The NFL Wire editors participated in a one-round 2022 mock draft on our slack channel earlier this week. We went into this mock with a clear idea: either take Liberty QB Malik Willis at No. 9 overall or pick the best cornerback prospect still on the board if he’s not there. Our shot at Willis went out the window at No. 6 when Panthers Wire editor and coping Lakers fan Anthony Rizzuti picked him at that spot. Cincinnati’s Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner was also taken early by Jets Wire’s Gary Phillips at No. 4.
Keeping to our strategy, that left two choices: either take LSU’s Derek Stingley Jr. or Washington’s Trent McDuffie.
Both are excellent prospects who are expected to become Week 1 starters at the next level. In the end, we went with McDuffie over Stingley based on his familiarity with Seattle’s new defensive scheme.
