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The 2022 NFL draft was the 87th edition of the National Football League's annual draft and was held from April 28–30, 2022, at the Caesars Forum on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise next to Las Vegas. The first round was held on Thursday, April 28, and was followed by the second and third rounds on Friday, April 29.
Stingley Jr. was selected in the first round with the third overall pick by the Houston Texans in the 2022 NFL draft, [15] tying the record set by Shawn Springs and Jeff Okudah for the highest draft selection by a cornerback in NFL history. [16] He entered his rookie season as a starting cornerback opposite Steven Nelson.
In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935. [6] [7] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players. [5] [7] From 1947 through 1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a ...
Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", [1] the Rule 4 Draft is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record ...
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Three first-round picks by the team have been named NFL Rookie of the Year: halfback Charley Taylor in 1964, [4] [5] quarterback Robert Griffin III in 2012 [6] and defensive end Chase Young in 2020. [7] Two Washington first-round draft picks have died during their active careers.
These draft picks are at the end of the third round in consecutive years, after standard compensatory picks. For example, the first team to receive such picks, the Los Angeles Rams, received picks in 2021 and 2022 after the Detroit Lions hired their director of college scouting, Brad Holmes, as their general manager. [80]
Dotson was selected by the Washington Commanders in the first round (16th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft. [25] The team originally had the 11th selection before trading down and picking up third and fourth round picks later in the draft. [26] Dotson signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $15 million, on May 18, 2022. [27]