With The First Pick
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4 players who should have declared for the 2020 NFL Draft

By Cory Kinnan

PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 16: Shaun Wade #24 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates his interception with teammates Jeff Okudah #1 and Pete Werner #20 in the first quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 16: Shaun Wade #24 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates his interception with teammates Jeff Okudah #1 and Pete Werner #20 in the first quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – OCTOBER 26: Defensive Tackle Marvin Wilson #21 of the Florida State Seminoles during the game against the Syracuse Orange at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on October 26, 2019 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Orange 35 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, FL – OCTOBER 26: Defensive Tackle Marvin Wilson #21 of the Florida State Seminoles during the game against the Syracuse Orange at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on October 26, 2019 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Orange 35 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

Marvin Wilson, DT, Florida State

Another player who looked like a top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, and even could have been a first round draft pick in hindsight is Florida State defensive tackle Marvin Wilson. He got hit with a season ending injury in 2019, maybe striking a bit of fear into his draft stock, but given that only three defensive tackles went in the top-40, he passed up a lot of guaranteed money.

Not only that, but now Florida State has worked through a fiasco (with Wilson at the forefront) regarding their new head coach Mike Norvell. After Norvell made a statement saying he met with every player in regards to the death of George Floyd, Wilson stood up for his teammates claiming that only a manufactured text had been sent.

Wilson has proven to be a tremendous leader, teammate, and voice in Tallahassee, Florida; he will be an asset and a foundation for any NFL franchise, but had he declared for the 2020 NFL Draft, he would not have had the pressure of standing up to a new head coach and he could have been a top-40 pick.

In the end, however, Wilson’s voice was appreciated by Norvell, they are working towards a reconciliation, and the defensive tackle has a chance to show he has no lingering effect from his injury.

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