Saints big board: Top 100 players for New Orleans in 2022 NFL draft
The 2022 NFL draft is fast approaching, which is a good and bad thing for me. Obviously, it is an intriguing time as a fan of football. Who doesn’t want to know who the next player for the New Orleans Saints will be? However, it means that my favorite time of the year is also coming to an end.
During my free time, I love to sit down and watch tape of way too many draft prospects and formulate opinions on them. Around this time of year, I put all of that together and make my own big board. It’s something that happens in every NFL war room ahead of draft day.
So here is the start of that, for now. Here are the top 100 prospects of the draft, ranked, according to me:
1. OT Ikem Ekonwu, NC State
2. EDGE Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
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3. OT Evan Neal, Alabama
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4. EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
5. S Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
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6. EDGE Travon Walker, Georgia
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7. IOL Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
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8. WR Garrett Wilson, Ohio State
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9. CB Derek Stingley, LSU
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10. EDGE Jermaine Johnson, Florida State
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11. WR Jameson Williams, Alabama
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12. CB Sauce Gardner, Cincinnati
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13. LB Devin Lloyd, Utah
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14. CB Andrew Booth Jr., Clemson
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15. DL Devonte Wyatt, Georgia
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16. IOL Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
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17. OT Charles Cross, Mississippi State
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18. WR Chris Olave, Ohio State
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19. OT Trevor Penning, Northwestern
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20. S Jaquan Brisker, Penn State
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21. DL Jordan Davis, Georgia
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22. EDGE David Ojabo, Michigan
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23. WR Jahan Dotson, Penn State
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24. LB Nakobe Dean, Georgia
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25. WR Drake London, USC
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26. CB Trent McDuffie, Washington
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27. QB Malik Willis, Liberty
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28. DL DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M
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29. S Lewis Cine, Georgia
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30. QB Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati
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31. IOL Zion Johnson, Boston College
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32. RB Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
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33. EDGE George Karlaftis, Purdue
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34. WR Treylon Burks, Arkansas
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35. DB Kyler Gordon, Washington
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36. RB Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M
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37. DL Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
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38. S Jalen Pitre, Baylor
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39. Kaiir Elam, Florida
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40. EDGE Boye Mafe, Minnesota
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41. WR Christian Watson, North Dakota State
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42. IOL Sean Rhyan, UCLA
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43. QB Sam Howell, North Carolina
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44. EDGE Cameron Thomas, San Diego State
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
45. WR David Bell, Purdue
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46. LB Christian Harris, Alabama
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47. OT Bernhard Raimann, Central Michigan
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48. WR Skyy Moore, Western Michigan
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49. S Daxton Hill, Michigan
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50. OL Tyler Smith, Tulsa
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51. EDGE Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
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52. WR George Pickens, Georgia
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53. CB Tariq Woolen, UTSA
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54. DL Travis Jones, UConn
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55. WR John Metchie III, Alabama
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56. QB Matt Corral, University of Mississippi
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57. CB Roger McCreary, Auburn
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58. EDGE Logan Hall, Houston
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59. WR Calvin Austin III, Memphis
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60. LB Chad Muma, Wyoming
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61. TE Greg Dulcich, UCLA
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
62. IOL Dylan Parham, Memphis
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63. OT Abraham Lucas, Washington State
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64. RB Rachaad White, Arizona State
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65. LB Quay Walker, Georgia
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66. TE Trey McBride, Colorado State
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67. EDGE Josh Paschal, Kentucky
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68. OT Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State
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69. QB Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
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70. TE Jeremy Ruckert, Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes tight end Jeremy Ruckert (88) runs over Clemson Tigers cornerback Derion Kendrick (1) during the second quarter of the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021.
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71. CB Alontae Taylor, Tennessee
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72. WR Khalil Shakir, Boise State
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73. EDGE Arnold Ebiketie, Penn State
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74. TE Cade Otton, Washington
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75. OT Daniel Faalele, Minnesota
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76. IOL Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
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77. S Nick Cross, Maryland
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78. WR Wan'Dale Robinson, Kentucky
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79. IOL Cole Strange, Chattanooga
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80. RB Breece Hall, Iowa State
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81. IOL Ed Ingram, LSU
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82. S Bryan Cook, Cincinnati
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83. EDGE Drake Jackson, USC
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
84. LB Troy Andersen, Montana State
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85. EDGE Tyreke Smith, Ohio State
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86. TE Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina
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87. RB Brian Robinson Jr., Alabama
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
88. WR Alec Pierce, Cincinnati
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89. RB James Cook, Georgia
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90. WR Kyle Phillips, UCLA
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91. LB Terrel Bernard, Baylor
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92. LB Brandon Smith, Penn State
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
93. EDGE Sam Williams, Mississippi
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94. LB Brian Asamoah, Oklahoma
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
95. DB Coby Bryant, Cincinnati
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
96. DL Zachary Carter, Florida
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
97. CB Cam Taylor-Britt, Nebraska
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
98. LB Darrian Beavers, Cincinnati
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
99. LB Jesse Luketa, Penn State
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
100. WR Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee
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