With the 2022 NFL draft finally beginning on Thursday, mock draft season is winding to a close. NFL analyst Peter King, who only does mock draft per year, published his predictions for Round 1. His prediction for the New England Patriots, who hold pick number 21, wasn’t a big-name linebacker or wide receiver, but instead an offensive tackle.
King’s selection for the Patriots at 21 is offensive tackle Bernhard Raimann, an Austrian native who first played football in the United States as an exchange student in Michigan before committing to play for Central Michigan University in 2018.