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Dan’s Final 2022 NFL Draft Big Board

Dan Kornhauser's FINAL 2022 NFL Draft Big Board! Top 200 prospects ranked!
Publish Date: 04/28/2022
Fact checked by: Mike Goodpaster

The 2022 NFL Draft is finally here! It has been a wild off-season, and this year’s Draft promises to be exciting. All 32 NFL teams have their own big boards, ranked according to team needs, positional value, and team schemes. The All-star games, scouting combine, pro days, and rumor mill have offered up a ton of information to sort through. With that in mind, here is my FINAL 2022 NFL Draft Big Board!

RankProspectPositionCollege
1Aidan HutchinsonEDGEMichigan
2Kayvon ThibodeauxEDGEOregon
3Evan NealOTAlabama
4Ikem EkwonuOTNorth Carolina State
5Kyle HamiltonSNotre Dame
6Ahmad GardnerCBCincinnati
7Derek Stingley Jr.CBLSU
8Charles CrossOTMississippi State
9Garrett WilsonWROhio State
10Jermaine Johnson IIEDGEFlorida State
11Jameson WilliamsWRAlabama
12Travon WalkerEDGEGeorgia
13Drake LondonWRUSC
14Trent McDuffieCBWashington
15George KarlaftisEDGEPurdue
16Tyler LinderbaumOCIowa
17Chris OlaveWROhio State
18Jordan DavisDLGeorgia
19Trevor PenningOTNorthern Iowa
20Andrew Booth Jr.CBClemson
21Zion JohnsonOGBoston College
22Treylon BurksWRArkansas
23Devin LloydLBUtah
24Devonte WyattDLGeorgia
25Nakobe DeanLBGeorgia
26Matt CorralQBOle Miss
27Malik WillisQBLiberty
28Kenny PickettQBPittsburgh
29Kenyon GreenOGTexas A&M
30Daxton HillSMichigan
31Arnold EbiketieEDGEPenn State
32Lewis CineSGeorgia
33David OjaboEDGEMichigan
34Sam HowellQBNorth Carolina
35Kaiir ElamCBFlorida
36Jahan DotsonWRPenn State
37Boye MafeEDGEMinnesota
38Jalen PitreSBaylor
39Perrion WinfreyDLOklahoma
40Breece HallRBIowa State
41Trey McBrideTEColorado State
42Bernhard RaimannOTCentral Michigan
43Roger McCrearyCBAuburn
44Drake JacksonEDGEUSC
45Desmond RidderQBCincinnati
46Tyler SmithOGTulsa
47Christian WatsonWRNorth Dakota State
48Kyler GordonCBWashington
49Travis JonesDLUConn
50Chad MumaLBWyoming
51Quay WalkerLBGeorgia
52Jaquan BriskerSPenn State
53George PickensWRGeorgia
54Logan HallDLHouston
55Christian HarrisLBAlabama
56Skyy MooreWRWestern Michigan
57Khalil ShakirWRBoise State
58Leo ChenalLBWisconsin
59Abraham LucasOTWashington State
60Troy AndersenLBMontana State
61Max MitchellOTLouisiana
62Brandon SmithOLBPenn State
63Kenneth Walker IIIRBMichigan State
64Darian KinnardOGKentucky
65Martin EmersonCBMississippi State
66Nicholas Petit-FrereOTOhio State
67Marcus JonesCBHouston
68DeMarvin LealDLTexas A&M
69Coby BryantCBCincinnati
70Tariq WoolenCBUTSA
71David BellWRPurdue
72Myjai SandersEDGECincinnati
73Josh PaschalDLKentucky
74John Metchie IIIWRAlabama
75Kingsley EnagbareEDGESouth Carolina
76Jalen TolbertWRSouth Alabama
77Cameron ThomasEDGESan Diego State
78Nik BonittoEDGEOklahoma
79Derion KendrickCBGeorgia
80Carson StrongQBNevada
81Jamaree SalyerOGGeorgia
82Dylan ParhamOGMemphis
83Greg DulcichTEUCLA
84Channing TindallLBGeorgia
85Alec PierceWRCincinnati
86Daniel FaaleleOTMinnesota
87Sean RhyanOTUCLA
88Brian AsamoahOLBOklahoma
89Justyn RossWRClemson
90Dameon PierceRBFlorida
91Calvin Austin IIIWRMemphis
92Kerby JosephSIllinois
93Cameron JurgensOCNebraska
94Kellen DieschOTArizona State
95Isaiah SpillerRBTexas A&M
96Ed IngramOGLSU
97Wan’Dale RobinsonWRKentucky
98Kyle PhilipsWRUCLA
99James CookRBGeorgia
100Sam WilliamsEDGEOle Miss
101Alontae TaylorCBTennessee
102Amare BarnoEDGEVirginia Tech
103Cade OttonTEWashington
104Phidarian MathisDLAlabama
105Darrian BeaversOLBCincinnati
106Matthew ButlerDLTennessee
107Cole StrangeOGUT-Chattanooga
108Nick CrossSMaryland
109Rasheed WalkerOTPenn State
110Bryan CookSCincinnati
111Zach TomOGWake Forest
112Alex WrightEDGEUAB
113Jelani WoodsTEVirginia
114Brian Robinson Jr.RBAlabama
115Pierre StrongRBSouth Dakota St
116Romeo DoubsWRNevada
117Kyren WilliamsRBNotre Dame
118Mario GoodrichCBClemson
119Bailey ZappeQBWestern Kentucky
120Cam Taylor-BrittSNebraska
121Tariq Castro-FieldsCBPenn State
122Jerome FordRBCincinnati
123Joshua WilliamsCBFayetteville State
124Jeremy RuckertTEOhio State
125John RidgewayDLArkansas
126Alec LindstromOCBoston College
127Rachaad WhiteRBArizona State
128Neil Farrell Jr.DLLSU
129Jalyn Armour-DavisCBAlabama
130DeAngelo MaloneEDGEWestern Kentucky
131Isaiah LikelyTECoastal Carolina
132Chasen HinesOGLSU
133Akayleb EvansCBMissouri
134Michael ClemonsEDGETexas A&M
135Leon O’Neal Jr.STexas A&M
136Zachary CarterEDGEFlorida
137Erik EzukanmaWRTexas Tech
138Christopher AllenEDGEAlabama
139Matt WaletzkoOTNorth Dakota
140Luke FortnerOCKentucky
141Thayer MunfordOGOhio State
142Thomas BookerDLStanford
143Charlie KolarTEIowa State
144Zyon McCollumCBSam Houston State
145Velus Jones Jr.WRTennessee
146Luke GoedekeOTCentral Michigan
147Marquis HayesOGOklahoma
148Isaiah WestonWRNorthern Iowa
149Kevin Austin Jr.WRNotre Dame
150Matt AraizaPSan Diego State
151Verone McKinley IIISOregon
152Mike RoseOLBIowa State
153Damone ClarkLBLSU
154Mykael WrightCBOregon
155Dare RosenthalOTKentucky
156Dominique RobinsonEDGEMiami (OH)
157Josh JobeCBAlabama
158Dohnovan WestOCArizona State
159Zamir WhiteRBGeorgia
160Damarri MathisCBPittsburgh
161Tyquan ThorntonWRBaylor
162Tyreke SmithEDGEOhio State
163Daniel BellingerTESan Diego State
164Braxton JonesOTSouthern Utah
165Zakoby McClainOLBAuburn
166Cole TurnerTENevada
167Tyler AllgeierRBBYU
168JoJo DomannOLBNebraska
169Justin ShafferOGGeorgia
170Spencer BurfordOGUTSA
171Makai PolkWRMississippi State
172J.T. WoodsSBaylor
173Kalon BarnesCBBaylor
174Chris PaulOGTulsa
175Cordale FlottCBLSU
176Otito OgbonniaDLUCLA
177Jalen WydermyerTETexas A&M
178Kyron JohnsonOLBKansas
179Dane BeltonSIowa
180E.J. PerryQBBrown
181Danny GrayWRSMU
182Jake FergusonTEWisconsin
183Ty ChandlerRBNorth Carolina
184Lecitus SmithOGVirginia Tech
185Micah McFaddenLBIndiana
186Tycen AndersonSToledo
187Logan BrussOGWisconsin
188Terrel BernardLBBaylor
189Cordell VolsonOGNorth Dakota State
190Grant CalcaterraTESMU
191D’Marco JacksonLBAppalachian State
192Smoke MondaySAuburn
193Jaivon HeilighWRCoastal Carolina
194Hassan HaskinsRBMichigan
195Nick ZakeljOTFordham
196Chigoziem OkonkwoTEMaryland
197Bo MeltonWRRutgers
198Master Teague IIIRBOhio State
199Jeffrey GunterEDGECoastal Carolina
200Curtis BrooksDLCincinnati

My 2022 NFL Draft Big Board isn’t where I see players getting drafted, but more how I view them talent wise. I did take into account positional value and testing numbers, but each player’s success will ultimately depend on where they are drafted and their fit on their new team. The talent at the top is lacking, but the depth is solid in the middle rounds. Quality starting caliber players can be had later than in most years at high value positions like cornerback, wide receiver, and along the offensive line.

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