Aidan Hutchinson Archives

Best NFL Draft Fits of the 1st Round of the 2022 NFL Draft

April 28, 2022 3 min read

Best NFL Draft Fits of the 1st Round of the 2022 NFL Draft

When it comes to prioritizing their boards, NFL teams focus on primarily two different player valuation thought processes. First, teams look for players that have high-end physical traits that would allow them to be molded and developed. The other piece of the puzzle is finding players that performed in a similar play style that would […]

Joe BannerFormer NFL Executive, Founder of The 33rd Team

April 26, 2022 2 min read

Travon Walker…1st Overall Pick? Why? Former NFL Executive Dissects

More so than the 40-yard dash, the 10-yard time is extremely predictive of future pass rush production. It is not perfect — there are exceptions in both directions (with guys that worked out but didn’t have great 10 times and guys that had great 10 times yet didn’t work out). There are no absolutes, but […]

Michael Schottey

April 20, 2022 4 min read

2022 NFL Draft: #1 Overall Pick Odds, Predictions and Best Bets

Who should be the #1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft? Do the Jacksonville Jaguars take Michigan EDGE rusher Aidan Hutchinson? Maybe they take someone to rush the pass rusher, but they prefer Travon Walker out of Georgia or Kayvon Thibodeaux from Oregon. Or, instead of rushing the opposing quarterback, maybe they protect their […]

The 33rd Team

April 13, 2022 < 1 min read

Tape Talk: Michigan EDGE Aidan Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson is a defensive end from Michigan and is universally regarded as one of the top players in the 2022 NFL Draft. The EDGE player was a Heisman Award Finalist. Hutchinson set the Michigan single-season sack record at 14 and helped lead the team to the College Football playoff. READ MORE: Domo’s Top 10 Edge […]

2022 NFL Draft Preview: Ben Fennell’s Top Edge Rushers

Paul DomowitchBen Fennell

April 11, 2022 6 min read

2022 NFL Draft Preview: Ben Fennell’s Top Edge Rushers

This is the seventh part of our 11-part positional breakdown of the April 28-30 NFL draft. Today: the interior edge rushers. Click here for Part 1: Running Backs Click here for Part 2: Wide Receivers Click here for Part 3: Quarterbacks Click here for Part 4: Tight Ends Click here for Part 5: Offensive Tackles […]

The 33rd Team

April 9, 2022 5 min read

Former NFL Coaches On the 2022 NFL Draft’s Top Pass Rushers

With the 2022 NFL Draft less than three weeks away, The 33rd Team’s recent Wednesday Huddle featured former Los Angeles Chargers Defensive Coordinator John Pagano and former Head Coach Wade Phillips analyzing three of the top edge rushers in this year’s draft: Aidan Hutchinson – Michigan, Kayvon Thibodeaux – Oregon, and Travon Walker – Georgia. […]

The 33rd Team

April 1, 2022 10 min read

The 10 Best Players Available At Every Position: Sign, Draft, or Trade?

As the heat of free agency simmers down, NFL teams are still on the mend, looking for ways to bolster their rosters. The biggest free agency moves have mostly been made, and teams are left looking to fill in whatever holes they have left on their rosters with the remaining players on the market. Looming […]

The 33rd Team

March 28, 2022 7 min read

Top 10 Edge Rushers of the 2022 NFL Draft

1) Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon Key Measurables: 6040, 254, 33 ⅛ in Arms Notable 2021 Stats: 12 TFLs, 7 sacks, 2 FFs Best Trait: Get off Player Comp: Josh Allen Background: Kayvon Thibodeaux is a JR at the University of Oregon who has started 23 of 32 career games. In HS, he was the No. 1 […]

Luke Carr

February 16, 2022 4 min read

Top 5 Edge Rushers: 2022 NFL Draft Deep Dive

The Edge Rushing group in the 2022 NFL Draft Class is particularly strong, and there may well be a record number drafted in the 1st round. The class this year stacks up pretty well against 2019 (where a record number of nine Edge Rushers were selected in the 1st round). Some names in the top […]

Paul Domowitch

December 2, 2021 6 min read

Top 10 Edge Rushers and Comparisons: Domo’s 2022 NFL Draft Preview

(Editor’s note: This is the second of several positional previews of the 2022 NFL draft) While there is considerable skepticism about the quality of the quarterback crop in next spring’s NFL draft, there is no skepticism at all about the group whose job it is to sack the quarterback. The 2022 draft will feature one […]