Matt Robinson’s Predictions for the 2022 NFL Mock Draft & Top 100

A year removed from last year’s draft and you can tell we are in a substantially different landscape just hours removed from one of the most unpredictable NFL Draft first rounds in recent memory. I don’t want to overstate the impact COVID has made on these past couple of drafts, however the amount of depth both in the middle rounds and what will more than likely be available during priority UDFA signing after the draft will be nothing to laugh at, to say the least.

The impact COVID did have though was mainly in communication. In an interview after the Isaiah Wilson fallout in Tennessee, Taylor Lewan was quoted defending GM Jon Robinson alluding to something many decision makers around the league hinted at. Lewan mentioned that the virtual meetings made it much harder to get a feel for these prospects versus an in-person conversation. As if the meetings weren't limiting enough, they also didn’t have a combine and pro days were a lot more limited than in years prior. More and more information was getting distributed online instead of behind closed doors.

Suddenly, leaks were plentiful, connections were logical to make, and most people who knew where the credible sources were basically got six or seven picks for free depending on if you chose right for Mac Jones or Trey Lance. This year, now that things have sorta, almost, started to return slightly back to normal-ish, we are seeing a chaotic cocktail of variables shaping this draft into one of the hardest to predict; merely a year after what was one of the more straightforward drafts. In some weird way, I find that to be kind of beautiful.

Without further ado, let’s get to the mock and after a quick prediction for the first hundred players off the board.

First Round Selection Predictions:

1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Travon Walker DE
2. Detroit Lions: Aidan Hutchinson DE
3. Houston Texans: Derek Stingley Jr. CB
4. New York Jets: Ikem Ekwonu OL
5. New York Giants: Evan Neal OT
6. Carolina Panthers: Charles Cross OT
7. New York Giants: Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner CB
8. Atlanta Falcons: Drake London WR
9. Seattle Seahawks: Kayvon Thibodeaux DE
10. New York Jets: Jermaine Johnson DE
11. Washington Commanders: Kyle Hamilton SS
12. Minnesota Vikings: Jameson Williams WR
13. Houston Texans: Garrett Wilson WR; Ohio State
14. Baltimore Ravens: Jordan Davis DT
15. Philadelphia Eagles: Quay Walker LB
16. New Orleans Saints: Chris Olave WR
17. Los Angeles Chargers: Kaiir Elam CB
18. Philadelphia Eagles: Daxton Hill DB
19. New Orleans Saints: Andrew Booth CB
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: Kenny Pickett QB
21. New England Patriots: Devin Lloyd LB
22. Green Bay Packers: Lewis Cine SS
23. Arizona Cardinals: George Karlaftis DE
24. Dallas Cowboys: Kenyon Green OG
25. Buffalo Bills: Breece Hall RB
26. Tennessee Titans: Zion Johnson OG
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Devonte Wyatt DT
28. Green Bay Packers: Treylon Burks WR
29. Kansas City Chiefs: David Ojabo DE
30. Kansas City Chiefs: Jahan Dotson WR
31. Cincinnati Bengals: Trent McDuffie CB
32. Detroit Lions: Malik Willis QB

First 100 Players Drafted Prediction:

1. Kyle Hamilton SS
2. Kayvon Thibodeaux DE
3. Aidan Hutchinson DE
4. Ikem Ekwonu OL
5. Evan Neal OT
6. Kyler Gordon CB
7. Derek Stingley Jr. CB
8. Jordan Davis DT
9. Ahmad Gardner CB
10. Jermaine Johnson DE
11. George Karlaftis DE
12. Charles Cross OT
13. Zion Johnson OG
14. Kenyon Green OL
15. Trevor Penning OT
16. Bernard Rainmann OT
17. Devin Lloyd LB
18. Quay Walker LB
19. Nakobe Dean LB
20. Malik Willis QB
21. Kenny Pickett QB
22. Matt Corral QB
23. Travon Walker DE
24. Devonte Wyatt DT
25. Trent McDuffie CB
26. Jameson Williams WR
27. Drake London WR
28. Chris Olave WR
29. Garrett Wilson WR
30. Treylon Burks WR
31. Jahan Dotson WR
32. Skyy Moore WR
33. Lewis Cine SS
34. Tyler Smith OL
35. Daxton Hill DB
36. Logan Hall DL
37. Breece Hall RB
38. Christian Watson WR
39. Tyler Linderbaum OC
40. Kenneth Walker RB
41. Desmond Ridder QB
42. Andrew Booth CB
43. Isaiah Spiller RB
44. Arnold Ebikete DE
45. Chad Muma LB
46. Kaiir Elam CB
47. Travis Jones DT
48. Boye Mafe DE
49. David Ojabo DE
50. Jalen Pitre DB
51. Leo Chenal LB
52. Nik Bonitto DE
53. Drake Jackson DE
54. Calvin Austin WR
55. Abraham Lucas OT
56. Alec Pierce WR
57. Cam Jurgens OC
58. Cam Taylor-Britt CB
59. Darrian Kinnard OL
60. Channing Tindall LB
61. Wandale Robinson WR
62. Christian Harris LB
63. Trey McBride TE
64. Greg Dulcich TE
65. Jalen Tolbert WR
66. Cameron Thomas DE
67. Nick Petit Friere OT
68. Kingsley Enagbare DE
69. Ed Ingram OG
70. Jaquan Brisker SS
71. Dylan Parham OC
72. Troy Andersen LB
73. Logan Bruss OG
74. Dominique Robinson DE
75. Deangelo Malone DE
76. Roger McCreary CB
77. Joshua Ezeudu OG
78. Myjai Sanders DE
79. Demarvin Leal DL
80. Jamaree Salyer OG
81. Nick Cross FS
82. Tariq Woolen CB
83. Jelani Woods TE
84. Alex Wright DE
85. Brandon Smith LB
86. Cole Strange OC
87. Josh Paschal DE
88. Sean Ryhan OG
89. Zyon Mccollum CB
90. Jeremy Ruckert TE
91. Charlie Kolar TE
92. Phidarian Mathis DT
93. Perrion Winfrey DT
94. Joshua Williams CB
95. Dohnovan West OC
96. Alontae Taylor DB
97. John Metchie WR
98. Sam Howell QB
99. Danny Gray WR
100. Matt Araiza P