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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.
The NFL draft is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams select newly eligible players for their rosters. [1] [2] [3] To be eligible for the NFL draft, a player must be at least three years removed from high school.
The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them. [5] 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 ...
Initially moved up the draft order in trade with Green Bay Packers. [j] Traded new first-round pick to the Saints 12 days later. [k] [71] [72] 1983: 5: Billy Ray Smith, Jr. LB: Arkansas: 10 0 126 111 Moved up the draft order in trade with San Francisco 49ers [l] [73] [74] [75] 20: Gary Anderson † RB: Arkansas: 4 1 54 38 Pick received in trade ...
The team's first-round pick in the inaugural AFL draft was Gerhard Schwedes, a halfback out of Syracuse; he was the team's territorial selection. [ 19 ] [ 21 ] The Patriots have selected first overall five times, drafting Jack Concannon in 1964 , Jim Plunkett in 1971, Kenneth Sims in 1982 , Irving Fryar in 1984 , and Drew Bledsoe in 1993 . [ 1 ]
Mayfield was also a No. 1 draft pick in 2018 by the Cleveland Browns but had fallen out of favor by 2022 when he was traded to the Panthers, only to then be released with a 1-5 record.
In another case when the Giants used first-round draft picks to trade for a quarterback, the team acquired 2004 first overall pick Eli Manning from the San Diego Chargers, in a deal that included their 2004 and 2005 first-round picks; the Giants had already selected Philip Rivers with the 2004 pick, the fourth in that year's draft. [9]
Here's how the 2025 NFL draft order looks after the Super Bowl, according to Tankathon.com: Tennessee Titans : 3-14 record; .522 strength of schedule (SOS) Cleveland Browns : 3-14; .536 SOS