Draft Wire’s way-too-early 2022 NFL mock draft has Rasheed Walker reunited with this former Nittany Lion first rounder
With the book closed on the 2021 NFL draft, the focus is already shifting to the 2022 NFL draft. Penn State offensive tackle Rasheed Walker is highly regarded in many of the early looks to next year’s draft pool, with many already floating the idea that Walker could very well be a first-round pick of some NFL team.
With that in mind, Draft Wire has put together a way-too-early mock draft for the 2022 NFL draft, and Walker does indeed land in the first round. On top of that, Walker is projected to be reunited with another former first-round pick out of Happy Valley.
According to Draft Wire’s first look at next year’s draft, Wallace could be picked up by the Dallas Cowboys with the No. 22 overall draft pick. The Cowboys spent their first-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft on Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons.
Drafting an offensive lineman in the first round would make sense for the Cowboys, as it was believed to be an area the franchise should address more in the 2021 NFL draft. Instead, the Cowboys focused their energy on bulking up on defense, especially at the linebacker position. Perhaps next year will see Dallas attempt to make moves to restabilize their offensive line. If that is the case, then the selection of Walker would make plenty of sense.
Without doing much research, it would seem like a bit of an oddity for any NFL team to use a first-round pick on a player from the same school two years in a row, but that would certainly be a fun little development to watch unfold.
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