2022 NFL Draft Thread

[DallasM]

McShay put up an early mock:

1. Hou - Kayvon Thibodeaux DE Oregon
2. Det - Kedon Slovis QB USC
3. Jax - Derek Stingley Jr. CB LSU
4. NYJ - Charles Cross OT Miss State
5. Cin - Zion Nelson OT Miami
6. Car - Kyle Hamilton S Notre Dame
7. Phi - Sam Howell QB North Carolina
8. NYG - Aidan Hutchinson DE Michigan
9. NYG (Chi) - Evan Neal OT Alabama
10. LV - Kaiir Elam CB Florida (Matt Elam's nephew, I feel old now)
11. Den - Spencer Rattler QB Oklahoma
12. Atl - Chris Olave WR Ohio State
13. Min - George Karlaftis DE Purdue
14. Ari - Sevyn Banks CB Ohio State
15. WFT - Malik Willis QB Liberty
16. Pit - Desmond Ridder QB Cincinnati
17. Phi (Mia) - Isaac Taylor-Stuart CB USC
18. LAC - DeMarvin Leal DE Texas A&M
19. NO - George Pickens WR Georgia
20. Phi (Ind) - Bubba Bolden S Miami
21. Dal - Jalen Wydermyer TE Texas A&M
22. Ten - John Metchie III WR Alabama
23. NE - Garrett Wilson WR Ohio State
24. Mia (SF) - Nick Broeker OT Ole Miss
25. NYJ (Sea) - Zach Harrison DE Ohio State
26. Bal - Rasheed Walker OT Penn State
27. Cle - Drake Jackson DE/OLB USC
28. Det (LAR) - Mike Jones Jr. LB LSU (OH THE IRONY)
29. GB - Christian Harris LB Alabama
30. Buf - Josh Jobe CB Alabama
31. TB - Isaiah Spiller RB Texas A&M
32. KC - Xavier Thomas DE Clemson


Betting of the 5 qbs going top 16, ridder will probably fall out of it entirely, and rattler might disappoint.

Also I feel like Xavier Thomas is going to rocket up the board.

Is A&M supposed to be this good this year?

[Brodie]

The Lions have too good of an offensive line to be THAT bad. They're probably a top 12 pick but they aren't top 3.

[OSUGiants]

My money is on Slovis falling, and Ridder being the best QB of the class. Malik Willis is definitely the most interesting QB to keep an eye on though.

[fenikz]

NFL.com has you dead last in power rankings, CBS 30th, NY Post 31st

[DallasM]

Never underestimate how bad goff with less weapons than he had in LA can be.

[OSUGiants]

Originally Posted by Brodie

The Lions have too good of an offensive line to be THAT bad. They're probably a top 12 pick but they aren't top 3.

Yea I don’t think Goff, Swift, and that OL are bad enough to end up a bottom 3 team. They’re probably a 5 win team that end up picking in the top 10 but not 3. I think they’re just mocked that high because people know they’re likely to go QB round 1 next year and reporters wanna put QBs top 3 in mocks

[Brodie]

Originally Posted by fenikz

NFL.com has you dead last in power rankings, CBS 30th, NY Post 31st

In no way are they worse than the Texans. The Texans have genuinely the most confusing team in the last 5 years and I have no idea what to do with them.

Originally Posted by DallasM

Never underestimate how bad goff with less weapons than he had in LA can be.

Give him a top 5 TE, an emerging RB, and a top 5-10 offensive line, he'll be adequate. Not good but adequate enough for like 6-7 wins. I'd guess a 7-10 or 8-9 season at the end of the day.

[DallasM]

Walterfootball has Tyler Slough going #1 and Matt Corral #16, so yeah QB is pretty wide open this year.

[Dan]

We should track on how many of these guys actually go in the first. Curious to know what % end up being correct a year later. Too much work to go back and check

[DallasM]

Betting odds seems to have Detroit at 31st (Houston lower) via sportsline and betmgm. 3/4/5 are NYJ/CIN/JAX in some order.

[DallasM]

WalterFootball's mock:
1. Hou - Tyler Shough QB Texas Tech
2. Det - Howell
3. Phi - Slovis
4. Car - Thibodeaux
5. Atl - Stingley
6. NYJ - Justyn Ross WR Clemson
7. LV - Leal
8. Cin - Hutchinson
9. Dal - Jackson
10. Jax - Hamilton
11. NE - Elam
12. NYG - Banks
13. NYG - Karlaftis
14. Den - Brenton Cox LB Florida
15. Pit - Matt Corral QB Ole Miss
16. NO - Jalen Green CB Miss State (They have him at Texas, he transferred in Feb)
17. Min - Perrion Winfrey DT Oklahoma
18. Ten - Nelson
19. NYJ (Sea) - Bolden
20. Phi (Mia) - Jordan Battle S Alabama
21. GB - Jahan Dotson WR Penn State
22. Phi (Ind) - Derion Kendrick CB Clemson
23. WFT (they're using the old logo and name ok) - Evan Neal
24. Bal - Cross
25. LAC - Nolan Smith DE Georgia
26. Ari - Harrison
27. Mia (SF) - Christian Harris
28. Cle - Pickens
29. Buf - Wydermyer
30. Det (LAR) - Jadon Haselwood WR Oklahoma
31. KC - D.J. Dale DT Alabama
32. TB - Ventrell Miller LB Florida

[TACKS]

[nepg]

He's really good, but has a lot of holes. JT O'Sullivan did a breakdown a few days ago.

[fenikz]

That's the play you choose to say someone is "THAT good" though? I have seen plenty of highlights from him that were better, this was a shitty play design and a duck of a pass

[nepg]

Originally Posted by fenikz

That's the play you choose to say someone is "THAT good" though? I have seen plenty of highlights from him that were better, this was a shitty play design and a duck of a pass

Yes, because off platform shit is the thing now. And he was overcoming his protection a lot in this game.

His feet are trash, and there's some decision making to improve.

[fenikz]

Just incase you were wondering what it's supposed to look like

[yfs]

Originally Posted by JRTPlaya21

Malik Willis from Liberty is a quarterback sleeper.

he's going to be a top 5 pick.

[Forenci]

He's got a heckuva wind up though in his throws.

[Brodie]

His tape looks good but also...Liberty

[Forenci]

Is it any worse competition than BYU's?