2022 NFL Mock Draft: Spencer Rattler out of first, Kenny Pickett to Steelers
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19. Tennessee Titans: Drake Jackson, EDGE, USC
The Tennessee Titans have been looking high and low for help off the edge the past couple of offseasons.
On the eve of the 2020 season, they signed Jadeveon Clowney, who didn’t exactly work out for them.
In 2021, they signed Bud Dupree who was recovering from a knee injury at the time he was signed.
To say Tennessee is desperate for some help off the edge might be an understatement. Drake Jackson out of USC would be a huge pickup for them especially more than halfway through the first round of the draft.
Jackson has shown the potential to go way higher than this and we’ll see how he tests in the pre-draft process. He could wind up as a top-10 pick. For this scenario, he ends up as a steal for the Titans, filling a longstanding need.
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20. Denver Broncos: Ikem Ekwonu, OT, North Carolina State
The Denver Broncos could once again be in the quarterback market in the 2022 offseason, but would they zero in on one through the NFL Draft?
General manager George Paton hasn’t been on the job long, but he made a huge statement by passing on both Justin Fields and Mac Jones in 2021.
If the Broncos go the veteran route at QB, they may not have a first-round pick. If they have a low first-round pick like this, an offensive tackle makes a lot of sense.
Ikem Ekwonu has been one of the best run blockers in college football this season and he would help fill a huge need for the Broncos at right tackle.