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Draft Class: 2022
Created By: michaelost
Published: Feb. 16, 2022 at 9:13 a.m.
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Feb. 16, 2022 at 9:59 a.m.
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Weak first round this year frown
Feb. 16, 2022 at 10:04 a.m.
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Quoting: ChiHawk
Weak first round this year frown


It's not that the first round is weak, players haven't been scouted as much because of the pandemic.

Also I wouldn't draft Solomonsson that high. At this point he's an early second round pick maybe even late first-rounder. In this case, the Jets should select Nazar or Chelsey.

Also I wouldn't draft Yurov or Jiricek before Savoie. Jiricek might fall this year because of the injury concerns and Yurov could fall because he simply plays in Russia.
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Feb. 16, 2022 at 10:12 a.m.
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It's not that the first round is weak, players haven't been scouted as much because of the pandemic.

Also I wouldn't draft Solomonsson that high. At this point he's an early second round pick maybe even late first-rounder. In this case, the Jets should select Nazar or Chelsey.

Also I wouldn't draft Yurov or Jiricek before Savoie. Jiricek might fall this year because of the injury concerns and Yurov could fall because he simply plays in Russia.


The players lost a lot of playing time as well because of the pandemic which results in weaker players then usual.
Feb. 16, 2022 at 10:25 a.m.
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Not really, there's no true 1 OVR player but the draft has some talent that will fall, I'd say the 1st round is fairly deep, but misses that top guy
Feb. 16, 2022 at 10:41 a.m.
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Not really, there's no true 1 OVR player but the draft has some talent that will fall, I'd say the 1st round is fairly deep, but misses that top guy


Wouldn't Wright be the true No. 1 player?
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Feb. 16, 2022 at 10:43 a.m.
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Wouldn't Wright be the true No. 1 player?


He is my n.1 OVR player but he's not exactly what you'd want from a 1 OVR player, doesn't really have a wow factor
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Feb. 16, 2022 at 10:44 a.m.
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Not really, there's no true 1 OVR player but the draft has some talent that will fall, I'd say the 1st round is fairly deep, but misses that top guy


Interesting take. I'd say there are 5 or 6 players that stand out in the first round, but the rest of the 1st is weak comparatively to other years. Usually there are 12 to 20 players that stand out as top 10 picks and i just don't see it this year beyond the 5 or 6 players; the rest are mid to late rounders in a typical draft year. However, as said earlier, the pandemic didn't give scouts enough time with these kids the last couple years and also didn't give the kids enough game time so their development is going to be slower is my guess.
Feb. 16, 2022 at 11:49 a.m.
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Quoting: ChiHawk
Interesting take. I'd say there are 5 or 6 players that stand out in the first round, but the rest of the 1st is weak comparatively to other years. Usually there are 12 to 20 players that stand out as top 10 picks and i just don't see it this year beyond the 5 or 6 players; the rest are mid to late rounders in a typical draft year. However, as said earlier, the pandemic didn't give scouts enough time with these kids the last couple years and also didn't give the kids enough game time so their development is going to be slower is my guess.


Have to disagree. This draft has a lot of guys who scream "Top 10". In my mind, there are 14 players that are definitely Top 10-worthy. And I wouldn't call this year's 1st weak at all; in fact, it projects to be rather strong.
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