NFL Mock Draft 2022: Mel Kiper, Todd McShay latest ESPN projection

ESPN’s Mel Kiper and Todd McShay have published a joint 2022 NFL Mock Draft, projecting the early picks for next week’s college prospect selection process. McShay made the odd number picks for the mock, while Kiper made the even selections. The rules of the mock did not allow the two to communicate their intentions (as they wrote, “No deals that even hint at ‘I won’t take Player X if you don’t take Player Y.’”) and there were no trades allowed in the mock.

The mock draft started with the Jacksonville Jaguars using the first pick, according to McShay, to select Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson. Kiper then used the second pick to give the Detroit Lions Georgia defensive end Travon…