Packers take Wyatt with No. 28 pick
The Green Bay Packers selected Georgia defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, No. 28 overall.
Wyatt, a dominant force in Georgia's explosive defense, entered this year's draft as one of the top interior defensive linemen available. He racked up 113 tackles (12 for loss) and five sacks across four seasons with the Bulldogs.
He's the second Georgia defender to be selected by Green Bay in the first round in 2022. The Packers took linebacker Quay Walker with the 22nd overall pick this year. They'll reunite with cornerback Eric Stokes, who landed with Green Bay as a first-round choice out of Georgia in 2021.
Wyatt joins a group of defensive tackles featuring Kenny Clark and Jarran Reed, among others.
Scouting profile: Devonte Wyatt
| School | Height | Weight | 40 time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 6'3 | 304 | 4.77 |
Production is always part of the equation, but in this case, you can safely go ahead and ignore it. Yes, ideally you'd like a first-round interior pass-rusher to have tallied more than five sacks across four seasons in college, especially as part of such a stacked defense. But you really don't have to strain to see how talented Wyatt is. Not only is he an impressive athlete for his size, but he enters the NFL with a pro-ready set of rush moves. Fewer designs to the edge will allow for more opportunities to go to work on guards, meaning the sack totals are going to come in bunches. Wyatt has a real chance to be one of the best players in this loaded defensive class.