2022 NFL draft
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The 2022 NFL draft was the National Football League's 87th annual draft and was held from April 28–30, 2022, at the Caesars Forum on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise next to Las Vegas. The first round was held on Thursday, April 28, and was followed by the second and third rounds on Friday, April 29. The draft concluded with rounds 4–7 on Saturday, April 30. It was the first draft to be held in the Las Vegas metropolitan area and the state of Nevada. The first five selections were defensive players, the second-most taken at the start of a draft after the six in 1991. Along with the 1972 and 2000 drafts, it marked the third time defensive players were the first two picks after the first three picks in the previous year's draft were quarterbacks. Five Georgia defensive players were taken during the first round, the most from an individual school in a draft. In addition to the high number of defensive selections, nine offensive linemen were taken in the first round, the most since 2013. Conversely, only one quarterback was selected in the first round at 20th overall, the lowest for a draft's first quarterback since 1997, and no running backs were taken in the first round for the first time since 2014. A record nine draft-day trades with first-round picks were made, which resulted in less than half of the first-round selections being made by the teams that initially owned them. Analysts attributed the high number of trades to eight teams entering the draft without a first-round selection and a general absence of highly touted prospects.
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| Offense | Defense | Special teams |
| QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center | DL — Defensive lineman DT — Defensive tackle DE — Defensive end EDGE — Edge rusher LB — Linebacker DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety | K — Kicker P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist |
| Includes nose tackle (NT) Includes middle linebacker (MLB/MIKE), weakside linebacker (WILL), strongside linebacker (SAM), off-ball linebacker, and outside linebacker (OLB) Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS) Also known as a placekicker (PK) Includes kickoff and punt returners | ||
| Rnd. | Pick | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Notes | |
| 1 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Travon Walker | DE | Georgia | ||
| 1 | 2 | Detroit Lions | Aidan Hutchinson † | DE | Michigan | 2021 Lombardi Award, Lott Trophy and Ted Hendricks Award winner | |
| 1 | 3 | Houston Texans | Derek Stingley Jr. † | CB | LSU | ||
| 1 | 4 | New York Jets | Sauce Gardner † | CB | Cincinnati | ||
| 1 | 5 | New York Giants | Kayvon Thibodeaux | DE | Oregon | ||
| 1 | 6 | Carolina Panthers | Ikem Ekwonu | T | NC State | ||
| 1 | 7 | New York Giants | Evan Neal | T | Alabama | from Chicago | |
| 1 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons | Drake London | WR | USC | ||
| 1 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks | Charles Cross | T | Mississippi State | from Denver | |
| 1 | 10 | New York Jets | Garrett Wilson | WR | Ohio State | from Seattle | |
| 1 | 11 | New Orleans Saints | Chris Olave | WR | Ohio State | from Washington | |
| 1 | 12 | Detroit Lions | Jameson Williams | WR | Alabama | from Minnesota | |
| 1 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jordan Davis | DT | Georgia | from Cleveland via Houston 2021 Chuck Bednarik Award and Outland Trophy winner | |
| 1 | 14 | Baltimore Ravens | Kyle Hamilton † | S | Notre Dame | ||
| 1 | 15 | Houston Texans | Kenyon Green | G | Texas A&M | from Miami via Philadelphia | |
| 1 | 16 | Washington Commanders | Jahan Dotson | WR | Penn State | from Indianapolis via Philadelphia and New Orleans | |
| 1 | 17 | Los Angeles Chargers | Zion Johnson | G | Boston College | ||
| 1 | 18 | Tennessee Titans | Treylon Burks | WR | Arkansas | from New Orleans via Philadelphia | |
| 1 | 19 | New Orleans Saints | Trevor Penning | T | Northern Iowa | from Philadelphia | |
| 1 | 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kenny Pickett | QB | Pittsburgh | 2021 Johnny Unitas Award and Senior CLASS Award winner | |
| 1 | 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | Trent McDuffie | CB | Washington | from New England | |
| 1 | 22 | Green Bay Packers | Quay Walker | LB | Georgia | from Las Vegas | |
| 1 | 23 | Buffalo Bills | Kaiir Elam | CB | Florida | from Arizona via Baltimore | |
| 1 | 24 | Dallas Cowboys | Tyler Smith † | T | Tulsa | ||
| 1 | 25 | Baltimore Ravens | Tyler Linderbaum † | C | Iowa | from Buffalo 2021 Rimington Trophy winner | |
| 1 | 26 | New York Jets | Jermaine Johnson II † | DE | Florida State | from Tennessee | |
| 1 | 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Devin Lloyd † | LB | Utah | from Tampa Bay | |
| 1 | 28 | Green Bay Packers | Devonte Wyatt | DT | Georgia | ||
| 1 | 29 | New England Patriots | Cole Strange | G | Chattanooga | from San Francisco via Miami and Kansas City | |
| 1 | 30 | Kansas City Chiefs | George Karlaftis | DE | Purdue | ||
| 1 | 31 | Cincinnati Bengals | Daxton Hill | S | Michigan | ||
| 1 | 32 | Minnesota Vikings | Lewis Cine | S | Georgia | from LA Rams via Detroit | |
| 2 | 33 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Logan Hall | DE | Houston | from Jacksonville | |
| 2 | 34 | Green Bay Packers | Christian Watson | WR | North Dakota State | from Detroit via Minnesota | |
| 2 | 35 | Tennessee Titans | Roger McCreary | CB | Auburn | from NY Jets | |
| 2 | 36 | New York Jets | Breece Hall | RB | Iowa State | from NY Giants | |
| 2 | 37 | Houston Texans | Jalen Pitre | S | Baylor | ||
| 2 | 38 | Atlanta Falcons | Arnold Ebiketie | DE | Penn State | from Carolina via NY Jets and NY Giants | |
| 2 | 39 | Chicago Bears | Kyler Gordon | CB | Washington | ||
| 2 | 40 | Seattle Seahawks | Boye Mafe | DE | Minnesota | from Denver | |
| 2 | 41 | Seattle Seahawks | Kenneth Walker III | RB | Michigan State | 2021 Walter Camp Award, Doak Walker Award winner | |
| 2 | 42 | Minnesota Vikings | Andrew Booth Jr. | CB | Clemson | from Washington via Indianapolis | |
| 2 | 43 | New York Giants | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR | Kentucky | from Atlanta | |
| 2 | 44 | Houston Texans | John Metchie III | WR | Alabama | from Cleveland 2020 and 2021 Jon Cornish Trophy winner | |
| 2 | 45 | Baltimore Ravens | David Ojabo | LB | Michigan | ||
| 2 | 46 | Detroit Lions | Josh Paschal | DE | Kentucky | from Minnesota | |
| 2 | 47 | Washington Commanders | Phidarian Mathis | DT | Alabama | from Indianapolis | |
| 2 | 48 | Chicago Bears | Jaquan Brisker | S | Penn State | from LA Chargers | |
| 2 | 49 | New Orleans Saints | Alontae Taylor | CB | Tennessee |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Notes |
| Arizona Cardinals | Darrell Baker Jr. | CB | Georgia Southern | |
| Atlanta Falcons | Timmy Horne | DT | Kansas State | |
| Atlanta Falcons | Nate Landman | LB | Colorado | |
| Buffalo Bills | Raheem Blackshear | RB | Virginia Tech | |
| Buffalo Bills | Ja'Marcus Ingram | CB | Buffalo | |
| Carolina Panthers | Arron Mosby | LB | Fresno State | |
| Chicago Bears | Jack Sanborn | LB | Wisconsin | |
| Chicago Bears | Jake Tonges | TE | California | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Cal Adomitis | LS | Pittsburgh | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Ben Brown | C | Ole Miss | |
| Cleveland Browns | D'Anthony Bell | S | West Florida | |
| Cleveland Browns | Brock Hoffman | C | Virginia Tech | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Brandon Aubrey † | K | Notre Dame | Played college soccer; drafted in 2022 USFL draft |
| Dallas Cowboys | Markquese Bell | S | Florida A&M | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Malik Davis | RB | Florida | |
| Denver Broncos | Brandon Johnson | WR | UCF | |
| Denver Broncos | Ja'Quan McMillian | CB | East Carolina | |
| Denver Broncos | Dondrea Tillman | LB | IUP | |
| Green Bay Packers | Tyler Goodson | RB | Iowa | |
| Houston Texans | Jake Hansen | LB | Illinois | |
| Houston Texans | Kurt Hinish | DT | Notre Dame | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Dallis Flowers | CB | Pittsburg State | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Ryan Van Demark | T | UConn | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Caliendo | G | Western Michigan | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Jack Cochrane | LB | South Dakota | |
| Las Vegas Raiders | Isaiah Pola-Mao | S | USC | |
| Las Vegas Raiders | Luke Masterson | LB | Wake Forest | |
| Las Vegas Raiders | Sincere McCormick | RB | UTSA | |
| Las Vegas Raiders | Sam Webb | CB | Missouri Western | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | Stone Smartt | TE | Old Dominion | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Cameron Dicker † | K | Texas | |
| Los Angeles Rams | Jake Hummel | LB | Iowa State | |
| Miami Dolphins | Kader Kohou | CB | Texas A&M–Commerce | |
| Minnesota Vikings | Ryan Wright | P | Tulane | |
| New England Patriots | Brenden Schooler † | S | Texas | |
| New Orleans Saints | John Parker Romo | K | Virginia Tech | |
| New Orleans Saints | Nephi Sewell | LB | Utah | |
| New Orleans Saints | Rashid Shaheed † | WR | Weber State | |
| New Orleans Saints | Daniel Whelan | P | UC Davis | |
| New York Jets | Tony Adams | S | Illinois | |
| New York Jets | Zonovan Knight | RB | NC State | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Josh Blackwell | CB | Duke | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Reed Blankenship | S | Middle Tennessee | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Britain Covey | WR | Utah | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Josh Jobe | CB | Alabama | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Jaylen Warren | RB | Oklahoma State | |
| San Francisco 49ers | Jordan Mason | RB | Georgia Tech | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dylan Cook | T | Montana | |
| Tennessee Titans | Tre Avery | CB | Rutgers |
| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
| NCAA Division I FBS football conferences | ||||||||
| American | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| ACC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| Big 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| Big Ten | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
| C-USA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ind. (FBS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MAC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| MW | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Pac-12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| SEC | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 65 |
| Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| NCAA Division I FCS football conferences | ||||||||
| Big Sky | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| CAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MEAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MVFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Patriot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SoCon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SWAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| WAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-Division I NCAA football conferences | ||||||||
| CIAA (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GAC (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf South (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MIAA (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SAC (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Selections | Colleges |
| 15 | Georgia |
| 10 | LSU |
| 9 | Cincinnati |
| 8 | Penn State |
| 7 | Alabama, Oklahoma |
| 6 | Baylor, Ohio State, Ole Miss, UCLA |
| 5 | Michigan, Tennessee, Wisconsin |
| 4 | Arizona State, Iowa State, Kentucky, Michigan State, Minnesota, North Carolina, San Diego State, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Washington |
| 3 | Arkansas, Florida, Houston, Illinois, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Purdue, South Carolina, USC |
| 2 | California, Central Michigan, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Iowa, Kansas State, Louisiana, Maryland, Memphis, Mississippi State, Missouri, Montana State, NC State, Nevada, North Dakota State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, SMU, South Dakota State, Texas Tech, Toledo, Tulsa, UTSA, Wake Forest, Washington State, Western Kentucky |
References
- Includes nose tackle (NT)
- Includes middle linebacker (MLB/MIKE), weakside linebacker (WILL), strongside linebacker (SAM), off-ball linebacker, and
- Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
- Also known as a placekicker (PK)
- Includes kickoff and punt returners
- No. 7: Chicago → NY Giants (PD). Chicago traded first- and fourth-round selections (7th and 112th overall), and 2021 fir
- No. 9: Denver → Seattle (PD). Denver traded first-, second- and fifth-round selections (9th, 40th and 145th overall), 20
- No. 10: Seattle → NY Jets (PD). Seattle traded a first-round selection (10th overall), 2021 first- and third-round selec
- No. 11: Washington → New Orleans (D). Washington traded a first-round selection (11th overall) to New Orleans in exchang
- No. 12: Minnesota → Detroit (D). Minnesota traded first- and second-round selections (12th and 46th overall) to the Detr
- No. 13: Cleveland → Houston → Philadelphia. Multiple trades: Cleveland → Houston (PD). Cleveland traded first- a
- No. 15: Miami → Philadelphia → Houston. Multiple trades: Miami → Philadelphia (PD). Miami traded a first-round s
- No. 16: Indianapolis → Philadelphia → New Orleans → Washington. Multiple trades: Indianapolis → Philadelphia (PD
- No. 18: New Orleans → Philadelphia → Tennessee. Multiple trades: New Orleans → Philadelphia (PD). See Round 1: P
- No. 19: Philadelphia → New Orleans (PD). See Round 1: Philadelphia → New Orleans.
- No. 21: New England → Kansas City (D). New England traded a first-round selection (21st overall) to Kansas City in excha
- No. 22: Las Vegas → Green Bay (PD). Las Vegas traded first- and second-round selections (22nd and 53rd overall) to Green
- No. 23: Arizona → Baltimore → Buffalo. Multiple trades: Arizona → Baltimore (D). Arizona traded a first-round se
- No. 25: Buffalo → Baltimore (D). See Round 1: Baltimore → Buffalo.
- No. 26: Tennessee → NY Jets (D). Tennessee traded first- and third-round selections (26th and 101st overall) to the NY J