Right now, there are two linebackers projected to go in the first round in the upcoming 2022 NFL Draft. Devin Lloyd from Utah, and Nakobe Dean from Georgia. Dean’s dominance was evident on film, but with his size in question, many scouts are looking at another linebacker from Georgia, Quay Walker.
Since declaring for the NFL Draft, Walker has slowly crept up the rankings, but after his performance at the NFL Combine, his skillset piqued many NFL teams. Not only does Walker have the skillset to be a starter in the NFL, but he has the ideal measurables as well. He stands a hair below 6-foot-4, with a 6-foot-8 wingspan and weighing in at 240 pounds. His frame paired with his 4.52 forty time made heads turn.
Walker is an instinctive linebacker when in the trenches, a ferocious tackler in space and he can shed blocks with ease. Let’s go to the film to see why teams are starting to consider Walker as a first-round pick!