As the 2020 NFL season continues to draw closer, there are quite a few rookies that fans will want to keep an eye on. The 2020 NFL Draft was packed full of talent and was one of the deepest in recent history. Even players in the latter rounds of the draft have a chance to end up being impact players.
Obviously, all eyes will be on names like Joe Burrow, Chase Young, Tua Tagovailoa, and the rest of the top of the class. There are quite a few players who could end up being legitimate superstars that were taken in the first round.
What separates great teams from good teams is their ability to find impact players in the middle and late rounds of the draft. For this article, we’re going to look specifically at the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
For example, let’s take a look back at players who made immediate impacts from the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Names like Diontae Johnson, David Montgomery, Terry McLaurin, Devin Singletary, and Darrell Henderson all were drafted in the third round last year.
All of that being said, let’s take a look at five third-round rookies that fans should keep a close eye on this season, in no particular order.