John Clayton sees two AFC West teams trading up in first round of NFL Draft
It will be interesting to see if the NFL Draft being a virtual event will affect any potential trades.
Some wheeling and dealing takes place each year, but this time teams won’t be in war rooms because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, executives will work from their own homes.
Nevertheless, the Washington Post’s John Clayton, who previously worked as an NFL Insider on ESPN, sees two of the Chiefs’ divisional rivals potentially trading up in the first round of next week’s draft.
Clayton wrote of five possible trades, including the Denver Broncos moving up five spots to No. 10 after a trade with the Cleveland Browns.
“This would be another bold move, done to ensure Denver gets its wide receiver of choice among the draft’s elite trio: Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy, Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb and Alabama’s Henry Ruggs III,” Clayton wrote.
Clayton also sees the Chargers sending multiple picks to the Detroit Lions and grabbing a quarterback with the No. 3 overall pick.
With Philip Rivers leaving via free agency, the Chargers are high on Tyrod Taylor, but Clayton sees Oregon’s Justin Hebert being on LA’s radar.
“(Chargers general manager Tom) Telesco also has a history of being more willing to trade up than down,” Clayton wrote. “The Chargers could keep the sixth pick and still get Herbert, the big, athletic passer out of Oregon, but they may not want to gamble that the Miami Dolphins won’t take Herbert over (Tua) Tagovailoa.
“I still don’t doubt that Joe Burrow, Tagovailoa and Herbert will go in the first six picks, but don’t discount the chances that the Chargers, rather than the Dolphins, move up. After letting Philip Rivers walk, it’s vital that the Chargers get the quarterback of their choice.”
You can read more of what Clayton wrote about the Chargers and Broncos here.
This story was originally published April 14, 2020 at 8:49 AM.
