The 2022 NFL Draft team rankings of all 32 teams, from the college perspective. Which NFL teams had the best and worst drafts?
2022 NFL Draft Team Rankings, 1 to 32 From The College Perspective
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As the line goes, you’ll never know how good a draft class was until several years from now.
But that’s not quite fair, and it’s not quite right. We actually do know.
We know that almost all of the late picks won’t work – no matter how good they seemed to be – and we know most of the first round picks will be fine starters, especially in a year with just one quarterback selected early.
So how do you do this? How do you rank who had the best 2022 NFL Draft weekend before any of these guys step on the field?
1. Again, assume every pick after the fourth round was a waste of time, because historically and statistically, it almost certainly was. More credit is given to teams who had a ton of picks – more picks, more chances to get a starter. And, to be fair, kickers, punters, and occasionally running backs are the best late value gets.
2. Is the guy good, and does he have the tools? If that sounds totally obvious it’s because it is. Leave the hoo-ha analysis out of it – was he a good football player in college, and does he have NFL measurables?
3. Value. That’s all relative – your worth is what the NFL draft says it is – but in general, everyone is working from the same set of beliefs and rankings. There are fluctuations, but it’s rare when the collective scouting world isn’t close to agreement on most of the prospects.
Whether or not a pick works is usually up to random dumb luck, especially when it comes to the all-timers and All-Pros – otherwise, Aaron Donald, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers would’ve been drafted a whole lot earlier. The skill is getting a prospect at a relatively cheap draft slot.
And finally …
4. Were the needs filled? Did teams address their problems and get good parts to help the cause?
And with that, the 2022 NFL Draft Rankings from 1 to 32.