The 2022 NFL Draft is less than one month away, and below are my updated positional rankings. The updated big board will be released tomorrow.
Quarterback
1. Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
2. Malik Willis, Liberty
3. Matt Corral, Ole Miss
4. Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati
5. Sam Howell, North Carolina
6. Carson Strong, Nevada
7. Brock Purdy, Iowa State
8. Jack Coan, Notre Dame
9. Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky
10. D’Eriq King, Miami
11. EJ Perry, Brown
12. Cole Kelley, Southeastern Louisiana
Running back
1. Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M
2. Breece Hall, Iowa State
3. Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
4. Kyren Williams, Notre Dame
5. Brian Robinson Jr., Alabama
6. Dameon Pierce, Florida
7. James Cook, Georgia
8. Tyler Goodson, Iowa
9. Snoop Conner, Ole Miss
10. Zamir White, Georgia
11. C.J. Verdell, Oregon
12. Ricky Person Jr., NC State
13. Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
14. ZaQuandre White, South Carolina
15. Tyler Allgeier, BYU
16. Tyrion Davis-Price, LSU
17. Tyler Badie, Missouri
18. Rachaad White, Arizona State
19. Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma
20. Hassan Haskins, Michigan
Wide receiver
1. Jahan Dotson, Penn State
2. Jameson Williams, Alabama
3. Treylon Burks, Arkansas
4. Drake London, USC
5. Garrett Wilson, Ohio State
6. Chris Olave, Ohio State
7. George Pickens, Georgia
8. Justyn Ross, Clemson
9. John Metchie III, Alabama
10. Christian Watson, North Dakota State
11. Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama
12. Skyy Moore, Western Michigan
13. Braylon Sanders, Ole Miss
14. Reggie Roberson Jr., SMU
15. Wan’Dale Robinson, Kentucky
16. Khalil Shakir, Boise State
17. Kyle Phillips, UCLA
18. Tré Turner, Virginia Tech
19. David Bell, Purdue
20. Calvin Austin III, Memphis
21. Bo Melton, Rutgers
22. Alec Pierce, Cincinnati
23. Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee
24. Makai Polk, Mississippi State
Tight end
1. Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina
2. Greg Dulcich, UCLA
3. Cade Otton, Washington
4. Trey McBride, Colorado State
5. Jeremy Ruckert, Ohio State
6. Charlie Kolar, Iowa State
7. Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M
8. Jake Ferguson, Wisconsin
9. Chigoziem Okonokwo, Maryland
10. Jelani Woods, Virginia
11. Grant Calcaterra, SMU
12. Peyton Hendershot, Indiana
Offensive tackle
1. Evan Neal, Alabama
2. Charles Cross, Mississippi State
3. Ikem Ekwonu, NC State
4. Trevor Penning, Northern Iowa
5. Daniel Faalele, Minnesota
6. Tyler Smith, Tulsa
7. Bernhard Raimann, Central Michigan
8. Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State
9. Max Mitchell, Lousiana
10. Jahmir Johnson, Texas A&M
11. Abraham Lucas, Washington State
12. Thayer Munford, Ohio State
13. Rahseed Walker, Penn State
14. Braxton Jones, Southern Utah State
15. Andrew Stueber, Michigan
Guard
1. Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
2. Zion Johnson, Boston College
3. Cole Strange, UT-Chattanooga
4. Jamaree Salyer, Georgia
5. Luke Goedeke, Central Michigan
6. Dylan Parham, Memphis
7. Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
8. Justin Shaffer, Georgia
9. Marquis Hayes, Oklahoma
10. Joshua Ezeudu, North Carolina
11. Sean Rhyan, UCLA
12. Logan Bruss, Wisconsin
Center
1. Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
2. Luke Fortner, Kentucky
3. Cam Jurgens, Nebraska
4. Dohnovan West, Arizona State
5. Zach Tom, Wake Forest
6. Alec Lindstrom, Boston College
Edge defender
1. Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
2. Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
3. Travon Walker, Georgia
4. George Karlaftis, Purdue
5. Drake Jackson, USC
6. Jermaine Johnson II, Florida State
7. Arnold Ebiketie, Penn State
8. David Ojabo, Michigan
9. Boye Mafe, Minnesota
10. Jesse Luketa, Penn State
11. Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati
12. Dominique Robinson, Miami (OH)
13. Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
14. Josh Paschal, Kentucky
15. Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
16. Sam Williams, Ole Miss
17. DeAngelo Malone, Western Kentucky
18. Isaiah Thomas, Oklahoma
19. Cameron Thomas, San Diego State
20. Amaré Barno, Virginia Tech
Defensive lineman
1. Jordan Davis, Georgia
2. Devonte Wyatt, Georgia
3. Logan Hall, Houston
4. Travis Jones, Connecticut
5. DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M
6. Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
7. Phidarian Mathis, Alabama
8. Neil Farrell Jr., LSU
9. Matthew Butler, Tennessee
10. Christopher Hinton, Michigan
11. Kalia Davis, UCF
12. Eyioma Uwazurike, Iowa State
13. Haskell Garrett, Ohio State
14. Otito Ogbonnia, UCLA
15. John Ridgeway, Arkansas
Linebacker
1. Nakobe Dean, Georgia
2. Devin Lloyd, Utah
3. Chad Muma, Wyoming
4. Channing Tindall, Georgia
5. Christian Harris, Alabama
6. Damone Clark, LSU
7. Quay Walker, Georgia
8. Brandon Smith, Penn State
9. Troy Andersen, Montana State
10. JoJo Domann, Nebraska
11. Malcolm Rodriguez, Oklahoma State
12. Brian Asamoah, Oklahoma
13. Leo Chenal, Wisconsin
14. Zakoby McClain, Auburn
15. D’Marco Jackson, Appalachian State
Cornerback
1. Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
2. Roger McCreary, Auburn
3. Derek Stingley Jr., LSU
4. Trent McDuffie, Washington
5. Kaiir Elam, Florida
6. Andrew Booth Jr., Clemson
7. Kyler Gordon, Washington
8. Martin Emerson, Mississippi State
9. Derion Kendrick, Georgia
10. Marcus Jones, Houston
11. Cam Taylor-Britt, Nebraska
12. Jalyn Armour-Davis, Alabama
13. Coby Bryant, Cincinnati
14. Alontae Taylor, Tennessee
15. Joshua Williams, Fayetteville State University
16. Tariq Woolen, UTSA
17. Tariq Castro-Fields, Penn State
18. Josh Jobe, Alabama
19. Vincent Gray, Michigan
20. Zyon McCollum, Sam Houston State
Safety
1. Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
2. Jaquan Brisker, Penn State
3. Daxton Hill, Michigan
4. Lewis Cine, Georgia
5. Jalen Pitre, Baylor
6. JT Woods, Baylor
7. Smoke Monday, Auburn
8. Bryan Cook, Cincinnati
9. Kerby Joseph, Illinois
10. Nick Cross, Maryland
11. Quintin Lake, UCLA
12. Verone McKinley III, Oregon
13. Qwuantrezz Knight, UCLA
14. Delarrin Turner-Yell, Oklahoma
15. Juanyeh Thomas, Georga Tech
Kicker
1. Cade York, LSU
2. Cameron Dicker, Texas
3. Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma
Punter
1. Jordan Stout, Penn State
2. Matt Araiza, San Diego State
3. Jake Camarda, Georgia
Awesome! Awaiting the big board.
Spiller 1. Interesting.
No excuse for teams not to have a good draft this year. There’s plenty of players to select from even if the elite options are not available.
Great rankings