Five Potential Blockbuster Trades for the 1st Round of the 2022 NFL Draft

This extremely exciting offseason is about to reach an exhilarating peak as the 2022 NFL Draft is almost here. Teams are putting together their final big board and bringing in prospects for last-minute private workouts to see where they stack among the other prospects that will be available.  They have had the opportunity to evaluate prospects during the college football season, Senior Bowl, and NFL Combine as well.

An underrated part of this process for teams that don’t get discussed is their plans to possibly trade up or down throughout the draft. Especially early on teams run through scenarios where depending on the way the board falls they may try to move up to select a player or move down because they don’t like the value of the players that will be available at their selection.

2022 NFL Draft: 5 Blockbuster Trades In Round 1

Draft Day trades are part of what makes the draft so exciting. This past year the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, and New York Jets shook up the first round by moving up the draft board. This year there are multiple teams who could possibly look to move up the board to add “one last piece” to their team that will be a difference-maker. There are also a couple of teams that could be interested in moving down the draft board and accumulating assets in this year’s draft along with next year’s draft. It is a matter of a team finding a dance partner who will meet their interest to get a deal done that could benefit both sides.

Here are five blockbuster trades that could go down in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft: