By Matthew Soderberg | Sports Writer
Texas Christian University had three players selected before Baylor in the 2020 NFL Draft. Texas Tech had one. TCU went 5-7 last season. Tech won only four games. Baylor won 11, and it’s all because of former head coach Matt Rhule.
Baylor had no first round picks. Denzel Mims was the only player picked on day two, and while three defensive players were selected on day three, the Bears didn’t produce any elite prospects. Yet, by all accounts, the Green and Gold were an elite team last season.
The Bears finished 11-3, their best finish since the Art Briles era, and allowed just 4.