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Three-round 2020 NFL mock draft 1.0: Steelers select Jalen Hurts

It's officially mock draft season! That final whistle you heard ending an entertaining Super Bowl LIV means all 32 teams are now looking forward to the 2020 campaign.

Here's my first look at some of the player-team fits that would make sense on the first two days of the draft. Constructing a three-round mock draft before the NFL Scouting Combine (Feb. 27 to March 1 on NFL Network) is akin to playing the role of the game show contestant who hits the buzzer before the host has finished reading the question. You can look smart for anticipating the results -- or not.

Based on career production and performance in the postseason all-star game circuit, these players have made the argument they deserve to be selected early on draft weekend.

NOTE: The third-round compensatory selections in this mock (Picks 97-104) are based on my projections. The NFL usually awards comp picks in late February.

Round 3

Pick
66
Washington · T
Pick
67
Georgia · G
Pick
68
Notre Dame · CB
Pick
69
Notre Dame · EDGE - Senior
Pick
70
Michigan · G - Senior
Pick
71
Georgia · T - Sophomore (RS)
Pick
72
Baylor · DE - Junior
Pick
73
Texas · S - Senior
Pick
74
Notre Dame · S - Junior (RS)
Pick
75
Texas · WR - Senior
Pick
76
Michigan · LB - Junior (RS)
Pick
77
Penn State · DT - Senior (RS)
Pick
78
Nebraska · CB - Senior
Pick
79
San Diego State · C - Junior (RS)
Pick
80
Tennessee · EDGE - Senior (RS)
Pick
81
TCU · CB - Senior (RS)
Pick
82
LSU · DT - Senior
Pick
83
Utah · CB - Junior
Pick
84
Ohio State · G - Senior (RS)
Pick
85
Wisconsin · C - Junior (RS)
Pick
86
Tennessee · WR - Senior (RS)
Pick
87
Alabama · EDGE - Senior (RS)
Pick
88
Florida State · CB - Junior
Pick
89
Missouri · DT - Junior (RS)
Pick
90
Appalachian State · LB - Senior (RS)
Pick
91
Florida State · RB - Junior
Pick
92
Kentucky · WR - Junior
Pick
93
Memphis · WR - Senior
Pick
94
St. John's (MN) · T - Senior
Pick
95
Ohio State · WR - Senior (RS)
Pick
96
N.C. State · DT - Senior (RS)
Pick
97
Utah State · LB - Junior (RS)

Projected compensatory pick.

Pick
98
LSU · TE - Junior (RS)

Projected compensatory pick.

Pick
99
Charlotte · EDGE - Senior (RS)

Projected compensatory pick.

Pick
100
Liberty · WR - Senior

Projected compensatory pick.

Pick
101
Temple · C - Junior (RS)

Projected compensatory pick.

Pick
102
UCLA · RB - Senior (RS)

Projected compensatory pick.

Pick
103
North Carolina · DE - Senior (RS)

Projected compensatory pick.

Pick
104
Oklahoma · QB - Senior

Projected compensatory pick.

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