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2022 NFL Mock Draft: New No. 1 overall pick emerges for Jaguars

By Brad Weiss

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAR 5: Sauce Gardner #DB14 of the Cincinnati Bearcats speaks to reporters during the NFL Draft Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on March 5, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAR 5: Sauce Gardner #DB14 of the Cincinnati Bearcats speaks to reporters during the NFL Draft Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on March 5, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 20: Daxton Hill #30 of the Michigan Wolverines defends against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium on November 20, 2021, in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

Daxton Hill. 31. player. 56. . Safety. Cincinnati Bengals

Arguably the biggest surprise of the 2021 NFL season camp on the second-to-last weekend of the year, when the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC title game. Sure, the Bengals have a lot of solid, young talent, but the offensive line was one of the worst in the conference.

This offseason, the Bengals made sure to shore up the offensive line, putting veteran talent in front of star quarterback Joe Burrow. With those guys in place, the Bengals can go defense here at the bottom of the first round, filling a void at safety with Daxton Hill from Michigan.

. Linebacker. Detroit Lions. Nakobe Dean. 32. player. 50

The final pick in the first round goes to the Detroit Lions, who earned this selection by trading away Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams. All Stafford did in his first season in LaLa Land was win the Super Bowl, giving the Lions the No. 32 overall pick, as well as some heartbreak.

With this pick, the Lions once again go defense, adding a tremendous linebacker in Nakobe Dean from Georgia. This is a versatile player who can also come up and play in the box, so between him and Kyle Hamilton, the Lions’ defense gets a major upgrade in the first round in 2022.

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