ESPN, Todd McShay release mock draft 2.0 ahead of 2022 NFL Draft

With Super Bowl 56 in the rearview, Todd McShay of ESPN has turned his attention to the 2022 NFL Draft. The selection order is finalized, and the biggest needs of each franchise are glaring.

As McShay mentions, the reigning Super Bowl champions won’t have a first round pick, as the Los Angeles Rams deployed a strategy where they traded their first rounder once again. For the sixth straight season, the Rams have nothing planned for Day 1 of the NFL Draft. However, the football world is sure they’ll take their Super Bowl rings over an exciting NFL Draft.

Moreover, McShay has four quarterbacks selected in the first round of a draft where the quarterback class has been determined to be weak. Evidently, he believes teams will reach for the most important position in sports.

With Super Bowl 56 behind us and the 2022 NFL Draft on the horizon, here’s Todd McShay’s mock draft 2.0.

ESPN, Todd McShay NFL mock draft 2.0:

1) Jacksonville Jaguars — Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
2) Detroit Lions — Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE, Michigan
3) Houston Texans — Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame
4) New York Jets — Ikem Ekwonu, OT, NC State
5) New York Giants — Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon
6) Carolina Panthers — Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, CB, Cincinnati
7) New York Giants — Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State
8) Atlanta Falcons — Drake London, WR, USC
9) Denver Broncos — Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah
10) New York Jets (via Seattle Seahawks) — Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU
11) Washington Commanders — Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh
12) Minnesota Vikings — Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington
13) Cleveland Browns — Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
14) Baltimore Ravens — Tyler Linderbaun, IOL, Iowa
15) Philadelphia Eagles (via Miami Dolphins) — Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia
16) Philadelphia Eagles (via Indianapolis Colts) — Travon Walker, EDGE, Georgia
17) Pittsburgh Steelers (via mock trade with Los Angeles Chargers) — Malik Willis, QB, Liberty
18) New Orleans Saints — Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss
19) Philadelphia Eagles — Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
20) Los Angeles Chargers (via mock trade with Pittsburgh Steelers) — Jordan Davis, IDL, Georgia
21) New England Patriots — Kyler Gordon, CB, Washington
22) Las Vegas Raiders — Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
23) Arizona Cardinals — Jermaine Johnson II, EDGE, Florida State
24) Dallas Cowboys — David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan
25) Buffalo Bills — Andrew Booth Jr., CB, Clemson
26) Tennessee Titans — George Karlaftis, EDGE, Purdue
27) Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama
28) Green Bay Packers — Devonte Wyatt, IDL, Georgia
29) Miami Dolphins (via San Francisco 49ers) — Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa
30) Kansas City Chiefs — Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State
31) Cincinnati Bengals — Bernhard Raimann, OT, Central Michigan
32) Detroit Lions (via Los Angeles Rams) — Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina