Pro Football Focus’s latest 2022 NFL Mock Draft includes 10 SEC players in Round 1

The 2022 NFL Draft cycle is starting to heat up. Players have made their decisions on whether to enter the draft or return to school and the NFL Combine is right around the corner.

That means it’s mock draft season, and on Monday, Pro Football Focus’s Sam Monson updated his Round 1 projections.

As you can see below, he has 10 SEC stars going in the first round, including Alabama OL Evan Neal in the No. 1 overall spot:

• No. 1 — Evan Neal, OL, Alabama — Jacksonville Jaguars
• No. 4 — Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU — New York Jets
• No. 6 — Charles Cross, OL, Mississippi State — Carolina Panthers
• No. 12 — Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia — Minnesota Vikings
• No. 13 — Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama — Cleveland Browns
• No. 20 — Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss — Pittsburgh Steelers
• No. 23 — Kenyon Green, OL, Texas A&M — Arizona Cardinals
• No. 24 — Roger McCreary, CB, Auburn — Dallas Cowboys
• No. 25 — Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida — Buffalo Bills
• No. 26 — Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas — Tennessee Titans

We’ll see how the Combine and upcoming Pro Days affect these projections over the next few weeks.

Adam Spencer

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