NFL Mock Draft: 1 Week Out

04/21/2022 NFL Mock Draft: 1 Week Out

By: Jeff Yoder

The Sportsletter’s NFL Mock Draft: 1 Week Ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft

The countdown to the 2022 NFL Draft hits seven days, and The Sportsletter team has some thoughts. This year’s class is rich in receiver talent and scarce at quarterback. The last four drafts have seen a quarterback taken No. 1 overall, but that’s unlikely in 2022. Our team sees only one quarterback in the top-10 before a run of receivers in the teens and 20s. Draft boards will change in the next week, but here’s a peek at our board after looking at dozens of NFL mock drafts.

 

The Sportsletter’s NFL Mock Draft

1. Jaguars: DE Aidan Hutchinson (Michigan)

2. Lions: DL Travon Walker (Georgia)

3. Texans: OL Evan Neal (Alabama)

4. Jets: DE Kayvon Thibodeaux (Oregon)

5. Giants: OL Ikem Ekwonu (NC State)

6. Panthers: QB Kenny Pickett (Pittsburgh)

7. Giants: CB Ahmad Gardner (Cincinnati)

8. Falcons: WR Drake London (USC)

9. Seahawks: CB Derek Stingley Jr. (LSU)

10. Jets: WR Garrett Wilson (Ohio State)

 

Picks 11-20: 11. Commanders: S Kyle Hamilton (Notre Dame), 12. Vikings: CB Trent McDuffie (Washington), 13. Texans: OL Charles Cross (Miss. State), 14. Ravens: DE Jermaine Johnson II (FSU), 15. Eagles: WR Jameson Williams (Alabama), 16. Saints: OL Trevor Penning (N. Iowa), 17. Chargers: WR Chris Olave (Ohio State), 18. Eagles: LB Devin Lloyd (Utah), 19. Saints: DE George Karlaftis (Purdue), 20. Steelers: QB Malik Willis (Liberty)

 

Picks 21-32: 21. Patriots: WR Treylon Burks (Arkansas), 22. Packers: WR Jahan Dotson (Penn State), 23. Cardinals: DL Jordan Davis (Georgia), 24. Cowboys: OL Kenyon Green (Texas A&M), 25. Bills: CB Andrew Booth Jr. (Clemson), 26. Titans: LB Nakobe Dean (Georgia), 27. Bucs: DL Boye Mafe (Minnesota), 28. Packers: OL Zion Johnson (Boston College), 29. Chiefs: WR Skyy Moore (W. Michigan), 30. Chiefs: OT Bernhard Raimann (C. Michigan), 31. Bengals: CB Kaiir Elam (Florida), 32. Lions: QB Desmond Ridder (Cincinnati)

 

Additional Mock Drafts

NFL: Peter Schrager’s 2022 NFL Mock Draft 2.0

NFL: Bucky Brook’s Top 5 NFL Draft Prospects by Position

ESPN+: 3-Round Mock Draft: Mel Kiper & Todd McShay Predict Top 105 Picks

 

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