GABing about the 2022 NFL Draft

The 2022 NFL Draft promised to be full of intrigue and surprises, due to the lack of consensus “can’t miss” prospects and a dearth of quality quarterbacks– and it didn’t disappoint.

I decided to cover the 2022 NFL Draft live on Twitter, Gettr, Parler and GAB. While there was reasonably decent engagement on all the platforms, it was GAB that seemed to be the most (ahem) fun.

So listed below are the first two rounds of the 2022 NFL Draft, with some of the comments I made live, as the picks were being announced.

2022 NFL Draft – Round One

Round	Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
1	1	Jacksonville Jaguars	Travon Walker	DL	Georgia
1	2	Detroit Lions	Aidan Hutchinson	DL	Michigan
1	3	Houston Texans	Derek Stingley Jr.	DB	LSU
1	4	New York Jets	Ahmad Gardner	DB	Cincinnati
1	5	New York Giants	Kayvon Thibodeaux	DL	Oregon
1	6	Carolina Panthers	Ickey Ekwonu	OL	NC State
1	7	New York Giants	Evan Neal	OL	Alabama
1	8	Atlanta Falcons	Drake London	WR	USC
1	9	Seattle Seahawks	Charles Cross	OL	Miss St
1	10	New York Jets	Garrett Wilson	WR	Ohio State
1	11	New Orleans Saints (via WAS)	Chris Olave	WR	Ohio State
1	12	Detroit Lions (via MIN)	Jameson Williams	WR	Alabama
1	13	Philadelphia Eagles (via HOU)	Jordan Davis	DL	Georgia
1	14	Baltimore Ravens	Kyle Hamilton	DB	Notre Dame
1	15	Houston Texasn (via PHI)	Kenyon Green	OL	Texas A&M
1	16	Washington Commanders (via NO)	Jahan Dotson	WR	Penn State
1	17	Los Angeles Chargers	Zion Johnson	OL	Boston College
1	18	Tennessee Titans (via PHI)	Treylon Burks	WR	Arkansas
1	19	New Orleans Saints	Trevor Penning	OL	Northern Iowa
1	20	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kenny Pickett	QB	Pitt
1	21	Kansas City Chiefs (via NE)	Trent McDuffie	DB	Washington
1	22	Green Bay Packers	Quay Walker	LB	Georgia
1	23	Buffalo Bills (via BAL)	Kaiir Elam	CB	Florida
1	24	Dallas Cowboys	Tyler Smith	OL	Tulsa
1	25	Baltimore Ravens (via BUF)	Tyler Linderbaum	OL	Iowa
1	26	New York Jets (via TEN)	Jermaine Johnson	DL	FSU
1	27	Jacksonville Jaguars (via TB)	Devin Lloyd	LB	Utah
1	28	Green Bay Packers	Devonte Wyatt	DL	Georgia
1	29	New England Patriots (via KC)	Cole Strange	OL	Chattanooga
1	30	Kansas City Chiefs	George Karlaftis	DL	Purdue
1	31	Cincinnati Bengals	Daxton Hill	DB	Michigan
1	32	Minnesota Vikings (via DET)	Lewis Cine	DB	Georgia

Some tweets I sent out about Round 1:

• “Travon Walker goes to the Jags, as expected. Can’t complain too much about this pick, a the team needed someone to pair with Josh Allen.”
• “Lions select Aidan Hutchinson. Not only a great pick that addresses a huge need, but probably the most “natural” pick in this draft. Michigan boy stays in his home state.”
• “This (1.03) is probably the first spot that can shake up all those mock draft boards, since the Texans have so many needs. They could go Edge, Corner or OLine– or trade back and get the best player available (BPA).”
• “Texans take DB Derek Stingley Jr. A little shocked they didn’t grab Sauce Gardner if they wanted a corner.”
• “Giants take Kayvon Thibodeaux. Since no trade materialized, this is a brilliant move. They get the most explosive pass rusher, and can still grab OL at #7.”
• “Giants take OL Evan Neal. If you’re a Giants fan, you’re already in love with new GM Joe Schoen. Great picks to open his administration. Neal best overall OL in the Draft.”
• “Jets should be getting WR Garrett Wilson here (1.10), unless they trade back and get a WR in the middle of the round. Deebo? Unlikely that a trade happens here, but possible.“
• “Lions moved up 20 sports to select WR Jameson Williams. This kid would’ve been the top receiver in this Draft had he not been injured. Fastest receiver in this class. Hopefully ACL will be ready by the middle of this season.“
• “Ravens select S Kyle Hamilton. No doubt, Hamilton is an exceptional talent, perhaps the BPA at this slot. Is he their next Ed Reed?“
• “TRADE: Ravens trade WR Hollywood Brown and 3rd rounder for Cardinals 1st-round pick (1.23). Wow. Why would Cardinals do this?”
• “TRADE: Titans trade WR A.J. Brown to Eagles for pick 1.18. Stunning. We know the WR market is booming, but you have to figure out a way to keep Brown.”
• “Titans select WR Treylon Burks. Stunning. This trade is literally a pure money move. Burks is a solid receiver, but for a team still in its playoff window this move is a bit suspect.“
• “Steelers on the clock, and you figure this has to be where the first QB comes off the board. Kenny Pickett would be the hometown boy (and most pro ready), but Malik Willis seemed to get most of Tomlin’s attention.”
• “Did Chiefs trade up for Edge Jermaine Johnson or DB Trent McDuffie? WR Skyy Moore a longshot here.”
• “Best value for Packers right now is Jermaine Johnson, who has dropped way below his value. Someone will be getting a steal with this young man.”
• “Is there a tape of Jermaine Johnson blowing a donkey or something circulating amongst NFL GMs? Just wondering.”
• “TRADE! Jets trade 2nd, 3rd, and 5th rounder for 1.26. Is this a move for Jermaine Johnson?”
• “Jaguars trade up to grab LB Devin Lloyd. Great pick. As we said earlier, this guy seemed destined for the Patriots. Is this a case of Bill Belichick out-smarting himself?”
• “1.28: Packers select DT Devonte Wyatt. Very good interior DLineman. This all has a very Skyy Moore-Christian Watson type of feel for Cheeseheads pleading for a WR. But hey, you’ve got Sammy Watkins!”
• “Patriots select G Cole Strange. If we’re being honest, we just had to look up who Cole Strange is… consensus mocks had him going somewhere in the third round.”

John Georgopoulos

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