings: Tee Higgins — wide receiver
23. New England Patriots: Antoine Winfield Jr. — safety
24. New Orleans Saints: Kamren Curl — safety
25. Minnesota Vikings: Derrick Brown — defensive tackle

By now, you've probably seen the video of how ecstatic the Vikings draft room was when the Eagles passed on Jefferson with the No. 21 pick and instead selected Jalen Reagor. While Jefferson was immediately one of the sport's elite receivers, Reagor looked more like a complementary piece, hauling in 31 passes for 396 yards in his 11-game rookie campaign.

In our redraft, Jefferson is long off the board by pick No. 21 and Reagor fell out of the first round. Still, both the Eagles and Vikings get exciting young receiving prospects.

At No. 21, the Eagles land Jeudy, the Alabama product. While Drew Lock had an uneven season for the Broncos, Jeudy had 52 catches for 856 yards. In Denver, he's competing for opportunities with Tim Patrick, Noah Fant, KJ Hamler, DaeSean Hamilton and Courtland Sutton, once Sutton returns from a torn ACL. In Philadelphia, Jeudy would immediately become the No. 1 option in the passing game.

With the 22nd pick, the Vikings select Clemson's Tee Higgins. A second-round pick in real life, Higgins had a pretty impressive rookie season with the Cincinnati Bengals, catching 67 passes for 908 yards. For as solid as that production is for a rookie, you do wonder if the Vikings traded Stefon Diggs away and didn't have a replacement like Jefferson, would the deal have been more second-guessed than it has been?