This is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable NFL drafts we've ever seen.

But that hasn’t slowed down rumors of pre-draft trades; they are thriving now more than ever.

General managers could be reluctant to make big-time moves due to the circumstances of where and how they will be executing picks in the fully virtual format. It could yield timidness rather than aggression. The beauty is that we don't know.

It seems to be all but written in stone that the Bengals will be taking LSU quarterback Joe Burrow with the top pick this year. But who will be making the second?

The consensus, as things currently stand, is for Washington to select Ohio State pass rusher Chase Young. Young's position as the second player taken in the 2020 NFL Draft has been solidified for almost as long and as confidently as Burrow to the Bengals.

The keyword is "almost."

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday that Washington has begun fielding calls for trades.

Head coach Ron Rivera and company aren’t going to be easily swayed from Young. Here's what it would take.

No More QB Controversy; A QB Race

Opinions are split on QB2. After Burrow, it's a toss-up between Justin Herbert and Tua Tagovailoa — though there has been some silly, pointless chatter about Herbert being higher on some teams' boards than QB2.

A toss-up is bad for business. If most teams in the range of selecting a quarterback come to the conclusion that they would be fine with either passer, it waters down the market and would make any trade offered to Washington not serious enough to forgo Young.

If Washington moves, the smoke would have to clear and there would need to be a bidding war between at least two teams to move up to No. 2 to get the quarterback they really want.

Can't Fall Far

There has been some fun talk of teams making a giant leap into the top five for one of the quarterbacks. The most common example is the Patriots.

New England is picking at No. 23. The Patriots don't have a second-round pick to offer, though they do have three third-round selections. New England could offer a lot of draft capital — say a first this year, a first next year, two thirds this year and a Day 2 pick next year — to move up to select what we assume would be a replacement for Tom Brady.

But No. 23 to No. 2 would be a long way to fall and 21 picks later you're not drafting the same kind of high impact player. Washington would be getting a lot in return, but it's not likely it wants to move that far back.

A more realistic wild card might be Jacksonville which picks twice in the first round at Nos. 9 and 20. The Jaguars also have a second-, a third- and three fourth-round selections this year; that's not counting the pick they could get for a potential Yannick Ngakoue trade.

The fall from No. 2 to No. 9 while picking up similar draft capital? Now, we might be talking.

Admitting They Won't Regret Young

Will Washington regret not drafting Young? That's another big question here — maybe the biggest.

We get sucked into the current team needs for clubs in the top 10; it's sort of silly. These teams likely won't be competing for championships for a few years, at best. So, why do we harp on immediate team needs as if they have to be filled? In reality, teams have about a two- to three-draft window to improve. If it's not a quarterback at No. 2 this time around, Young is about as good of a non-QB as it gets.

Watching him become an All-Pro player for another team could be too much to bear, even if Washington gets a handful of players it likes.