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With the NFL season coming to a close this weekend, one of my favorite times of the year is approaching and that's draft season. Some positions this year are deep and loaded with prospects, others are not. I personally don't think any of the QB's in this years class are worth a first round draft pick, but in the NFL now-a-days everyone needs a QB which in turn means you're almost certainly going to see at least a few teams make a reach for a QB. From what I can tell unless there is a trade for the #1 pick, there are only 2 choices Jacksonville is going to choose from for the first pick. There for sure are some absolute fucking freak athletes in this draft, so let's take a look at who I think are the top 10 prospects for the 2022 NFL draft. 1) Kayvon Thibodeaux, JR DE, Oregon Thibodeuax, is an athletic freak coming off the edge, he's explosive and very long. Kayvon was injured for the first few games of the, still had a pretty solid year with 49 tackles and 7 sacks. I said before Jacksonville in my opinion is thinking of two choices at the #1 spot and Thibodeaux is the first one 2) Kyle Hamilton, SR S, Notre Dame Yeah, yeah, yeah....I know. This is gonna be considered a homer pick but I really don't give a shit. Kyle Hamilton is 6'4 220lbs and a modern day hybrid defender. Hamilton missed the last 5 games with a small knee injury and still ended with 3 picks....that came in the first 2 games. Look for the Texans at 3 or the Jets at 4 for Hamilton to land 3) Aidan Huthinson, DE SR, Michigan Hutchinson is a physical specimen and he's the other guy I had pin pointed that the Jaguars are looking at in the 1 slot. Hutchinson is just a football guy, he loves the game and has a motor that doesn't stop. The Heisman Trophy finalist had 14 sacks in a big senior year. I guess my only reservation is are we going to get the guy who played the way he did all year? Or the guy who got manhandled my Georgia? Hopefully the guy against Georgia because I hate Michigan. 4) Evan Neal, JR OT, Alabama Evan Neal is a 6'7 351lb junior o-lineman from Alabama, I don't even know if I need to say more but I will. As big as he is Neal has the feet of a running back and the quickness of a slot wideout(footwork wise). He truly is a man amongst boys. If somehow he's there at 5 the Giants need to pick him and fix their problems on the line 5) Derek Stingley JR, CB, LSU Stingley is just another in a long long line of unreal LSU corners. Stingley has speed and great cover skills. He's only allowed a 41% completion rate against him. Tough to say where he'll land, I can really see any spot from 2-10 for him. 6) George Karlaftis, DE JR, PURDUE After seeing this kid against Notre Dame I was completely sold on him. He created nothing but havoc against an albeit inexperienced ND o-line but I don't care, I saw all I needed to see. At 6'4 275lbs he could be an absolute beast on Sunday's for sure. 7) Charles Cross, Soph OL, Miss State Cross even though being 6'5 and 310lbs is super lean and super agile. The All-American is for sure in my opinion the second best o-lineman in the country in a conference that breeds offensive lineman. Look for him to easily top 10 but the NFL is weird so he could fall and be a steal for some team outside of the top 10. 8) Garrett Wilson. WR JR, Ohio State This might be a strange pick here for the top 10. Wideouts are a dime a dozen and you can find a gem anywhere, but I just think Wilson is an unreal talent with other worldly speed. He's for sure a game changing threat and always a threat for the big play. I'm not even sure he'll go in the top 10 but he's a can't miss in my mind 9) Tyler Linderbaum, OL Jr, Iowa This is just what Iowa does man, big old country lineman. The mid-west just breeds lineman it's something in the water, I dunno man but this kid is a stud. Maybe a little undersized at 6'3 and 290lbs but he's got time to bulk up for sure. He'll go in the top 10 because everyone needs an offensive lineman. 10) Ahmad Gardner, CB Jr, Cincinnati Gardner standing at 6'1 is big and lanky for a cornerback. He shut down ND's offense for Cincy's biggest win of the year. He's a great cover corner especially in man to man coverage. He only just 96 passing yards against him the entire season. Others to look out for: Devin Lloyd, LB Utah
Ikem Ekwonu, T, NC STATE Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington Kenny Pickett, QB, Pickett Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama Kenyon Green, G, Texas A&M
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