Jack Follman’s Midseason 2022 NFL Mock Draft

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Posted on October 17, 2021


  By Jack Follman, SuperWest Sports

We’re about halfway through the Pac-12 football season and a ways into the NFL season, so let’s check in on our first 2022 NFL Mock Draft in quite some time.

There’s been quite a bit of change among the Pac-12’s top prospects outside of Kayvon Thibodeaux so it’s an interesting shakedown at this point.

I created the First-Round Draft order by looking at current records at this point with some projection.

1. Jacksonville – Evan Neal, Tackle, Alabama

2. Detroit – Kyle Hamilton, Safety, Notre Dame

3. Jets – Derek Stingley Jr., Cornerback, LSU

4. Houston – Kayvon Thibodeaux, Defensive End, Oregon

Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux | Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

I don’t think Thibodeaux is a top overall take unless you really need a QB rusher, but I certainly think the first team that needs an edge rusher will draft him.

That should be the Texans, or a team in this range, which actually could easily be the team with the top pick anyway.

5. Philadelphia – Andrew Booth Jr., Cornerback, Clemson

6. Washington – Malik Willis, Quarterback, Liberty

7. Giants – DeMarvin Leal, Defensive Tackle, Texas A&M

8. Indianapolis – George Karlaftis, Defensive End, Purdue

9. Atlanta – Aidan Hutchinson, Defensive End, Michigan

10. Miami – Kenyon Green, Guard, Texas A&M

11. Jets – Christopher Allen, Linebacker, Alabama

12. Pittsburgh – Matt Corral, Quarterback, Mississippi

13. Giants – Darian Kinnard, Tackle, Kentucky

14. Philadelphia – Tyler Linderbaum, Center, Iowa

15. Minnesota – Kaiir Elam, Cornerback, Florida

16. New England – Ahmad Gardner, Cornerback, Cincinnati

17. Denver – Carson Strong, Quarterback, Nevada

18. Las Vegas – Jordan Davis, Defensive Tackle, Georgia

19. Carolina – Chris Olave, Wide Receiver, Ohio State

20. New Orleans – Sam Howell, Quarterback, North Carolina

21. Cincinnati – Ikem Ekwonu, Tackle, NC State

22. Cleveland – Garrett Wilson, Wide Receiver, Ohio State

23. Tennessee – Myjai Sanders, Defensive End, Cincinnati

24. Green Bay – Treylon Burks, Wide Receiver, Arkansas

25. Detroit – Drake London, Wide Receiver, USC

USC’s Drake London | Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

There should be a lot of teams in the mid-to-late part of the First Round that need receivers, and that’s great news for London.

I love London as a big pass-catcher who can also make big plays and be a legit downfield threat.

I wouldn’t be shocked if he jumps to the top of the WR board if he can run fast enough at the Combine.

26. Kansas City – Drake Jackson, Linebacker, USC

USC’s Drake Jackson | Dustin Bradford/Getty Images

The other USC Drake is a straight-up freak.

I think he has Top 5 potential if he can lock it down at one position, either DE or OLB, but I think he would need another year to do that, and that’s not happening.

He ends up being a great edge rusher value at the end of the first.

27. Baltimore – Sean Rhyan, Tackle, UCLA

UCLA’s Sean Rhyan | Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Rhyan is emerging as one of the top offensive line prospects in this year’s draft.

He’s a really smooth prospect with great skills for a college offensive lineman who could slide right into an NFL OL.

I think he lands with a good team that needs a tackle near the end of the First.

28. Dallas – Zion Nelson, Tackle, Miami

29. Chargers – Kingsley Enagbore, Defensive End, South Carolina

30. Arizona – Derion Kendrick, Cornerback, Georgia

31. Buffalo – Jaxson Kirkland, Tackle, Washington

Washington’s Jaxson Kirkland | Jacob Snow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

I think Kirkland slips into the First Round because a lot of teams need tackles in the First Round in this year’s Draft.

He’s a semi-project given he has spent more time at guard and right tackle than left tackle, but his potential is huge, so someone should jump late in the First or in the Second.

32. Tampa Bay – Trent McDuffie, Cornerback, Washington

Washington’s Trent McDuffie | Alika Jenner/Getty Images

McDuffie is very much not a project.

He’s a proven, smooth and natural shutdown corner. I think he only slips this far because he’s a little shorter than you like for cornerbacks in 2021.

He would be a great snag for the Bucs, who really need help at CB.

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