April, 2020 Athlete of the Month

March was here

Chu-Yu Hsien (Runners-up: Henry Sosa, Robin Zamora, Ce Ce)

A horse, a random boxer, and the best baseball player in the Chinese league.  That's April, 2020. 

I've been doing this, without interruption, for a minimum of three plus decades. A plague isn't going to stop that (I mean, it might, but not yet). 

Three-quarters down in the race for the first Athlete of the Year for the 2020s.

January-Joe Burrow
February - Damien Williams
March -Sabrina Ionescu
April- Chu-Yu Hsien

2020 NFL Draft Big Board (Rounds 4-7)

1. Curtis Weaver Edge 1 Boise
2. Jake Fromm QB1 Georgia
3. Bryce Hall CB1 Virginia
4. Amik Robertson CB2 La Tech 
5. Akeem Davis Gaither LB1 App St
6. Tony Pride CB3 N Dame
7. Netane Muti G1 Fresno
8. Ben Bartch OT1 St Johns (Minn)
9. Hunter Bryant TE1 Washington
10. Troy Dye LB2 Oregon
11. Tyler Johnson WR1 Minnesota
12. Jacob Eason QB2 Wash
13. Tyler Biadasz C1  Wisconsin
14. Geno Stone S1 Iowa
15. K’Von Wallace S2 Clemson
16. Josiah Scott CB4 Mich St
17. KJ Hill WR2 Ohio St
18. Antonio Gandy Golden WR3 Liberty
19. Bradley Anae Edge2 Utah
20. Nick Harris C3 Washington
21. Darnay Holmes CB5 UCLA
22. Jack Driscoll OT2 Auburn
23. James Lynch DT1 Baylor
24. Harrison Bryant TE2 FAU
25. Kenny Willekes Edge3 Michigan St
26. Jauan Jennings WR4 Tenn
27. Prince Tega Wanoghu OT3 Auburn
28. Logan Stenberg G2 Kentucky
29. Anthony Gordon QB3 Wash St
30. Ben Bredeson G3 Michigan
31. Gabriel Davis WR5 UCF
32. Brycen Hopkins TE3 Purdue
33. Saahdiq Charles LSU OT4
34. Markus Bailey LB3 Purdue
35. Khalid Kareem Edge4 N Dame
36. Leki Fotu DT2 Utah
37. Donovan Peoples Jones WR6 Michigan
38. Collin Johnson WR7 Texas
39. Albert Okwuegbunam TE4 Missouri 
40. John Hightower Boise WR8
41. Isaiah Coulter WR9 R Island
42. Alohi Gilman S3 N Dame
43. Isaiah Hodgins WR10 Oregon St
44. John Reid CB6 Penn St
45. Kenny Robinson S4 XFL/WVA
46. Jared Pinkney TE4 Vandy
47. Trevis Gipson Edge5 Tulsa
48. Kevin Dotson G4 Louisiana
49. John Simpson G5 Clemson
50. Carter Coughlin Edge6 Minnesota
51. Larrell Murchison Edge7 NC St
52. Quintez Cephus WR11 Wisc
53. Javaris Davis CB7 Auburn
54. Keith Ismael C4 S Diego St
55. Cameron Clark OT5 Charlotte
56. Shane Lemieux G6 Oregon 
57. James Proche WR12 SMU
58. Eno Benjamin RB1 Arizona St
59. Larrell Murchison Edge8 NC St
60. Calvin Throckmorton G7 Oregon
61. Hakeem Adeniji Kansas G8
62. Jonathan Garvin Miami Edge9
63. Danny Pinter G10 Ball St
64. Cheyenne O’Grady TE5 Arkansas
65. Robert Windsor DT3 Penn St
66. Alton Robinson Edge10 Syracuse
67. John Penisini DT4 Utah
68. Lamical Perine RB2 Florida
69. Thaddeus Moss TE6 LSU
70. Jason Strowbridge DT5 N Carolina
71. DeeJay Dallas RB3 Miami
72. Lavert Hill CB8 Michigan
73. JR Reed S5 Georgia
74. AJ Green CB9 Ok St
75. Joe Bachie LB4 Michigan
76. Essang Bassey CB9 Wake
77. Michael Onwenu G 11 Mich
78. Anthony McFarland RB3 Maryland
79. Derrek Tuszka Edge11 N Dakota
80. Cole McDonald QB3 Hawaii
81. Dane Jackson CB10 Pitt
82. Clay Johnston LB5 Baylor
83. Stephen Sullivan TE7 LSU
84. Kindle Vildor CB11 Geo South
85. L’Jarius Sneed S6 La Tech
86. Rashard Lawrence DT6 LSU
87. James Morgan QB4 FIU
88. Jake Luton QB5 Oregon St
89. Joe Reed WR13 Virginia
90. JJ Taylor RB4 Ariz
91. Cam Brown LB 6 Penn St
92. Kamren Curl S7 Arkansas
93. Antoine Brooks S8 Maryland
94. Jamycal Hasty RB5 Baylor
95. Darius Anderson RB6 TCU
96. Khaleke Hudson LB7 Michigan
97. Javelin Guidry CB12 Utah
98. Austin Mack WR14 Ohio St
99. Malcolm Roach Edge12 Texas
100. David Woodward LB 8 Utah

2020 NFL Draft Rounds 2-3 Big Board

1. Xavier McKinney S1 Alabama
2. Grant Delpit S2 LSU
3. Josh Jones OT1 Houston
4. Tee Higgins WR 1 Clemson
5. AJ Epenesa Edge1 Iowa
6. Jaylon Johnson CB1 Utah
7. Lavishka Shenault WR2 Colorado
8. Trevon Diggs CB2 Alabama
9. Kristian Fulton CB3 LSU
10. Antoine Winfield S3 Minnesota
11. Michael Pittman WR3 USC
12. Zack Baun Edge2 Wisconsin
13. Denzel Mims WR4 Baylor
14. Ashtyn Davis S4 Cal
15. Ross Blacklock DT1 TCU
16. Ezra Cleveland OT2 Boise
17. D’Andre Swift RB1 Georgia
18. Jordan Elliott DT2 Missouri
19. Yetur Gross Matos Edge3 Penn St
20. Julian Okwara Edge4 N Dame
21. Kyle Dugger S5 Lenoir Rhyne
22. Neville Gallimore DT3 Oklahoma
23. Marlon Davidson DT4 Auburn
24. Jonathan Taylor RB2 Wisc
25. KJ Hamler WR5 Penn St
26. Curtis Weaver Edge 5 Boise
27. Justin Madubuike DT5 A&M
28. JK Dobbins RB3 Ohio St
29. Jake Fromm QB1 Georgia
30. Terrell Lewis Edge6 Alabama
31. Bryce Hall CB4 Virginia
32. Amik Robertson CB5 La Tech 
33. Zach Moss RB4 Utah
34. Akeem Davis Gaither LB1 App St
35. Robert Hunt G1 Louisiana
36. Cole Kmet TE1 N Dame
37. Tony Pride CB5 N Dame
38. Jonah Jackson G2 Ohio St
39. Josh Uche Edge7 Michigan
40. Jalen Hurts QB2 Oklahoma
41. Adam Trautman TE2 Dayton
42. Darrell Taylor Edge8 Tenn
43. Cameron Dantzler CB6 Miss St
44. Netane Muti G3 Fresno
45. Ben Bartch OT3 St Johns (Minn)
46. Terrell Burgess S6 Utah
47. Chase Claypool WR6 N Dame
48. Cam Akers RB5 Florida St
49. Willie Gay LB2 Miss St
50. Jeremy Chinn S7 So Illinois
51. Hunter Bryant TE3 Washington
52. Troy Dye LB3 Oregon
53. Tyler Johnson WR7 Minnesota
54. Tyler Biadasz C1  Wisconsin
55. Van Jefferson WR8 Florida
56. Matt Hennessy C2 Temple
57. Lucas Niang OT4 TCU
58. Geno Stone S8 Iowa
59. K’Von Wallace S9 Clemson
60. Damien Lewis G4 LSU
61. Raekwon Davis DT6 Alabama
62. Josiah Scott CB7 Mich St
63. Lloyd Cushenberry C3 LSU
64. Logan Wilson LB3 Wyoming
65. KJ Hill WR9 Ohio St
66. Devin Duvernay WR10 Texas
67. Antonio Gandy Golden WR11 Liberty
68. Antonio Gibson RB6 Memphis
69. Davon Hamilton DT7 Ohio St
70. Bradley Anae Edge9 Utah
71. Nick Harris C4 Washington
72. Lynn Bowden WR12 Kentucky
73. Darnay Holmes CB8 UCLA
74. Jack Driscoll OT5 Auburn
75. James Lynch DT8 Baylor
76. Malik Harrison LB4 Ohio St
77. Harrison Bryant TE4 FAU
78. Anfernee Jennings Edge10 Alabama
79. Kenny Willekes Edge11 Michigan St
80. Matt Peart OT6 UConn
81. Bryan Edwards WR13 South Carolina
82. Jauan Jennings WR14 Tenn
83. Prince Tega Wanoghu OT7 Auburn
84. Logan Stenberg G5 Kentucky
85. Anthony Gordon QB3 Wash St
86. Ben Bredeson G6 Michigan
87. Jonathan Greenard Edge12 Florida
88. Gabriel Davis WR15 UCF
89. Jabari Zuniga Edge13 Florida
90. Brycen Hopkins TE5 Purdue
91. Saahdiq Charles LSU OT8
92. Markus Bailey LB4 Purdue
93. Khalid Kareem Edge13 N Dame
94. Davion Taylor LB5 Colorado
95. Devin Asiasi TE6 UCLA
96. Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB7 Vandy
97. Leki Fotu DT9 Utah
98. Donovan Peoples Jones WR16 Michigan
99. Collin Johnson WR17 Texas
100. Brandon Jones S10 Texas

Round One Big Board - 2020 NFL Draft (Final Version)

Here's my final top 100 for this year's draft.  I will update prior to Rounds 2-3 and then again prior to 4-7.


1. Joe Burrow QB1 LSU
2. Chase Young Edge1 Ohio St
3. Tua Tagovailoa Alabama QB2
4. Jeffrey Okudah Ohio St CB1
5. Jerry Jeudy Alabama WR1 1
6. Isaiah Simmons Clemson LB1
7. Ceedee Lamb Oklahoma WR2
8. Andrew Thomas OT1 Georgia
9. Jedrick Wills OT2 Alabama
10. Derrick Brown DT1 Auburn
11. Henry Ruggs WR3 Alabama
12. Tristan Wirfs OT3 Iowa
13. Javon Kinlaw DT2 South Carolina
14. CJ Henderson CB2 Florida
15. Xavier McKinney S1 Alabama
16. Justin Jefferson WR4 LSU
17. Justin Herbert QB3 Oregon
18. Grant Delpit S2 LSU
19. Josh Jones OT4 Houston
20. Tee Higgins WR5 Clemson
21. AJ Epenesa Edge2 Iowa
22. Jalen Reagor WR6 TCU
23. Jaylon Johnson CB3 Utah
24. Mekhi Becton OT5 Louisville
25. Jeff Gladney CB4 TCU
26. K’Lavon Chaisson Edge3 LSU
27. Lavishka Shenault WR7 Colorado
28. Trevon Diggs CB5 Alabama
29. Kristian Fulton CB6 LSU
30. Patrick Queen LB2 LSU
31. Antoine Winfield S3 Minnesota
32. Brandon Aiyuk WR8 Arizona St
33. Michael Pittman WR9 USC
34. Zack Baun Edge4 Wisconsin
35. Cesar Ruiz C1 Michigan
36. Denzel Mims WR10 Baylor
37. Kenneth Murray LB3 Oklahoma
38. Ashtyn Davis S4 Cal
39. Ross Blacklock DT3 TCU
40. Ezra Cleveland OT6 Boise
41. Jordan Love QB4 Utah St
42. AJ Terrell CB7 Clemson
43. D’Andre Swift RB1 Georgia
44. Jordan Elliott DT4 Missouri
45. Yetur Gross Matos Edge5 Penn St
46. Julian Okwara Edge6 N Dame
47. Kyle Dugger S5 Lenoir Rhyne
48. Neville Gallimore DT5 Oklahoma
49. Noah Igbinoghene CB7 Auburn
50. Marlon Davidson DT6 Auburn
51. Jonathan Taylor RB2 Wisc
52. KJ Hamler WR11 Penn St
53. Curtis Weaver Edge7 Boise
54. Justin Madubuike DT7 A&M
55. Clyde Edwards Helaire RB3 LSU
56. JK Dobbins RB4 Ohio St
57. Jake Fromm QB5 Georgia
58. Austin Jackson OT7 USC
59. Terrell Lewis Edge8 Alabama
60. Bryce Hall CB8 Virginia
61. Amik Robertson CB9 La Tech 
62. Zach Moss RB5 Utah
63. Akeem Davis Gaither LB4 App St
64. Damon Arnette CB10 Ohio St
65. Robert Hunt G1 Louisiana
66. Cole Kmet TE1 N Dame
67. Tony Pride CB11 N Dame
68. Jonah Jackson G2 Ohio St
69. Josh Uche Edge9 Michigan
70. Jalen Hurts QB6 Oklahoma
71. Jordyn Brooks LB5 T Tech
72. Adam Trautman TE2 Dayton
73. Darrell Taylor Edge10 Tenn
74. Cameron Dantzler CB12 Miss St
75. Netane Muti G3 Fresno
76. Ben Bartch OT8 St Johns (Minn) 167.5
77. Terrell Burgess S6 Utah 170
78. Chase Claypool WR12 N Dame 171
79. Cam Akers RB6 Florida St 174
80. Willie Gay LB6 Miss St 175.5
81. Jeremy Chinn S7 So Illinois 177.5
82. Hunter Bryant TE3 Washington 183
83. Troy Dye LB7 Oregon 183.5
84. Tyler Johnson WR13 Minnesota 184.5
85. Tyler Biadasz C2  Wisconsin 189.5
86. Van Jefferson WR14 Florida 193.5
87. Matt Hennessy C3 Temple 195
88. Lucas Niang OT9 TCU 198
89. Geno Stone S8 Iowa 201
90. K’Von Wallace S9 Clemson 201
91. Isaiah Wilson OT10 Georgia 204
92. Damien Lewis G3 LSU 208
93. Raekwon Davis DT7 Alabama 209.5
94. Josiah Scott CB13 Mich St 210
95. Lloyd Cushenberry C4 LSU 211.5
96. Logan Wilson LB8 Wyoming 213.5
97. KJ Hill WR15 Ohio St 214
98. Devin Duvernay WR16 Texas 215.5
99. Antonio Gandy Golden WR17 Liberty 216
100. Antonio Gibson RB7 Memphis 216.5

This is (Not) a Three Round 2020 NFL Mock Draft

Not predicting, selecting, rounds 1-3.  My Niners don't wind up with any of the top tackles or receivers in this mock.  I'm sure both highly rated defensive tackles will have good careers and if we take either in round one its a dreadful mistake 



1. Cincinnati Bengals Joe Burrow QB LSU
2. Washington Redskins Chase Young Edge Ohio St
3. Detroit Lions Jeffrey Okudah CB Ohio St
4. New York Giants Isaiah Simmons LB Clemson
5. Miami Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa Alabama QB
6. Los Angeles Chargers Jedrick Wills OT Alabama
7. Carolina Panthers Derrick Brown DT Auburn
8. Arizona Cardinals Tristan Wirfs OT Iowa
9. Jacksonville Jaguars Jerry Jeudy Alabama WR
10. Cleveland Browns Andrew Thomas OT Georgia
11. New York Jets Ceedee Lamb Oklahoma WR
12. Las Vegas Raiders Henry Ruggs WR Alabama
13. San Francisco 49ers CJ Henderson CB Florida
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Javon Kinlaw DT South Carolina
15. Denver Broncos Jalen Reagor WR TCU
16. Atlanta Falcons AJ Epenesa Edge Iowa
17. Dallas Cowboys Xavier McKinney S Alabama
18. Miami Dolphins Grant Delpit S LSU
19. Las Vegas Raiders Kristian Fulton CB  LSU
20. Jacksonville Jaguars Trevon Diggs CB Alabama
21. Philadelphia Eagles Justin Jefferson WR LSU
22. Minnesota Vikings Jaylon Johnson CB Utah
23. New England Patriots Justin Herbert QB Oregon
24. New Orleans Saints Lavishka Shenault WR Colorado
25. Minnesota Vikings Tee Higgins WR Clemson
26. Miami Dolphins Josh Jones OT Houston
27. Seattle Seahawks Mekhi Becton OT Louisville
28. Baltimore Ravens Zack Baun Edge Wisconsin
29. Tennessee Titans Jeff Gladney CB TCU
30. Green Bay Packers Michael Pittman WR USC
31. San Francisco 49ers Brandon Aiyuk WR Arizona St
32. Kansas City Chiefs Cesar Ruiz C Michigan

Round 2
33. Cincinnati Patrick Queen LB LSU
34. Indianapolis Denzel Mims WR Baylor  
35. Detroit K’Lavon Chaisson Edge LSU
36. N.Y. Giants Yetur Gross Matos Edge Penn St
37. L.A. Chargers Jordan Love QB Utah St
38. Carolina Antoine Winfield S Minnesota
39. Miami D’Andre Swift RB Georgia
40. Houston Ross Blacklock DT TCU
41. Cleveland Kenneth Murray LB Oklahoma
42. Jacksonville Neville Gallimore DT Oklahoma
43. Chicago AJ Terrell CB Clemson
44. Indianapolis Jonathan Taylor RB Wisc
45. Tampa Bay Ezra Cleveland OT Boise
46. Denver Noah Igbinoghene CB Auburn
47. Atlanta Jonah Jackson G Ohio St
48. N.Y. Jets Tony Pride CB N Dame
49. Pittsburgh Julian Okwara Edge N Dame
50. Chicago Kyle Dugger S Lenoir Rhyne
51. Dallas Curtis Weaver Edge Boise
52. L.A. Rams Netane Muti G2 Fresno
53. Philadelphia Bryce Hall CB Virginia
54. Buffalo Clyde Edwards Helaire RB LSU
55. Baltimore KJ Hamler WR Penn St
56. Miami Austin Jackson OT USC
57. LA Rams Marlon Davidson Edge Auburn
58. Minnesota Jordan Elliott DT Missouri
59. Seattle Tyler Johnson WR Minnesota
60. Baltimore Damon Arnette CB Ohio St
61. Tennessee Justin Madubuike DT A&M
62. Green Bay Akeem Davis Gaither LB App St
63. Kansas City Amik Robertson CB La Tech 
64. Seattle Darrell Taylor Edge Tenn

Round 3
65. Cincinnati Robert Hunt OT Louisiana
66. Washington Cole Kmet TE N Dame
67. Detroit Tyler Biadasz C  Wisconsin
68. N.Y. Jets Kenny Willekes Edge Michigan St
69. Carolina Troy Dye LB Oregon
70. Miami Hunter Bryant TE Washington
71. L.A. Chargers Cameron Dantzler CB Miss St
72. Arizona Raekwon Davis DT Alabama
73. Jacksonville Geno Stone S Iowa
74. Cleveland  Devin Duvernay WR Texas
75. Indianapolis Josh Uche Edge Michigan
76. Tampa Bay Jake Fromm QB Georgia
77. Denver  Jordyn Brooks MLB T Tech
78. Atlanta JK Dobbins RB Ohio St
79. N.Y. Jets Lucas Niang OT TCU
80. Las Vegas Jalen Hurts QB Oklahoma
81. Las Vegas Zach Moss RB Utah
82. Dallas Adam Trautman TE Dayton
83. Denver Damien Lewis G LSU
84. L.A. Rams Logan Wilson LB Wyoming
85. Detroit Jacob Eason QB Washington
86. Buffalo Adam Trautman TE Dayton
87. New England Antonio Gandy Golden WR Liberty
88. New Orleans Lynn Bowden WR Kentucky
89. Minnesota Jack Driscoll OT Auburn
90. Houston Chase Claypool WR  N Dame
91. Las Vegas Prince Tega Wanoghu OT Auburn
92. Baltimore Nick Harris C Washington
93. Tennessee Anfernee Jennings Edge Alabama
94. Green Bay James Lynch DT Baylor
95. Denver Anthony Gordon QB Wash St
96. Kansas City Bradley Anae Edge Utah
97. Cleveland Terrell Lewis Edge  Alabama
98. New England Jared Pinkney TE Vandy
99. N.Y. Giants Van Jefferson WR Florida
100. New England Markus Bailey LB Purdue
101. Seattle Josiah Scott CB Mich St
102. Pittsburgh Terrell Burgess S Utah
103. Philadelphia Ben Bredeson G Michigan
104. L.A. Rams KJ Hill WR Ohio St
105. Minnesota Lloyd Cushenberry C LSU
106. Baltimore J.Chinn S  S Illinois