{"id":452,"date":"2022-04-29T17:54:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T21:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/?p=452"},"modified":"2022-08-15T12:05:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T16:05:08","slug":"nfl-draft-top-5-picks-are-defensive-for-first-time-since-1991","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/nfl-draft-top-5-picks-are-defensive-for-first-time-since-1991\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 NFL Draft: Top 5 Picks Are Defensive For First Time Since 1991"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/draft\/1\/1991.php\">1991 draft when it was the Top 6<\/a>, the Top 5 picks in the NFL draft were all on the defensive side of the ball.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL has confirmed that&#8217;s only the second time that&#8217;s happened since 1967.<\/p>\n<p>Top 5 picks in 2022:<br \/>\n1 TRAVON WALKER (JAX) LB<br \/>\n2 AIDAN HUTCHINSON (DET) DB<br \/>\n3 DEREK STINGLEY JR. (HOU) DB<br \/>\n4 SAUCE GARDNER (NYJ) DB<br \/>\n5 KAYVON THIBODEAUX (NYG) DE<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s only the second time that&#8217;s happened since 1967. 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