What Happened to the 25 Players Drafted Before Jordan Love?

There have been some classic Draft Day stories in the past, but none in recent memory come to mind more than the Green Bay Packers trading up to take an unproven quarterback from Utah State while Aaron Roders was still in the top moment of his career. Jordan Love was a pick that no one thought was a good idea until he turned out to be the perfect pick for Green Bay. In hindsight, Love should have never fallen at the 26th pick, so how did it happen to every player who was selected? before him in this video? We'll look back at the 25

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chosen before Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draft and how their careers unfolded starting with the first overall pick of Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals following his Heisman Trophy-winning season at LSU in 2019, everyone in football.

The world knew that Joe Barrow was going to be the first overall pick, the Bengals had just finished tied for second and 14 for the worst season in franchise history and it was clear that a major trade was needed, luckily Joe Barrow fell right in his lap. Barrow had been coming. after arguably the best statistical season in college football history, throwing for 5,671 yards, 60 touchdowns and just six interceptions, winning the Heisman Trophy and ultimately leading LSU to a national championship, cementing the LSU Tigers of 2019 as one of, if not the best college football team in history. all-time, so it was clear who Cincinnati wanted to run its offense for the next decade.

Burrow would have a decent rookie year until he unfortunately tore his ACL 10 games in, however, Burrow would somehow return for the 2021 season starting all 16 games and earning a return. of the year and led the Bengals to the Super Bowl before ultimately losing to the LA Rams. Since then, Burrow has been widely recognized as one of the best quarterbacks in the entire NFL, even signing a five-year, $275 million extension in 2023 by making this pick. More than worth it, the second pick was Edge running back Chase Young for the Washington Football Team at the time, Young was a Miss Prospect from the Ohio State camp and her rookie ear with Washington fully proved that statement to be true by recording 7 and 1 half sack and earning the honor of being named 2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, knee injuries would be a trend with the first two picks;

However, when he was young, he would tear his ACL at the end of a disappointing sophomore season, which ended his sophomore campaign and prevented him from playing for the majority. As a junior in 2023, Young would take a step back from a struggling Washington defense and ultimately be traded to the San Francisco 49ers at the trade deadline, a move that would potentially save Young's career. Young thrived under Kyle Shanahan and played on the opposite edge. of former college teammate Nick Bosa on their Super Bowl-contending defense selected third by the Detroit Lions was another Ohio State defensive cornerback Jeff Okuda the Lions thought they were blocking the corner but the pick was a Miss Okuda had a lot of enthusiasm Coming out of Ohio State after an injury plagued first two seasons as a pro, Okuda would eventually play his first full season in 2022 and ultimately lose his starting job in Detroit in the 2023 offseason.

Okuda would be traded to the Atlanta Falcons , where he served as a second line cornerback, the first offensive tackle would come off the board at pick four, as the New York Giants would select Andrew Thomas. Thomas was a raw prospect but he had all the talent in the world, so New York took a chance on him. Thomas would have a rough rookie year with many Giants fans calling him a bust, but since then he has been one of the best and most consistent tackles in all of football. B Thomas is a prime example of why you can't give up on a player after his rookie season, especially not.

When they are labeled Raw entering the draft, the Giants' big pick, taken fifth overall by the Miami Dolphins, was quarterback Tua tago. Many were surprised by this pick considering who was still on the board, we'll get to that in a second, but Tua has proven the haters wrong with the help of coach Mike McDaniel. His first two seasons as a pro were nothing special, but in the 2002 offseason, the Dolphins made a big move to give Tua a big helping hand in making a move to the Kansas City Chief allp. Pro receiver Tyreek Hill then moved Tua led Miami to two very competitive seasons, including a pro bowl season in 2023, where he led the NFL in passing yards with 4,624 despite the statistics in 2023, some Dolphins fans they wish their team would draft the guy they took. the pick after Tua Justin Herbert with the sixth pick taken by the Los Angeles Chargers Herbert, a big-bodied, strong-arm quarterback from Oregon Herbert had a very strong start to his career winning the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award after breaking the rookie passing record. touchdowns with 31 since Herbert has looked like an elite talent, but there is one glaring issue that keeps him out of the top quarterbacks in the NFL conversation.

He hasn't won anything. Herbert has all the talent in the world, including throwing for over 5,000 yards and 38 touchdowns in 2021, but when the lights shine, he tends to buckle under pressure now that the Chargers franchise hasn't done much to help Herbert. but the point remains only time will tell if this talented Uber quarterback can finally lead his team to success. The Carolina Panthers had the seventh pick and took defensive tackle Derek Brown from his rookie year. Brown has been a very good interior defender for the Panthers, but his real breakthrough came in 2023 when he broke the NFL record for single-season tackles by a defensive tackle.

At 103, Brown is one of the best run defenders in all of football, making him a fantastic pick from Carolina. The next pick would be the Arizona Cardinals and they would select defensive ace Isaiah Simmons. Simmons would enter the draft as one of the most hyped prospects in recent memory. memory due to his elite athleticism and outstanding performance at the combine, however, his NFL career would not turn out as everyone expected, as he would only play one full season as a starter in Arizona followed by another average year before being sent to the New York Giants. In the 2023 offseason, selected ninth by the Jacksonville Jaguars he is another quarterback bust.

It would only take CJ Henderson until halfway through his second season for Jacksonville to trade him to the Carolina Panthers, where he has spent his time as a backup quarterback since 20 21. with picks 10 and 11, the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets They were tackles taking jedric wills and McKai beckton respectively. Wills has served as a solid right tackle for the Browns, while Beckton has suffered an injury-plagued career, which is unfortunate because there is some clear talent there at left tackle with the 12th overall pick, the Las Vegas Raiders took the first receiver in the draft by selecting Henry Rugs of Alabama.

The story of Henry Rugs is a really sad one after an average rookie year seems to be blowing up. in the second he had 469 yards in 7 games, however, on November 2, 2021, Rugs was involved in a fatal car accident in which he drove drunk at 156 mph, taking the lives of an innocent woman and her dog, Rugs finally would be cut from the NFL's banished Raiders. and sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison, just a horrible situation, the next 13th overall pick belonged to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, they selected offensive tackle Tristan wfs werfs, he stayed healthy, played very well and even made a totally team professional in 2021 for the dollars, fantastic. value to Tampa with the 14th overall pick, the San Francisco 49ers selected Javon Kinlaw, who began his career with a promising start before suffering injuries in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, now serves as a backup to the loaded defensive line of the ners, the next pick is The Denver Broncos took wide receiver Jerry Judy at 15th overall Judy has had a very disappointing career to say the least, the best season of his career came in 2022 when he caught 67 passes for 972 yards and six touchdowns, giving him high expectations heading into 2023, but those expectations were never met and Broncos fans are wondering if Judy is a bust, especially considering the wide receiver talent that was still available on the board. .

The 16th pick was the Atlanta Falcons selecting quarterback AJ Terell, a pro quarterback in his second season. continues to play as such today a great pick by the Falcons the 17th pick would be important as the Dallas Cowboys would take CD Lamb Lamb has only recorded one season with less than 1,000 yards as a receiver and it was his rookie season and he still put up 935, the guy is ridiculous in 2023, he would make his first Allp Pro team with an NFL leading 135 receptions, 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns. Remember when we said Broncos fans called Judy a bust because talented receivers are still available.

This is one of them at pick 18, the Miami Dolphins were back on the clock and took offensive tackle Austin Jackson from USC, who has been a solid starter for them in his young career. pick 19 would be another tragic one as the Las Vegas Raiders took quarterback Damon Arnett disclaimer Mike May and John Guden was the regime in charge of this draft and should never be in charge of a draft again. Arnette was accused very early in his career of many crimes, including a car accident that injured a woman. Arnette would be released from the Raiders in 2021 after a video surfaced online of him holding firearms and threatening that Arnette would ultimately be out of the league after being arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, another Raider who hit rock bottom. at pick 20 was Edge running back Cavon Chason headed to the Jacksonville Jaguars. where he would only start 11 games in his first four seasons and has since been a backup, the Philadelphia Eagles made a controversial pick at No. 21 by taking wide receiver Jayen Rer Riger never recorded a 400+ yard season and was ultimately traded to the Minnesota Vikings in 2022.

In 2023, he was a return specialist for the New England Eagles. Fans hated this pick primarily because at pick 22, the Minnesota Vikings would select receiver Justin Jefferson, widely considered one of the top four receivers in the NFL. Jefferson made an early mark setting the rookie record with 1,400 receiving yards in 2020 finishing second in Offensive Rookie of the Year voting. Since then, Jefferson has only gotten better even leading the NFL and receiving yards in 2022 with 1 .89 Jettas have proven to be exactly

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they said they would be. and more, which makes the selection of Jayen Rer look even worse for Philadelphia.

The next two picks are very solid starting options, as the Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans Saints would select linebacker Kenneth Murray and center Cesar Ruiz, respectively, good picks to include in the round. the 25th pick, the last pick before Jordan

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, the San Francisco 49ers chose Brandon Auk, who after a great 2023 season has entered the conversation among the best receivers in the NFL and here we are, the 26th pick , Jordan Love,

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selection serves to show how. a lot of instant gratification that fans want instead of allowing strong organizations to develop talent. I'm pretty sure Packer fans are now glad that Green Bay's front office was thinking ahead.

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