Czikk’s take: 6 winners from the 2022 NFL Draft

The 2022 NFL draft has concluded and most fan bases have a renewed sense of optimism surrounding their teams. Every team has added high-potential youngsters. Here I’ll detail six winners of the draft, having not read any other similar articles. So this will just be my gut feeling from checking out every team’s draft haul.

Before we do that, let’s start with the Panthers.

I’ve been pounding the table for the Panthers to draft Malik Willis, who ultimately landed with the Tennessee Titans in the third round. To be fair, that’s more likely where his actual value should have brought him. In the end, the Panthers drafted former N.C. State tackle Ikem Ekwonu with the No. 6 overall pick. The Texans…