Thursday, 28 April 2022

2022 NFL Mock Draft – Version 2.0

Adamo Marinelli

April 28, 2022


This is version 2.0 of my mock draft. To see version 1.0, click here.


We have experienced arguably the wildest NFL offseason in recent memory. We still have the 2022 draft which starts tomorrow and many more months of free agency before the start of next season. Let’s take a look at every team’s biggest needs and predict which player each team will pick, based on either positional needs or the best player available. 


1st overall: Jaguars select: Travon Walker, DL, Georgia


2nd overall: Lions select: Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon


3rd overall: Texans select: Evan Neal, OT, Alabama


4th overall: Jets select: Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE, Michigan


5th overall: Giants select: Ickey Ekonwu, OT, N.C. State


6th overall: Panthers select: Malik Willis, QB, Liberty


7th overall: Giants select Jermaine Johnson II, EDGE, Florida State


8th overall: Falcons select: Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama


9th overall: Seahawks select: Kenny Pickett, QB, Pitt 


10th overall: Jets select: Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State


11th overall: Commanders select: Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, CB, Cincinnati


12th overall: Vikings select: Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU


13th overall: Texans select: Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame


14th overall: Ravens select: Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa


15th overall: Eagles (via Dolphins) select: Drake London, WR, USC


16th overall: Saints (via Eagles) select: Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss


17th overall: Packers (via Chargers) select: Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State


18th overall: Eagles (via Saints) select: Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington


19th overall: Saints select: Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa


20th overall: 49ers (via Steelers) select: Andrew Booth, CB, Clemson


21st overall: Patriots select: Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah


22nd overall: Chargers (via Packers) select: Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia


23rd overall: Colts (via Cardinals) select: David Ojabo, Edge, Ohio State


24th overall: Cowboys select: Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State


25th overall: Bills select: Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida


26th overall: Titans select: George Pickens, WR, Georgia


27th overall: Raiders (via Bucs): Devontae Wyatt, DT, Georgia


28th overall: Packers select: George Karlaftis, EDGE, Purdue

29th overall: Chiefs select: Skyy Moore, WR, Western Michigan


30th overall: Browns (via Chiefs) select: Logan Hall, EDGE, Houston


31st overall: Bengals select: Daxton Hill, CB, Michigan


32nd overall: Lions (via Rams) select: Desmond Ridder, CB, Cincinnati 


This is an extremely talented group of players, especially at OL, DL, EDGE, WR, and LB who will surely help to improve the team they were chosen by. There is a lot of hype surrounding many of these players and there will be a lot of movement to ensure all teams get players they want and that fill their needs. We most certainly will see more trades than I've projected on draft night, but between who is yet to be determined. Most of the players in this draft class - at least in those projected to go in the first two rounds - have a ton of potential and I'm sure most teams will not regret picking them.

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