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Fellow 2022 NFL Draft Prospects Praise Utah LB Devin Lloyd

Apr 27, 2022, 3:57 PM

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Linebacker Devin Lloyd #0 of the Utah Utes celebrates with head coach Kyle Whittingham after winning the PAC-12 Football Championship Game featuring the Oregon Ducks and the Utah Utes on December 3, 2021 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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SALT LAKE CITY – Multiple 2022 NFL Draft prospects spoke highly of former Utah Utes linebacker Devin Lloyd ahead of the first round.

On Wednesday, April 27, one day before the opening round of the NFL Draft, three high-profile prospects spoke with KSL Sports about Lloyd.

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Nakobe Dean – Linebacker – Georgia

Dean, like Lloyd, is a standout linebacker. The former Bulldogs star helped lead Georgia to a national title in 2021.

Lloyd and Dean are widely projected as the top two linebackers to be selected in the NFL Draft.

Dean complimented Lloyd as a versatile player who plays the game “the right way.”

 

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Kayvon Thibodeaux – Defensive End – Oregon

Thibodeaux is a standout defensive lineman from the Pac-12’s Oregon Ducks. Lloyd and Thibodeaux had the opportunity to face each other multiple times in their college careers.

Thibodeaux exclaimed that Lloyd was “a beast” on the football field.

 

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Drake London – Wide Receiver – USC

Like Thibodeaux, Drake London played Lloyd multiple times during his time with the USC Trojans.

The wideout, who is expected to go in the top 20 picks, called Lloyd a “special player.”

 

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About Devin Lloyd

The Chula Vista, California native played for the Utes from 2018-21.

During his Utah career, Lloyd had 256 total tackles, 150 solo tackles, 16.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, five interceptions, eight pass breakups, and three touchdowns.

 

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Kyle Ireland is a Locals in the NFL Insider for KSLSports.com and host of the Yards After College Podcast. Follow him on Twitter (@kyleireland) and Instagram (@kyleirelandksl).

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