Big 12 Football: 3 2020 NFL Draft prospects to watch on Day 1

Which three prospects out of the Big 12 football conference are most likely to be selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft?

With the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft finally adding something to the sports news cycle on April 23 (just within a couple hours), the Big 12 football conference is readying for the first names to be called. On Thursday night, the Big 12 should have two or three players at the least selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

While none of these names are likely to be coming out of the Texas Longhorns football program, there are ties back to the Forty Acres coming on the following days. Texas could hear a few names out of their program called on days two and three. But the bulk of the prospects that could hear their names called on day one are coming out of the Oklahoma Sooners and TCU Horned Frogs football programs.

None of the prospects that are realistically in the discussion to be picked up in the top five picks in the 2020 draft are coming out of the Big 12. The likely top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft is going to be the former LSU Tigers Heisman winning quarterback Joe Burrow, who would land with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Other prospects to watch early on day one includes Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, Oregon Ducks quarterback Justin Herbert, Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Chase Young, and Auburn Tigers defensive tackle Derrick Brown.

Here’s a deeper look into the three prospects out of the Big 12 football conference that are worth watching on night one of the 2020 NFL Draft (set to begin on April 23).