2022 SFL Mock Draft

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2022 SFL Mock Draft- Round 1

1. Green Bay Packers- This pick I feel could go one of two ways.......however, with DE being a little lighter than CB on the current roster, the pick here should be Kayvon Thibodeaux out of the University of Oregon. His athleticism off the edge is unparalled in this draft and puts him already near the top of current edge rushers in the league. This would be a boon after a 1-15 tank job after winning the SB in season one.

2. Miami Dolphins- The Miami Dolphins make the easy pick here.....it's Derek Stingley Jr. One of the best CB prospects in years and should turn into a top CB in the league in a short time. This would give Miami one of the best CB rooms in the entire league and even allowing Byron Jones to move back to safety where he played some during his time in Dallas. This gives the secondary an even better look moving forward.

3. New York Giants- This is a very difficult pick to project. This team carries many holes across the entire roster. The shear fact they have only two WRs on the roster, I have them taking Garrett Wilson to immediately step into a starting role and this also gives last year's first round pick Justin Fields another weapon.

4. Houston Texans- This team carries many needs across the defensive side of the ball at DE, DT, and in the secondary. With the Tennessee Henrys in that division, I have the Texans selecting Zach Harrison who is not only a stellar pass rusher with great athleticism, he is also a valuble run defender to help agaisnt the outside runs that Tennessee likes to draw up. This would also allow Ross Blacklock to kick inside creating a very formidable defensive front.

5. Chicago Bears- With the Texans selecting Zach Harrison and breaking the hearts of the Bears' front office, they decide to draft Kyle Hamilton, the freak safety out of Notre Dame. He can be paired with Eddie Jackson creating a top safety duo in the league.

6. Los Angeles Rams- The Rams are in a position here to capitalize on a player that can add to an already strong roster and bolster one of their weaker position groups. The pick here is: Zacch Pickens. He is a freak in the middle of the defensive line that should start and contribute immediately. 

7. New England Patriots- The Patriots can't go through another season with Cam Newton throwing ducks all over the field. Here they should take the top QB on the board and new franchise QB, Sam Howell out of North Carolina. This is the type of QB that can help them win the bottom dweller division.

8. Arizona Cardinals- The Arizona Cardinals have zero TEs on their roster, and they must get more weapons outside of Kenyan Drake and Deandre Hopkins as he is a target hog even with a solid WR room. The pick here is the game-changing TE in Baylor Cupp. He has WR speed that can cause mis-matches all over the field.

9. Indianapolis Colts- The Colts have a coming to Jesus moment during the draft and decide to pass on a speed WR for a speedy CB in Isaac Taylor-Stuart. This team loves speed and they love their WRs but CB is the pick here as the Saints' front office sit backs and smiles.

10.Minnesota Vikings- The Vikings find themselves staring at a lot of talent across the board. BPA could be the call here, however, this team needs a QB. The D'Eriq King experiemnt did not last long in Minnesota and with as 1st round talent in Kedon Slovis sitting here, that is the pick.

11. Detroit Lions- The Lions own the 11th pick after a draft day trade with Cleveland. After moving Rashod Bateman, the Lions find themselves in need of a WR. The pick here will be George Pickens. Getting this WR outside the top 10 will go down as a steal with him being a top 9 player in this draft class.

12. Atlanta Falcons- With the top QBs off the board, the Falcons find themselves looking elsewhere. With the inadvertant trade of AJ Terrell Jr, the teams best CB, this is where they look in round 1. They take Derion Kendrick out of Clemson. While not as good in covergage as another CB that was still on the board, this is a league built around speed and Kendrick has speed to burn.

13. Dallas Cowboys- The Cowboys draft Nick Broeker here. The best OT prospect in the class

14. Green Bay Packers- The Packers are extremely happy to be able to select Wan'Dale Robinson here with their second pick of the 1st round. This could take this offense to the next level.

15. Los Angeles Rams- Robinson going one pick before the Rams' selection was worst case scenario. With IOL being a need, but none being of this draft status, they select MLB Brandon Smith out of Penn State

16. Denver Broncos- The Denver Broncos have a very complete roster. The selection here is DT Chris Hinton

17. Denver Broncos- The Broncos strengthen their secondary with Kaiir Elam

18. Pittsburgh Steelers- The Steelers could take their offense to the next level by getting a game-changing RB. They go against the initial draft board rankings and select Jerrion Ealy to be their guy.

19. New York Jets- The Jets' front office is expected to be drunk, high, or both during tonight's draft. However, with multiple positional needs as they have empty position groups, this draft falls in their favor. They draft ROLB Nolan Smith here to help fortify their defense.

20. Detroit Lions- With their second selection of round 1, the Detroit Lions select Owen Pappoe to take over their LB corps.

21. San Franciso 49ers- The 49ers are tempted go RB here to pair with Journey Brown......and they do exactly that drafting Breece Hall.

22. Tennesse Henrys- The Henrys select SS Demani Richardson filling a defensive need

23. Philadelphia Eagles- The Eagles select George Karlaftis filling a need at defensive end

24. Jacksonville Jaguars- With no punter on the roster, the Jaguars get their guy with top ranked punter Michael Turk

25. New Orleans Saints- The Saints cried real tears seeing Wan'Dale Robinson get picked at 14. The orignal cheese master goes with back-up plan and selects WR Tyrell Shavers because well.......he is fast

26. Tennessee Henrys- The Henrys are up again and here they select MLB Damone Clark

27. Dallas Cowboys- The Cowboys replace Tyron Smith whom they traded to the Los Angeles Chargers with the selection of RT Evan Neal

28. Carolina Panthers- Although with a need at QB, the Panthers decided to go with better value and draft FS Daxton Hill to pair with Jeremy Chinn

29. Cleveland Browns- With needs at WR and Edge, the Browns decide to go defense with the selection of ROLB Anthony Hines

30. New York Jets- The Jets is another team in need of OLB help and they select LOLB Merlin Robertson

31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- The SB runner-up doesn't have many needs on their roster and decide to draft OL Kenyon Green which would roll right into their top 5 OL for the upcoming season.

32. Baltimore Ravens- With hands down the best roster in the league, the Ravens can select BPA or a player with a specfic attribute that they covet. With this luxury, they reach on WR Charleston Rambo to bolster an already fast and lethal WR group.