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Chargers build around QB Justin Herbert in Draft Wire’s early two-round mock draft

The Los Angeles Chargers add two players on the offensive side of the ball in Draft Wire’s latest 2022 NFL mock draft.

When you have a quarterback on a rookie deal, you have to add pieces around him to maximize his game.

That’s exactly what the Chargers do for QB Justin Herbert in Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling’s latest way-too-early mock draft for 2022, taking an offensive lineman in Round 1 and a wide receiver in Round 2.

With the team’s first-round pick (No. 21), Easterling has Los Angeles taking Texas A&M tackle Kenyon Green.

While the Bolts’ offensive line is solidified heading into the upcoming season, they could potentially have a hole at right guard next offseason, considering Oday Aboushi is only on a one-year deal.

Last season, Green helped anchor an offensive line that led the SEC in least sacks and tackles for loss allowed, as well as the highest average per rush. On 327 pass-blocking snaps, he didn’t allow a single sack.

At 6-foot-4 and 325 pounds, Green is a good-sized lineman with great strength, hands, balance and awareness to flash dominance in the run and pass game.

With the Chargers’ second-round pick (No. 53), Easterling sees them taking Arkansas wide receiver Treylon Burks.

Los Angeles has a stacked wideout room at the moment, but Mike Williams is entering the final year of his deal. Therefore, the team could be looking to find his replacement early on next offseason.

Burks led the Razorbacks with 51 catches for 820 yards and 7 touchdowns last year. He ranked third in the SEC with 91.1 receiving yards per game and fifth in receiving yards.

At 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, Burks has great size for the position, and also very good speed. He shows the ability to make plays at different parts of the field and produce more after the catch. In addition, he has the versatility to play inside the slot, out wide and even in the backfield.

Giants select OL Kenyon Green, QB Desmond Ridder in PFN’s 2022 mock

The New York Giants select OL Kenyon Green and QB Desmond Ridder in Pro Football Network’s latest 2022 NFL mock draft.

Is it too early for a 2022 NFL mock draft? Well… yes, but here we are anyway, covering a mock for a draft that’s almost a full year away.

Pro Football Network recently released their latest 2022 mock draft and they have the New York Giants keeping and using both of their first-round picks (the second acquired in a draft day trade with the Chicago Bears).

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With their first pick, PFN has the Giants selecting Texas A&M guard Kenyon Green.

Thanks to their trade with the Chicago Bears in the 2021 NFL Draft, the New York Giants are in an excellent position to alter the franchise’s fortunes dramatically. In this 2022 NFL Mock Draft, they hold two top 10 selections, a sign that sticking with Daniel Jones for another year maybe didn’t work out all that well. Of course, the natural assumption is that they’d use this selection on a quarterback, but we all know what assumptions do.

The 2022 NFL Draft quarterback class contains a lot of uncertainty at this point. Although the Giants will get a new signal-caller shortly, there isn’t a prospect that necessitates them running up to the podium here. However, in offensive lineman Kenyon Green, there is.

They need to address the offensive line, and, for me, Green is comfortably the best offensive lineman in the class. He’ll play tackle for Texas A&M this year, but he’s an elite interior lineman. Wherever he lines up for the Giants, he will automatically upgrade the line.

Considering PFN gets to pick and choose where the Giants select in this mock draft (they chose Vegas odds), the argument that “picking here means Daniel Jones failed” holds no real water. It’s just a subjective assumption made by the author and some bookies.

That being said, the selection of Green makes sense. The Giants are arguably the weakest along their offensive line and specifically at guard. But again, we won’t know that for sure until nearly a year from now.

Next up, as PFN previously alluded and seemed in a rush to get to, the Giants select a Daniel Jones replacement with a near-carbon copy: Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder.

The Giants are all in on Daniel Jones — apparently. Their moves in the draft and free agency have set the third-year quarterback up for success. The addition of Kenny Golladay and Kadarius Toney offers Jones the best wide receiver room he’s had so far. As a result, there are no excuses. There has to be success this season. Picking twice in the top 10 would suggest that success is absent from the 2021 Giants.

Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder gives the Giants an exciting alternative to Jones. Yes, there are some accuracy issues that he needs to iron out. But when you combine the prototypical height of an NFL quarterback with a mesmerizing ability to create plays outside of the pocket, Ridder provides an intriguing potential replacement. He’ll likely compete at the Senior Bowl too, where winning the MVP award would practically guarantee him being drafted by the Giants.

The 6-foot-4 Ridder does have prototypical height. So does the 6-foot-5 Jones. And yes, Ridder does have an ability to create plays outside of the pocket. So does Jones.

PFN doesn’t hide that they’re not fans of Jones, so absorb this analysis with a grain of salt.

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