2022 NFL Draft Analysis & Redraft Rankings

Complete analysis of 262 players • Career performance metrics • Team grades • Biggest busts & steals

2021 Draft 2023 Draft
Draft Class
262 players
Tracked in performance analysis
Class Performance
Below Average
Relative to draft position expectations
Top Position
RB
Running Back
Top Team
BUFBUF
52% above expected

2022 Draft Order vs Redraft Rankings

Compare the original 2022 draft selections with career-based redraft rankings, and see which teams maximized their draft capital.

Original First Round

PickPlayerRedraft
JAX#1
Travon Walker
DE #1 | Georgia
Round 3↘
DET#2
Aidan Hutchinson
DE #2 | Michigan
Top 10-
HOU#3
Derek Stingley Jr.
DB #1 | LSU
Top 20↘
NYJ#4
Sauce Gardner
DB #2 | Cincinnati
Top 10-
NYG#5
Kayvon Thibodeaux
DE #3 | Oregon
Round 2↘
CAR#6
Ikem Ekwonu
OL #1 | North Carolina St.
Round 2↘
NYG#7
Evan Neal
OL #2 | Alabama
Round 6-7↘
ATL#8
Drake London
WR #1 | USC
Top 10-
SEA#9
Charles Cross
OL #3 | Mississippi St.
Round 1-2↘
NYJ#10
Garrett Wilson
WR #2 | Ohio St.
Top 10-

Redraft First Round

RedraftPlayerDiff
BAL#14
JAX#1
Kyle Hamilton
S #1 | Notre Dame
+13
SF#262
DET#2
Brock Purdy
QB #1 | Iowa St.
+260
NYJ#4
HOU#3
Sauce Gardner
DB #1 | Cincinnati
+1
DET#2
NYJ#4
Aidan Hutchinson
DE #1 | Michigan
-2
ATL#8
NYG#5
Drake London
WR #1 | USC
+3
KC#21
CAR#6
Trent McDuffie
DB #2 | Washington
+15
GB#140
NYG#7
Zach Tom
OL #1 | Wake Forest
+133
IND#77
ATL#8
Bernhard Raimann
OL #2 | Central Michigan
+69
NYJ#10
SEA#9
Garrett Wilson
WR #2 | Ohio St.
+1
BAL#25
NYJ#10
Tyler Linderbaum
OL #3 | Iowa
+15

2022 Team Draft Grades

RankTeamCapitalValueROI
BUF#1
BUF
8 picks · Christian Benford
89
Rank #19
135
Rank #7
+46
+52% vs. expected
KC#2
KC
10 picks · Trent McDuffie
136
Rank #5
179
Rank #2
+42
+31% vs. expected
DAL#3
DAL
9 picks · DaRon Bland
103
Rank #14
133
Rank #8
+30
+29% vs. expected
IND#4
IND
8 picks · Bernhard Raimann
85
Rank #21
105
Rank #10
+20
+24% vs. expected
SEA#5
SEA
9 picks · Kenneth Walker III
135
Rank #7
154
Rank #4
+19
+14% vs. expected
NYJ#6
NYJ
7 picks · Sauce Gardner
163
Rank #3
180
Rank #1
+17
+11% vs. expected
GB#7
GB
11 picks · Zach Tom
135
Rank #6
153
Rank #5
+17
+13% vs. expected
SF#8
SF
9 picks · Brock Purdy
75
Rank #28
87
Rank #11
+12
+16% vs. expected
LAR#9
LAR
8 picks · Kyren Williams
46
Rank #30
57
Rank #17
+11
+24% vs. expected
BAL#10
BAL
11 picks · Kyle Hamilton
163
Rank #4
172
Rank #3
+10
+6% vs. expected

2022 Draft Positional Value Analysis

Analyze draft capital invested by position and the actual career value returned, identifying which positions provided the best ROI in 2022.

3 of 13 positions shown

QBQuarterback

90% ROI
Draft Capital
126.6
9 picks
Value Returned
114.0
-12.6 diff
SF
Brock Purdy69.3
Round 7, Pick #262Redraft Pick: #2
PIT
Kenny Pickett30.8
Round 1, Pick #20Redraft Pick: #29
WAS
Sam Howell8.8
Round 5, Pick #144Redraft Pick: #82
TEN
Malik Willis6.1
Round 3, Pick #86Redraft Pick: #88
MIA
Skylar Thompson0.1
Round 7, Pick #247Redraft Pick: #153

RBRunning Back

85% ROI
Draft Capital
369.3
22 picks
Value Returned
313.0
-56.3 diff
SEA
Kenneth Walker III41.0
Round 2, Pick #41Redraft Pick: #17
BUF
James Cook40.0
Round 2, Pick #63Redraft Pick: #18
ATL
Tyler Allgeier34.3
Round 5, Pick #151Redraft Pick: #23
LAR
Kyren Williams32.3
Round 5, Pick #164Redraft Pick: #25
KC
Isiah Pacheco30.9
Round 7, Pick #251Redraft Pick: #28

WRWide Receiver

85% ROI
Draft Capital
431.8
28 picks
Value Returned
367.2
-64.6 diff
ATL
Drake London64.4
Round 1, Pick #8Redraft Pick: #5
NYJ
Garrett Wilson52.9
Round 1, Pick #10Redraft Pick: #9
NO
Chris Olave46.0
Round 1, Pick #11Redraft Pick: #12
PIT
George Pickens45.0
Round 2, Pick #52Redraft Pick: #14
BUF
Khalil Shakir36.1
Round 5, Pick #148Redraft Pick: #21

Complete Draft Results

Filter and explore all picks from the 2022 NFL Draft, with detailed performance metrics and redraft rankings.

Pick
Player
Redraft
Position
Value
JAX#1
Travon Walker Bust
DE #1 | Georgia
Round 3
DE #8
out of 30
10.7
DET#2
Aidan Hutchinson #4 Redraft
DE #2 | Michigan
Top 10
DE #1
out of 30
66.3
HOU#3
Derek Stingley Jr.
DB #1 | LSU
Top 20
DB #5
out of 38
44.8
NYJ#4
Sauce Gardner #3 Redraft
DB #2 | Cincinnati
Top 10
DB #1
out of 38
68.7
NYG#5
Kayvon Thibodeaux
DE #3 | Oregon
Round 2
DE #5
out of 30
23.2
CAR#6
Ikem Ekwonu
OL #1 | North Carolina St.
Round 2
OL #8
out of 48
26.5
NYG#7
Evan Neal Bust
OL #2 | Alabama
Round 6-7
OL #47
out of 48
-1.5
ATL#8
Drake London #5 Redraft
WR #1 | USC
Top 10
WR #1
out of 28
64.4
SEA#9
Charles Cross
OL #3 | Mississippi St.
Round 1
OL #6
out of 48
35.2
NYJ#10
Garrett Wilson #9 Redraft
WR #2 | Ohio St.
Top 10
WR #2
out of 28
52.9
NO#11
Chris Olave
WR #3 | Ohio St.
Top 20
WR #3
out of 28
46.0
DET#12
Jameson Williams
WR #4 | Alabama
Round 2
WR #8
out of 28
21.1
PHI#13
Jordan Davis
DT #1 | Georgia
Round 2
DT #1
out of 23
19.3
BAL#14
Kyle Hamilton #1 Redraft
S #1 | Notre Dame
Top 10
S #1
out of 20
72.7
HOU#15
Kenyon Green Bust
OL #4 | Texas A&M
Round 6-7
OL #48
out of 48
-1.6
WAS#16
Jahan Dotson
WR #5 | Penn St.
Round 3
WR #11
out of 28
4.9
LAC#17
Zion Johnson
OL #5 | Boston Col.
Round 3
OL #13
out of 48
13.4
TEN#18
Treylon Burks
WR #6 | Arkansas
Round 3
WR #13
out of 28
3.8
NO#19
Trevor Penning
OL #6 | Northern Iowa
Round 3
OL #17
out of 48
6.4
PIT#20
Kenny Pickett
QB #1 | Pittsburgh
Round 1
QB #2
out of 9
30.8
KC#21
Trent McDuffie #6 Redraft
DB #3 | Washington
Top 10
DB #2
out of 38
61.2
GB#22
Quay Walker
LB #1 | Georgia
Round 4-5
LB #9
out of 19
1.8
BUF#23
Kaiir Elam
DB #4 | Florida
Round 3
DB #17
out of 38
9.4
DAL#24
Tyler Smith
OL #7 | Tulsa
Top 20
OL #4
out of 48
43.1
BAL#25
Tyler Linderbaum #10 Redraft
OL #8 | Iowa
Top 10
OL #3
out of 48
52.3
NYJ#26
Jermaine Johnson II
DE #4 | Florida St.
Round 2
DE #4
out of 30
27.2
JAX#27
Devin Lloyd
LB #2 | Utah
Round 2
LB #2
out of 19
25.6
GB#28
Devonte Wyatt
DT #2 | Georgia
Round 4-5
DT #3
out of 23
3.5
NE#29
Cole Strange
OL #9 | Chattanooga
Round 4-5
OL #24
out of 48
1.9
KC#30
George Karlaftis III
DE #5 | Purdue
Round 2
DE #6
out of 30
14.6
CIN#31
Daxton Hill
S #2 | Michigan
Round 4-5
S #12
out of 20
1.2
MIN#32
Lewis Cine
S #3 | Georgia
Round 4-5
S #15
out of 20
-0.1
TB#33
Logan Hall
DT #3 | Houston
Round 6-7
DT #20
out of 23
-1.1
GB#34
Christian Watson
WR #7 | North Dakota St.
Round 2
WR #7
out of 28
23.1
TEN#35
Roger McCreary
DB #5 | Auburn
Round 2
DB #7
out of 38
18.3
NYJ#36
Breece Hall
RB #1 | Iowa St.
Round 2
RB #8
out of 22
25.8
HOU#37
Jalen Pitre
S #4 | Baylor
Round 2
S #5
out of 20
15.6
ATL#38
Arnold Ebiketie
DE #6 | Penn St.
Round 3
DE #7
out of 30
11.2
CHI#39
Kyler Gordon
DB #6 | Washington
Round 3
DB #15
out of 38
10.7
SEA#40
Boye Mafe
DE #7 | Minnesota
Round 1
DE #2
out of 30
30.9
SEA#41
Kenneth Walker III
RB #2 | Michigan St.
Top 20
RB #1
out of 22
41.0
MIN#42
Andrew Booth
DB #7 | Clemson
Round 6-7
DB #32
out of 38
-0.6
NYG#43
Wan'Dale Robinson
WR #8 | Kentucky
Round 3
WR #10
out of 28
12.9
HOU#44
John Metchie
WR #9 | Alabama
Round 4-5
WR #23
out of 28
0.0
BAL#45
David Ojabo
DE #8 | Michigan
Round 4-5
DE #25
out of 30
-0.3
DET#46
Josh Paschal
DE #9 | Kentucky
Round 4-5
DE #23
out of 30
-0.1
WAS#47
Phidarian Mathis
DT #4 | Alabama
Round 6-7
DT #21
out of 23
-1.1
CHI#48
Jaquan Brisker
S #5 | Penn St.
Round 2
S #4
out of 20
17.5
NO#49
Alontae Taylor
DB #8 | Tennessee
Round 6-7
DB #38
out of 38
-1.5
NE#50
Tyquan Thornton
WR #10 | Baylor
Round 6-7
WR #27
out of 28
-0.5
PHI#51
Cam Jurgens
OL #10 | Nebraska
Round 2
OL #12
out of 48
15.8
PIT#52
George Pickens Steal
WR #11 | Georgia
Top 20
WR #4
out of 28
45.0
IND#53
Alec Pierce
WR #12 | Cincinnati
Round 3
WR #9
out of 28
14.3
KC#54
Skyy Moore
WR #13 | Western Michigan
Round 4-5
WR #19
out of 28
0.8
ARI#55
Trey McBride
TE #1 | Colorado St.
Top 20
TE #1
out of 19
36.3
DAL#56
Sam Williams
DE #10 | Mississippi
Round 4-5
DE #13
out of 30
3.1
TB#57
Luke Goedeke
OL #11 | Central Michigan
Round 2
OL #9
out of 48
25.2
ATL#58
Troy Andersen
LB #3 | Montana St.
Round 6-7
LB #17
out of 19
-1.0
MIN#59
Ed Ingram
OL #12 | LSU
Round 4-5
OL #22
out of 48
2.3
CIN#60
Cam Taylor-Britt
DB #9 | Nebraska
Round 2
DB #10
out of 38
15.6
SF#61
Drake Jackson
DE #11 | USC
Round 4-5
DE #14
out of 30
2.8
KC#62
Bryan Cook
S #6 | Cincinnati
Round 3
S #7
out of 20
10.0
BUF#63
James Cook Steal
RB #3 | Georgia
Top 20
RB #2
out of 22
40.0
DEN#64
Nik Bonitto
DE #12 | Oklahoma
Round 2
DE #3
out of 30
27.5
JAX#65
Luke Fortner
OL #13 | Kentucky
Round 6-7
OL #46
out of 48
-1.4
MIN#66
Brian Asamoah
LB #4 | Oklahoma
Round 4-5
LB #10
out of 19
1.2
NYG#67
Joshua Ezeudu
OL #14 | North Carolina
Round 6-7
OL #40
out of 48
-0.9
CLE#68
Martin Emerson
DB #10 | Mississippi St.
Round 2
DB #12
out of 38
14.4
TEN#69
Nicholas Petit-Frere
OL #15 | Ohio St.
Round 6-7
OL #45
out of 48
-1.3
JAX#70
Chad Muma
LB #5 | Wyoming
Round 6-7
LB #16
out of 19
-0.5
CHI#71
Velus Jones Jr.
WR #14 | Tennessee
Round 4-5
WR #16
out of 28
1.6
SEA#72
Abraham Lucas
OL #16 | Washington St.
Round 2
OL #11
out of 48
17.9
IND#73
Jelani Woods
TE #2 | Virginia
Round 4-5
TE #7
out of 19
3.1
ATL#74
Desmond Ridder
QB #2 | Cincinnati
Round 6-7
QB #8
out of 9
-0.5
HOU#75
Christian Harris
LB #6 | Alabama
Round 6-7
LB #19
out of 19
-1.4
BAL#76
Travis Jones
DT #5 | Connecticut
Round 2
DT #2
out of 23
18.0
IND#77
Bernhard Raimann #8 Redraft Steal
OL #17 | Central Michigan
Top 10
OL #2
out of 48
56.7
CLE#78
Alex Wright
DE #13 | Ala-Birmingham
Round 6-7
DE #30
out of 30
-1.2
LAC#79
JT Woods
S #7 | Baylor
Round 6-7
S #17
out of 20
-0.5
DEN#80
Greg Dulcich
TE #3 | UCLA
Round 4-5
TE #12
out of 19
-0.3
NYG#81
Cordale Flott
DB #11 | LSU
Round 3
DB #18
out of 38
4.2
ATL#82
DeAngelo Malone
DE #14 | Western Kentucky
Round 6-7
DE #27
out of 30
-0.6
PHI#83
Nakobe Dean
LB #7 | Georgia
Round 2
LB #3
out of 19
24.4
PIT#84
DeMarvin Leal
DE #15 | Texas A&M
Round 6-7
DE #28
out of 30
-0.7
NE#85
Marcus Jones
DB #12 | Houston
Round 2
DB #11
out of 38
15.2
TEN#86
Malik Willis
QB #3 | Liberty
Round 3
QB #4
out of 9
6.1
ARI#87
Cameron Thomas
DE #16 | San Diego St.
Round 4-5
DE #12
out of 30
3.3
DAL#88
Jalen Tolbert
WR #15 | South Alabama
Round 4-5
WR #14
out of 28
2.9
BUF#89
Terrel Bernard
LB #8 | Baylor
Round 3
LB #7
out of 19
5.0
LV#90
Dylan Parham
OL #18 | Memphis
Round 2
OL #10
out of 48
19.8
TB#91
Rachaad White Steal
RB #4 | Arizona St.
Round 1
RB #7
out of 22
28.5
GB#92
Sean Rhyan
OL #19 | UCLA
Round 3
OL #18
out of 48
4.6
SF#93
Tyrion Davis-Price
RB #5 | LSU
Round 4-5
RB #18
out of 22
0.3
CAR#94
Matt Corral
QB #4 | Mississippi
Round 4-5
QB #7
out of 9
0.0
CIN#95
Zachary Carter
DT #6 | Florida
Round 6-7
DT #23
out of 23
-1.4
IND#96
Nick Cross
S #8 | Maryland
Round 2
S #3
out of 20
26.0
DET#97
Kerby Joseph Steal
S #9 | Illinois
Round 1
S #2
out of 20
33.7
WAS#98
Brian Robinson Jr. Steal
RB #6 | Alabama
Round 1
RB #6
out of 22
29.2
CLE#99
David Bell
WR #16 | Purdue
Round 4-5
WR #20
out of 28
0.8
ARI#100
Myjai Sanders
DE #17 | Cincinnati
Round 4-5
DE #15
out of 30
1.8
NYJ#101
Jeremy Ruckert
TE #4 | Ohio St.
Round 6-7
TE #17
out of 19
-0.8
MIA#102
Channing Tindall
LB #9 | Georgia
Round 4-5
LB #8
out of 19
3.1
KC#103
Leo Chenal Steal
LB #10 | Wisconsin
Round 1
LB #1
out of 19
31.8
LAR#104
Logan Bruss
OL #20 | Wisconsin
Round 4-5
OL #37
out of 48
-0.1
SF#105
Danny Gray
WR #17 | SMU
Round 4-5
WR #24
out of 28
-0.1
TB#106
Cade Otton
TE #5 | Washington
Round 3
TE #6
out of 19
5.3
HOU#107
Dameon Pierce
RB #7 | Florida
Round 2
RB #9
out of 22
19.5
CLE#108
Perrion Winfrey
DT #7 | Oklahoma
Round 6-7
DT #19
out of 23
-1.1
SEA#109
Coby Bryant
S #10 | Cincinnati
Round 3
S #9
out of 20
3.7
BAL#110
Daniel Faalele
OL #21 | Minnesota
Round 4-5
OL #19
out of 48
3.5
NYJ#111
Max Mitchell
OL #22 | Louisiana
Round 6-7
OL #42
out of 48
-0.9
NYG#112
Daniel Bellinger
TE #6 | San Diego St.
Round 6-7
TE #19
out of 19
-1.0
WAS#113
Percy Butler
S #11 | Louisiana
Round 6-7
S #16
out of 20
-0.5
NYG#114
Dane Belton
S #12 | Iowa
Round 6-7
S #20
out of 20
-0.9
DEN#115
Damarri Mathis
DB #13 | Pittsburgh
Round 6-7
DB #36
out of 38
-0.9
DEN#116
Eyioma Uwazurike
DT #8 | Iowa St.
Round 6-7
DT #9
out of 23
-0.5
NYJ#117
Micheal Clemons
DE #18 | Texas A&M
Round 3
DE #9
out of 30
7.2
MIN#118
Akayleb Evans
DB #14 | Missouri
Round 6-7
DB #35
out of 38
-0.8
BAL#119
Jalyn Armour-Davis
DB #15 | Alabama
Round 4-5
DB #28
out of 38
-0.1
CAR#120
Brandon Smith
LB #11 | Penn St.
Round 4-5
LB #11
out of 19
0.5
NE#121
Jack Jones
DB #16 | Arizona St.
Round 3
DB #13
out of 38
13.6
LV#122
Zamir White
RB #8 | Georgia
Round 4-5
RB #12
out of 22
3.2
LAC#123
Isaiah Spiller
RB #9 | Texas A&M
Round 4-5
RB #15
out of 22
1.2
CLE#124
Cade York
K #1 | LSU
Round 4-5
K #1
out of 1
0.0
MIA#125
Erik Ezukanma
WR #18 | Texas Tech
Round 4-5
WR #17
out of 28
1.6
LV#126
Neil Farrell
DT #9 | LSU
Round 6-7
DT #18
out of 23
-1.0
NE#127
Pierre Strong
RB #10 | South Dakota St.
Round 4-5
RB #13
out of 22
2.9
BAL#128
Charlie Kolar
TE #7 | Iowa St.
Round 4-5
TE #8
out of 19
2.7
DAL#129
Jake Ferguson Steal
TE #8 | Wisconsin
Round 2
TE #3
out of 19
23.7
BAL#130
Jordan Stout
P #1 | Penn St.
Round 4-5
P #2
out of 4
0.0
TEN#131
Hassan Haskins
RB #11 | Michigan
Round 4-5
RB #17
out of 22
0.4
GB#132
Romeo Doubs Steal
WR #19 | Nevada
Round 1
WR #6
out of 28
28.8
TB#133
Jake Camarda
P #2 | Georgia
Round 4-5
P #1
out of 4
3.6
SF#134
Spencer Burford
OL #23 | Texas-San Antonio
Round 6-7
OL #44
out of 48
-1.2
KC#135
Joshua Williams
DB #17 | Fayetteville St.
Round 3
DB #14
out of 38
12.9
CIN#136
Cordell Volson
OL #24 | North Dakota St.
Round 4-5
OL #21
out of 48
3.0
NE#137
Bailey Zappe
QB #5 | Western Kentucky
Round 6-7
QB #9
out of 9
-0.6
PIT#138
Calvin Austin III
WR #20 | Memphis
Round 4-5
WR #22
out of 28
0.0
BAL#139
Isaiah Likely Steal
TE #9 | Coastal Carolina
Round 2
TE #2
out of 19
24.4
GB#140
Zach Tom #7 Redraft Top Steal
OL #25 | Wake Forest
Top 10
OL #1
out of 48
56.8
BAL#141
Damarion Williams
DB #18 | Houston
Round 6-7
DB #34
out of 38
-0.7
LAR#142
Cobie Durant
DB #19 | South Carolina St.
Round 3
DB #16
out of 38
10.4
TEN#143
Chigoziem Okonkwo
TE #10 | Maryland
Round 3
TE #4
out of 19
11.2
WAS#144
Sam Howell
QB #6 | North Carolina
Round 3
QB #3
out of 9
8.8
KC#145
Darian Kinnard
OL #26 | Kentucky
Round 4-5
OL #26
out of 48
0.6
NYG#146
Micah McFadden
LB #12 | Indiana
Round 3
LB #6
out of 19
9.8
NYG#147
D.J. Davidson
DT #10 | Arizona St.
Round 6-7
DT #14
out of 23
-0.9
BUF#148
Khalil Shakir Steal
WR #21 | Boise St.
Round 1
WR #5
out of 28
36.1
WAS#149
Cole Turner
TE #11 | Nevada
Round 4-5
TE #11
out of 19
-0.2
HOU#150
Thomas Booker
DT #11 | Stanford
Round 6-7
DT #13
out of 23
-0.8
ATL#151
Tyler Allgeier Steal
RB #12 | BYU
Round 1
RB #3
out of 22
34.3
DEN#152
Delarrin Turner-Yell
S #13 | Oklahoma
Round 6-7
S #19
out of 20
-0.7
SEA#153
Riq Woolen Steal
DB #20 | Texas-San Antonio
Round 2
DB #6
out of 38
25.4
JAX#154
Snoop Conner
RB #13 | Mississippi
Round 4-5
RB #20
out of 22
-0.1
DAL#155
Matt Waletzko
OL #27 | North Dakota
Round 4-5
OL #25
out of 48
0.8
CLE#156
Jerome Ford
RB #14 | Cincinnati
Round 2
RB #10
out of 22
14.6
TB#157
Zyon McCollum
DB #21 | Sam Houston St.
Round 3
DB #19
out of 38
3.7
SEA#158
Tyreke Smith
DE #19 | Ohio St.
Round 4-5
DE #21
out of 30
0.0
IND#159
Eric Johnson
DT #12 | Missouri State
Round 6-7
DT #22
out of 23
-1.2
LAC#160
Otito Ogbonnia
DT #13 | UCLA
Round 6-7
DT #15
out of 23
-1.0
NO#161
D'Marco Jackson
DT #14 | Appalachian St.
Round 6-7
DT #16
out of 23
-1.0
DEN#162
Montrell Washington
WR #22 | Samford
Round 4-5
WR #26
out of 28
-0.2
TEN#163
Kyle Philips
WR #23 | UCLA
Round 4-5
WR #15
out of 28
2.5
LAR#164
Kyren Williams Steal
RB #15 | Notre Dame
Round 1
RB #4
out of 22
32.3
MIN#165
Esezi Otomewo
DT #15 | Minnesota
Round 4-5
DT #7
out of 23
-0.2
CIN#166
Tycen Anderson
S #14 | Toledo
Round 3
S #8
out of 20
4.0
DAL#167
DaRon Bland Top Steal
DB #22 | Fresno St.
Top 20
DB #3
out of 38
47.3
CHI#168
Braxton Jones Top Steal
OL #28 | Southern Utah
Top 20
OL #5
out of 48
39.0
MIN#169
Ty Chandler
RB #16 | North Carolina
Round 3
RB #11
out of 22
7.8
HOU#170
Teagan Quitoriano
TE #12 | Oregon St.
Round 6-7
TE #16
out of 19
-0.6
DEN#171
Luke Wattenberg
OL #29 | Washington
Round 3
OL #16
out of 48
7.2
SF#172
Samuel Womack Steal
DB #23 | Toledo
Round 2
DB #9
out of 38
15.9
NYG#173
Marcus McKethan
OL #30 | North Carolina
Round 4-5
OL #31
out of 48
0.0
CHI#174
Dominique Robinson
DE #20 | Miami (OH)
Round 6-7
DE #29
out of 30
-1.2
LV#175
Matthew Butler
DT #16 | Tennessee
Round 6-7
DT #12
out of 23
-0.7
DAL#176
Damone Clark
LB #13 | LSU
Round 3
LB #5
out of 19
12.5
DET#177
James Mitchell
TE #13 | Virginia Tech
Round 6-7
TE #15
out of 19
-0.5
DAL#178
John Ridgeway
DT #17 | Arkansas
Round 4-5
DT #6
out of 23
0.0
GB#179
Kingsley Enagbare
DE #21 | South Carolina
Round 3
DE #11
out of 30
5.8
BUF#180
Matt Araiza
P #3 | San Diego St.
Round 4-5
P #3
out of 4
0.0
PHI#181
Kyron Johnson
DE #22 | Kansas
Round 4-5
DE #19
out of 30
0.8
NYG#182
Darrian Beavers
LB #14 | Cincinnati
Round 4-5
LB #14
out of 19
-0.3
NE#183
Kevin Harris
RB #17 | South Carolina
Round 4-5
RB #14
out of 22
1.3
MIN#184
Vederian Lowe
OL #31 | Illinois
Round 6-7
OL #43
out of 48
-1.1
BUF#185
Christian Benford Top Steal
DB #24 | Villanova
Top 20
DB #4
out of 38
45.9
CHI#186
Zachary Thomas
S #15 | San Diego St.
Round 4-5
S #10
out of 20
2.1
SF#187
Nick Zakelj
OL #32 | Fordham
Round 4-5
OL #36
out of 48
-0.1
DET#188
Malcolm Rodriguez
LB #15 | Oklahoma St.
Round 3
LB #4
out of 19
13.2
CAR#189
Amare Barno
DE #23 | Virginia Tech
Round 4-5
DE #20
out of 30
0.4
ATL#190
Justin Shaffer
OL #33 | Georgia
Round 4-5
OL #34
out of 48
0.0
MIN#191
Jalen Nailor
WR #24 | Michigan St.
Round 3
WR #12
out of 28
4.4
IND#192
Andrew Ogletree
TE #14 | Youngstown St.
Round 3
TE #5
out of 19
5.4
DAL#193
Devin Harper
LB #16 | Oklahoma St.
Round 4-5
LB #13
out of 19
0.0
NO#194
Jordan Jackson
DT #18 | Air Force
Round 6-7
DT #17
out of 23
-1.0
LAC#195
Jamaree Salyer
OL #34 | Georgia
Round 3
OL #15
out of 48
8.9
BAL#196
Tyler Badie
RB #18 | Missouri
Round 4-5
RB #19
out of 22
0.0
JAX#197
Gregory Junior
DB #25 | Ouachita Baptist
Round 4-5
DB #21
out of 38
2.5
PHI#198
Grant Calcaterra
TE #15 | SMU
Round 6-7
TE #18
out of 19
-0.8
CAR#199
Cade Mays
OL #35 | Tennessee
Round 4-5
OL #23
out of 48
2.1
NE#200
Sam Roberts
DT #19 | NW Missouri St.
Round 6-7
DT #8
out of 23
-0.5
ARI#201
Keaontay Ingram
RB #19 | USC
Round 6-7
RB #22
out of 22
-0.4
CLE#202
Michael Woods II
WR #25 | Oklahoma
Round 6-7
WR #28
out of 28
-0.8
CHI#203
Trestan Ebner
RB #20 | Baylor
Round 4-5
RB #21
out of 22
-0.2
TEN#204
Theo Jackson
DB #26 | Tennessee
Round 4-5
DB #25
out of 38
0.0
HOU#205
Austin Deculus
OL #36 | LSU
Round 6-7
OL #38
out of 48
-0.4
DEN#206
Matt Henningsen
DT #20 | Wisconsin
Round 6-7
DT #11
out of 23
-0.7
CHI#207
Doug Kramer
OL #37 | Illinois
Round 4-5
OL #27
out of 48
0.6
PIT#208
Connor Heyward
TE #16 | Michigan St.
Round 4-5
TE #9
out of 19
2.0
BUF#209
Luke Tenuta
OL #38 | Virginia Tech
Round 4-5
OL #28
out of 48
0.0
NE#210
Chasen Hines
OL #39 | LSU
Round 4-5
OL #33
out of 48
0.0
LAR#211
Quentin Lake Steal
S #16 | UCLA
Round 2
S #6
out of 20
14.8
LAR#212
Derion Kendrick
DB #27 | Georgia
Round 6-7
DB #37
out of 38
-1.1
ATL#213
John FitzPatrick
TE #17 | Georgia
Round 4-5
TE #13
out of 19
-0.3
LAC#214
Ja'Sir Taylor
DB #28 | Wake Forest
Round 4-5
DB #27
out of 38
-0.1
ARI#215
Lecitus Smith
OL #40 | Virginia Tech
Round 6-7
OL #39
out of 48
-0.6
IND#216
Curtis Brooks
DT #21 | Cincinnati
Round 4-5
DT #5
out of 23
0.0
DET#217
James Houston
DE #24 | Jackson St.
Round 4-5
DE #18
out of 30
1.5
TB#218
Ko Kieft
TE #18 | Minnesota
Round 6-7
TE #14
out of 19
-0.4
TEN#219
Chance Campbell
LB #17 | Mississippi
Round 4-5
LB #12
out of 19
0.2
SF#220
Kalia Davis
DT #22 | Central Florida
Round 4-5
DT #4
out of 23
0.0
SF#221
Tariq Castro-Fields
DB #29 | Penn St.
Round 4-5
DB #26
out of 38
0.0
JAX#222
Montaric Brown
DB #30 | Arkansas
Round 6-7
DB #30
out of 38
-0.4
CLE#223
Isaiah Thomas
DE #25 | Oklahoma
Round 4-5
DE #24
out of 30
-0.2
MIA#224
Cameron Goode
DE #26 | California
Round 4-5
DE #17
out of 30
1.6
PIT#225
Mark Robinson
LB #18 | Mississippi
Round 6-7
LB #15
out of 19
-0.5
CHI#226
Ja'Tyre Carter
OL #41 | Southern
Round 4-5
OL #20
out of 48
3.1
MIN#227
Nick Muse
TE #19 | South Carolina
Round 4-5
TE #10
out of 19
0.6
GB#228
Tariq Carpenter
S #17 | Georgia Tech
Round 4-5
S #14
out of 20
0.2
SEA#229
Bo Melton
WR #26 | Rutgers
Round 4-5
WR #21
out of 28
0.0
WAS#230
Chris Paul
OL #42 | Tulsa
Round 6-7
OL #41
out of 48
-0.9
BUF#231
Baylon Spector
LB #19 | Clemson
Round 6-7
LB #18
out of 19
-1.0
DEN#232
Faion Hicks
DB #31 | Wisconsin
Round 4-5
DB #29
out of 38
-0.2
SEA#233
Dareke Young
WR #27 | Lenoir-Rhyne
Round 4-5
WR #25
out of 28
-0.1
GB#234
Jonathan Ford
DT #23 | Miami (FL)
Round 6-7
DT #10
out of 23
-0.6
LAR#235
Daniel Hardy
DE #27 | Montana St.
Round 4-5
DE #16
out of 30
1.8
LAC#236
Deane Leonard
DB #32 | Mississippi
Round 4-5
DB #20
out of 38
2.9
DET#237
Chase Lucas
DB #33 | Arizona St.
Round 4-5
DB #22
out of 38
0.7
LV#238
Thayer Munford Steal
OL #43 | Ohio St.
Round 3
OL #14
out of 48
12.6
IND#239
Rodney Thomas II
S #18 | Yale
Round 4-5
S #13
out of 20
0.7
WAS#240
Christian Holmes
DB #34 | Oklahoma St.
Round 4-5
DB #23
out of 38
0.7
PIT#241
Chris Oladokun
QB #7 | South Dakota St.
Round 4-5
QB #6
out of 9
0.0
CAR#242
Kalon Barnes
DB #35 | Baylor
Round 4-5
DB #24
out of 38
0.0
KC#243
Jaylen Watson Steal
DB #36 | Washington St.
Round 2
DB #8
out of 38
16.6
ARI#244
Christian Matthew
DB #37 | Valdosta St.
Round 6-7
DB #33
out of 38
-0.6
NE#245
Andrew Stueber
OL #44 | Michigan
Round 4-5
OL #32
out of 48
0.0
CLE#246
Dawson Deaton
OL #45 | Texas Tech
Round 4-5
OL #30
out of 48
0.0
MIA#247
Skylar Thompson
QB #8 | Kansas St.
Round 4-5
QB #5
out of 9
0.1
TB#248
Andre Anthony
DE #28 | LSU
Round 4-5
DE #22
out of 30
0.0
GB#249
Rasheed Walker Steal
OL #46 | Penn St.
Round 2
OL #7
out of 48
27.6
LV#250
Brittain Brown
RB #21 | UCLA
Round 4-5
RB #16
out of 22
0.5
KC#251
Isiah Pacheco Top Steal
RB #22 | Rutgers
Round 1
RB #5
out of 22
30.9
CIN#252
Jeff Gunter
DE #29 | Coastal Carolina
Round 6-7
DE #26
out of 30
-0.5
LAR#253
Russ Yeast
S #19 | Kansas St.
Round 6-7
S #18
out of 20
-0.6
CHI#254
Elijah Hicks
S #20 | California
Round 4-5
S #11
out of 20
1.6
CHI#255
Trenton Gill
P #4 | North Carolina St.
Round 4-5
P #4
out of 4
0.0
ARI#256
Jesse Luketa
DE #30 | Penn St.
Round 3
DE #10
out of 30
6.1
ARI#257
Marquis Hayes
OL #47 | Oklahoma
Round 4-5
OL #35
out of 48
0.0
GB#258
Samori Toure
WR #28 | Nebraska
Round 4-5
WR #18
out of 28
1.0
KC#259
Nazeeh Johnson
DB #38 | Marshall
Round 6-7
DB #31
out of 38
-0.6
LAC#260
Zander Horvath
FB #1 | Purdue
Round 4-5
FB #1
out of 1
-0.2
LAR#261
AJ Arcuri
OL #48 | Michigan St.
Round 4-5
OL #29
out of 48
0.0
SF#262
Brock Purdy #2 Redraft Top Steal
QB #9 | Iowa St.
Top 10
QB #1
out of 9
69.3

2022 NFL Draft: Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to common questions about the 2022 draft class, including analysis of the biggest busts, best steals, team performances, and how players' careers compared to their draft positions.

Who were the best players from the 2022 NFL Draft?

In a complete redraft based on career performance, the top three picks would be: 1) Kyle Hamilton (S), originally drafted #14 by the Baltimore Ravens, with 73 career value points; 2) Brock Purdy (QB), originally #262 by the San Francisco 49ers; 3) Sauce Gardner (DB), originally #4 by the New York Jets.

Which players provided the best value relative to their draft position in 2022?

The top value picks based on performance vs. draft position: 1) Brock Purdy (QB, Pick #262): +66 value vs. expected; 2) Zach Tom (OL, Pick #140): +48 value vs. expected; 3) Bernhard Raimann (OL, Pick #77): +41 value vs. expected; 4) DaRon Bland (DB, Pick #167): +41 value vs. expected; 5) Christian Benford (DB, Pick #185): +40 value vs. expected. Brock Purdy delivered 66 points above expected value for pick #262, drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the round 7.

Who were the biggest busts in the 2022 NFL Draft?

The biggest disappointments from the 2022 draft's early rounds include: Evan Neal (#7 by New York Giants), Kenyon Green (#15 by Houston Texans), Travon Walker (#1 by Jacksonville Jaguars), Quay Walker (#22 by Green Bay Packers), Treylon Burks (#18 by Tennessee Titans). Evan Neal, selected #7 overall by the New York Giants, delivered only -2 career value points, 40 points below expectations for that draft slot.

Which NFL team had the best draft in 2022?

The Buffalo Bills had the best draft, generating 135 total career value from 8 picks - 52% above expected. Their best selection was Christian Benford.

Who was the biggest steal in the 2022 NFL Draft?

Brock Purdy was the biggest steal - drafted #262 by the San Francisco 49ers but performed at a Top 10 level. Should have been drafted #2 overall. The Quarterback delivered 69 career value points.

Was Travon Walker a bust in the 2022 NFL Draft?

Yes, Travon Walker was a significant disappointment. Selected #1 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Defensive End managed only 11 career value points. In a redraft, would fall to the Round 3 range.

Which late-round picks from the 2022 draft became stars?

Late-round selections that became impact players: Brock Purdy (#262, QB), Zach Tom (#140, OL). Brock Purdy (#262, San Francisco 49ers) accumulated 69 career value points.

Which position provided the best value in the 2022 NFL Draft?

Running Back (RB) provided the best value with 22 players averaging 14.2 career value points, significantly outperforming other positions.

How did the 2022 NFL Draft class perform compared to other years?

The 2022 draft class performed average with 262 players combining for 2430 total career value points. Players averaged 3.4 points below expected draft position value.

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