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#3 - Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh Steelers
Kenny Pickett is the only rookie quarterback to be selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He is also the only one who appears to have a shot at being the opening day starter for his new team. He will compete with Mitchell Trubisky for the starting quarterback job during training camp.
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While Pickett comes with a high level of expectations of being the lone first-round quarterback this year, the situation helps lower them a bit. He may not even have to start right away, and the Steelers didn't trade up in the draft to take him, instead waiting for him at 20th overall.
#2 - Drake London, Atlanta Falcons
In an extremely deep wide receiver class, Drake London was the first one selected on draft day. He was chosen eighth overall by the Atlanta Falcons, who entered the draft with many potential positions to fill on their roster.
Six wide receivers were selected among the top 18 picks in the draft, raising the expectations for London, who was the first to go. He also has big shoes to fill for the Falcons after they were successful with their last two wide receivers chosen in the first round of the draft.
Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley each blossomed into stars, raising the bar even higher for London.
#1 - Treylon Burks, Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans released wide receiver Julio Jones at the start of the offseason after he has been unable to stay healthy recently. They then made a bold move by trading away young superstar wide receiver AJ Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles on draft day.
Shortly following the trade, the Titans selected Treylon Burks to take over as their primary wide receiver.
He is expected to fill the role left behind by Brown, who has recorded 185 receptions for 2,995 yards and 24 touchdowns in just 36 games so far. Burks has huge shoes to fill and is expected to produce a high output immediately.
