North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell was anticipated to be a second-day choice in the 2022 NFL draft, however slipped to the 5th round and a last day choice.
Taken with the veryfirst choice in the 5th round to the Washington Commanders, Howell’s slip was a talking point throughout and after the draft concluded.
ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr joined in on the conversation throughout the ESPN broadcast.
“He’s a got a opportunity to be a starter you would believe, Remember, going into the year, we were talking — Todd McShay and I — about him being a first-round draft option coming off a fantastic year when he had Javonte Williams, Michael Carter and Jazz Newsome … they all left, however he had Josh Downs and Ty Chandler running the football. Things simply didn’t takeplace the method they did. All the numbers came down throughout the board,