Aidan Hutchinson and Travon Walker look ready to fight for the 2022 NFL Draft No. You can watch the draft live on Sky Sports on Thursday night.
And then there were two of them. Or one, or three – honestly, who knows? The 2022 NFL Draft is here, but who will the Jacksonville Jaguars pick with the No. 1 overall pick?
We take a look at two likely leaders, as well as the man in Kayvon Thibodeau who once seemed destined to take the place of one of them on Thursday night…
There is nothing too arcane or intricate about Aidan Hutchinson; he’s the busiest man on the field, with a belligerence on every fall, a motor that gets dragged down, and a polished pass-rush toolkit relaxed from covering tendencies and ready to attack the pocket at full throttle.
The motor has been highlighted above all else, and while it’s just as ferocious, just as draining, and just as stable as advertised, it has to be more than just an engine. There is a case where the engine has been unfairly the only focal point overshadowing its performance.
With Hutchinson comes an extensive and skillfully alternating menu of swim, rip and dash moves that present different looks in each series, while Michigan Edge offers a seamless transition from speed to power as a constant disruptor from both two-point and three-point. dot position.
An outstanding 2021 has highlighted the versatility of a player able to thrive both on the outside and as an inside power, with the lateral agility and athleticism to lengthen his body, making him an elite running back.
His first step is more dynamic than one might imagine, and he’s not helped by the explosive nature of his teammate David Ojabo. once.
What he lacks in natural curve compared to Walker or Thibodeau, he can often make up for in sheer strength and nimble legs to realize outside-in/inside-out movement.
Oftentimes, some of his most impressive plays were the ones he shouldn’t have done, where he could lose his balance in a tackle grab before shifting his body weight and freeing himself to choke a back runner who thinks the “B” gap is clean.
