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By Tyler Conway - B/R
The 2022 NFL draft class isn't littered with elite quarterback prospects, but ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. still has four going in the first round of his initial mock draft.
The draft guru has the Washington Football Team grabbing Liberty's Malik Willis at No. 11 overall, Pittsburgh's Kenny Pickett going No. 18 to the New Orleans Saints, Ole Miss' Matt Corral going two picks later to the Steelers and North Carolina's Sam Howell rounding things out at No. 28 with the Detroit Lions.
No consensus has been struck on which quarterback will go off the board first in April's draft—nor is it clear where the quarterbacks will land. The Lions are the only team selecting a quarterback in Kiper's mock we can reasonably rule out of trading for a veteran option.
The Steelers and Saints likely fashion themselves as Super Bowl contenders with a top-flight quarterback, and it's unlikely Washington wants to go into the third year of Ron Rivera's tenure with uncertainty at the position. While Detroit is certainly a potential landing spot for one of the names, it seems more likely the team uses 2022 as another rebuilding year before landing its quarterback of the future near the top of the 2023 draft. ...
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