Month-out mock draft: Steelers get big-time back

We're now a little under a month away from the 2020 NFL Draft and there's little news to be had in terms of visits, updates and other things that are typically happening around this time of year.

It’s weird. This will be unlike any draft that’s been held in the past 25-plus years I’ve been covering the league. Coaches, general managers and scouts are sequestered in their homes. So is the media, for the most part.

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This is where teams that have veteran coaching and scouting staffs will have an advantage. They can work their contacts better than newbies in the business.

Need to know more about a guy's off-field character? Get on the phone to a trusted source at that school.

Or maybe it’s a team doctor you want to talk to. You get the idea.

With that in mind, let’s get to my fourth mock draft of this offseason.

Round 2, pick 49 -- Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin (previous pick, Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson): I ran this on a mock draft simulator and there was an extreme run on receivers before my pick. But there were only two running backs taken, D’Andre Swift and J.K. Dobbins. That left me choosing between Taylor and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. I love Edwards-Helaire and he’s the better receiver, but Taylor has game-breaking speed. Taylor’s 15 fumbles in college are concerning, but he’s a proven commodity who will make an immediate impact. Hey, they just added one former Badgers star to their backfield in fullback Derek Watt, why not another?

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