NFL Draft 2022

NFL Announces 39 Compensatory Draft Choices to 16 Clubs

​A total of 39 compensatory draft selections in the 2022 NFL Draft have been awarded to 16 teams, the NFL announced.

Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents (“CFA”) than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.

The compensatory picks will be positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.

Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL management council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula. No club may receive more than four compensatory picks in any one year. If a club qualifies for more than four compensatory picks after offsetting each CFA lost by each CFA gained of an equal or higher value, the four highest remaining selections will be awarded to the club.

The Collective Bargaining Agreement limits the number of compensatory selections to the number of clubs then in the League (32). This year, one club, the Kansas City Chiefs, qualified for a compensatory selection under the net loss formula but will not receive that pick because the final numerical value of the CFA who was lost ranked 33rd among the final numerical values of all compensatory selections. Kansas City will receive a compensatory selection for one other CFA lost whose final numerical value ranked within the top 32.

In addition to the 32 compensatory selections awarded under the net loss formula, seven special compensatory selections were awarded to six clubs: the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers (two special compensatory selections), Kansas City Chiefs, and Los Angeles Rams under a 2020 amendment to the League’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, which was agreed upon by the NFL and the NFLPA to promote equal employment opportunities and an inclusive workforce within NFL clubs. This initiative provides that the prior employer-club of a minority employee who has been hired by another club as its head coach or primary football executive (general manager) will receive compensation in the form of a special compensatory draft selection in the third round of each of the next two drafts, or in each of the next three drafts if two minority employees from the employer-club are hired for these positions by another club or clubs. Special compensatory selections are awarded in draft selection order after all other compensatory selections in round three and are denoted with an asterisk in the following table.

The following 2022 compensatory draft picks have been awarded for the 2022 NFL Draft, which will be held on April 28-30 in Las Vegas:

Round /Round Choice/ Overall Selection / Team

Round 3
3   33-97      Detroit
3   34-98      New Orleans
3   35-99     * Cleveland
3   36-100   * Baltimore
3   37-101    * New Orleans
3   38-102   * San Francisco
3   39-103   * Kansas City
3  40-104    * Los Angeles Rams
3  41-105     * San Francisco

Round 4
4   33-138   Pittsburgh
4   34-139   Baltimore
4   35-140   Green Bay
4   36-141   Baltimore
4   37-142   Los Angeles Rams
4   38-143   Tennessee

Round 5
5   33-176   Dallas
5   34-177   Detroit
5   35-178   Dallas
5   36-179   Indianapolis

Round 6
6   33-211   Los Angeles Rams
6   34-212   Los Angeles Rams
6   35-213   Atlanta
6   36-214   Los Angeles Chargers
6   37-215   Arizona
6   38-216   Indianapolis
6   39-217   Detroit
6   40-218   Los Angeles Rams
6   41-219   Tennessee
6   42-220   San Francisco
6   43-221   San Francisco

Round 7
7   33-254   Los Angeles Chargers
7   34-255   Los Angeles Chargers
7   35-256   Arizona
7   36-257   Arizona
7   37-258   Green Bay
7   38-259   Kansas City
7   39-260   Los Angeles Chargers
7   40-261   Tampa Bay
7   41-262   San Francisco

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First Round
#          Team            W-L    Strength/schedule

1          Jacksonville      3-14      .512 – Ikem Ekwonu                 OT        6-4/320           N. Carolina St

2          Detroit              3-13-1   .528 – Aidan Hutchinson             DE       6-6/260             Michigan

3          Houston            4-13      .498 – Evan Neal                        OT        6-7/350             Alabama

4          NY Jets             4-13      .512 – Ahmad Gardner               CB        6-3/200             Cincinnati

5          NY Giants         4-13      .529 – Kyle Hamilton                  S          6-4/220             Notre Dame

6          Carolina            5-12      .512 – David Ojabo                    DE       6-5/250             Michigan

7          NY Giants (Chicago) 6-11 .524 – Travon Walker              DE        6-5/270             Georgia

8          Atlanta              7-10      .476 – Kayvon Thibodeaux         DE       6-5/255             Oregon

9          Seattle (Denver) 7-10     .484 – Kenny Pickett                  QB       6-3/220             Pittsburgh

10         NY Jets (Seattle) 7-10    .519 – Jermaine Johnson            DE       6-4/265          Florida St

11         Washington       7-10      .529 – Malik Willis                      QB       6-0/220             Liberty

12         Minnesota         8-9        .507 – Derek Stingley                 CB        6-1/195             LSU

13         Cleveland          8-9        .517 – Jordan Davis                   DT        6-6/340             Georgia

14         Baltimore          8-9        .528 – Tyler Linderbaum             C          6-3/290             USC

15        Phil (Miami)       9-8        .464 – Drake London                  WR       6-4/220             USC

16         Philadelphia (Indy) 9-8   .495 – Nakobe Dean                   ILB       5-11/225            Georgia

17         LA Chargers      9-8        .510 – Charles Cross                OT        6-5/310         Mississippi St

18         New Orleans     9-8        .512 – Matt Corral                      QB       6-1/205             Mississippi

19         Philadelphia      9-8        .472 – Trent McDuffie                CB        5-11/195            Washington

20         Pittsburgh         9-7-1     .521 – Trevor Penning              OT       6-7/320         Northern Iowa

21         New England    10-7      .481- George Karlaftis                DE       6-4/270             Purdue

22         Las Vegas        10-7      .510 – Andrew Booth                  CB        6-0/195             Clemson

23         Arizona             11-6      .490 – Garrett Wilson                 WR       6-0/190             Ohio St

24         Dallas               12-5      .491 – Devonte Wyatt                 DT        6-3/310             Georgia

25         Buffalo             11-6      .472 – Treylon Burks                  WR       6-2/225             Arkansas

26         Tennessee        12-5      .472 – Christian Harris                ILB       6-1/225             Alabama

27         Tampa Bay       13-4      .460 – Zion Johnson                 OG       6-3/315          Boston College

28         Green Bay        13-4      .479 – Chris Olave                     WR       6-0/190             Ohio St

29         Miami (San Fran) 10-7   .500 – Bernhard Raimann       OT        6-6/305       C. Michigan

30         Kansas City      12-5      .538 – Devin Lloyd                     ILB       6-3/235             Utah

31         Cincinnati          10-7      .472 – Kenyon Green                 OG       6-4/325             Texas A&M

32         Detroit (LA Rams) 12-5  .483 – Jameson Williams          WR       6-1/180          Alabama

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NFL Combine defensive workouts otherwise known as the Georgia ‘Freak’ show. Georgia sent a large player contingent to the NFL Combine with 7 on the defensive side of the ball. That group had an amazing week with several workouts by Jordan Davis, Devonte Wyatt and Travon Walker testing off the charts for their positions. Arguable the most impressive workouts by a school in recent NFL Combine history. Certainly explains why Georgia won the National title in January 2022.

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Rising Defensive Prospects

Linemen
Jordan Davis, Georgia
Jeffrey Gunter, Coastal Carolina
Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
Jermaine Johnson II, Florida State
Travis Jones, Connecticut
George Karlaftis, Purdue
Boye Mafe, Minnesota
David Ojabo, Michigan
Dominique Robinson, Miami (Ohio)
Travon Walker, Georgia
Sam Williams, Mississippi
Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
Devonte Wyatt, Georgia

Linebackers
Troy Andersen, Montana State
Leo Chenal, Wisconsin
D’Marco Jackson, Appalachian State
Malcolm Rodriguez, Oklahoma State
Channing Tindall, Georgia
Quay Walker, Georgia

Defensive Backs
Tycen Anderson, Toledo
Jalyn Armour-Davis, Alabama
Kalon Barnes, Baylor
Markquese Bell, Florida A&M
Lewis Cine, Georgia
Nick Cross, Maryland
Dax Hill, Michigan
Derion Kendrick, Georgia
Damarri Mathis, Pittsburgh
Zyon McCollum, Sam Houston State
Roger McCreary, Auburn
Trent McDuffie, Washington
Jalen Pitre, Baylor
Alontae Taylor, Tennessee
Cam Taylor-Britt, Nebraska
Isaac Taylor-Stuart, USC
JT Woods, Baylor
Tariq Woolen, UTSA

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Quarterbacks
Sam Howell, North Carolina
Cole Kelley, Southeastern Louisiana
Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati
Malik Willis, Liberty

Running Backs
Tyler Goodson, Iowa
Breece Hall, Iowa State
Pierre Strong, South Dakota State
Kenny Walker III, Michigan State

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Wide Receivers
Kevin Austin Jr., Notre Dame
Danny Gray, SMU
Bo Melton, Rutgers
Alec Pierce, Cincinnati
Skyy Moore, Western Michigan
Chris Olave, Ohio State
Christian Watson, North Dakota State

Tight Ends
Greg Dulcich, UCLA
Trey McBride, Colorado State
Teagan Quitoriano, Oregon State
Jelani Woods, Virginia

Offensive Linemen
Kellen Diesch, Arizona State
Ickey Ekwonu, N.C. State
Luke Fortner, Kentucky
Luke Goedeke, Central Michigan
Ed Ingram, LSU
Zion Johnson, Boston College
Braxton Jones, Southern Utah
Cam Jurgens, Nebraska
Abraham Lucas, Washington State
Dylan Parham, Memphis
Trevor Penning, Northern Iowa
Bernhard Raimann, Central Michigan
Sean Rhyan, UCLA
Tyler Smith, Tulsa
Cole Strange, Tennessee-Chattanooga

NFL Free Agency & Trading Period 2022

Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag – deadline March 8, 2022

The NFL’s salary cap for 2022 will rise to $208.2 million, expanding by $25.7 million compared to last postseason. That is the maximum amount agreed upon by the NFL and NFL Players Association in May.

The large increase stems from a lowered 2021 cap due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous cap in 2020 was $198.2 million, but because teams played in front of limited or no crowds last season, the 2021 cap was adjusted accordingly and reduced to $182.5 million, its lowest mark since 2018. That required teams to get somewhat creative in efforts to be in compliance with the cap.

Prior to the pandemic, the NFL salary cap had been steadily increased each season in recent years in the range of $10-12 million per year.

Clubs that utilize a tender have until mid-July to work out a multi-year contract with a player. If an extension isn’t agreed to at that point, the player will work the 2022 season under the one-year tender.

There are three tender options: 1) Non-exclusive franchise tag; 2) Exclusive franchise tag; 3) Transition tag.

NFL Free Agency & Trading Period 2022 starts March 16th

Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag Players (8) – deadline March 8, 2022

Wide Receivers – tag average for position is $20.415 million

Davante Adams – Green Bay Packers
Chris Godwin – Tampa Bay Bucs

Tight Ends – Tag average for position – $10.93 million

Mike Gesicki – Miami Dolphins
David Njoku – Cleveland Browns
Dalton Schultz – Dallas Cowboys

Offensive Tackles – tag average is 16.662 million

Orlando Brown – Kansas City Chiefs
Cam Robinson – Jacksonville Jaguars

Safety – tag for safeties is $12.91 million

Jessie Bates – Cincinnati Bengals

Non-exclusive rights Franchise players
QB – $29,703 million
RB – $9.570 million
WR – $18.419 million
TE – $10.931 million
OL – $16.662 million
DE – $17.859 million
DT – $17.396 million
LB – $18.702 million
CB – $17.287 million
S – $12.911 million
K/P -$5.220 million

Non-exclusive franchise tag – This is a one-year tender of the average of the top five salaries at the player’s position over the last five years, or 120 percent of his previous salary, whichever is greater. The player can negotiate with other teams. The player’s current team has the right to match any offer or receive two first-round draft picks as compensation if he signs with another club.

Pro Day Schedule 2022 for NFL Prospects

 With the record setting NFL Combine completed, the Pro Day calendar takes center stage for the final evaluation process for college players. A few pro days have already been completed with a heavy full schedule upcoming through late April.

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Both NFL Network and ESPN will provide pro day coverage from some of the major programs, including Alabama, Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State and USC.

 NFL Draft – Pro Days Schedule 2022
     Times local

 March 5
North Carolina Central – 8 a.m.
 
March 7
Arkansas-Monticello – 2 p.m.
 
March 8
Miami (Oh) – 9 a.m.
Northwestern – 11:30 a.m.
 
March 9
Alabama A&M – 2 p.m.
Arkansas – 8:30 a.m.
Kansas State – 7 a.m.
Kansas – 2 p.m.
Monmouth (N.J.) – 9:30 a.m.
Oklahoma – 8:30 a.m.
Ouachita Baptist (Tx) – 4 p.m.
Texas-San Antonio – Noon
UAB – 8:30 a.m.
UCLA – 7:30 a.m.
Wisconsin – 10:30 a.m.
Wisconsin-Whitewater – 1:30 p.m.
 
March 10
Arkansas State – Noon
Central Arkansas – 9 a.m.
Indiana – Noon
Missouri State – 11 a.m.
New Mexico – Noon
Texas – 1 p.m.
Tulsa – 9 a.m.
 
March 11
Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 8 a.m.
Southeast Missouri – 9:30 a.m.
Texas State – 9 a.m.
West Florida – 8 a.m.
 
March 14
Austin Peay (Tn.) – 3 p.m.
Georgia Tech – 7:30 a.m.
Grand Valley State (Mi.) – 4 p.m.
Kennesaw State (Ga.) – 2 p.m.
Kent State – 9 a.m.
Western Michigan – 11 a.m.
 
March 15
Arizona – 8 a.m.
Auburn – 7:15 a.m.
Central Michigan – 8:45 a.m.
Murray State (Ky.) – 2 p.m.
Saginaw Valley State (Mi.) – 2:30 p.m.
UCLA – 9 a.m.
West Georgia – 3:30 p.m.
 
March 16
Colorado – 10:30 a.m.
Georgia – 8 a.m.
Michigan State – 10 a.m.
Minnesota – 9 a.m.
San Jose State – 10 a.m.
Villanova (Pa.) – 10 a.m.
 
March 17
Clemson – 8 a.m.
Eastern Michigan – 8 a.m.
 
March 18
Michigan – 9 a.m.
New Mexico State – 8 a.m.
South Carolina – 8 a.m.
 
March 19
Citadel (S.C.) – 10 a.m.
 
March 21
Bowling Green – 4:30 p.m.
Iowa – 9 a.m.
Jackson State (Ms.) – 2 p.m.
Nevada – 8 a.m.
Northern Iowa – 2:30 p.m.
Pittsburg State (Ks.) – 10 a.m.
Princeton (N.J.) – 9 a.m.
Southern Miss – 8:30 a.m.
Stony Brook (N.Y.) – 8 a.m.
Syracuse – Noon
 
March 22
Albany – 9 a.m.
Army – Noon
Iowa State – 8:45 a.m.
Liberty (Va.) – 9 a.m.
Mississippi State – 1 p.m.
Nebraska – 11:30 a.m.
Ohio U – 11:30 a.m.
SMU – 2 p.m.
Texas A&M – 8:30 a.m.
Virginia Tech – 2:00 p.m.
 
March 23
Bryant (R.I.) – 3:30 p.m.
Connecticut – 8 a.m.
Delaware – 8 a.m.
Georgia State – Noon
James Madison (Va.) – 8 a.m.
North Dakota State – 4:30 p.m.
Ohio State – 11 a.m.
Pittsburgh – 8 a.m.
South Dakota State – 8:30 a.m.
Temple – 1 p.m.
Utah State – 8 a.m.
Virginia – Noon
Weber State (Ut) – 1:30 p.m.
 
March 24
Harvard (Ma.) – 9:30 a.m.
Massachusetts – 9:30 a.m.
Merrimack (Ma.) – 2 p.m.
North Dakota State – 9 a.m.
North Texas – 1 p.m.
Oklahoma State – 9:30 a.m.
Ole Miss – 12:30 p.m.
SMU – 8:30 a.m.
Utah – 8 a.m.
William & Mary (Va.) –
Yale (Ct) – Noon
 
March 25
Boston College – 11 a.m.
BYU – 9 a.m.
Hampton (Va.) – 12:30 p.m.
Memphis – 9 a.m.
Notre Dame – 9:30 a.m.
Old Dominion (Va.) – 9 a.m.
Richmond – 8:30 a.m.
Tarleton State (Tx) – 8:30 a.m.
TCU – 1 p.m.
UAB – 8 a.m.
 
March 28
Air Force – 12:30 p.m.
Ball State – 9 a.m.
South Dakota – 9 a.m.
Tennessee State – 8:30 a.m.
Vanderbilt – Noon
 
March 29
Campbell (N.C.) – 4:30 p.m.
Louisville – 8 a.m.
North Carolina Central – 9 a.m.
N.C. State – Noon
Purdue – 9 a.m.
Tennessee – 7 p.m.
Washington – 8 a.m.
West Virginia – 1:30 p.m.
Wyoming – 10 a.m.
 
March 30
Alabama – 8 a.m.
Baylor – 7:30 a.m.
Boise State – 9 a.m.
Colorado State – 8 a.m.
Elon (N.C.) – 8:30 a.m.
Indiana State – 9 a.m.
Marshall – 9:15 a.m.
Maryland – 9 a.m.
Navy – 4 p.m.
North Carolina A&T – 8 a.m.
Tennessee Tech – 12:15 p.m.
Tennessee – 12:30 p.m.
Wake Forest – Noon
 
March 31
Appalachian State – 9 a.m.
Chattanooga – 9 a.m.
Florida Atlantic – 8:30 a.m.
Morehead State (Ky.) – 10:30 a.m.
Western Kentucky – 9 a.m.
 
April 1
Houston – 8:30 a.m.
Kentucky – 9 a.m.
Rice – Noon
South Florida – 8 a.m.
Texas Southern – 1 p.m.
UCF – TBD
 
April 4
Akron – 9 a.m.
Louisiana – 2 p.m.
 
April 5
Tulane – 1 p.m.
 
April 6
LSU – 9:45 a.m.
 
April 11
Syracuse – 8:30 a.m.
 
April 27
Iowa State – 2:30 p.m.
 
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All underclassmen had until Jan. 17th to declare for the NFL Draft 2022. Players had three days to rescind their decision and return to school and still retain their college eligibility. No underclassmen rescind their decision.

1st Round

   #   Team              W/L   St Sch            Player                 Pos          Ht/Wt             School
1 Jacksonville             3-14      .512           Evan Neal                  OT           6-7/350             Alabama
2 Detroit                     3-13-1   .528         Aidan Hutchinson     DE         6-6/265             Michigan
3 Houston                   4-13      .498         Ikem Ekwonu            OT          6-4/320             N. Carolina St
4 NY Jets                    4-13      .512         Kyle Hamilton             S            6-4/220             Notre Dame
5 NY Giants                4-13      .529         Kayvon Thibodeaux    DE       6-5/260             Oregon
6 Carolina                   5-12      .512          Derek Stingley            CB        6-1/195             LSU
7 NY Giants (Chicago) 6-11      .524          Charles Cross           OT        6-5/310             Mississippi St
8 Atlanta                     7-10      .476          Drake London            WR       6-5/210             USC
9 Denver                     7-10      .484          Kenny Pickett            QB       6-3/220             Pittsburgh
10 NY Jets (Seattle)       7-10      .519          George Karlaftis        DE       6-4/275             Purdue
11 Washington              7-10      .529          Malik Willis                QB       6-1/220             Liberty
12 Minnesota                8-9        .507          Ahmad Gardner         CB        6-3/200             Cincinnati
13 Cleveland                 8-9        .517          Garrett Wilson           WR       6-0/190          Ohio State
14 Baltimore                 8-9        .528          Tyler Linderbaum      C          6-3/290             Iowa
15 Phil (Miami)              9-8        .464          Jermaine Johnson     DE       6-5/265             Florida State
16 Phil (Indianapolis)     9-8        .495          Devin Lloyd               ILB       6-3/235             Utah

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17 LA Chargers             9-8        .510          Travon Walker           DE        6-5/280             Georgia
18 New Orleans             9-8        .512          Matt Corral                QB       6-1/205          Ole Miss
19 Philadelphia             9-8        .472          Treylon Burks            WR       6-3/225           Arkansas
20 Pittsburgh                9-7-1     .521          Trevor Penning          OT        6-7/320          Northern Iowa
21 New England            10-7      .481          DeMarvin Leal           DT        6-4/290             Texas A&M
22 Las Vegas                10-7      .510          Jahan Dotson            WR       5-11/185            Penn State
23 Arizona                    11-6      .490         David Ojabo              DE       6-5/250          Michigan
24 Dallas                      12-5      .491        Kenyon Green           OG       6-4/325            Texas A&M
25 Buffalo                    11-6      .472          Andrew Booth           CB        6-0/195             Clemson
26 Tennessee                12-5      .472          Chris Olave               WR       6-1/190             Ohio State
27 Tampa Bay              13-4      .460          Jameson Williams      WR       6-2/190             Alabama
28 Green Bay                13-4      .479          Nakobe Dean            ILB       6-0/225             Georgia
29 Miami (San Fran)      10-7      .500       Bernhard Raimann     OT      6-6/305       C. Michigan
30 Kansas City              12-5      .538          Jordan Davis             DT        6-6/340             Georgia
31 Cincinnati                 10-7      .472          Perrion Winfrey         DT        6-4/305             Oklahoma
32 Detroit (LA Rams)     12-5      .483          Roger McCreary        CB        6-0/190             Auburn

NFL Combine 2022

2022 NFL Scouting Combine – March 1-7 in Indianapolis

Player Interviews/ Physicals

Monday/Wednesday – Offensive Players
Wednesday/Friday – Defensive Players

Wednesday, March 2: QB, WR, TE
Thursday, March 3: OL, RB
Friday, March 4: DL, LB
Saturday, March 5: DB, Specialists

Player Workouts

Thursday, March 3: QB, WR, TE
Friday, March 4: OL, RB
Saturday, March 5: DL, LB
Sunday, March 6: DB, Specialists

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The NFL Network coverage of the combine extends into primetime beginning Thursday, March 3 with seven hours of live coverage of the QBs, wide receivers and tight ends starting at 4 p.m. and continuing until 11 p.m.

NFL TV coverage continues with six hours of live coverage of the running backs, offensive linemen and special teams on Friday, March 4 at 4 p.m.

On Saturday, the defense starts on the field workouts with five hours of live coverage of the defensive linemen and linebackers at 4 p.m. Coverage concludes with five hours of live coverage of the defensive backs on Sunday, March 6 starting at 2 p.m.

The NFL Scouting Combine held February 28 – March 7, 2022 – Indianapolis, In

NFL Combine 2022

The 2022 NFL Scouting Combine returns this week after closing last winter due to the Covid19 virus pandemic. The week-long event is scheduled to begin Feb. 28-March 7^th in Indianapolis, Indiana. The NFL committee invited 324 draft-eligible players to the annual event in Indianapolis, where they will go through the gauntlet of team and media interviews, physical and medical testing, and more. Top executives, coaching staffs, player personnel departments and medical personnel from all 32 NFL teams will be on hand to evaluate the nation’s top college football players eligible for the upcoming NFL Draft. This intense, four-day job interview is an exciting time for the athletes and a vital step in achieving their dreams of playing in the NFL.

 Players will be broken into 4 Groups of three days of testing beginning Tuesday, March 1
The full schedule for invited players is below

The NFL Network channel will televise the NFL Combine 2022 event again for several days.

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   The NFL Scouting Combine held February 28 – March 7, 2022

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NFL Draft Yearbook Scouting Report – 2017

* T.J. Watt #42 – 6-4, 255, Wisconsin – Sp. 4.65
NFL Comparison: Ryan Kerrigan                     Rating 90

Explosive dynamic redshirt junior completed his career with an amazing breakout performance after a limited earlier stay in Madison. Brother of NFL defender JJ Watt. Like JJ, he also converted to defense from tight end entering college. Earned 1st team Big Ten and 2nd team All-American by DraftInsiders.com in 2016. Excellent combination of size, speed, athleticism and tenacity. Took his game up a few levels in 2016 where the game slowed down and he instinctively picked up schemes, blocking angles and the ball to respond naturally and quickly. Big athletic frame and the movement skills to attack the line or move laterally or in reverse. Finally, healthy from the prior knee injury, he flashed dominant skills in both run and pass defense. Tough physical defender who strikes with a powerful punch to get blockers off balance and use his good speed to make his move. Though not a refined quick twitch edge athlete, he can win with speed and will likely play more up as a linebacker in the pros. Emerged as one of the rising prospects in this draft class after an excellent final season. Shows perhaps the best technique development in this class, working out with his Pro Bowl brother JJ.  Quick burst off the ball often gets tackles off-balance and allows him to cross their face. Displays flexibility to avoid their reach and turn the corner with very good closing speed. Possesses a balanced spin move to counter inside and a better than expected bull rush. More effective playing up where he projects best to the backer role in the pro 3-4 scheme. Powerful edge defender with broad shoulders and impressive upper body development. Shows he can get hands under the tackle’s reach and walk much bigger pass-blockers back. Good pursuit speed, with the instincts and determination to chase down ball-carriers from behind. Explosive tackler and just learning to dislodge the ball on impact. Shows good ball awareness, often ripping and tugging when he gets the chance. At the point vs the run, he can anchor well vs big tackles and picks up the ball with the ability to separate and chase. At times, he takes on blockers too high and gets washed out of the play. Sets the edge very well vs the run with the girth to hold his ground and functional strength to neutralize tackles or tight ends even in combo blocks. Projects as an OLB in either front best, though could be a 4-3 weak side end in some schemes. Among the very best pure edge rushers in this draft, though could be even better with more experience and diversity in his rush moves. As a junior, he started all 14 games and had 71 tackles, a team-high 15.5 TFL, a team-high 11.5 sacks, 13 QB hurries, 2 FF, 1 pick and 4 PBU. In 2015, played in 13 games with no starts and made 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL, no sacks, 4 QB hurries and 3 PBU. First two years comprised redshirt and injury seasons in 2013 and 2014. A knee injury forced him to miss 2014. At the NFL Combine, he came in over 6’4”, 252 lbs. with long 33 1/8” arms and huge 11” hands. He ran a 4.69 time with a 1.61 ten-yard split and did 21 reps. He added a 37” VL, a 10’8” BJ and looked very sharp in the positional drills and had excellent times of a 6.79 three cone and a 4.13 in the short shuttle. Best suited for the attack backer role in a 3-4 defense where his playmaking ability off the edge shows a fast-developing elite skill set. He flashed many of the same skills as. Fast rising prospect jumped into the early rounds off a big postseason following a breakout 2016 effort. Power and fine burst with positional versatility. Similar to Ryan Kerrigan coming out of Purdue in body type, scheme versatility, pass rushing skills and overall demeanor. Rising hard-nosed defender with the intangibles to get the most out of his fast-developing skill set. Flying up the board and a top 25 pick off his impact ability. Steelers, Seahawks, Browns and Packers interested. First round bubble prospect.

Draft Projection: 1st Round