Published 11:00 IST, April 24th 2020

Chase Young claims he is the best player in NFL draft 2020; picked as No. 2 by Redskins

Chase Young Draft: Young claimed he was the best player in the 2020 NFL draft. Young was drafted by the Redkins, Joe Burrow was picked as the No. 1 overall.

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. 2 pick at 2020 NFL Draft, Chase Young, me a bold claim even before draft rolled on. former Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end claimed he was best player in 2020 NFL Draft ahe of likes of Joe Burrow and Jeff Okudah. trio entered 2020 Draft as three of most sought-after prospects and unsurprisingly were top three picks at event.

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Cincinnati Bengals drafted Joe Burrow at . 1, Chase Young was picked by Washington Redskins at . 2 and Jeff Okudah was snatched by Detroit Lions at . 3. While Joe Burrow entered draft as  heavy favourite to be top pick, Chase Young thinks he might be a better player than quarterback. Burrow even pipped latter to win  Heisman Trophy last year while Young came in at fourth.

However, with both w looking to make impacts in 2020 NFL season, it'll be interesting to see if Chase Young could stand by his bold claim and pip Joe Burrow to be best rookie in upcoming season.

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Chase Young was favourite to be picked by Washington Redskins at . 2. Incoming he coach, Ron Rivera was looking for a talented defensive player for his roster and Chase Young fit bill perfectly. Young racked up 98 tackles and 30.5 sacks over past three seasons with Buckeyes. Last year, he was unanimously selected to  All-American team and also won  Bednarik and Nagurski awards in 2019. 

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Chase Young, a native of Maryland, will be just like at home with Redksins. Earlier this month, Young said it would be an hour to play for Redskins and that he would try to be best player at his new team. He joins a Redskins side that went 3-13 (win-loss) last season. As second overall pick, Chase Young contract is reportedly a four-year rookie deal worth over  $34.5 million. His Redskins contract reportedly also includes a $22.7 million signing bonus.

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11:00 IST, April 24th 2020