NFL Draft Round 2 & 3 are in the history books. Only quarterback selected was Jalen Hurts to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Bengals started the night by adding another weapon to their offense with Tee Higgins. The high school basketball standout is an outstanding 50-50 ball catcher, and he has a knack for scoring TDs. He scored 27 receiving touchdowns in three seasons, which tied the school record for receiving scores with DeAndre Hopkins and Sammy Watkins. With A.J. Green nearing the end of his run, the Bengals have an apprentice in place to eventually replace him on the outside.
Through the first 3 rounds, there have been 40 players from the SEC selected, 23 more than any other conference (17). The 40 SEC selections are not only most through the first 3 rounds in draft history, but already tied for the most through the first four rounds, per @EliasSports
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 25, 2020
Overall, the Detroit Lions made three picks Friday, including trading up for Ohio State guard Jonah Jackson at No. 75 overall. They took Georgia RB D’Andre Swift at No. 35 and selected Notre Dame linebacker Julian Okwara at No. 67.
The Chicago Bears made yet another attempt to improve their fortunes at tight end by using the 43rd overall pick of the 2020 NFL draft on Notre Dame’s Cole Kmet, who became the 10th tight end on Chicago’s offseason roster.
Here’s the complete selections of Round 2 & 3:
Round 2
- Cincinnati: Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson
- Indianapolis (from Washington): Michael Pittman Jr., WR, USC
- Detroit: D’Andre Swift, RB, Georgia
- N.Y. Giants: Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama
- New England (from Los Angeles Chargers): Kyle Dugger, S, Lenoir-Rhyne
- Carolina: Yetur Gross-Matos, DE, Penn State
- Miami: Robert Hunt, G, Louisiana-Lafayette
- Houston (from Arizona): Ross Blacklock, DT, TCU
- Indianapolis (from Cleveland): Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
- Jacksonville: Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado
- Chicago (from Las Vegas): Cole Kmet, TE, Notre Dame
- Cleveland (from Indianapolis): Grant Delpit, S, LSU
- Tampa Bay: Antoine Winfield Jr., S, Minnesota
- Denver: K.J. Hamler, WR, Penn State
- Atlanta: Marlon Davidson, DE, Auburn
- Seattle (from N.Y. Jets): Darrell Taylor, DE, Tennessee
- Pittsburgh: Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame
- Chicago: Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah
- Dallas: Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama
- L.A. Rams: Cam Akers, RB, Florida State
- Philadelphia: Jalen Hurts, QB, Oklahoma
- Buffalo: A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa
- Baltimore (from New England through Atlanta): J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio State
- Miami (from New Orleans): Raekwon Davis, DT, Alabama
- L.A. Rams (from Houston): Van Jefferson, WR, Florida
- Minnesota: Ezra Cleveland, OT, Boise State
- N.Y. Jets (from Seattle): Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor
- New England (from Baltimore): Josh Uche, LB, Michigan
- Tennessee: Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU
- Green Bay: AJ Dillon, RB, Boston College
- Kansas City (from San Francisco): Willie Gay Jr. LB, Mississippi State
- Carolina (from Kansas City through Seattle): Jeremy Chinn, S, Southern Illinois
Round 3
- Cincinnati: Logan Wilson, LB, Wyoming
- Washington: Antonio Gibson, WR, Memphis
- Detroit: Julian Okwara, LB, Notre Dame
- N.Y. Jets (from N.Y. Giants): Ashtyn Davis, S, California
- Seattle (from Carolina): Damien Lewis, G, LSU
- Miami: Brandon Jones, S, Texas
- Baltimore (from L.A. Chargers through New England): Justin Madubuike, DT, Texas A&M
- Arizona: Josh Jones, OT, Houston
- Jacksonville: DaVon Hamilton, DT, Ohio State
- New Orleans (from Cleveland): Zack Baun, LB, Wisconsin
- Detroit (from Indianapolis): Jonah Jackson, G, Ohio State
- Tampa Bay: Ke’Shawn Vaughn, RB, Vanderbilt
- Denver: Michael Ojemudia, CB, Iowa
- Atlanta: Matt Hennessey, C, Temple
- N.Y. Jets: Jabari Zuniga, DE, Florida
- Las Vegas: Lynn Bowden Jr., WR, Kentucky
- Las Vegas (from Chicago): Bryan Edwards, WR, South Carolina
- Dallas: Neville Gallimore, DT, Oklahoma
- Denver (from Pittsburgh): Lloyd Cushenberry III, C, LSU
- L.A. Rams: Terrell Lewis, LB, Alabama
- Indianapolis (from Philadelphia through Detroit): Julian Blackmon, S, Utah
- Buffalo: Zack Moss, RB, Utah
- New England: Anfernee Jennings, LB, Alabama
- Cleveland (from New Orleans): Jordan Elliott, DT, Missouri
- Minnesota: Cameron Dantzler, CB, Mississippi State
- Houston: Jonathan Greenard, LB, Florida
- New England (from Seattle through Houston and Las Vegas): Devin Asiasi, TE, UCLA
- Baltimore: Devin Duvernay, WR, Texas
- Tennessee: Darrynton Evans, RB, Appalachian State
- Green Bay: Josiah Deguara, TE, Cincinnati
- Denver (from San Francisco): McTelvin Agim, DT, Arkansas
- Kansas City: Lucas Niang, OT, TCU
- Cleveland (from Houston)*: Jacob Phillips, LB, LSU
- Baltimore (through New England)*: Malik Harrison, LB, Ohio State
- N.Y. Giants*: Matt Peart, OT, Connecticut
- Las Vegas (from New England)*: Tanner Muse, S, Clemson
- New England (from Seattle through N.Y. Jets)*: Dalton Keene, TE, Virginia Tech
- Pittsburgh*: Alex Highsmith, LB, Charlotte
- Philadelphia*: Davion Taylor, LB, Colorado
- L.A. Rams*: Terrell Burgess, S, Utah
- New Orleans (from Minnesota)*: Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton
- Baltimore*: Tyre Phillips, OT, Mississippi State
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