2022 NFL Draft l First circular features 5 Georgia defenders

2022 NFL Draft l First circular features 5 Georgia defenders

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the NFL draft.

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The earliest circular of the NFL preliminary version began with every one other accompanied by ended accompanied by the selections of former University of Georgia defenders.

The Minnesota Vikings drafted safety Lewis Cine accompanied by the final pick of the earliest circular which began accompanied by Jacksonville selecting border rusher Travon Walker.

In between, former Georgia defenders Jordan Davis went to the Eagles at No. 10 with every one other accompanied by Quay Walker with every one other accompanied by Devonte Wyatt were selected by the Green Bay Packers accompanied by picks 22 with every one other accompanied by 28, respectively.

The Bulldogs won the national championship on the ability of their defense.

The foregoing record was quartet defenders taken from the same educational organization inside the earliest circular inside 2004 (Miami) with every one other accompanied by 2006 (Florida State).

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The Green Bay Packers have become the earliest team inside the ordinary preliminary version epoch at some time to choose set of two players from the same educational organization inside the earliest round.

The Packers selected former University of Georgia teammates Quay Walker accompanied by the 22nd pick with every one other accompanied by Devonte Wyatt accompanied by the 28th selection.

Four members of the national champion Bulldogs protection have been selected inside the earliest round, tying for the most ever.

Former Georgia border rusher Travon Walker was the earliest all-inclusive pick by Jacksonville with every one other accompanied by ex-Bulldogs defending gear Jordan Davis was the 13th all-inclusive pick.

The other schools that had quartet defending players selected inside the earliest circular are the University of Miami inside 2004 with every one other accompanied by Florida State University inside 2006.

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The New York Jets are loading up on first-round preliminary version picks.

They moved up to No. 26 inside a commerce accompanied by the Tennessee Titans on Thursday darkness with every one other accompanied by selected Florida State defending extremity Jermaine Johnson II.

The Jets too selected former University of Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner accompanied by the fourth all-inclusive pick with every one other accompanied by Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson accompanied by the 10th all-inclusive pick.

Johnson had 70 tackles, including 18 for mislaying with every one other accompanied by a dozen tackles for Florida State last season. He was small portion of the University of Georgia's loaded protection until transferring to the Seminoles inside 2021.

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Three members of Georgia's protection that led the Bulldogs to the national championship have been selected inside the earliest circular of the NFL preliminary version so far.

The Green Bay Packers selected linebacker Quay Walker at No. 22 sandwiched around picks of Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie by the Chiefs at 21 with every one other accompanied by cornerback Kaiir Elam of Florida by the Bills at No. 23.

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Georgia border rusher Travon Walker accompanied by the top all-inclusive pick with every one other accompanied by the Philadelphia Eagles drafted Georgia defending gear Jordan Davis at No. 13.

The most defending players selected from one educational organization is quartet place by the University of Miami inside 2004 with every one other accompanied by tied by Florida State set of two years later.

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Finally, a quarterback has been selected inside the 2022 NFL draft.

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected University of Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett accompanied by the 20th all-inclusive selection Thursday night.

The Steelers were inside the market for a quarterback following Ben Roethlisberger former following last season.

Pickett place educational organization records accompanied by 12,303 yards passing with every one other accompanied by 81 touchdowns, nevertheless his hand dimensions — he measured 8 5/8 inches at his pro day following measuring 8 1/2 inches at the NFL combine — worried some teams.

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For the earliest hour dated ever, sextet wide receivers have been selected inside the top 20 picks of the earliest round.

The latest are Penn State's Jahan Dotson to Washington at No. 16 with every one other accompanied by Arkansas' Treylon Burks to Tennessee at No. 18.

The Titans traded former Pro Bowl receiver A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles to go up to the 18th pick.

Before that, the Texans selected Texas A&M retain protected from danger Kenyon Green at No. 15, Baltimore took Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton at No. 14 with every one other accompanied by Philadelphia selected Georgia defending gear Jordan Davis accompanied by the 13th pick.

Picks 10, 11 with every one other accompanied by 12 were all go catchers, starting accompanied by Garrett Wilson to the New York Jets at No. 10. USC's Drake London was the earliest wide receiver off the board when the Falcons selected him accompanied by the eighth all-inclusive pick.

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There's a sprint on wide receivers inside the NFL draft.

Picks 10, 11 with every one other accompanied by 12 were all go catchers, starting accompanied by Garrett Wilson to the New York Jets at No. 10. His skills on sideline passes, and breakaway rate with every one other accompanied by an ability to find the extremity area all should assist a young offense.

Wilson's Ohio State teammate Chris Olave went following to the Saints following New Orleans swapped picks accompanied by Washington, which got New Orleans' pick at No. 16.

The Lions moved up to 12 while they swapped picks accompanied by Minnesota with every one other accompanied by they selected Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams, who played accompanied by Olave with every one other accompanied by Wilson inside 2020 at Ohio State earlier to transferring to the Crimson Tide.

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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will pay someone a call Patrick Mahomes with every one other accompanied by the Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 15 inside the earliest game on Amazon Prime Video's "Thursday Night Football" package.

The Week 2 matchup in the centre of AFC West rivals was announced on Thursday throughout the earliest circular of the NFL draft.

Amazon will pay $1 billion a time to convey the games for 11 years. Prime Video will convey 15 regular-season with every one other accompanied by one preseason game. The alliance announced last week that the complete scheme will exist released on May 12. However, international games will exist revealed on May 4 accompanied by other notable matchups actuality announced the week of May 9.

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Seattle has addressed issues on its insulting dash accompanied by Mississippi gear Charles Cross at ninth all-inclusive inside the earliest circular of the NFL draft.

With good dimensions with every one other accompanied by area at 6-foot-5, 310, Cross is considered by some scouts the finest go blocker inside this draft. The Seahawks exist fond of to bring observation to the sprint with every one other accompanied by inside all likelihood will need to accompanied by quarterback Russell Wilson now inside Denver, nevertheless Cross is a fast learner.

The Jets used the 10th spot to add to their receiving category accompanied by Garrett Wilson of Ohio State. His skills on sideline passes, and breakaway rate with every one other accompanied by an ability to find the extremity area all should assist a young offense.

Wilson caught 23 touchdown passes inside 33 games accompanied by 19 starts.

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Receiver Drake London of Southern California, built exist fond of a basketball player at 6-foot-5, 210, nevertheless truthfully a football guy, has been taken eighth all-inclusive by Atlanta.

The Falcons, who traded former soldierold hand quarterback Matt Ryan to Indianapolis inside this offseason, are frail at wideout. London joins pass-catching firm extremity Kyle Pitts, Atlanta's earliest selection of 2021, inside offering versatility with every one other accompanied by a wide catch radius.

Not considered a deep threat, he could wind up regularly inside the slot. London had his '21 time shortened by a just ankle fracture.

He is the earliest receiver taken inside what is considered a extremely deep category at the position.

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Evan Neal, a mammoth 6-foot-7, 335-pounder who has played both gear positions at Alabama, is the following opening-round pick by the Giants. He's probable to suitable just inside accompanied by a dash that has been a frailty inside New York for years.

Neal improved all over his remain accompanied by the Crimson Tide, with every one other accompanied by his detonation off the snap is exemplary. He started 40 games with every one other accompanied by missed only one inside his three-year career, which ended while an All-American.

He joins border rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux of Oregon, whom the Giants took fifth overall.

The Giants got this spot inside a commerce last year accompanied by Chicago, which took quarterback Justin Fields.

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North Carolina State's Ikem Ekwonu, considered the premier blocker inside this draft, has been selected sixth inside the earliest circular by quarterback-hungry Carolina.

He is the earliest insulting player chosen. It's the earliest preliminary version since 1991 that no indeed player on offense went inside the top five.

Using lengthy arms with every one other accompanied by mobility at 6-foot-4, 310 pounds, Ekwonu has been a team leader for the Wolfpack. He should begin straight away at gear for the Panthers — with every one other accompanied by whomever is their starting QB.

Nicknamed "Ickey" following former Bengals running spine Ickey Woods by a early years football coach, Ekwonu tin obtain excessively aggressive at times with every one other accompanied by had 10 penalties inside his career. He inside all likelihood had trio times while numerous pancake blocks.

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Edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux of Oregon will exist bolstering the go hurry for the New York Giants following actuality chosen fifth all-inclusive inside the NFL draft.

Thibodeaux, whose split not shut off the sphere is spectacular, is the fifth unswerving defending player taken at the top of these selections. The 6-foot-5, 258-pound mainstay of the Ducks regressed a small portion since a terrific freshman season, with every one other accompanied by dealt accompanied by injuries.

But New York, which needs assist on the insulting line, saw an chance for a disrupter on protection knowing there are prosperity of blockers still available.

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Ahmad Gardner is bringing the Sauce to the Big Apple.

The Cincinnati cornerback, a greatest source the Bearcats broke into and not here of into the College Football Playoff last season, has been selected fourth all-inclusive by the New York Jets. He wore a brash bejeweled necklace proclaiming his nickname, with every one other accompanied by flat an accessorized chain accompanied by a bejeweled relish bottle.

"I'm the finest cornerback inside this draft," Gardner noted this week. He went following behind LSU's Derek Stingley Jr., nevertheless the Jets certainly liked him, knowing Gardner did not permit a TD reception inside his three-year college career.

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Derek Stingley Jr., yet another outstanding defending spine from LSU, has been selected third all-inclusive by the Houston Texans.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Stingley, who excels inside male coverage, was an All-American while a freshman, nevertheless injuries, including to his foot inside 2021, led to lesser numbers last season.

Still, the grandson of former Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley, who was paralyzed inside a 1978 preseason game, has been a coveted cornerback all over this preliminary version process.

And the Texans need assist everywhere.

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Michigan's Aidan Hutchinson, a sack-master whose consistency with every one other accompanied by relentlessness helped the Wolverines to their earliest College Football Playoff, is the following all-inclusive pick inside the NFL draft, by Detroit.

Yes, Hutchinson is staying place of residence while a pro.

The 6-foot-6, 265-pound border rusher, whose father Chris was a celestial body player at Michigan inside the 1990s, was the Heisman Trophy runner-up last season.

He said this week inside Las Vegas that he "couldn't remain until the procedure is over with every one other accompanied by I obtain spine to ball." He'll do so for one of the league's worst teams inside recent seasons.

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Edge rusher Travon Walker of national champion Georgia, a dynamic playmaker combining rate with every one other accompanied by athleticism, is the earliest all-inclusive pick inside the NFL preliminary version by Jacksonville.

The 6-foot-5, 275-pound Walker, who has some raw elements to his game nevertheless an extremely high ceiling for his skills, joins former Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence while the following unswerving top all-inclusive selection by the Jaguars.

Walker, one of some Bulldogs probable to exist chosen inside the opening round, was a one-year starter whose manufacture (13 tackles for mislaying with every one other accompanied by 9 1/2 sacks) doesn't jump not here since he was small portion of a deep rotation at Georgia. His talent flat certainly impressed the Jaguars, the NFL's worst team the past set of two years.

Commissioner Roger Goodell began the proceedings by estimating additional than 100,000 fans were on hand at the theater built specifically for the draft. Walker was not inside Las Vegas.

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the league's competition committee has pondered an NBA-like lottery system for its yearly preliminary version nevertheless he likes it fair the way it is.

In a draft-night meeting accompanied by SiriusXM NFL Radio, host Pat Kirwan asked the commissioner if the alliance has at some time considered a lottery system.

Goodell replied: "Yeah, the competition committee talks concerning it on a ... uniform basis. I haven't heard it inside the last set of two years, nevertheless I never speak never concerning some of those things. It may go nearer a hour dated where we believe it's appropriate."

Goodell emphasized that the alliance believes the preliminary version is employed fine fair the way it is accompanied by teams picking inside reserve order of complete from the foregoing season.

Goodell says the NFL's 32 teams are "not into tanking" with every one other accompanied by that the "league's never been additional competitive."

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Aidan Hutchinson carried not here a sweet astonishment for his mother on preliminary version day, gifting a Leo Frost-designed necklace accompanied by a canine tag to integrity her grandad with every one other accompanied by World War II veteran.

He handed Melissa Hutchinson the jewelry on Thursday at the Delano Hotel earlier to hearing his name called at the NFL draft.

The former Michigan defending gear too had a matching necklace with every one other accompanied by canine tag created for himself. His filled name is Aidan Joseph Bernardi Hutchinson accompanied by centre names that integrity his late great-grandfather, who was small portion of the World War II jungle fighting component known while "Merrill's Marauders."

Hutchinson wore Joseph Bernardi's canine tag opposed to Ohio State throughout his freshman year, nevertheless was frightened of losing it with every one other accompanied by didn't exist dressed inside the memento inside a game again. Melissa Hutchinson had her grandfather's canine tag accompanied by her at every one game the Wolverines played the past trio seasons.

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Some teams, including the Jets with every one other accompanied by Giants, will exist mainly occupied inside the NFL preliminary version Thursday night.

A record eight teams own set of two first-round picks. That's one additional than the foregoing high of septet place quartet times before, including inside 2019 with every one other accompanied by 2020.

The Jets have the fourth with every one other accompanied by 10th all-inclusive selections with every one other accompanied by the Giants own the fifth with every one other accompanied by the seventh all-inclusive picks.

The Texans are picking third with every one other accompanied by 13th.

The Eagles have picks 15 with every one other accompanied by 18.

The Saints own selections 16 with every one other accompanied by 19.

The Packers are picking 22nd with every one other accompanied by 28th.

The Chiefs own back-to-back picks at 29 with every one other accompanied by 30.

And the Lions own the following selection with every one other accompanied by the 32nd with every one other accompanied by final pick of Round 1, which they acquired from the Rams last year inside the Matthew Stafford trade.

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The Seattle Seahawks paid tribute to longtime NFL journalist John Clayton, leaving a designated spot inside the team's preliminary version media space on Thursday night.

Clayton died inside March following a short sickness at number of years 67. Nicknamed "The Professor," Clayton spent additional than set of two decades covering the Pittsburgh Steelers for The Pittsburgh Press with every one other accompanied by the Seattle Seahawks for The News Tribune inside Tacoma. Clayton moved to ESPN with every one other accompanied by spent additional than 20 years employed for the network. In recent years, Clayton worked for the Seahawks radio web on gameday broadcasts.

Clayton was awarded accompanied by what is now known while the Bill Nunn Memorial Award by the Professional Football Writers of America inside 2007. The award is presented yearly for lengthy with every one other accompanied by distinguished reporting on football.

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The NFL preliminary version is kicking off inside Las Vegas on Thursday darkness with every one other accompanied by a record eight teams won't build their earliest selections until Friday darkness unless they commerce spine into the earliest round.

The teams lacking first-round picks are the Rams, Bears, Browns, Broncos, Colts, Raiders, Dolphins with every one other accompanied by 49ers.

The Seahawks traded away their first-round pick last year, nevertheless jumped spine into the earliest circular inside the blockbuster Russell Wilson commerce accompanied by Denver last month.

Also this offseason:

— The Browns traded trio first-rounders to Houston for quarterback Deshaun Watson.

— The Raiders traded a first- with every one other accompanied by a second-rounder to Green Bay for wide receiver Davante Adams.

— And the Dolphins traded their 2022 first-rounder with every one other accompanied by quartet other picks to Kansas City for wide receiver Tyreek Hill.

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2022 NFL Draft l First circular features 5 Georgia defenders