NFL mock draft 2022 - Mike Tannenbaum's GM picks for 32 first-round selections, including three quarterbacks

The 2022 NFL draft is four weeks away, and I can't wait. At the moment, 24 teams will have the chance to add at least one impact player in Round 1 — eight teams no longer have a first-round selection — and while this year's class might be light on surefire franchise quarterbacks, it certainly has plenty of game-changing prospects.

As a former NFL general manager and executive, I've been through the draft process, from building a big board to submitting the picks. It's difficult enough to manage one team's picks. But today, I'm going to put my GM hat back on and make selections for every team with a first-rounder in 2022.

But this isn't your traditional mock draft. I'm leaving the actual Round 1 predictions to my colleagues. This isn't what I'm expecting or what I'm hearing. Instead, what follows is how I'd make each first-round pick if I were representing each of the 24 teams with at least one Day 1 selection. It's based off my own evaluations and preferences, along with what I believe makes the most sense for every team on the board.

So here are my GM selections for the first 32 picks, starting with a no-brainer for Jaguars GM Trent Baalke at No. 1 overall. And be sure to check out our SportsCenter Special at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday (ESPN2).

Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Michigan

The Jaguars already have allocated a lot of resources to their offensive line this offseason. They franchise-tagged left tackle Cam Robinson and signed guard Brandon Scherff to a three-year, $52.5 million deal. So while I thought about an offensive tackle here and might have gone that way a month ago, it has to be Hutchinson. He had 66 pressures in 2021, and he can be a culture-setter for Jacksonville for years to come.

Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati

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