Way too early 2022 mock draft

[The Shadow]

It's always really hilarious when - right after the draft - everyone starts peeing their pants over signing UDFAs. Little fanfare over 6th & 7th round picks.
If the guys were so great, why were they not drafted?

[Deputy Nutz]

Crazy thing is that some of the FDA's will gain a big signing bonus by not being drafted

[Bretsky]

FIRST TRY AT PRO FOOTBALL NETWORK

22 JERMAINE JOHNSON EDGE FSU
28 CHRISTIAN WATSON WR NDSU
53 TRE MCBRIDGE TE COL STATE
59 JOHN METCHIE WE ALABAMA
92 COLE STRANGE OG CHATANOOGA
132 ZYON MCCOLLUM CB SAM HOUSTON STATE
140 CHARLIE KOLAR TE IOWA STATE
171 MICHAAL CLEMONS EDGE TEXAS A&M
228 SCOTT NELSON S THEE WISCONSON BADGERS
249 VELUS JONES WR/ST TENNESSEE
258 EJ PERRY IV QB BROWN UNIVERSITY



I really don't think J Johnson gets close to us. Big run on WR's in round one ahead of our pick in this mock

[Bretsky]

2nd One

22 Drake London WR USC
40 Christian Watson WR NDSU
53 Devonte Wyattt DT GEORGIA
58 Burrand Raimann OT Central Michigan
59 George Pickens WR Georgia.............................NOTE.......... ...Both TE's I wanted her were taken so I took BPA
92 Nick Bonnito EDGE Oklahoma
132 Jelani Woods TE Virginia
140 Michael Clemons EDGE Texas A&M
171 Marquise Bell S Florida A&M
228 Jack Sanborne LB THEE WISCONSON BADGERS
249 Jack Coan QB Notre Dame
258 Josh Blackwell CB Duke

[HarveyWallbangers]

I used to think the position shoudn't be valued very high as well, but then I started looking at all the best defenses, specifically the 3-4s. ILB like Ray Lewis, Patrick Willis, Bobby Wagner and Luke Keuchly. I saw the Steelers trading way up to get a stud at the position. Perennially great defenses seem to all have pretty fricking good ILB....and even our own D took another step with the addition of Campbell last year.

1) Us having Campbell was kind of a big point. We have him locked up for several years. We don't play our 2nd ILB that much.
2) Personally, I don't see Devin Lloyd (below average speed) or Nakobe Dean (5'11") being a generational talent. Not enough to take in round 1 at a non-premium position. In fact, this is a deep ILB group where I don't see a ton of difference between those guys and Q. Walker, Muma, Chenal, T. Andersen, C. Harris, and Tindall. Damone Clark would have been in that tier. There's a big dropoff after those guys, but if I was going to take an ILB in this year's draft, it would be in round 2.

[run pMc]

1) Us having Campbell was kind of a big point. We have him locked up for several years. We don't play our 2nd ILB that much.
2) Personally, I don't see Devin Lloyd (below average speed) or Nakobe Dean (5'11") being a generational talent. Not enough to take in round 1 at a non-premium position. In fact, this is a deep ILB group where I don't see a ton of difference between those guys and Q. Walker, Muma, Chenal, T. Andersen, C. Harris, and Tindall. Damone Clark would have been in that tier. There's a big dropoff after those guys, but if I was going to take an ILB in this year's draft, it would be in round 2.

I think you don't take an ILB high unless they are elite coming in - Patrick Willis, Luke Kuechley, Roquan Smith, Devin White, etc.
I'm not sure Devin Lloyd falls into that category, and the others are likely Day 2 picks.

ILBs are essentially mirror images of RB's - you can often get by fine with a competent "good enough" player there. Draft mid-round guys and see if they turn into something -- you might get lucky and land Fred Warner in R3. Campbell was better than what they'd been trotting out there, he's better than Blake Martinez and both were mid-round picks.

I do think they will want to address the position in the next two years. Much like RBs, ILBs don't last long and the depth behind Campbell is pretty thin. DC Barry seems to like LBs and Gute probably learned the value of having a decent one, so I don't expect them to neglect the position.

[Jaire]

I think you don't take an ILB high unless they are elite coming in - Patrick Willis, Luke Kuechley, Roquan Smith, Devin White, etc.
I'm not sure Devin Lloyd falls into that category, and the others are likely Day 2 picks.

ILBs are essentially mirror images of RB's - you can often get by fine with a competent "good enough" player there. Draft mid-round guys and see if they turn into something -- you might get lucky and land Fred Warner in R3. Campbell was better than what they'd been trotting out there, he's better than Blake Martinez and both were mid-round picks.

I do think they will want to address the position in the next two years. Much like RBs, ILBs don't last long and the depth behind Campbell is pretty thin. DC Barry seems to like LBs and Gute probably learned the value of having a decent one, so I don't expect them to neglect the position.

Well they didn't neglect it.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I don't know that this guy is elite. We'll see. I would have still gone a different route, but I understand their thinking now. It fills what we thought was a need at 3rd S with a 2nd ILB that you don't need to replace with that 3rd S.

[ThunderDan]

22: R1 P22 DL DeVonte Wyatt - Georgia
28: R1 P28 WR Christian Watson - NDSU
53: R2 P21 EDGE Kingsley Enagbare - South Carolina
59: R2 P27 DL DeMarvin Leal - Texas A&M
92: R3 P28 TE Isaiah Likely - Coastal Carolina
132: R4 P27 RB James Cook - Georgia
140: R4 P35 G Luke Goedeke - Central Michigan

Just looking at this old thread about last years' mocks. Holy hell Joemailman, the first three picks in this mock went to the Packers.

[Joemailman]

Just looking at this old thread about last years' mocks. Holy hell Joemailman, the first three picks in this mock went to the Packers.

Wow! That's crazy. Wish we had gotten Isaiah Likely. He looked pretty good for Ravens this year.

[run pMc]

Wow! That's crazy. Wish we had gotten Isaiah Likely. He looked pretty good for Ravens this year.

Yeah that would've been a pretty good haul. OTOH their OL would've suffered without Zach Tom, and also Doubs was a good get. It's one year but overall Gute had a good draft. He repeats that and they could make some noise.

[run pMc]

Well they didn't neglect it.

Now if someone could convince Walker that the opposing team's QB (or RB) pushed his back, they'd have something.
When was the last time a Packer player was ejected before this year? Quay did it TWICE, and that doesn't consider the body slam in the Vikings game.

I think he's got promise, very athletic, etc etc. but he's got to do some work on the 'between the ears" part this offseason.

[Fritz]

Wow! That's crazy. Wish we had gotten Isaiah Likely. He looked pretty good for Ravens this year.

Well, it wasn't Likely.

[red]

Just looking at this old thread about last years' mocks. Holy hell Joemailman, the first three picks in this mock went to the Packers.

He over drafted ever single one of our guys, what a shithead

[Joemailman]

He over drafted ever single one of our guys, what a shithead

At least I didn't draft Sean Rhyan.