2022 NFL Draft Notebook: Aidan Hutchinson Leads Final Big Board

While the 2022 NFL Draft might not be top-heavy with only 26 players receiving first-round grades it does offer great depth in the middle of the draft. In this week’s NFL Draft Notebook I give my final big board and then release my final position rankings.

Please note the grade by each player is where I would take them in the NFL Draft not where I project them to go.

Final 2022 NFL Draft Big Board

1. Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Michigan (first round)
2. Evan Neal, OT, Alabama (first round)
3. Ikem Ekwonu, OT, North Carolina State (first round)
4. Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, Oregon (first round)
5. Drake London, WR, USC (first round)
6. Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame (first round)
7. Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State (first round)
8. Ahmad Gardner, CB Cincinnati (first round)
9. Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State (first round)
10. Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU (first round)
11. Devin Lloyd, MLB, Utah (first round)
12. Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia (first round)
13. Trevor Penning, OT, UNI (first round)
14. Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State (first round)
15. Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa (first round)
16. Devonte Wyatt, DT, Georgia (first round)
17. George Karlaftis, DE, Purdue (first round)
18. Travon Walker, DE, Georgia (first round)
19. Daxton Hill, S, Michigan (first round)
20. Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida (first round)
21. Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh (first round)
22. Malik Willis, QB, Liberty (first round)
23. Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama (first round)
24. Zion Johnson, OG, Boston College (first round)
25. Jermaine Johnson, DE, Florida State (first round)
26. Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss (first round)
27. George Pickens, WR, Georgia (second round)
28. David Ojabo, DE, Michigan (second round)
29. Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State, (second round)
30. Nakobe Dean, MLB, Georgia (second round)
31. Andrew Booth, CB, Clemson (second round)
32. Nik Bonitto, OLB, Oklahoma (second round)
33. Jaquan Brisker, S, Penn State (second round)
34. Demarvin Leal, DT, Texas A&M (second round)
35. Kenneth Walker, RB, Michigan State (second round)
36. Wan’Dale Robinson, WR, Kentucky (second round)
37. Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State (second round)
38. Kenyon Green, OG, Texas A&M (second round)
39. Lewis Cine, S, Georgia (second round)
40. Troy Andersen, OLB, Montana State (second round)
41. Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington (second round)
42. Travis Jones, DT, UCONN (second round)
43. Christian Harris, MLB, Alabama (second round)
44. Nicholas Petit-Frere, OT, Ohio State (second round)
45. Cade Otton, TE, Washington (second round)
46. Kyler Gordon, Washington (second round)
47. Drake Jackson, DE, USC (second round)
48. Chad Muma, MLB, Wyoming (second round)
49. Arnold Ebiketie, DE, Penn State (second round)
50. Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina (second round)
51. Trey McBride, TE, Colorado State (second round)
52. Darian Kinnard, OG, Kentucky (second round)
53. Bernhard Raimann, OT, Central Michigan (second round)
54. Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati (third round)
55. Jalen Tolbert, WR, South Alabama (third round)
56. Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas (third round)
57. Tyler Smith, OG, Tulsa (third round)
58. Logan Hall, DT, Houston (third round)
59. Boye Mafe, DE, Minnesota (third round)
60. Brandon Smith, OLB, Penn State (third round)
61. Roger McCreary, CB. Auburn (third round)
62. Daniel Faalele, OT, Minnesota (third round)
63. John Metchie III, WR, Alabama (third round)
64. Myjai Sanders, DE, Cincinnati (third round)
65. Quay Walker, MLB, Georgia (third round)
66. Cam Taylor-Britt, CB, Nebraska (third round)
67. Kingsley Enagbare, DE, South Carolina (third round)
68. Cameron Thomas, DE, San Diego State (third round)
69. Zyon McCollum, Sam Houston State (third round)
70. Channing Tindall, MLB, Georgia (third round)
71. Jalen Pitre, S, Baylor (third round)
72. Skyy Moore, WR, Western Michigan (third round)
73. Brian Asamoah, MLB, Oklahoma (third round)
74. Josh Jobe, CB, Alabama (third round)
75. Kerby Joseph, S, Illinois (third round)
76. Justyn Ross, WR, Clemson (third round)
77. Leo Chenal, MLB, Wisconsin (third round)
78. David Bell, WR, Purdue (fourth round)
79. Perrion Winfrey, DT, Oklahoma (fourth round)
80. Carson Strong, QB, Nevada (fourth round)
81. Calvin Austin III, WR, Memphis (fourth round)
82. Jeremy Ruckert, TE, Ohio State (fourth round)
83. Matthew Butler, DT, Tennessee (fourth round)
84. Dylan Parham, C, Memphis (fourth round)
85. Marcus Jones, CB, Houston (fourth round)
86. Kyren Williams, RB, Notre Dame (fourth round)
87. Coby Bryant, CB, Cincinnati (fourth round)
88. Malcolm Rodriguez, OLB, Oklahoma State (fourth round)
89. John Ridgeway, DT, Arkansas (fourth round)
90. Jamaree Salyer, OG, Georgia (fourth round)
91. Isaiah Spiller, RB, Texas A&M (fourth round)
92. JoJo Domann, OLB, Nebraska (fourth round)
93. Zamir White, RB, Georgia, (fourth round)
94. Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State (fourth round)
95. Verone McKinley, S, Oregon (fourth round)
96. Damarri Mathis, CB Pittsburgh (fourth round)
97. Jalyn Armour-Davis, Alabama (fourth round)
98. D’Vonte Price, RB, FIU (fourth round)
99. Zachary Carter, DT, Florida (fourth round)
100. Max Mitchell, OT, Louisiana (fourth round)
101. Jerome Ford, RB, Cincinnati (fourth round)
102. Mykael Wright, CB, Oregon (fourth round)
103. Bryan Cook, S, Cincinnati (fourth round)
104. Spencer Burford, OG, UTSA (fourth round)
105. Bamidele Olaseni, OT, Utah (fourth round)
106. Tré Turner, WR, Virginia Tech (fourth round)
107. Sean Rhyan, OG, UCLA (fourth round)
108. Romeo Doubs, WR, Nevada (fourth round)
109. Braxton Jones, OT, Southern Utah (fourth round)
110. Marquis Hayes, OG, Oklahoma (fourth round)
111. Martin Emerson, CB, Mississippi State (fourth round)
112. Dameon Pierce, RB, Florida, (fifth round)
113. Cam Jurgens, C, Nebraska (fifth round)
114. Brian Robinson, RB, Alabama, (fifth round)
115. Tariq Woolen, CB, UTSA (fifth round)
116. Rasheed Walker, OT, Penn State (fifth round)
117. Dominique Robinson, DE, Miami of Ohio (fifth round)
118. DeAngelo Malone, OLB Western Kentucky (fifth round)
119. Khalil Shakir, WR, Boise State (fifth round)
120. Derion Kendrick, CB, Georgia (fifth round)
121. Alec Pierce, WR, Cincinnati (fifth round)
122. Christopher Allen, OLB, Alabama (fifth round)
123. Charlie Kolar, TE, Iowa State, (fifth round)
124. Tariq Castro-Fields, CB, Penn State (fifth round)
125. Kalon Barnes, CB, Baylor (fifth round)
126. James Skalski, MLB, Clemson (fifth round)
127. Phidarian Mathis, DT, Alabama (fifth round)
128. Jelani Woods, TE, Virginia (fifth round)
129. Amaré Barno, DE, Virginia Tech (fifth round)
130. Sam Williams, DE, Ole Miss (fifth round)
131. Kendrick Duncan, S, Louisville (fifth round)
132. Akayleb Evans, CB, Missouri (fifth round)
133. Ed Ingram, OG, LSU (fifth round)
134. Thomas Booker, DT, Stanford (fifth round)
135. Josh Thompson, CB Texas (fifth round)
136. Damone Clark, MLB, LSU (fifth round)
137. Luke Wattenberg, C, Washington (fifth round)
138. J.T. Woods, Baylor (fifth round)
139. Haskell Garrett, DT, Ohio State (fifth round)
140. Chance Campbell, MLB, Mississippi (fifth round)
141, Zakoby McClain, OLB, Auburn (fifth round)
142. Tycen Anderson, S, Toledo (fifth round)
143. Abraham Lucas, OT, Washington State (fifth round)
144. James Cook, RB, Georgia, (fifth round)
145. Cade Mays, OG, Tennessee (fifth round)
146. Tyler Allgeier, RB, BYU (fifth round)
147. Cordell Volson, OG, North Dakota State (fifth round)
148. Greg Dulcich, TE, UCLA (fifth round)
149. Micheal Clemons, DE, Texas A&M (fifth round)
150. Cole Strange, OG, Chattanooga (fifth round)
151. Matt Waletzko, OT, North Dakota (fifth round)
152. Alex Wright, DE, UAB (fifth round)
153. Tyquan Thornton, WR, Baylor (fifth round)
154. Jalen Wydermyer, TE, Texas A&M (fifth round)
155. Dane Belton, S, Iowa (fifth round)
156. Jake Ferguson, TE, Wisconsin (fifth round)
157. Jaylen Watson, CB, Washington State (fifth round)
158. Eyioma Uwazurike, DT, Iowa State (fifth round)
159. Nick Cross, S, Maryland (fifth round)
160. Josh Paschal, DE, Kentucky (fifth round)
161. Cole Turner, TE, Nevada (fifth round)
162. Kellen Diesch, OT, Arizona State (fifth round)
163. Isaiah Likely, TE, Coastal Carolina (fifth round)
164. James Mitchell, TE, Virginia Tech (fifth round)
165. Josuah Williams, CB, Fayetteville State (fifth round)
166. Esezi Otomewo, DE, Minnesota (fifth round)
167. Luke Goedeke, OG, Central Michigan (fifth round)
168. Derrick Deese Jr, TE San Jose State (fifth round)
169. Baylon Spector, OLB, Clemson (fifth round)
170. Daniel Bellinger, TE, San Diego State (fifth round)
171. Kaleb Eleby, QB, Western Michigan (sixth round)
172. Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA, (sixth round)
173. Pierre Strong Jr, RB, South Dakota State, (sixth round)
174. Jean Delance, OG, Florida (sixth round)
175. Mike Rose, OLB, Iowa State (sixth round)
176. Bailey Zappe, QB, Western Kentucky (sixth round)
177. Alontae Taylor, CB, Tennessee (sixth round)
178. Micah McFadden, MLB, Indiana (sixth round)
179. Grant Calcaterra, TE, SMU (sixth round)
180. Decobie Durant, CB, South Carolina State (sixth round)
181. Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, DE, Notre Dame (sixth round)
182. Zach VanValkenburg, DE, Iowa (sixth round)
183. Ellis Brooks, MLB, Penn State (sixth round)
184. Cade York, K, LSU (sixth round)
185. Jaquarii Roberson, WR, Wake Forest (sixth round)
186. Yusuf Corker, S, Kentucky (sixth round)
187. Dohnovan West, C, Arizona State (sixth round)
188. Justin Shaffer, OG, Georgia (sixth round)
189. Reggie Roberson Jr., WR, SMU (sixth round)
190. Terrel Bernard, OLB, Baylor (sixth round)
191. Darrian Beavers, MLB, Cincinnati (sixth round)
192. Austin Deculus, OT, LSU (sixth round)
193. Connor Heyward, FB, Michigan State (sixth round)
194. Markquese Bell, S, Florida A&M (sixth round)
195. Shaun Jolly, CB, Appalachian State (sixth round)
196. Dai’Jean Dixon, WR, Nicholls State (sixth round)
197. Abram Smith, FB, Baylor (sixth round)
198. Austin Allen, TE, Nebraska (sixth round)
199. Bo Melton, WR, Rutgers (sixth round)
200. Jake Camarda, P, Georgia (sixth round)
201. Leddie Brown, RB, West Virginia (sixth round)
202. Smoke Monday, S, Auburn (sixth round)
203. Jordan Stout, P, Penn State (sixth round)
204. Chris Hinton, DT, Michigan (sixth round)
205. Obinna Eze, OT, TCU (sixth round)
206. Cam’Ron Harris, RB, Miami (sixth round)
207. Kyle Philips, WR, UCLA (sixth round)
208. Chris Steele, CB, USC (sixth round)
209. Isaiah Graham-Mobley, Boston College (sixth round)
210. Isaiah Chambers, DE, McNeese State (sixth round)
211. Ty Fryfogle, WR, Indiana (sixth round)
212. Rachaad White, RB, Arizona State (sixth round)
213. Jeremiah Gemmel, OLB, North Carolina (sixth round)
214. CJ Verdell, RB, Oregon, (sixth round)
215. Bubba Bolden, S, Miami (sixth round)
216. Cole Schneider, OG, UCF (sixth round)
217. Ronnie Rivers, RB, Fresno State (sixth round)
218. Kennedy Brooks, RB, Oklahoma, (seventh round)
219. Chigoziem Okonkwo, FB, Maryland (seventh round)
220. Cole Kelley, QB, Southeastern Louisiana (seventh round)
221. Brock Purdy, QB, Iowa State (seventh round)
222. Matt Araiza, P, San Diego State (seventh round)
223. Isaiah Thomas, DE, Oklahoma (seventh round)
224. D’Marco Jackson, MLB, Appalachian State (seventh round)
225. Samuel Womack, CB, Toledo (seventh round)
226. Marcus McKethan, OG, North Carolina (seventh round)
227. Otito Ogbonnia, DT, UCLA (seventh round)
228. Kolby Harvell-Peel, S, Oklahoma State (seventh round)
229. Gabe Brkic, K, Oklahoma (seventh round)
230.  John Ojukwu, OT, Boise State (seventh round)
231. Xavier Newman-Johnson, C, Baylor (seventh round)
232. Dion Novil, North Texas (seventh round)
233. Mario Goodrich, Clemson (seventh round)
234. Delarrin Turner-Yell, S, Oklahoma (seventh round)
235. Velus Jones Jr., WR, Tennessee (seventh round)
236. Jeremiah Hall, FB, Oklahoma (seventh round)
237. Marquan McCall, DT, Kentucky (seventh round)
238. Cade Hall, DE, San Jose State (seventh round)
239. Charleston Rambo, WR, Miami (seventh round)
240. Ty Chandler, RB, North Carolina (seventh round)
241. Logan Bruss, OG, Wisconsin (seventh round)
242. Juanyeh Thomas, S, Georgia Tech (seventh round)
243. Vincent Gray, CB, Michigan (seventh round)
244. Nephi Sewell, MLB, Utah (seventh round)
245. Tyler Goodson, RB, Iowa (seventh round)
246. Kyron Johnson, OLB, Kansas (seventh round)
247. Trenton Thompson, S, San Diego State (seventh round)
248. Thayer Munford, OG, Ohio State (seventh round)
249. Justin Rice, MLB, Utah State (seventh round)
250. Gerrit Prince, TE, UAB (seventh round)
251. Chasen Hines, OG, LSU (seventh round)
252. Ryan Stonehouse, P, Colorado State (seventh round)
253. Tyree Johnson, DE, Texas A&M (seventh round)
254. Ali Fayad, DE, Western Michigan (seventh round)
255. Jaivon Heiligh, WR, Coastal Carolina (seventh round)
256. Andrew Stueber, OT, Michigan (seventh round)
257. Nolan Turner, S, Clemson (seventh round)
258. Lecitus Smith, OG, Virginia Tech (seventh round)
259. Lio’Undre Gallimore, WR, Valdosta State (seventh round)