The Green Bay Packers invested a first-round pick on an inside linebacker, taking Georgia’s Quay Walker at No. 22 overall in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft on Thursday night.
The Packers think they are getting a three-down linebacker who moves and plays like De’Vondre Campbell, an All-Pro in 2021 who will be Walker’s new sidekick in Green Bay.
Want to learn more about Walker, a 15-game starter for Georgia in 2021 who helped create one of the best defenses in college football history? Here’s what several prominent draft analysts said about Walker during the pre-draft process: