2022 NFLHC Draft
2022 NFL Draft | |||
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General information | |||
Date(s) | 8/31/2018-9/2/2018 | ||
Location | |||
Network(s) (US) | SolunaTV | ||
Picks | |||
First selection | Matt Jones, QB, Purdue (Buffalo Bills) | ||
Mr. Irrelevant | John O'Donnell-Beavers, WR, Stanford (LA Rams) | ||
Most selections | 11 (Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings) | ||
Fewest selections | 5 (Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers) | ||
Overall selections | 243 | ||
NFL Draft
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The 2022 NFL Draft will be the 9th annual meeting of NFLHC franchises to select newly eligible football players.
The draft began with the Buffalo Bills selection of Matt Jones.
Contents
Early entrants
The 2022 draft saw a record 44 early entrants, up from the previous record of 38 in 2021.
- Jay Arreola, WR, UCLA
- Noah Barney, OG, Ohio State
- Gabe Barrientos, WR, Michigan
- Zachary Blake, DT, Temple
- Brandon Brinkley, SS, Duke
- Khairi Bryant, DE, Ohio State
- Chris Burgos, WR, Kansas
- Eddie Burks, SS, Auburn
- Matteo Burroughs, OG, TCU
- Alexander Burton, OLB, LSU
- Nathan Coleman, RB, Missouri
- Marco Crum, C, Arizona
- Frank Cuellar, TE, Mississippi State
- Phillip Davenport, OLB, Arizona
- Derrick Dawkins, DE, Purdue
- Spencer Durham, OG, LSU
- Ned Eller, OT, Nebraska
- Justin Evans, WR, Toledo
- Nehemiah Goode, OLB, Georgia
- Devin Goss, OLB, Michigan
- Jeremy Green, OLB, Oklahoma
- Jaylin Hinds, SS, Western Michigan
- Felix Hinojosa, OLB, Indiana
- Damani Jeffries, CB, Texas
- Fletcher Joyner, OG, Utah
- Javon Knox, ILB, Utah
- Nicolas Kowalski, OLB, Toledo
- Anthony Krause, OT, Tennessee
- Timothy Lambert, P, Notre Dame
- Taua Maui'a, DT, Auburn
- Jonathan McAfee, CB, Nebraska
- Sean McDermott, WR, South Carolina
- Cortez McGhee, FS, Navy
- Jeffrey Pearson, SS, Rice
- Avery Pressley, TE, Florida
- DeNorris Talbert, TE, Penn State
- Noel Tatum, OT, Air Force
- Marcus Terrell, DE, Illinois
- Vincent Tharp, DT, Duke
- Justin Vela, DE, Penn State
- Christopher Vinson, TE, Oklahoma State
- Isaac Watkins, FS, Nevada
- Trevon Yeldon, RB, Oregon
- Adam Young, CB, SMU
Selection order
The selection order for the first round was as follows. Three teams did not have a first-round selection: Miami, who traded their first round selection to New England; Houston, who traded their first round selection to Buffalo; Indianapolis, who traded their first round selection to the Los Angeles Chargers; and Seattle, who traded their first round selection to Arizona. Arizona also traded their original first round selection to Buffalo. The selection order for subsequent rounds will follow the order of the first round, except that teams with the same record and same playoff result will rotate among their respective groups (these groups are indicated by the bold gray lines in the table below). Also, 22 additional supplemental picks were allocated between the ends of round 3 through 7, for a total of 256 picks.
Selection Number |
Team |
2021 record |
Schedule strength |
Playoff result |
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1 | Los Angeles Chargers | 1-15 | .500 | |
2 | New York Giants | 1-15 | .574 | |
3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | .492 | |
4 | Buffalo Bills | 3-13 | .535 | |
5 | Arizona Cardinals | 4-12 | .539 | |
6 | Seattle Seahawks | 5-11 | .508 | |
7 | Houston Texans | 5-11 | .511 | |
8 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-11 | .527 | |
9 | Minnesota Vikings | 6-10 | .504 | |
10 | San Francisco 49ers | 6-10 | .535 | |
11 | Chicago Bears | 7-9 | .473 | |
12 | Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | .492 | |
13 | New England Patriots | 7-9 | .496 | |
14 | Detroit Lions | 7-9 | .490 | |
15 | Indianapolis Colts | 7-9 | .523 | |
16 | Baltimore Ravens | 8-8 | .490 | |
17 | Atlanta Falcons | 8-8 | .527 | |
18 | Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7 | .488 | |
19 | Washington Redskins | 9-7 | .504 | |
20 | New Orleans Saints | 9-7 | .508 | |
21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | .490 | WC |
22 | Denver Broncos | 10-6 | .480 | WC |
23 | Dallas Cowboys | 11-5 | .555 | WC |
24 | Los Angeles Rams | 13-3 | .480 | WC |
25 | Carolina Panthers | 10-6 | .566 | Div |
26 | Tennessee Titans | 11-5 | .426 | Div |
27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11-5 | .500 | Div |
28 | New York Jets | 12-4 | .479 | Div |
29 | Green Bay Packers | 14-2 | .453 | Conf |
30 | Miami Dolphins | 14-2 | .471 | Conf |
31 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-3 | .484 | Lost SB |
32 | Las Vegas Raiders | 11-5 | .492 | Won SB |
Player selections
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Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2022 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round one
- No. 1: LA Chargers -> Buffalo (PD). Los Angeles traded this selection and their third-round selection from the New York Giants (#66) to Buffalo for their first-round picks #4 and #5.
- No. 4: See No. 1: LA Chargers -> Buffalo (PD).
- No. 5: Arizona -> Buffalo -> LA Chargers (PD). Arizona traded this selection as part of a trade for Buffalo's 2021 first-round selection (#3). It was later traded as part of the trade for No. 1: LA Chargers -> Buffalo (PD).
- No. 6: Seattle -> Arizona (PD). Seattle traded this selection as part of a trade for QB Jarius Jones.
- No. 7: Houston -> Buffalo (PD). Houston traded this selection as part of a trade for CB Jacoby Seaverns and DT Kendall Hill.
- No. 12: Cleveland -> Kansas City (D). Cleveland traded this selection to Kansas City for their first-round selection (#18) for their third-round selection (#65).
- No. 13: New England -> Atlanta (D). New England traded this and their fifth-round selections (#148) to Atlanta for their first-round selection (#17), their third-round selection (#81), and their 2023 third-round selection.
- No. 15: Indianapolis -> LA Chargers (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection as part of a trade for Los Angeles' seventh-round pick (#208) and DE Anthony Miller.
- No. 16: Baltimore -> NY Giants (PD). Baltimore traded this selection, their 2023 sixth-round selection, OLB Louis Peterson and SS Jonah Parker to New York for OLB Kenyatta Henderson and SS Abdoul Childs.
- No. 17: See No. 13: New England -> Atlanta (D).
- No. 18: See No. 12: Cleveland -> Kansas City (D).
- No. 19: Washington -> Tennessee (D). Washington traded this selection to Tennessee for their first-round selection (#26) and their third-round selection (#90).
- No. 20: New Orleans -> Las Vegas (D). New Orleans traded this selection to Las Vegas for their first-round selection (#32) and their third-round selection (#96).
- No. 26: See No. 19: Washington -> Tennessee (D).
- No. 30: Miami -> New England (PD). Miami traded this selection as part of a trade for New England's 2021 first-round selection (#4).
- No. 32: See No. 20: New Orleans -> Las Vegas (D).
Round two
- No. 33: NY Giants -> New Orleans (PD). New York traded this selection, their fifth-round selection (#135) and RB Josh Shiancoe to New Orleans for their third-round selection (#82), their 2023 third-round selection, their 2023 sixth-round selection, and OT Roderick White.
- No. 34: LA Chargers -> Minnesota (D). Los Angeles traded this selection to Minnesota for their second-round selection (#42) and SS Christopher Malone.
- No. 42: See No. 34: LA Chargers -> Minnesota (D).
- No. 46: See No. 15: Indianapolis -> LA Chargers (PD).
- No. 55: Dallas -> Kansas City (PD). Dallas traded this selection, a conditional 2023 fourth-round selection, and WR Benjamin Franklin to Kansas City for WR Rodney Montgomery.
- No. 57: Carolina -> Seattle (D). Carolina traded this selection to Seattle for their third-round selection from Jacksonville (#70) and their fourth-round compensatory selection (#132).
Round three
- No. 65: LA Chargers -> Kansas City (PD) -> Cleveland (D). Los Angeles traded this selection and DE Jeffrey Chung to Kansas City for DE Isaiah Hall. It was later traded as a part of the trade for selection #12.
- No. 66: NY Giants -> LA Chargers -> Buffalo -> Jacksonville (PD). New York traded this selection to Los Angeles for WR Tom Oldham. It was later traded to Buffalo as part of the trade for No. 1: LA Chargers -> Buffalo (PD), then traded again to Jacksonville for Jacksonville's sixth-round selection and WR Gary Faneca.
- No. 67: Cincinnati -> New Orleans (PD). Cincinnati traded this selection and their seventh-round pick (#210) as part of a trade for CB Aaron Stiles.
- No. 68: Buffalo -> Las Vegas (PD). Buffalo traded this selection to Las Vegas for TE Matt Thomas.
- No. 69: Arizona -> Dallas (PD). Arizona traded this selection as part of a trade for QB Taylor Rodriguez.
- No. 70: Jacksonville -> Seattle (PD) -> Carolina (D). Jacksonville traded this selection as part of a trade for WR Gary Faneca. It was later traded by Seattle to Carolina as part of the trade for selection #57.
- No. 75: New England -> Baltimore (PD). New England traded this selection to Baltimore for QB Reggie Watkins.
- No. 78: Chicago -> Arizona (PD). Chicago traded this selection as part of a trade for OT Wayne Gelbaugh.
- No. 17: See No. 13: New England -> Atlanta (D).
- No. 82: See No. 33: NY Giants -> New Orleans (PD).
- No. 85: Pittsburgh -> Indianapolis (PD). Pittsburgh traded this selection as part of a trade for DT Quentin Smith.
- No. 90: See No. 19: Washington -> Tennessee (D).
- No. 91: Tampa Bay -> Detroit (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection and DT James Arnold for ILB Andre Brooks.
- No. 93: Green Bay -> Las Vegas (D). Green Bay traded this selection to Las Vegas for FS James White.
- No. 96: See No. 20: New Orleans -> Las Vegas (D).
Round four
- No. 100: NY Giants -> Indianapolis (PD) -> Buffalo (D). New York traded this selection to Indianapolis for RB Elijah Harden. It was later traded along with Indianapolis' seventh-round selection (#208) for Buffalo's fourth-round selection (#102) and their sixth-round selection (#178).
- No. 102: See No. 100: NY Giants -> Indianapolis (PD) -> Buffalo (D).
- No. 107: Jacksonville -> Minnesota (PD). Jacksonville traded this selection to Minnesota for CB Jonathan Blankenship.
- No. 109: Minnesota -> Pittsburgh (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to Pittsburgh for their fourth-round selection (#117) and RB Pete Choboian.
- No. 110: Detroit -> Las Vegas (PD). Detroit traded this selection to Las Vegas for WR Rex Walsh.
- No. 111: Indianapolis -> Detroit (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection and ILB Griffin Perrin to Detroit for RB James Otero.
- No. 112: Chicago -> NY Jets (PD). Chicago traded this selection and CB Samuel Shaw to the Jets for their fifth-round selection (#161) and SS Jesse Hutchins.
- No. 113: Cleveland -> Seattle (D). Cleveland traded this selection, a conditional 2023 3rd round selection, and DE Russell Dixon to Seattle for SS Antonio Oliver, DE Kareem Yancey, and OG Trey Durrence.
- No. 116: Baltimore -> Indianapolis (PD). Baltimore traded this selection and CB Dan Weaver for WR Ryan Mitchell.
- No. 117: See No. 109: Minnesota -> Pittsburgh (PD). Originally traded from Kansas City to Pittsburgh as part of a trade for DT Carnell Meadows.
- No. 119: New Orleans -> NY Giants -> Minnesota (PD). New Orleans traded this selection and WR Patrick Lambert to the Giants for WR Cotton Lewis. It was later traded to Minnesota for WR Sonny Beckett.
- No. 120: Pittsburgh -> Miami (PD). Pittsburgh traded this selection and FS Ashton Britt to Miami for their seventh-round selection (#237) and FS T.J. Lawrence.
- No. 123: LA Rams -> Buffalo (PD). Los Angeles traded this selection to Buffalo for RB Chad Dess.
- No. 127: NY Jets -> Seattle -> Denver (PD). New York traded this selection to Seattle as part of a trade for CB Corey Quinn. Seattle later traded this selection to Denver, along with a conditional 2023 fifth-round selection and C Kevin Thompson for FS Gray Corbin.
- No. 132: Seattle -> Carolina (D). See No. 57: Carolina -> Seattle (D).
Round five
- No. 134: LA Chargers -> Tennessee (PD). Los Angeles traded this selection as part of a trade for OLB Alton Drazenovich.
- No. 135: See No. 33: NY Giants -> New Orleans (PD).
- No. 136: NY Giants -> Cincinnati (PD). New York traded this selection to Cincinnati for TE Steven Maloney.
- No. 138: Arizona -> Detroit (PD). Arizona traded this selection and OG Christopher Sullivan to Detroit for OG Wilson Hutchinson.
- No. 139: New Orleans -> NY Giants (D). New Orleans traded this selection to the New York Giants for WR Benjamin Chappell.
- No. 141: Seattle -> Minnesota -> LA Chargers -> San Francisco (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Minnesota for DT Forest Williams. It was then traded to the Chargers for FS Eric Sochia. The selection was traded once more to San Francisco with SS Tavian Oliphant for OT Kenyon Hendricks and SS Robert Shipp.
- No. 145: Chicago -> LA Chargers -> Minnesota (PD). Chicago traded this selection to Los Angeles for FB Raphael Fulton and OG Josh Hall. It was later traded to Minnesota along with FS Keith Farr for FS Stephen Elliott.
- No. 148: Detroit -> New England (PD) -> Atlanta (D). Detroit traded this selection as part of a trade for New England's 2021 first-round selection (#20). It was later traded to Atlanta as part of a trade for pick #13.
- No. 149: Baltimore -> Detroit (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Detroit for WR Adrian Allen.
- No. 154: Buffalo -> Pittsburgh (PD). Buffalo traded this selection and C Tim Keaton to Pittsburgh for their seventh-round selection (#211) and C John Hinton.
- No. 155: Denver -> Las Vegas (PD). Denver traded this selection to Las Vegas for RB Emmett Spears.
- No. 158: Carolina -> Tampa Bay (PD). Carolina traded this selection as part of a trade for DE Demarius Strong.
- No. 160: Tampa Bay -> Baltimore (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection as part of a trade for Baltimore's 2021 first-round selection (#25).
- No. 161: See No. 112: Chicago -> NY Jets (PD).
- No. 163: Miami -> Indianapolis (PD). Miami traded this selection to Indianapolis for CB Jeremy Bell.
Round six
- No. 174: LA Chargers -> Detroit (PD). Los Angeles traded this selection, QB Will Thompson, and C Don Teteak to Detroit for QB Elijah Moffett, C Martin Terry, and FS Keith Farr.
- No. 178: See No. 66: NY Giants -> LA Chargers -> Buffalo -> Jacksonville (PD) and No. 100: NY Giants -> Indianapolis (PD) -> Buffalo (D).
- No. 197: Carolina -> New Orleans (PD). Carolina traded this selection as part of a trade for K Skip Gibson.
- No. 202: Green Bay -> Houston (PD). Green Bay traded this selection and DE Charles Lewis to Houston for DT Constantine Burnham.
Round seven
- No. 208: See No. 15: Indianapolis -> LA Chargers (PD) and No. 100: NY Giants -> Indianapolis (PD) -> Buffalo (D).
- No. 210: See No. 67: Cincinnati -> New Orleans (PD).
- No. 211: See No. 154: Buffalo -> Pittsburgh (PD).
- No. 213: Seattle -> New England (D). Seattle traded this selection and their 2023 sixth-round selection to New England for C Jack Podolak.
- No. 214: Houston -> Buffalo (PD) -> Green Bay (D). Houston traded this selection to Buffalo for ___. It was later traded to Green Bay for DT Mark Bassett.
- No. 223: Baltimore -> Green Bay (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Green Bay for ILB Peyton Roaches.
- No. 228: Pittsburgh -> New York Giants (D). Pittsburgh traded this selection to New York for WR William Anderson.
- No. 233: Tennessee -> Minnesota (PD). Tennessee traded this selection to Minnesota for WR Ray Harrison.
- No. 235: NY Jets -> Detroit (PD). New York traded this selection to Detroit for WR Tom Branch.
- No. 236: Green Bay -> New Orleans (PD). Green Bay traded this selection to New Orleans for OT Paul Scott.
- No. 237: See No. 120: Pittsburgh -> Miami (PD).