# NFL Draft 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [April 28, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613 "2022-04-28T15:04:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/1 "2022-04-28T15:04:08Z")
Holy Cow, this snuck up on me. The NFL draft starts tonight, and aside from a few hours spent in the doldrums of February/March, I’ve done very little research into the prospects. Which will have absolutely no impact whatsoever on my ability to have valuable opinions I will stand behind 100%. A couple things I am relatively sure of : 1) I really hate the QB prospects in this years’ draft. Not only is there no potential stud like Joe Burrow, Kyler Murray or Trevor Lawrence (hey, I said “potential” stud), I don’t think that any of these guys are likely to be starters in 5 years. Unless the NFL decides to go full NCAA and run RPOs on 90% of plays, none of these guys will cut it in the NFL without massive development. 2) That opinion will do nothing to stop some idiot team from overpaying by trading up and over-drafting some 3rd round project in the early first round. I’ve been surprised at the number of mock drafts I’ve seen that don’t have a QB selected until the mid or late first round. Some team, likely more than one, will convince themselves to overpay for someone in the early first round. It’s what they do. Although with all the off-season QB movement and the lack of quality, maybe this will be the year where a team doesn’t grab some project like Daniel Jones, Mitch Trubisky (who this year goes by the name Sam Howell), or Josh Rosen. One other thing about this years draft: it is super deep in WR and Edge rusher/defender. I really like a ton of guys at those positions, which is nice because those are the positions the Packers need most. OT is another one with a fair amount of top tier talent in this years’ draft. Finally, the draft this year is in Vegas. Great idea, and seems like given the amount of unsurety in draft picks, a very appropriate place. With the concerts (Ice Cube and Weezer), the secondary shows (Blue Man Group, Cirque de Soliel), the red carpet at Bellagio fountain, and the draft itself, it seems like it would be fun. The NFL has been quite smart in turning the draft from an afterthought to a weekend extravaganza. Plus, a Nevada sex worker has offered a free “romp” to whomever is the #1 pick of the draft. Vegas Baby! Without further ado, here’s my list of My Guys and Your Guys My guys 1st Round Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame Drake London, WR, USC Derek Stingley, CB, LSU 2nd Round George Karlaftis, ED, Purdue Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State 3rd Round Max Mitchell, OT, Louisiana Lafayette Leo Chenal, LB, Wisconsin 4th Round David Ojabo, ED, Michigan – a torn Achilles at his pro day will drop his stock significantly. Calvin Austin III, WR, Memphis 5th Round Cole Kelley, QB, SE Louisiana – draft a QB every year. 6th Round Brian Robinson Jr., RB, Alabama Kyron Johnson, OLB, Kansas 7th Round/FA JT Woods, S, Baylor John Fitzpatrick, TE, Georgia Your Guys Any QB drafted in the first two rounds Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State Travon Walker, ED, Georgia George Pickens, WR, Georgia Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida Best Names Smoke Monday Skyy Moore Sincere McCormick Isaiah Likely Dallis Flowers Cameron Dicker Johnny Johnson III Myron Tagovaiola-Amosa Myron Cunningham Let’s hear from you. Who are your “My Guys”? Who do you think will bust? Will you be offering a free romp to Mr. Irrelevant? ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/2 "2022-04-28T15:40:16Z")
My Bears don’t have a 1st round pick due to the trade up for Justin Fields last year. So I’m waiting for tomorrow as I do not think we will be trading up to the 1st. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if we did some trade backs for more picks. We need to bring in a lot of young talent. I don’t have particular names in mind, but we need WR, offensive line, CB, defensive line. We truly are in a “best player available” position at almost every pick because we need help almost everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/3 "2022-04-28T17:15:27Z")
There’s no way Ojabo lasts till the 4th. And unlikely that Karlaftis lasts to the second. My prediction: The Jets will ruin two players’ careers by drafting them too early in the first round cause the owner likes them. ---
**Author:** ![thdudescar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thdudescar/32/4638_2.png) [@thdudescar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thdudescar)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/4 "2022-04-28T17:22:31Z")
Saints: Please do not pick any QBs in this draft. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/5 "2022-04-28T17:33:46Z")
At number 9, I’d love to see Seattle leverage their picks from Denver and trade up to get Stingley or Neal OT - 'Bama). Listening to Seattle sports new, it seems most likely if we stay at #9 that we will get Zion Johnson (OT/G - Bahstahn College) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/6 "2022-04-28T17:38:43Z")
A couple of related stories from today, which may influence what these teams do in the draft: - The Cardinals picked up the fifth-year option on QB Kyler Murray, keeping him under contract through 2023. - However, the Giants declined to do the same for QB Daniel Jones. > **[Cards pick up Murray's option, secure him for '23](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33817425/arizona-cardinals-pick-kyler-murray-fifth-year-option-now-contract-23)** > > The Arizona Cardinals have picked up quarterback Kyler Murray's fifth-year option, keeping him under contract with the team through 2023. > **[Source: Giants won't exercise option on Jones](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33820957/source-new-york-giants-exercise-5th-year-option-qb-daniel-jones)** > > The Giants have elected to decline the fifth-year option on quarterback Daniel Jones' rookie contract, a source told ESPN's Dianna Russini. It would have guaranteed the team's starting quarterback $22.39 million next season. ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/7 "2022-04-28T17:41:53Z")
I really don’t think Chris Olave makes it to the second round. I hope you’re right though, I’d love the Bears to take him and reunite him with Justin Fields. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/8 "2022-04-28T17:57:28Z")
As I understand it, the Giants plan is to go OT at 5 and DE at 7, unless two of their top OT prospects are still on the board, in which case DE at 5 and whichever OT is still there at 7. Apparently their top two or three prospects are toss-ups in their mind. Daniel Jones gets one year with (hopefully) a team around him to prove he’s the future. Nobody expected them to pick up his 5th year option, so today’s news wasn’t a surprise. I would (will?) be happy with them spending a top 10 pick on each side of the line; IMO you win from the inside out. And I’m fine with Jones getting one last year to shit the bed again and get another high draft pick, hopefully to try and get a real quarterback next year. It’s been over a decade of suck; I can handle one more year. Worst case scenario for me would be 8-9 or 9-8. As in, oh god, don’t you dare resign him! Not sure what the Jets are going to do. All I know is I’m jealous of their quarterback situation on the Giants behalf. That’s really sad. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/9 "2022-04-28T19:29:03Z")
> [@Airbeck](#): > > I really don’t think Chris Olave makes it to the second round. I’ve seen a few posts on social media over the past week which suggest that Aaron Rodgers is a fan of Olave. I don’t know enough about Olave to know if he’s a reach in Round 1, but it’s certainly the Packers’ biggest position of need. ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/10 "2022-04-28T19:36:26Z")
Ugh. Anywhere but Green Bay please. ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/11 "2022-04-28T21:19:45Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > As I understand it, the Giants plan is to go OT at 5 and DE at 7, unless two of their top OT prospects are still on the board, in which case DE at 5 and whichever OT is still there at 7. Apparently their top two or three prospects are toss-ups in their mind. I’m good with any combination of OL-DL-OL for the first three Giants picks. > [@EllisDee](#): > > Daniel Jones gets one year with (hopefully) a team around him to prove he’s the future. Nobody expected them to pick up his 5th year option, so today’s news wasn’t a surprise. Definitely not a surprise but I don’t mind sitting through another season of Danny Dimes knowing that the Giants can move on if he doesn’t magically blossom 😆. Personally, I think the “worst QB draft class ever” talk is way overblown this year but I’m always skeptical about how we assess QB prospects. With the exception of the elite stud players, I feel like we usually miss the mark on which QB prospects end up succeeding at the next level. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this class go down as the best value QB class in history. If most teams ignore QBs until later then we may end up with quite a few “steals” after the first round. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/12 "2022-04-28T21:21:55Z")
FWIW, Kiper’s latest mock has Olave going to Washington at 11. If they take Olave over Jameson Williams, they’re crazy. I’d be thrilled if the Jets took Williams at 10, but - they won’t, because Jets; and even if they did, they’d screw him up. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/13 "2022-04-29T00:12:39Z")
Jacksonville on the clock. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/14 "2022-04-29T00:16:34Z")
I don’t understand why the first team on the clock takes so long to pick. They’ve had several months to research all the prospects. It makes no sense for them to waste all that time. The clock went down to 5 minutes before Jacksonville made their pick 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/15 "2022-04-29T00:17:10Z")
Looking for trades, I’m guessing. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/16 "2022-04-29T00:18:59Z")
And Jacksonville makes a first round pick that they will regret in 5 years. Same old. Same old. Didn’t take the Lions long… ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/17 "2022-04-29T00:27:16Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > I don’t understand why the first team on the clock takes so long to pick. It used to be the #1 pick was sign, sealed and delivered before draft day. #2 couldn’t do anything until they were on the clock though. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/18 "2022-04-29T00:27:32Z")
Best case for Lions. I’m not entirely sold on him as an Elite Rusher, but I think there is enough talent already there to stop him from getting double-teamed into irrelevance, and (Full Disclosure: Michigan dude speaking here)I think he does have Leadership, Integrity, and Drive, which Lions have desperately needed more of for going on 5 decades. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/19 "2022-04-29T00:29:59Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > > [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > > > I don’t understand why the first team on the clock takes so long to pick. > > It used to be the #1 pick was sign, sealed and delivered before draft day. #2 couldn’t do anything until they were on the clock though. My guess is that they are playing till the last tick just in case an impatient, idiot owner, of which there are many) loses composure and offers a Hershel Walker of picks out of panic. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613/20 "2022-04-29T00:35:53Z")
I thought this was the year of the offensive linemen. First 4 picks all defense. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2022/963613.md?page=2)