For the first time since the 1991 draft when it was the Top 6, the Top 5 picks in the NFL draft were all on the defensive side of the ball.
The NFL has confirmed that’s only the second time that’s happened since 1967.
Top 5 picks in 2022:
1 TRAVON WALKER (JAX) LB
2 AIDAN HUTCHINSON (DET) DB
3 DEREK STINGLEY JR. (HOU) DB
4 SAUCE GARDNER (NYJ) DB
5 KAYVON THIBODEAUX (NYG) DE
With the selections of Stingley Jr. (No. 3) and Gardner (No. 4), it marks the first time since the 1997 NFL Draft [SHAWN SPRINGS (No. 3) and BRYANT WESTBROOK (No. 5)] that two defensive backs were selected among the top-five picks.