2020 NFL Draft
Descriptive results for how the 2020 class added value over time. Class totals as of 2025: 3,562 career AV, 50 Pro Bowls, 12 AP1 All-Pros.
DESCRIPTIVE → ADJUSTED
Follow the class result into model evidence
The totals on this page describe what happened. Player profiles show pick-level support adjusted for slot, position, era, and observed career window; GM profiles connect those picks to the maturity-adjusted headline estimate.
Class value over time
Descriptive cumulative "value units" across all 255 picks, summed year-by-year. Value = games started + 5×Pro Bowl + 10×AP1 + 3×AP2 per player-season, then summed across the class. Earlier draft classes sit behind the highlighted 2020 line on the same seasons-since-draft axis, so the slope shows whether a class matured fast or needed time.
Top 10 picks by career AV
Ordered by PFR weighted Approximate Value across the player's full career (any team).
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | GM | Career AV | Team GP | Career PB | Career AP1 | HOF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.53 | Jalen Hurts | QB | PHI | Howie Roseman | 79 | 93 | 3 | ||
| 1.6 | Justin Herbert | QB | LAC | Tom Telesco | 74 | 95 | 2 | ||
| 1.17 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL | Jerry Jones | 65 | 95 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1.22 | Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN | Rick Spielman | 65 | 94 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1.13 | Tristan Wirfs | T | TB | Jason Licht | 64 | 91 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1.1 | Joe Burrow | QB | CIN | Mike Brown / Duke Tobin | 63 | 77 | 3 | ||
| 2.41 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND | Chris Ballard | 58 | 84 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1.28 | Patrick Queen | LB | BAL | Eric DeCosta | 54 | 67 | 2 | ||
| 1.5 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | MIA | Chris Grier | 52 | 78 | 1 | ||
| 2.34 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | IND | Chris Ballard | 44 | 95 |
Lower-AV early-round picks (rounds 1–2, AV < 15)
A descriptive filter for first- and second-round picks with full-career weighted AV below 15. It does not account for the expectation at each draft slot and is not a model verdict on the pick.
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | GM | AV | YoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.29 | Isaiah Wilson | T | TEN | Jon Robinson | 0 | 1 |
| 1.19 | Damon Arnette | CB | LV | Mike Mayock | 2 | 6 |
| 2.40 | Ross Blacklock | DT | HOU | Bill O'Brien | 4 | 4 |
| 1.31 | Jeff Gladney | CB | MIN | Rick Spielman | 5 | 1 |
| 2.46 | KJ Hamler | WR | DEN | John Elway | 5 | 3 |
| 2.47 | Marlon Davidson | DE | ATL | Thomas Dimitroff | 5 | 6 |
| 2.59 | Denzel Mims | WR | NYJ | Joe Douglas | 5 | 3 |
| 1.30 | Noah Igbinoghene | CB | MIA | Chris Grier | 7 | 6 |
| 1.12 | Henry Ruggs III | WR | LV | Mike Mayock | 8 | 2 |
| 2.60 | Joshua Uche | LB | NE | Bill Belichick | 9 | 6 |
All picks (255) · sortable below
Each player name links to their year-by-year career page. Each team links to its GM history page.
How to read this
- "Value units" on the chart is a deliberately simple proxy: per player-season, games-started + 5×PB + 10×AP1 + 3×AP2. It's not a dollar value or θ; it's a single growth-curve number that lets us watch the class mature.
- Pre-2013 picks have no per-game snap data → their games-started is approximated from career_games / years-on-team. Their on-chart contribution is dominated by honors.
- Career AV is PFR's weighted Approximate Value (full-career, any team).
- "On-team" honors only: PB/AP1/AP2 counts above are restricted to seasons on the drafting team. A player traded after Year 4 only gets credit for honors earned in years 1-4.
- Active careers still accreting value: this year's chart endpoint isn't the final answer for any class with active players.