MOBILE, Ala. — With slightly warmer temperatures and less wind, Wednesday’s Senior Bowl practices offered better conditions for 2020 NFL draft evaluations at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

The Detroit Lions (coaching the North Team) and Cincinnati Bengals (South) took their time getting into the rhythm and flow of practice, and the Lions actually cut their session short — purportedly for how well practice went — by at least 20 minutes.

But there was ample time for individual player evaluations. We tried to highlight some players who had good individual performances from Wednesday, but in a few cases some players carried over their momentum, good or bad, from the day before.

Day 2 winners

Utah State QB Jordan Love (North team)

We can’t quit Love — which sounds like a Motown song title — and Wednesday’s performance is case in point of why. Love makes some of the prettier throws you’ll see. There are times when you think there aren’t a dozen QBs in the NFL who are more gifted throwers. And there are plenty more when he’s not pretty at all.

That inconsistency wasn’t an issue in Wednesday’s practice, when he was dialed in. Love was flashing that arm talent all day, making good decisions and looking as comfortable with his brand-new receivers here than he did with some of his own receivers this season at Utah State.

He is taking chances downfield in this setting. Many of the other quarterbacks were throwing underneath in the seven-on-sevens while Love attacked the second level. His top throw of the day might have been a sideline route to Baylor WR Denzel Mims, hitting him perfectly in stride for a touchdown in individual work.

Love had a better day overall than any other Senior Bowl QB, even Justin Herbert, who again was very solid after a strong Tuesday effort. Love’s evaluation isn’t an easy one, given his up-and-down final season, but the likelihood of him being a top-15 pick feels higher than the possibility of him slipping out of Round 1.

Jordan Love shined on day 2 of Senior Bowl. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) More

Baylor WR Denzel Mims (North team)

We mentioned the earlier Love hookup, but that wasn’t Mims’ best catch of the day. These two hooked up on a gorgeous fade down the left sideline in 11-on-11 work. Mims gained separation on Iowa CB Michael Ojemudia, high-pointed the ball and hauled it in despite crashing to the ground.

That’s two strong days from Mims, who stepped it up another notch on Wednesday. The 6-2 3/4, 206-pound wideout has 33-inch arms, underrated speed and quickness, and he uses his hands very nicely to keep defenders at bay. He has been a standout in every phase.

Mims also seems to get into his breaks nicely, and he had DBs grabbing at his jersey most of the practice. If he keeps this up through Saturday’s game, then Mims will go into the NFL scouting combine with a lot of momentum. Most scout grades I’ve heard have been in the fourth-round range, but it wouldn’t stun me if he rises above that.

Houston OT Josh Jones (North team)

He buried Utah EDGE Bradlee Anae, who is among the more sophisticated pass rushers down here, on a dominant one-on-one rep. Jones also looked really good in stonewalling Syracuse EDGE Alton Robinson on both his initial pass-rush move and his counter.

I didn’t watch every single DL-OL battle Wednesday, but I didn’t see Jones lose a rep on the ones I saw. He’ll likely earn a top-30 overall grade from me in this class when it’s all said and done, and you’ll start hearing some first-round buzz for Jones soon, the way we did around this time a year ago for Andre Dillard, who went 22nd overall to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Michigan EDGE Josh Uche (North team)

There’s still a debate to be had about what a team will do with Uche, who is a pass rusher in a sawed-off frame at 6-1 and 241 pounds. But it’s clear that Uche has pass-rush ability that shouldn’t be wasted because he doesn’t fit an ideal protoype.

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