Neptune Scouting

With less than a month to go before the 2022 NFL Draft, the top 10 still feels as fluid as ever. Despite a weak QB class, teams seem intent on tying their future to one of this year’s prospects. Others have filled gaping holes in free agency, wiping out popular mock draft picks by adding established veterans. Players we knew were good this summer have slipped a bit, either due to injury (Derek Stingley Jr.), positional value (Kyle Hamilton), or questions about their passion for the game (Kayvon Thibodeaux). With 3 teams holding multiple top 15 picks and a complete lack of clarity at the top end of the draft, we could be in for one of the wildest rides in recent memory. Here’s my take on how it’ll all go down – 262 picks with explanations for each one. Note that the first three rounds are heavily influenced by Matt Alkire’s Top 100 Market Values, a big board he aggregated from talking to various sources throughout the league. This mock is not what I would do in these situations, it’s what I think will happen. Rounds 4-7 are naturally influenced by my own opinions on prospects and the rankings on the RiseNDraft simulator, but I tried to keep things predictive as best I could. Trade values are also handled by the simulator, so no complaining about your team giving up too much or getting back too little. Lastly, it’s incredibly possible, likely even, that I mocked a few players that your favorite team would never pick. That’s probably because I’m not very familiar with that team’s strategy, which is the case for a large portion of the league. If you notice those, tweet at me (politely) @alexkatson and let me know what your team’s tendencies are.