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Wisconsin vs. Minnesota: 5 2020 NFL Draft prospects to watch

By Seth Steere

MADISON, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 24: Members of the Minnesota Golden Gophers celebrate with fans after beating Wisconsin Badgers 37-15 at Camp Randall Stadium on November 24, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MADISON, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 24: Members of the Minnesota Golden Gophers celebrate with fans after beating Wisconsin Badgers 37-15 at Camp Randall Stadium on November 24, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – NOVEMBER 09: Wide receiver Tyler Johnson #6 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers makes a reception in front of cornerback Keaton Ellis #2 of the Penn State Nittany Lions before scoring a touchdown during the second quarter at TCFBank Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – NOVEMBER 09: Wide receiver Tyler Johnson #6 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers makes a reception in front of cornerback Keaton Ellis #2 of the Penn State Nittany Lions before scoring a touchdown during the second quarter at TCFBank Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

Tyler Johnson has created quite the ruckus amongst folks in the draft community. Some believe that Johnson could go late in the second round while others believe he is a day three prospect. We will never know until draft day, but with two of his teammates accepting invites to the senior bowl (Coughlin and Kamal Martin) and Johnson getting an invite to the Shrine Bowl instead, it gives us a pretty good idea how the NFL values him; he’ll likely go later in the draft than most expect.

The reason for his criticism is unknown for the most part, but a tweet from Bleacher Report’s draft analyst, Matt Miller, there may be some character issues. As an evaluator with no insides scoops like Mr.Miller, one can only judge what he does on the field and he is a talented player.

Coming out of high school, Johnson was a quarterback and defensive back and because of this, he is a raw receiver prospect. He lacks the natural hands that you see from some receivers coming out of college and a receiver that can’t catch is always an issue, but he still has time to develop. Johnson has been extremely productive for Minnesota in his time there, racking up back to back 1,000 yards seasons.

We will never know how the NFL values him until draft season rolls around, but he is a playmaker with a lot of room to grow.

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