It wasn’t easy for linebacker Devin Lloyd to sit and wait in the green room on Thursday evening, the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Though he entered the process with grounded expectations, the thought of “whatever happens, happens,” seeing others get their name called, and waiting for the phone to ring still brought some nerves and anxiousness.
That would change, though, when the Jacksonville Jaguars unexpectedly jumped back into the first round, 26 picks after making the first-overall selection. At No. 27 overall, Lloyd would be a Jaguar, a moment that will likely forever be etched in his memory, a time for celebration.