2022 NFL Draft (gloatingkitten2503)

The 2022 NFL Draft was the 87th National Football League Draft, the annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2022 NFL season. The draft was held in Paradise, Nevada from April 28 to April 30, 2022.

Host City
The venue for 2022 was not announced alongside that of 2021 (Cleveland, Ohio) and 2023 (Kansas City, Missouri) in May 2019.

The league awarded the 2022 draft to Las Vegas on April 23, 2020, as a make-up for the 2020 NFL Draft, which was originally scheduled to be held in that city before the COVID-19 pandemic forced all team selections to take place via video conferencing.

Player Selections

 * * denotes a compensatory selection
 * x denotes a 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection

Traded Picks
In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2022 draft.

Round 1

 * Chicago → NY Giants (PD). Chicago traded 2022 first and fourth-round selections as well as 2021 first and fourth-round selections (20th and 164th overall) to the New York Giants in exchange for a 2021 first-round selection (11th overall).
 * Indianapolis → Philadelphia (PD). Indianapolis traded a conditional second-round selection and a 2021 third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback Carson Wentz. The condition of the second-round pick was met with Carson Wentz playing more than 70% of the snaps in 2021, therefore the pick became a first-rounder for Philadelphia.
 * L.A. Rams → Detroit (PD). The Los Angeles Rams traded their first-round selection as well as their 2021 third-round and 2023 first-round selections and quarterback Jared Goff to Detroit in exchange for quarterback Matthew Stafford.
 * Miami → Philadelphia (PD). Miami traded its first-round selection as well as 2021 first and fourth-round selections (12th and 123rd overall) for Philadelphia's 2021 first and fifth-round selections (6th and 156th overall).
 * San Francisco → Miami (PD). San Francisco traded its first and third-round selections as well as 2021 and 2023 first-round selections in exchange for one of Miami's 2021 first-round selections (3rd overall).
 * Seattle → NY Jets (PD). Seattle traded safety Bradley McDougald, a first-round selection, and 2021 first and third-round selections to the New York Jets in exchange for safety Jamal Adams and a fourth-round selection.

Round 2

 * Carolina → N.Y. Jets (PD). Carolina traded second and fourth-round selections, and a 2021 sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for quarterback Sam Darnold.
 * Tennessee → Atlanta (PD). Tennessee traded a second-round selection and a 2023 fourth-round selection to Atlanta in exchange for wide receiver Julio Jones and a 2023 sixth-round selection.

Round 3

 * Miami → N.Y. Giants (PD). Miami traded a third round selection and a 2021 second round selection (50th overall) to the N.Y. Giants in exchange for a 2021 second round selection (42nd overall).
 * Carolina → Jacksonville (PD). Carolina traded a third-round selection and tight end Dan Arnold to Jacksonville in exchange for cornerback C.J Henderson and a fifth-round selection.
 * New Orleans → Houston (PD). New Orleans traded a third-round and a conditional 2023 sixth-round selection to Houston in exchange for cornerback Bradley Roby.
 * San Francisco → Miami (PD). See Round 1: San Francisco → Miami.

Round 4

 * Arizona → Baltimore (PD). Arizona traded a fourth-round selection and a 2021 fifth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for 2021 fourth- and sixth-round selections.
 * Carolina → N.Y. Jets (PD). See Round 2: N.Y. Jets → Carolina.
 * Chicago → N.Y. Giants (PD). See Round 1: Chicago → N.Y. Giants.
 * Detroit → Cleveland (PD). Detroit traded a fourth-round selection and a 2021 fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for 2021 fourth- and seventh-round selections.
 * Houston → Carolina (PD). Houston traded a fourth-round selection as well as 2021 fourth- and fifth-round selections (109th and 158th overall) to Carolina in exchange for a 2021 third-round selection (89th overall).
 * L.A. Rams → Houston (PD). The Los Angeles Rams traded a fourth-round selection and wide receiver Brandin Cooks to Houston in exchange for a 2020 second-round selection.
 * Minnesota → N.Y. Jets (PD). Minnesota traded a fourth-round selection to the Jets in exchange for tight end Chris Herndon and a sixth-round selection.
 * N.Y. Giants → Baltimore (PD). The New York Giants traded a fourth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for guard Ben Bredeson, a fifth-round selection, and a 2023 seventh-round selection.
 * N.Y. Jets → Seattle (PD). See Round 1: Seattle → N.Y. Jets.
 * Pittsburgh → Miami (PD). Pittsburgh traded a fourth-round selection to Miami in exchange for a 2021 fifth-round selection.

Round 5

 * Arizona → Philadelphia (PD). Arizona traded a fifth-round selection and cornerback Tay Gowan to Philadelphia in exchange for tight end Zach Ertz.
 * Baltimore → Minnesota (PD). Baltimore traded a conditional fifth-round selection and a 2021 third-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for defensive end Yannick Ngakoue. The fifth-round pick would have become a 2022 fourth-round pick if Ngakoue was selected on the first ballot to the 2021 Pro Bowl (not as an alternate). This did not happen, so the pick remained in the fifth round.
 * Detroit → Denver (PD). Detroit traded a fifth-round selection and a seventh-round selection to Denver in exchange for wide receiver Trinity Benson and a 2023 sixth-round pick.
 * Houston → Chicago (PD). Houston traded a fifth-round selection to Chicago in exchange for wide receiver Anthony Miller and a seventh-round draft selection.
 * Jacksonville → Carolina (PD). See Round 3: Carolina → Jacksonville.
 * Kansas City → Baltimore → N.Y. Giants. Multiple trades:
 * Kansas City → Baltimore (PD). Kansas City traded a fifth-round selection, 2021 first, third, and fourth-round selections to Baltimore in exchange for a sixth-round selection, a 2021 second-round selection, and offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr.
 * Baltimore → N.Y. Giants (PD). See Round 4: N.Y. Giants → Baltimore.
 * Minnesota → Jacksonville (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional fifth-round selection and a 2021 second-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for defensive end Yannick Ngakoue. The fifth-round pick would have become a 2022 fourth-round pick if Ngakoue went to the 2021 Pro Bowl. It would have become a 2022 third-round pick if he was a 2021 Pro Bowler and the Vikings won the Super Bowl at the end of the 2020 season. This did not happen, so the pick remained in the fifth round. Fans of several other teams unsuccessfully attempted to vote an undeserving Ngakoue into the Pro Bowl and cause the Vikings to give up the higher pick.
 * New England → Las Vegas (PD). New England traded a fifth-round selection to Las Vegas in exchange for offensive tackle Trent Brown.
 * Pittsburgh → N.Y. Jets (PD). Pittsburgh traded a fifth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for linebacker Avery Williamson and a seventh-round selection.
 * Washington → Philadelphia (PD). Washington traded a fifth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for 2021 sixth and seventh-round selections.

Round 6

 * Baltimore → Kansas City (PD). See Round 5: Kansas City → Baltimore.
 * Carolina → Buffalo (PD). Carolina traded a sixth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for defensive end Darryl Johnson.
 * Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded a sixth-round selection and a 2023 seventh-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for linebacker Jonas Griffith and a 2022 seventh-round selection.
 * Green Bay → Houston (PD). Green Bay traded a sixth-round selection to Houston in exchange for wide receiver Randall Cobb.
 * Indianapolis → Philadelphia (PD). Indianapolis traded a sixth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for guard Matt Pryor and a seventh-round selection.
 * Kansas City → Minnesota (PD). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for cornerback Mike Hughes and a seventh-round selection.
 * Las Vegas → Carolina (PD). Las Vegas traded a sixth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for linebacker Denzel Perryman and a seventh-round selection.
 * L.A. Rams → New England (PD). The Rams traded a sixth-round selection and a 2023 fourth-round selection to New England in exchange for running back Sony Michel.
 * Miami → Baltimore (PD). Miami traded a sixth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for center Greg Mancz and a seventh-round pick.
 * New England → Miami (PD). New England traded a conditional sixth-round selection to Miami in exchange for wide receiver Isaiah Ford.
 * N.Y. Jets → Minnesota (PD). See Round 4: Minnesota → N.Y. Jets.
 * N.Y. Jets → Philadelphia (PD). The Jets traded a conditional sixth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback Joe Flacco. This pick can rise to the fifth round based on Joe Flacco's playing time.
 * Philadelphia → Jacksonville (PD). Philadelphia traded a sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for quarterback Gardner Minshew. The sixth-round selection could become a fifth-round selection if Minshew is involved in 50% of the plays in three games this season
 * Pittsburgh → Jacksonville (PD). Pittsburgh traded a sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for linebacker Joe Schobert.
 * San Francisco → N.Y. Jets → Houston. Multiple trades:
 * San Francisco → N.Y. Jets (PD). San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for linebacker Jordan Willis and a 2021 seventh-round selection.
 * N.Y. Jets → Houston (PD). The Jets traded this sixth-round selection to Houston in exchange for linebacker Shaq Lawson.
 * Seattle → Jacksonville (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for cornerback Sidney Jones.
 * Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets (PD). Tampa Bay traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for nose tackle Steve McLendon and a 2023 seventh-round selection.

Round 7

 * Atlanta → Buffalo (PD). Atlanta traded a seventh-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for tight end Lee Smith.
 * Baltimore → Jacksonville (PD). Baltimore traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for tight end Josh Oliver. The trade is conditional on Oliver making Baltimore's roster in 2021.
 * Carolina → Las Vegas (PD). See Round 6: Las Vegas → Carolina.
 * Chicago → Houston → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
 * Chicago → Houston (PD). See Round 5: Houston → Chicago.
 * Houston → Green Bay (PD). Houston traded a seventh-round selection to Green Bay in exchange for cornerback Ka'dar Hollman.
 * Cleveland → Detroit → Denver. Multiple trades:
 * Cleveland → Detroit (PD). Cleveland traded quarterback David Blough to Detroit and swapped conditional seventh-round selections.
 * Detroit → Denver (PD). See Round 5: Detroit → Denver.
 * Dallas → Houston (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection to Houston in exchange for defensive tackle Eli Ankou.
 * Denver → Minnesota (PD). Denver traded a seventh-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for defensive end Stephen Weatherly and a 2023 seventh-round selection.
 * Detroit → Cleveland (PD). See Round 7: Cleveland → Detroit.
 * Houston → New England → Baltimore → Miami. Multiple trades:
 * Houston → New England (PD). Houston traded a seventh-round selection to New England in exchange for tight end Ryan Izzo.
 * New England → Baltimore (PD). New England traded a seventh-round selection and a 2023 fifth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for cornerback Shaun Wade.
 * Baltimore → Miami (PD). See Round 6: Miami → Baltimore.
 * Las Vegas → New England (PD). See Round 5: New England → Las Vegas.
 * Miami → L.A. Rams (PD). Miami traded a seventh-round selection to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for cornerback Aqib Talib and a 2020 fifth-round selection originally acquired from Baltimore.
 * Miami → Carolina (PD). Miami traded a seventh-round selection to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for offensive tackle Greg Little. The pick will be the higher of the two picks obtained in the Greg Mancz trade (original pick from Houston, Houston → New England → Baltimore → Miami) or Isaiah Wilson trade (original pick from Tennessee, Tennessee → Miami). Carolina had initially traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the New York Giants in exchange for placekicker Ryan Santoso. However, the pick was conditional on Santoso being active for two games for Carolina, which waived Santoso after he played in only one game and thus no longer owed the Giants a pick.
 * Minnesota → Kansas City (PD). See Round 6: Kansas City → Minnesota.
 * New England → Detroit (PD). New England traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Detroit in exchange for cornerback Michael Jackson.
 * New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded a seventh-round selection to Kansas City in exchange for offensive tackle Yasir Durant.
 * N.Y. Jets → Pittsburgh (PD). See Round 5: Pittsburgh → N.Y. Jets.
 * N.Y. Giants → Cincinnati (PD). The New York Giants traded a conditional seventh-round selection and defensive lineman B.J. Hill to Cincinnati in exchange for center Billy Price.
 * Philadelphia → Indianapolis (PD). See Round 6: Indianapolis → Philadelphia.
 * San Francisco → Denver (PD). See Round 6: Denver→ San Francisco.
 * Tennessee → Miami (PD). Tennessee traded a seventh-round selection and offensive linemen Isaiah Wilson to Miami in exchange for a 2021 seventh-round selection.

Forfeited Picks

 * The New Orleans Saints forfeited their sixth-round selection as a penalty for repeated violations of the league's COVID-19 guidelines.

2020 Resolution JC-2A Picks
In November 2020, the NFL passed 2020 Resolution JC-2A, which rewards teams for developing minority candidates for head coach and/or general manager positions. The resolution rewards teams whose minority candidates are hired away for one of those positions by awarding draft picks. These draft picks are at the end of the third round, after standard compensatory picks; if multiple teams qualify, they are awarded by draft order in the first round. These picks are in addition to, and have no impact on, the standard 32 compensatory picks.


 * San Francisco received a third-round selection along with 2021 and 2023 third-round selections when the New York Jets hired San Francisco's defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as head coach and Washington hired their vice president of player personnel Martin Mayhew as general manager.
 * The Los Angeles Rams received a third-round selection along with a 2021 third-round selection when Detroit hired their college scouting director Brad Holmes as general manager.
 * New Orleans received a third-round selection along with a 2021 third-round selection when Atlanta hired Saints pro scouting director Terry Fontenot as general manager.
 * Baltimore received a third-round selection along with a 2021 third-round selection when Houston hired Ravens assistant head coach and passing game coordinator David Culley as head coach.