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The 2022 NFL draft is just two weeks away (Round 1 begins April 28 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC) and there are still many questions about how all 32 teams will approach the draft.
And no wonder why. This year’s wild free agency filled holes for some teams and created major needs for others. Plus, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offseason strategy altered entirely when Tom Brady decided to not retire after all.
So will the Green Bay Packers, with two first-round picks after the Davante Adams trade, forgo their strategy of not drafting receivers in the first round? Will the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions or Pittsburgh Steelers try to draft a quarterback early … or wait until 2023?
What will the New York Jets and New York Giants do with two top-10 selections apiece? And how will the teams with no first-round picks try to upgrade?
No one knows for certain what any of the 32 teams will do, but our NFL Nation reporters have a pretty good idea. Below, NFL draft analysts Matt Miller and Jordan Reid — who outlined every team’s needs last week — asked 32 questions of our reporters, one per team.
Consider this an early look at what each team is thinking two weeks away from Round 1, sorted by division:
Jump to a team:
ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH
AFC EAST
Reid: Will the Bills entertain the possibility of taking a running back in the first round because of their need in the backfield?
It certainly is not out of the question. The Bills clearly feel like running back is a need — they attempted to sign J.D. McKissic — and adding Duke Johnson in free agency isn’t enough to fill the missing piece. Buffalo has the flexibility in the draft to go after the player who best adds to the roster. A dynamic back would be a valuable addition, although history hasn’t been kind to drafting the position in the first…
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