NFL draft 2022 - Aidan Hutchinson, Ikem Ekwonu and Kenny Pickett stay close to home

Home is where the heart and, apparently, the future is. The first night of the 2022 NFL Draft saw plenty of shocking trades (cough, Hollywood Brown and AJ Brown, cough) and unanticipated selections, but for Aidan Hutchinson, Ikem Ekwonu and Kenny Pickett there was likely a sense of comfort that came with their respective selections.

Hutchinson, Ekwonu and Pickett will all be embarking on the next chapter of their careers in the same state where they played college ball.

Hutchinson was the first pick to set off the trend of running it back when the Detroit Lions selected the former Michigan Wolverines standout DE at the No. 2 spot. Hopefully Hutchinson isn't sick of the cold, because he won't be venturing far from Ann Arbor or Dearborn, where he played high school ball at Divine Child (approximately 30 minutes).

Aidan Hutchinson is staying in Michigan and headed to the Lions at No. 2