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The 2020 NFL Draft is right around the corner and teams still have a little over two months to decide what to do with their first-round selection. Among the options, some teams will decide to trade up to get the guy that they want.
For the most part, a team will trade up to select the quarterback that they believe to be the guy for the future. In the months leading up to the draft, there are going to be countless mock drafts made trying to predict what teams do.
The majority of mock drafts are going to include any trades, but there are typically a few trades that happen on the first day of the draft. With that in mind, here are four teams that should be trying to trade up in the 2020 NFL Draft.
4. Carolina Panthers
Since the end of the NFL regular season, the Carolina Panthers have made quite a few changes to the coaching staff. After conducting a few interviews, the Panthers hired Matt Rhule as the next head coach of the franchise.
Besides Rhule, Carolina also named Joe Brady as the team's new offensive coordinator. Despite naming a new head coach and offensive coordinator, the Panthers don't know who will be starting under center in 2020.
While Cam Newton expects to be back next season, Carolina could still find a young quarterback to groom for the future. Currently, the Panthers hold the No. 7 overall pick and would likely need to get inside the top five to get a quarterback worth trading up for.
3. Los Angeles Chargers
Up to this point, it seems like an inevitability that Joe Burrow is going to the Cincinnati Bengals with the first overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft. After he gets selected, it will be a competition to see who can offer the most to trade up and select Tua Tagovailoa.
Tagovailoa is regarded as the second-best quarterback available in the draft. If the Chargers are interested in him, they'll need to outbid a couple of other teams who share the same idea.
Los Angeles enters the draft with the No. 6 overall pick and are in need of a quarterback with Philip Rivers likely leaving in free agency. On the other hand, if Tagovailoa isn't their choice, then Justin Herbert could be the guy they are interested in.
2. Las Vegas Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders are going to have a few options since they are among the NFL teams that possess multiple first-round picks in 2020. Since 2014, Derek Carr has been the starting signal-caller for the Raiders.
With the team playing in Las Vegas next season, it appears that Carr will get another year to prove himself. Unless Carr plays at an MVP level in 2020, the Raiders could likely be looking to start someone else in 2021.
The Raiders are going into April's draft with the No. 12 and No. 19 overall picks in the first round. Near the top of their list of needs is a quarterback. Given that other teams are also in the market for a quarterback, a trade could be necessary.
1. Miami Dolphins
As mentioned above, there are going to be a few NFL teams clamoring for Tagovailoa. Of the teams, the Miami Dolphins are the most equipped team to be able to move up in the draft.
Over the past year, the Dolphins traded Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Aside from Fitzpatrick, the Dolphins shipped Laremy Tunsil for two future first-round picks. As a result, Miami will occupy three first-round picks in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Chris Grier, the GM of the Dolphins, said that the team has ‘more than enough ammo' to trade up. Provided that, Miami is likely going to package a few of their endless amount of picks to land a quarterback.
