2022 NFL draft: Potential targets for every 1st-round pick
The NFL draft is an exercise in controlled chaos every year, and it looks like the 2022 edition will be no exception.
There’s still no clear-cut front-runner for this year’s No. 1 overall pick, and the rest of the top 10 looks to be in a similar situation. That has teams, players and fans alike all wondering how things will go down once the clock starts ticking Thursday night.
Every team has multiple options with their first-round picks, based on their positions of need, as well as the overall talent available on the board.
Here are the prospects most likely to be in the conversation for each of this year’s first-round selections:
No. 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars
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Aidan Hutchinson | EDGE | Michigan
Travon Walker | EDGE | Georgia
Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu | OT | North Carolina State
Kayvon Thibodeaux | EDGE | Oregon
Evan Neal | OT | Alabama
No. 2 | Detroit Lions
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Aidan Hutchinson | EDGE | Michigan
Kayvon Thibodeaux | EDGE | Oregon
Malik Willis | QB | Liberty
Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner | CB | Cincinnati
Travon Walker | EDGE | Georgia
No. 3 | Houston Texans
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Kayvon Thibodeaux | EDGE | Oregon
Derek Stingley Jr. | CB | LSU
Travon Walker | EDGE | Georgia
Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu | OT | North Carolina State
Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner | CB | Cincinnati
No. 4 | New York Jets
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Kayvon Thibodeaux | EDGE | Oregon
Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu | OT | North Carolina State
Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner | CB | Cincinnati
Derek Stingley Jr. | CB | LSU
Travon Walker | EDGE | Georgia
No. 5 | New York Giants
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Kayvon Thibodeaux | EDGE | Oregon
Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu | OT | North Carolina State
Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner | CB | Cincinnati
Travon Walker | EDGE | Georgia
Evan Neal | OT | Alabama
No. 6 | Carolina Panthers
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Evan Neal | OT | Alabama
Malik Willis | QB | Liberty
Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu | OT | North Carolina State
Kenny Pickett | QB | Pitt
Travon Walker | EDGE | Georgia
No. 7 | New York Giants (from CHI)
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Travon Walker | EDGE | Georgia
Derek Stingley Jr. | CB | LSU
Kyle Hamilton | S | Notre Dame
Jermaine Johnson II | EDGE | Florida State
Evan Neal | OT | Alabama
No. 8 | Atlanta Falcons
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Malik Willis | QB | Liberty
Jameson Williams | WR | Alabama
Derek Stingley Jr. | CB | LSU
Drake London | WR | USC
Jermaine Johnson II | EDGE | Florida State
No. 9 | Seattle Seahawks (from DEN)
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Malik Willis | QB | Liberty
Charles Cross | OT | Mississippi State
Derek Stingley Jr. | CB | LSU
Jermaine Johnson II | EDGE | Florida State
Trevor Penning | OT | Northern Iowa
No. 10 | New York Jets (from SEA)
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Jameson Williams | WR | Alabama
Jermaine Johnson II | EDGE | Florida State
Charles Cross | OT | Mississippi State
Drake London | WR | USC
Garrett Wilson | WR | Ohio State
No. 11 | Washington Commanders
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Kyle Hamilton | S | Notre Dame
Drake London | WR | USC
Garrett Wilson | WR | Ohio State
Jameson Williams | WR | Alabama
Devin Lloyd | LB | Utah
No. 12 | Minnesota Vikings
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Kyle Hamilton | S | Notre Dame
Trent McDuffie | CB | Washington
Jameson Williams | WR | Alabama
Jordan Davis | DL | Georgia
Drake London | WR | USC
No. 13 | Houston Texans (from CLE)
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Jermaine Johnson II | EDGE | Florida State
Kyle Hamilton | S | Notre Dame
Charles Cross | OT | Mississippi State
Jameson Williams | WR | Alabama
Jordan Davis | DL | Georgia
No. 14 | Baltimore Ravens
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Jordan Davis | DL | Georgia
Jermaine Johnson II | EDGE | Florida State
Tyler Linderbaum | OL | Iowa
Trent McDuffie | CB | Washington
Devonte Wyatt | DL | Georgia
No. 15 | Philadelphia Eagles (from MIA)
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Trent McDuffie | CB | Washington
Drake London | WR | USC
Devin Lloyd | LB | Utah
Devonte Wyatt | DL | Georgia
Treylon Burks | WR | Arkansas
No. 16 | New Orleans Saints (from IND via PHI)
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Trevor Penning | OT | Northern Iowa
Garrett Wilson | WR | Ohio State
Kenny Pickett | QB | Pitt
Chris Olave | WR | Ohio State
Treylon Burks | WR | Arkansas
No. 17 | Los Angeles Chargers
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Trevor Penning | OT | Northern Iowa
Jordan Davis | DL | Georgia
Treylon Burks | WR | Arkansas
Zion Johnson | OL | Boston College
Chris Olave | WR | Ohio State
No. 18 | Philadelphia Eagles (from NO)
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Trent McDuffie | CB | Washington
Devin Lloyd | LB | Utah
Devonte Wyatt | DL | Georgia
Treylon Burks | WR | Arkansas
Dax Hill | DB | Michigan
No. 19 | New Orleans Saints (from PHI)
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Trevor Penning | OT | Northern Iowa
Garrett Wilson | WR | Ohio State
Kenny Pickett | QB | Pitt
Chris Olave | WR | Ohio State
Treylon Burks | WR | Arkansas
No. 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers
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Devonte Wyatt | DL | Georgia
Kenny Pickett | QB | Pitt
Treylon Burks | WR | Arkansas
Jordan Davis | DL | Georgia
Malik Willis | QB | Liberty
No. 21 | New England Patriots
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Devin Lloyd | LB | Utah
Trent McDuffie | CB | Washington
Quay Walker | LB | Georgia
Andrew Booth Jr. | CB | Clemson
Zion Johnson | OL | Boston College
No. 22 | Green Bay Packers (from LV)
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Treylon Burks | WR | Arkansas
Bernhard Raimann | OT | Central Michigan
Chris Olave | WR | Ohio State
George Karlaftis | EDGE | Purdue
Jahan Dotson | WR | Penn State
No. 23 | Arizona Cardinals
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Andrew Booth Jr. | CB | Clemson
Devonte Wyatt | DL | Georgia
Arnold Ebiketie | EDGE | Penn State
Jahan Dotson | WR | Penn State
Kenyon Green | OL | Texas A&M
No. 24 | Dallas Cowboys
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Kenyon Green | OL | Texas A&M
Jahan Dotson | WR | Penn State
George Karlaftis | EDGE | Purdue
Zion Johnson | OL | Boston College
Tyler Linderbaum | OL | Iowa
No. 25 | Buffalo Bills
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Andrew Booth Jr. | CB | Clemson
Breece Hall | RB | Iowa State
Tyler Smith | OL | Tulsa
Jahan Dotson | WR | Penn State
Kaiir Elam | CB | Florida
No. 26 | Tennessee Titans
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Tyler Linderbaum | OL | Iowa
Jahan Dotson | WR | Penn State
Tyler Smith | OL | Tulsa
Trey McBride | TE | Colorado State
George Pickens | WR | Georgia
No. 27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Devonte Wyatt | DL | Georgia
Lewis Cine | S | Georgia
Zion Johnson | OL | Boston College
Logan Hall | DL | Houston
Trey McBride | TE | Colorado State
No. 28 | Green Bay Packers
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Bernhard Raimann | OT | Central Michigan
George Karlaftis | EDGE | Purdue
Jahan Dotson | WR | Penn State
Tyler Smith | OL | Tulsa
Arnold Ebiketie | EDGE | Penn State
No. 29 | Kansas City Chiefs (from SF via MIA)
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George Karlaftis | EDGE | Purdue
Kyler Gordon | CB | Washington
Jahan Dotson | WR | Penn State
Arnold Ebiketie | EDGE | Penn State
Kaiir Elam | CB | Florida
No. 30 | Kansas City Chiefs
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George Karlaftis | EDGE | Purdue
Kyler Gordon | CB | Washington
Jahan Dotson | WR | Penn State
Arnold Ebiketie | EDGE | Penn State
Kaiir Elam | CB | Florida
No. 31 | Cincinnati Bengals
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Tyler Linderbaum | OL | Iowa
Kaiir Elam | CB | Florida
Tyler Smith | OL | Tulsa
Kyler Gordon | CB | Washington
Kenyon Green | OL | Texas A&M
No. 32 | Detroit Lions (from LAR)
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Dax Hill | DB | Michigan
George Pickens | WR | Georgia
Jaquan Brisker | S | Penn State
Jahan Dotson | WR | Penn State
Lewis Cine | S | Georgia
