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2022 NFL Mock Draft: Michigan star drafted by Lions No. 1 overall

By Brad Weiss

Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson celebrates a play against Ohio State during the first half at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.
Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson celebrates a play against Ohio State during the first half at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. /
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Nov 6, 2021; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Purdue Boilermakers wide receiver David Bell (3) in the second half against the Michigan State Spartans at Ross-Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Picks No. 31 and 32

. Wide Receiver. New England Patriots. David Bell. 31. player. 47

It took one year on the outside looking in at the playoffs for the New England Patriots to vault back up to being one of the top teams in the AFC. In fact, if the season ended tomorrow, the Patriots would hold the No. 1 overall seed in the conference, and earn the only bye, which is incredible considering how they looked last year.

After getting their franchise quarterback in the first round in 2021 in Mac Jones, they get a franchise wideout here in the first round in David Bell, an incredible playmaker from Purdue. Bell is a guy who can take the lid off a defense, and in New England, he would instantly be the WR1 they have been missing.

32. . Edge. Arizona Cardinals. Myjai Sanders. 32. player

We round out the first round of our latest mock draft with the Arizona Cardinals, who many believe will be the representative for the NFC in the Super Bowl. Holding the No. 32 overall pick in the first round, the Cardinals turn to their defense, where they add a talented edge rusher in Myjai Sanders from Cincinnati.

J.J. Watt was lost for the year this season and is up there in age, so the Cardinals need to make sure they have someone to take his place if he does not have many years left. Sanders is another exciting edge rusher that could move up a bunch during the draft process, and to get him at No. 32 overall, he could prove to be a steal when all is said and done.

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