Oregon Ducks’ quarterback Justin Herbert is considered one of the top quarterbacks in college football this season and a top prospect for the 2020 NFL draft.

While most 2020 NFL mock drafts predict Herbert as the second quarterback selected behind Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa, one mock draft - from draftnetwork.com - predicts Herbert will be the fourth quarterback selected in the 2020 draft. If that isn’t surprising enough, the same mock draft predicts Herbert will be selected by ... the Tennessee Titans(!) with the No. 15 pick in the 2020 NFL draft.

This is a joke, right? Oh no. Herbert is selected by the Titans in this mock draft. The same Tennessee Titans that selected Marcus Mariota with the No. 2 pick in the 2015 NFL draft. The same Tennessee Titans that benched Mariota three weeks ago in favor of Ryan Tannehill. The same Tennessee Titans team that some say ruined Mariota as a quarterback with their internal dysfunction and carousel-like coaching changes.

(DraftNetwork.com)

This mock draft has three quarterbacks being selected before Herbert.

Louisiana State quarterback Joe Burrow is the No. 1 pick going to the Cincinnati Bengals. The Miami Dolphins select Tagovailoa at No. 4 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take Washington quarterback Jacob Eason with the No. 8 pick.

Would the Titans actually draft another quarterback from Oregon? And if they did select Herbert, would he want to go to Nashville? Herbert would certainly contact Mariota to ask about the Titans and current head coach Mike Vrabel. How would Mariota’s assess his time with the franchise and Vrabel?

Few draft evaluators expect Herbert to be on the board in the middle of the first round. Tennessee is expected to select a quarterback in the draft, but it seems highly unlikely the Titans would select another quarterback from Oregon after their experience with Mariota.

The NFL draft is April 23-25.

-- Geoffrey C. Arnold | @geoffreyCarnold