Thread: NFL Draft 2020 - Boom/Bust

Draft just over a week away and going to be a weird one for sure.

We've done this for prior seasons so here we go again...

Name your boom/bust prospects from this class.

Up to you whether you want to cover guys all across the draft or concentrate on the top players.

My list before the draft


Boom:
Henry Ruggs
Xavier McKinney
Bradley Anae
Michael Pittman Jr
Antoine Winfield Jr
Kenny Robinson
Julian Okwara
Quartney Davis
Ashtyn Davis

Bust:
Tua Tagovailoa
Jordan Love
CJ Henderson
Laviska Shenault Jr
Tee Higgins
AJ Terrell


As always any player the 49ers draft instantly becomes a boom.

Originally Posted by Dre4

Boom: Jeff Okudah, Grant Delpit, J.K. Dobbins, Cam Akers, Alex Highsmith, Cole Kmet

Bust: I can see all the quarterbacks flopping, but outside of them Jonathan Taylor, Henry Ruggs, and Antoine Winfield Jr.

How dare you!

He'll only bust if Raiders draft him

Originally Posted by Dre4

I can see him maybe succeeding in a system that abuses screen plays and has a good OC, but outside of that he's basically John Ross.

I disagree. He's the #1 guy I want on the 49ers but I also wouldn't be shocked if another team drafts him and he ends up not being that great.

49ers need his speed to open things up for Kittle and Deebo or the other guys who feast on underneath stuff. Ross wasn't as well versed in his route tree like Ruggs is. Dude has only really played football full time since his junior year of HS and averaged a TD every 4 receptions in the SEC.

If Kyle Shanahan gets his hands on him he'll make a difference even if he's not getting the ball 5+ times a game.

Isiah Simmons will be the biggest "BOOM" of this draft.

Originally Posted by frezKo

You misspelled Joe Burrow

Originally Posted by Iluvmud

Burrow and Tua will both be busts.....

out of the two Tua will have a better career, and could prosper if the O-line can keep Mr. Glass safe... being a redskins fan i will be LIVID if we pick this dude.... our O-line will be crap for a while.

Burrow on the other hand, is going to Cinci....... not sure their program will be any help to the kid.


Boom will be Chase Young, Jeff Okudah and that kid Jake Fromm...... if a solid coach picks Fromm up (New England) he will have a great career


Thats all I really know about, besides some WR that is a late round pick that is on the Skins radar (or should be) Bryan Edwards, he will/should do well.

you must of hit your head.. burrow studies film for hours and has already ran the saints offense..

Originally Posted by Dre4

Boom: Jeff Okudah, Grant Delpit, J.K. Dobbins, Cam Akers, Alex Highsmith, Cole Kmet

Bust: I can see all the quarterbacks flopping, but outside of them Jonathan Taylor, Henry Ruggs, and Antoine Winfield Jr.

Joe Burrow slander already invalidates any of your other opinions

really have to question how retarded u have to be to think Burrow or Tua will bust. Tua is entirely dependent on injuries, but the talent is undeniable.

I think Isaiah Simmons is a BUST. Great athlete but a major tweener with no real position. He's not heavy enough to be durable or useful on every down. He will obviously flash here and there.





BURROW = Alex Smith

Boom: (based on production vs. where they were drafted)
QB- Justin Herbert (I'll also be rooting for my guy Khalil Tate to get drafted and have a shot at a backup career/wildcat player)
RB- Cam Akers
WR- Laviska Shenault Jr. (but I think Lamb or Ruggs will be the best WR out of the group)
DEF- Ashtyn Davis (Safety from Cal) and hoping LB- Kenneth Murray falls to my Chiefs at the end of the 1st

Bust:
QB- Jordan Love
RB- Jonathan Taylor
WR- Jerry Jeudy
DEF- CJ Henderson

Originally Posted by BobLoblawBrah

I think Isaiah Simmons is a BUST. Great athlete but a major tweener with no real position. He's not heavy enough to be durable or useful on every down. He will obviously flash here and there.





BURROW = Alex Smith

The same way Deion Jones is a great athlete and not durable at 6'1 220lbs. LOL. Isiah Simmons at 6'4 240, has all of the physical tools to be a STAR in the right system and coaching. Hopefully hes a falcon in a week

Originally Posted by drvillain

The same way Deion Jones is a great athlete and not durable at 6'1 220lbs. LOL. Isiah Simmons at 6'4 240, has all of the physical tools to be a STAR in the right system and coaching. Hopefully hes a falcon in a week

He does feel like a falcon type player. I think Leonard Floyd, Vic Beasley are better career comps. Both athletic freaks with underwhelming careers. Simmons is definitely more agile than those guys but I don't see him having much greater stock in general - he has no traditional position to settle down in.

Where does Simmons even line up? Nickel? Covering tight-ends and blitzing? Maybe his best hope is some team uses him like KC used Tyrann Mathiu at the end of last season.