To some, the selection of Georgia linebacker Quay Walker was the most head-scratching selection of the Green Bay Packers’ 2022 draft haul. Ranked 46th on the consensus draft board, the Packers made Walker the highest-drafted player at his position with the 22nd overall pick in the draft, even though there were 10 off-ball linebackers who were selected in the first three rounds of the draft last month.
Inside linebacker was also, maybe, not a position fans were expecting to be drafted first by the team, even if the Packers didn’t see a receiver worth taking that high in the draft.