Family ties: NFL draft features plenty of prospects whose fathers were standouts in league
If some of the last names among the 2020 NFL draft class look and sound familiar, it’s because they belong to prospects who are the progeny of past NFL stars.
It’s not uncommon for the son of a former player to follow in his father’s footsteps to the NFL, and this year’s class features several prospects who can realize their own dreams later this month.
LSU TE Thaddeus Moss (father: Hall of Fame WR Randy Moss)
Moss emerged as one of Joe Burrow’s key targets, as the Heisman Trophy winner and likely No. 1 top choice found the 6-foot-3, 250-pound tight end for three scores in LSU’s two College Football Playoff victories.
Of course, his pops knows plenty about catching touchdowns, too.
More:Thaddeus Moss on different NFL path than one his father set
Minnesota S Antoine Winfield Jr. (father: CB Antoine Winfield Sr.)
Winfield Sr. was a first-round pick and three-time Pro Bowler over his 14-year career in the league, nine of those seasons spent with the Minnesota Vikings.
His son, a safety instead of a corner, played his college ball locally and became one of the more promising defensive backs in this class.
More:Antoine Winfield Jr. wants to make name for himself
USC WR Michael Pittman Jr. (father: RB Michael Pittman)
The elder Pittman went in the fourth round of the 1998 draft and went on to win a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He finished with 5,627 rushing yards during his 11-year career.
