Green Bay Packers NFL Draft picks 2022: Who did the Packers pick? Full list of selections
The Green Bay Packers, along with the rest of the NFL, completed their 2022 draft over the weekend. The Packers will be hoping their newest recruits can help Matt LaFleur and Aaron Rodgers make it further in the playoffs than they’ve reached in previous years, falling in the NFC Divisional round to the San Francisco 49ers in 2021 and the NFC Championship to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.
The Packers’ 2022 NFL Draft consisted of the following players:
Round 1 (22): LB Quay Walker, Georgia
Round 1 (28): DT Devonte Wyatt, Georgia
Round 2 (34): WR Christian Watson, North Dakota State
Round 3 (92): OL Sean Rhyan, UCLA
Round 4 (132): WR Romeo Doubs, Nevada
Round 4 (140): OL Zach Tom, Wake Forest
Round 5 (179): ED Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
Round 7 (228): S/LB Tariq Carpenter, Georgia Tech
The following is a closer look at each player.
Green Bay Packers 2022 NFL Draft Selections
Quay Walker
Linebacker Walker started all 15 games for the national champs, Georgia Bulldogs, clocking up 63 tackles and 1.5 sacks. He is a quick and reliable tackler with a knack for attacking the line of scrimmage.
Walker hails from Cordele, Georgia, and initially committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide before deciding to play football for his home-state team in 2018.
Still just 21-years-old, Walker could be a 10-year starter, alongside De’Vondre Campbell for the Packers.
He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers with the pick they acquired in the Davante Adams trade.
“He’s big, long and has great speed. He’s a playmaker for the national championship team and a great defense. He just has all the traits, not only as a player, but then mentally and instinctually that we’re looking for.” — GM Brian Gutekunst
Devonte Wyatt
Wyatt, like Walker, was selected in round one after a successful college career with the Georgia Bulldogs. He was named First-Team All-SEC and Second-Team All-American in 2021 as he helped Georgia win the CFP National Championship.
He previously played college football for Hutchinson CC in order to meet the academic requirements to play Division I football. Wyatt started two years at Georgia, but comes into the NFL at a slightly older 24-years-old.
Christian Watson
The Green Bay Packers were desperate for wide receiver help after losing Aaron Rodgers’ favorite target Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders in free agency, so drafting Christian Watson will hopefully help fill the void Adams left. As a redshirt sophomore, Watson caught six touchdowns and was named Second-Team All Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC).
Arguably, the most athletic wideout in the draft, at 6”4 and 4.36 speed, the Packers moved up 19 spots in round-two of the 2022 draft to select the Florida native.
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Sean Rhyan
Sean Rhyan was drafted by the Green Bay Packers 92nd overall in 2022 after he started all 12 games in 2021 at left tackle for UCLA, helping the Bruins to average over 200 rushing yards per game. Rhyan was named as First-Team All-Pac-12 in 2021, as well as helping UCLA lead the whole of the Pac-12 in scoring.
Hailing from Ladera Ranch, California, in high school, Rhyan set school records in both shot put and discus.