2022 NFL Mock Draft: Buccaneers replace Tom Brady with sleeper

2022 NFL Mock Draft: Buccaneers replace Tom Brady with sleeper QB

By Randy Gurzi | Jan 31, 2022

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 01: Desmond Ridder #9 of the Cincinnati Bearcats drops back to pass during the first half of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 1, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /

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2022 NFL mock draft: David Ojabo #55 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates after recording a sack against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the first half at Beaver Stadium on November 13, 2021 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

Scouting Report. Michigan. 45. EDGE. David Ojabo. 9. player. Pick Analysis

9. Denver Broncos: David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan

There’s a chance the Denver Broncos go after a quarterback here at pick No. 9 but they also have had some bad luck in recent years when it comes to drafting signal-callers. They took Paxton Lynch in Round 1 back in 2016 and took Drew Lock in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Neither ended up being what the Broncos expected and while Lock is still on the roster, their hopes that he will become the No. 1 guy seem to have faded. With their issues scouting quarterbacks, they’re more likely to go after a player in free agency, and with their new head coach Nathaniel Hackett in town, there’s a shot they could go after Aaron Rodgers who has been unhappy with the Green Bay Packers.

All of that being said, the Broncos go in a different direction here as they tab David Ojabo as their first-round pick. Ojabo, a redshirt sophomore, is listed at 6-foot-5 and 250-pounds and burst onto the scene this season for Michigan. He entered the season with just one tackle to his name but then recorded 35 tackles and 11 sacks this season.

Denver traded away Von Miller during the 2021 season, saying goodbye to one of the best pass-rushers they’ve ever had. While Ojabo would really have to develop a lot to become close to the player Miller was, they can at least add a younger player to replace him — who is capable of getting after the opposing quarterback.

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