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5 players on the cusp of NFL Draft bust status in 2022 season

By Sayre Bedinger

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) on the field for mandatory minicamp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in East Rutherford.News Giants Mandatory Minicamp
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) on the field for mandatory minicamp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in East Rutherford.News Giants Mandatory Minicamp /
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Plenty of players are going to be fighting against the dreaded NFL Draft “bust” label heading into 2022. We take a look at five players, in particular.

Nobody wants the dreaded NFL Draft “bust” label.

Well, unless you’re JaMarcus Russell, apparently.

Heading into the 2022 NFL season, a handful of players drafted in the first round of a couple of recent classes need big seasons to avoid that dreaded label.

Although some of these players are barely halfway into their rookie contracts, others are truly at a crossroads and have to prove they were worthy of the lofty NFL Draft status they received coming into the league.

Here are the top five players looking to avoid the dreaded NFL Draft “bust” label heading into 2022.

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Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson (45) and Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Damien Wilson (54) celebrate after a fourth quarter sack on Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill (17). The Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Tennessee Titans at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, October 10, 2021. The Jaguars trailed at the half 24 to 13 and lost with a final score of 37-19. [Bob Self/Florida Times-Union]Jki 101021 Jaguarsvstitans 45 /

Possible NFL Draft bust no. 5: K’Lavon Chaisson, LB, Jacksonville Jaguars

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  • 2020 NFL Draft
  • 1st-round (20th overall)
  • 31 games
  • 2 sacks
  • 50 total tackles

No matter what metric you use to really gauge the success of a first-round linebacker, former LSU star K’Lavon Chaisson has not been able to measure up.

Chaisson has been able to play a little bit of special teams for the Jaguars in addition to getting a handful of starts in each of his first two NFL seasons defensively, but the Jaguars have already effectively moved on.

With Josh Allen on one side, new number one overall pick Travon Walker will take the other top edge spot in Jacksonville, leaving Chaisson’s future in Duval County at least somewhat murky, to say the least.

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