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2022 NFL Draft Top 100 prospect rankings: Defensive backs rule with Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner leading the way

5 April، 2022

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The 2022 NFL Draft is less than a month away and that means finalizing grades and sticking behind those assessments. It is important to note that positional value is of little concern in these rankings. These are grades based on talent level rather than a historical survey of where centers and quarterbacks are going to be selected.

Without further ado, my updated top 100 rankings:

1. Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati
2. Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU
3. Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame
4. Tyler Linderbaum, OL, Iowa
5. Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon
6. Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
7. Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
8. Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE, Michigan
9. Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama
10. Charles Cross, OL, Mississippi State
11. Travon Walker, DL, Georgia
12. Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
13. Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah
14. George Karlaftis, EDGE, Purdue
15. Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia
16. Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State
17. Jordan Davis, DL, Georgia
18. Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
19. Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa
20. Jermaine Johnson, EDGE, Florida State
21. Devonte Wyatt, DL, Georgia
22. Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida
23. George Pickens, WR, Georgia
24. Drake Jackson, EDGE, USC
25. Lewis Cine, S, Georgia

The phrase I have been coining of late as it relates to the top of the draft is that I wish I could start my rankings at No. 3 overall. There is not a bona fide, generational-type talent in this class. The margin of separation between five players is razor thin. The placement of Hutchinson is going to surprise some fans. He has a higher floor than most in this class but is not a Myles Garrett-like prospect at the edge rusher position. Georgia is well-represented in the top 25 with six prospects. There are zero quarterbacks present but the reality is that at least two are probably going…

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