The PlayerProfiler and RotoUnderworld Head Game Analyst, and NFL Draft Analyst Cody Carpentier is back from the Senior Bowl to bring the people version 4.0 of his 2022 NFL Mock Draft to update movement from the Senior Bowl, NFLPA Bowl, and Shrine Bowl Game.
In 2021, Cody predicted 8 of 32 picks in Round 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft and looks to return and improve even more in 2022. Look for more Mock Drafts in the Dynasty Deluxe section under NFL Draft Index. Aside from NFL Mock Draft Data, you can find 2022 Rookie Mock Draft ADP (SuperFlex and 1QB) as well as Dynasty Mock Draft ADP (SuperFlex and 1QB), a Dynasty League Trade Finder App, Rankings, Trade Analyzer, and the Brand New Dynasty Dominator Reloaded. With the NFL Regular Season wrapped up, Coaches and GM’s fired – it’s officially DRAFT SEASON, so sit down, lock in and stay on the lookout for more, and MORE 2022 Rookie Prospect information.
Cody’s 2022 NFL Free Agency Tracker.
Pre-Draft Trade No. 1) Pittsburgh trades Picks No. 20, 84, and a 2023 2nd to Minnesota for Pick No. 12.
Pre-Draft Trade No. 2) Miami trades Picks No. 101, No. 119, and a 2023 3rd to Minnesota for Pick No. 84.
Round 1 (Picks No. 1-32)
No. 1 – Jacksonville Jaguars – Evan Neal, OT – Alabama
No. 2 – Detroit Lions – Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE – Michigan
No. 3 – Houston Texans – Ikem Ekwonu, OT – NC State
No. 4 – New York Jets – Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE – Oregon
No. 5 – New York Giants – Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa
I told you so… in Mock 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 – “Inserts shrug emoji.”
No. 6 – Carolina Panthers – Sam Howell, QB – North Carolina
American Team Risers – Day 1
– Sam Howell QB
– Calvin Austin WR
– Jalen Tolbert WR
– Roger McCreary CB (already high)
– Dameon Pierce RB
– ZaQuandre White RB
– D’Marco Jackson LB
– DeAngelo Malone LB #SeniorBowl— Cody Carpentier (@CarpentierNFL) February 2, 2022
No. 7 – New York Giants – Tyler Linderbaum, OL – Iowa
No. 8 – Atlanta Falcons – Jermaine Johnson, EDGE, Florida State
I prefer Jermaine Johnson to Aidan Hutchinson, but I’m not sure we can press him up into the Top-5. It has been a long road for the Minneapolis, MN native, who spend time at Independence CC, Georgia, and Florida State. The Atlanta Falcons were one of a few teams that were scattered at all times across the stadium in Mobile, Alabama. On-field, In the stands, In the Press Box, everywhere you went… Falcons staff. They saw what everyone else did… the Most Dominant performance of the Week. All of my sources point to DL/EDGE in Round 1.
No. 9 – Denver Broncos – Kyle Hamilton, S – Notre Dame
No. 10 – New York Jets – Charles Cross, OT – Mississippi State
No. 11 – Washington – Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh
No. 12 – Pittsburgh Steelers – Malik Willis, QB, Liberty
The Worst-Kept Secret in Mobile all week, will be interested to see how Malik Willis‘ stock climbs once he runs a 4.44 40-yard dash in Indianapolis later this month. Willis was the only quarterback to take that next step at the Senior Bowl, earning all of the media and NFL scouts respect and appreciation after a dominant performance in the rain on Day 2.
No. 13 – Cleveland Browns – David Ojabo, EDGE – Michigan
No. 14 – Baltimore Ravens – Jordan Davis, DT – Georgia
No. 15 – Philadelphia Eagles – Drake London, WR, USC
No. 16 – Philadelphia Eagles – Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah
No. 17 – Los Angeles Chargers – Darian Kinnard – OT – Kentucky
No. 18 – New Orleans Saints – Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss
No. 19 – Philadelphia Eagles – Sauce Gardner, CB – Cincinnati
No. 20 – Minnesota Vikings – Derek Stingley, CB – LSU
No. 21 – New England Patriots – Nakobe Dean, LB – Georgia
No. 22 – Las Vegas Raiders – Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
No. 23 – Arizona Cardinals – Andrew Booth, CB – Clemson
No. 24 – Dallas Cowboys – Trent McDuffie, CB – Washington
No. 25 – Buffalo Bills – George Karlaftis, EDGE, Purdue
No. 26 – Tennessee Titans – Trey McBride, TE, Colorado State
A clear missing piece in the 2021 Tennessee Titans, was the output at Tight End after Jonnu Smith left in free agency. Anthony Firkser, and Geoff Swaim “AIN’T IT”… So welcome down, in Round 1 – “The M’F Mackey Award Winner, Trey McBride” – Evan Silva
No. 27 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – DeMarvin Leal, DL – Texas A&M
No. 28 – Green Bay Packers – Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
No. 29 – Miami Dolphins – Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State
No. 30 – Kansas City Chiefs – Jameson Williams, WR – Alabama
No. 31 – Cincinnati Bengals – Bernhard Raimann, OT – Central Michigan
No. 32 – Detroit Lions – Garrett Wilson, WR – Ohio State
Round 2 (Picks No. 33-64)
No. 33 – Jacksonville Jaguars – Kingsley Enagbare, EDGE – South Carolina
No. 34 – Detroit Lions – DeAngelo Malone, EDGE – Western Kentucky
No. 35 – New York Jets – Zion Johnson, OL – Boston College
No. 36 – New York Giants – Myjai Sanders, EDGE – Cincinnati
No. 37 – Houston Texans – Perrion Winfrey, DL – Oklahoma
No. 38 – New York Jets – Jalen Pitre, S – Baylor
No. 39 – Chicago Bears – George Pickens, WR – Georgia
No. 40 – Denver Broncos – Kaiir Elam, CB – Florida
No. 41 – Seattle Seahawks – Derion Kendrick, CB – Georgia
The Seahawks’ first pick in the 2022 NFL Draft needs to be focused on the back-end or the offensive line. Derion Kendrick is a first-round talent, that was kicked out of Clemson in 2020. He went on to join Georgia, win a National Championship, and have a dominant performance at the Senior Bowl.
No. 42 – Washington – Kenyon Green, OL – Texas A&M
No. 43 – Atlanta Falcons – Carson Strong, QB – Nevada
No. 44 – Cleveland Browns – Devonte Wyatt, DL – Georgia
No. 45 – Baltimore Ravens – Daniel Faalele, OT – Minnesota
No. 46 – Minnesota Vikings – Jaquan Brisker, S – Penn State
No. 47 – Indianapolis Colts – Nicholas Petit-Frere, OT – Ohio State
No. 48 – Los Angeles Chargers – Travis Jones, DL – Connecticut
No. 49 – New Orleans Saints – Daxton Hill, S – Michigan
No. 50 – Miami Dolphins – Travon Walker, EDGE – Georgia
No. 51 – Philadelphia Eagles – Drake Jackson, EDGE – USC
No. 52 – Pittsburgh Steelers – Ed Ingram, OL – LSU
Not only do the Pittsburgh Steelers need a starting quarterback (Malik Willis), they also need a number of offensive linemen to build back the depth after losing Maurkice Pouncey, Ramon Foster, Marcus Gilbert, David DeCastro, and Alejandro Villanueva over the last four years. Ed Ingram can come in Day 1 and start for the Steelers.
No. 53 – Las Vegas Raiders – Phidarian Mathis, DL – Alabama
No. 54 – New England Patriots – Roger McCreary, CB – Auburn
No. 55 – Arizona Cardinals – Jalen Wydermyer, TE – Texas A&M
No. 56 – Dallas Cowboys – Damone Clark, LB – LSU
No. 57 – Buffalo Bills – Christian Harris, LB – Alabama
No. 58 – Atlanta Falcons – Jalen Tolbert, WR – South Alabama
Jalen Tolbert WR, South Alabama – on who he models his game after? #SeniorBowl pic.twitter.com/kTKnvH6kqH
— Cody Carpentier (@CarpentierNFL) February 3, 2022
No. 59 – Green Bay Packers – Darrian Beavers, LB – Cincinnati
No. 60 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Kyler Gordon, CB – Washington
No. 61 – San Francisco 49ers – Coby Bryant, CB – Cincinnati
No. 62 – Kansas City Chiefs – Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE – Penn State
No. 63 – Cincinnati Bengals – Tariq Woolen, CB – UTSA
No. 64 – Denver Broncos – Quay Walker, LB – Georgia
Round 3 (Picks No. 65-102)
No. 65 – Jacksonville Jaguars – Justyn Ross, WR – Clemson
No. 66 – Detroit Lions – Desmond Ridder, QB – Cincinnati
No. 67 – New York Giants – Greg Dulcich, TE – UCLA
No. 68 – Houston Texans – Isaiah Spiller, RB – Texas A&M
No. 69 – New York Jets – Logan Hall, DL – Houston
No. 70 – Jacksonville Jaguars – Alontae Taylor, CB – Tennessee
No. 71 – Chicago Bears – Max Mitchell, OT – UL-Lafayette
No. 72 – Seattle Seahawks – Abraham Lucas, OT – Washington State
No. 73 – Washington – Sean Rhyan, OT – UCLA
No. 74 – Atlanta Falcons – Brian Robinson, RB – Alabama
Do I enjoy this selection, No. But do I think Arthur Smith pounds the table for a 6-2, 225-pound running back out of Alabama… yes, yes I do believe he does. In Round 3, it makes sense. Brian Robinson can handle 250-plus carries, and continue his late-career breakout after five years at Alabama and one 1,000 yard season.
No. 75 – Denver Broncos – Jamaree Salyer, OL – Georgia
No. 76 – Baltimore Ravens – Tariq Castro-Fields, CB – Penn State
No. 77 – Minnesota Vikings – Haskell Garrett, DL – Ohio State
No. 78 – Cleveland Browns – Calvin Austin, WR – Memphis
Oh my. Cold release off the line and even better at the top of the route. Great job with his eyes on the peek.
Calvin Austin – Memphis pic.twitter.com/F3KScKGF6e
— Eric Crocker 🥷🏾 (@Crocky209) December 24, 2020
No. 79 – Los Angeles Chargers – Boye Mafe, EDGE – Minnesota
No. 80 – Houston Texans – Nik Bonitto, EDGE – Oklahoma
No. 81 – New York Giants – David Bell, WR – Purdue
No. 82 – Indianapolis Colts – Christian Watson, WR – NDSU
No. 83 – Philadelphia Eagles – Verone McKinley, S – Oregon
No. 84 – Miami Dolphins – Kyren Williams, RB – Notre Dame
No. 85 – New England Patriots – John Metchie, WR – Alabama
No. 86 – Las Vegas Raiders – Dylan Parham, OL – Memphis
No. 87 – Arizona Cardinals – Breece Hall, RB – Iowa State
No. 88 – Dallas Cowboys – Jeremy Ruckert, TE – Ohio State
Talking to Dallas Cowboys scouts and higher-ups, they expect Cedrick Wilson and Dalton Schultz to garner a healthy payday on the open market, and they don’t have a great deal of cap to bring both or either back. They have Blake Jarwin under contract, and Michael Gallup fresh off of ACL surgery is expected to take on a much smaller payday than Wilson. Expect a one-year deal for Gallup. That brings us to Jeremy Ruckert, he will join in the Schultz role and supplant Jarwin by season’s end… think Pat Freiermuth > Eric Ebron.
No. 89 – Buffalo Bills – Cole Strange, OL – Chattanooga
No. 90 – Tennessee Titans – D’Marco Jackson, LB – Appalachian State
No. 91 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Kenneth Walker, RB – Michigan State
No. 92 – Green Bay Packers – Cameron Thomas, EDGE – San Diego State
No. 93 – San Francisco 49ers – Lecitus Smith, OL – Virginia Tech
No. 94 – Kansas City Chiefs – Martin Emerson, CB – Mississippi State
No. 95 – Cincinnati Bengals – Isaiah Likely, TE – Coastal Carolina
No. 96 – Denver Broncos – Jesse Luketa, EDGE – Penn State
Jesse Luketa is going to be very good for a very long time.#PennState I #SeniorBowl I @OttawasVeryOwn pic.twitter.com/QnDxjMt4Qi
— Logan Reever (@loganreever) February 5, 2022
No. 97 – Detroit Lions – Skyy Moore, WR – Western Michigan
No. 98 – Cleveland Browns – Marquis Hayes, OL – Oklahoma
No. 99 – Baltimore Ravens – Amare Barno, EDGE – Virginia Tech
No. 100 – New Orleans Saints – Romeo Doubs, WR – Nevada
No. 101 – Minnesota Vikings – Brandon Smith, LB – Penn State
No. 102 – Kansas City Chiefs – Lewis Cine, S – Georgia
No. 103 – Los Angeles Rams – Braxton Jones, OT – Southern Utah
Round 4 (Picks No. 104-141)
No. 104 – Jacksonville Jaguars – Kerby Joseph, S – Illinois
No. 105 – Cleveland Browns – Chad Muma, LB – Wyoming
No. 106 – Carolina Panthers – Rasheed Walker, OT – Penn State
No. 107 – Seattle Seahawks – Luke Fortner, OL – Kentucky
No. 108 – Baltimore Ravens – Alec Lindstrom, OL – Boston College
No. 109 – New York Jets – Jake Ferguson, TE – Wisconsin
No. 110 – New York Giants – Channing Tindall, LB – Georgia
No. 111 – Washington – Bubba Bolden, S – Miami (FL)
No. 112 – Atlanta Falcons – Josh Jobe, CB – Alabama
No. 113 – Denver Broncos – Kaleb Eleby, QB – Western Michigan
No. 114 – Seattle Seahawks – Spencer Burford, OT – UTSA
No. 115 – New York Jets – Alec Pierce, WR – Cincinnati
No. 116 – Cleveland Browns – Jerome Ford, RB – Cincinnati
No. 117 – Baltimore Ravens – Zyon McCollum, CB – Sam Houston State
No. 118 – New Orleans Saints – Mario Goodrich, CB – Clemson
No. 119 – Minnesota Vikings – Marcus Jones, CB – Houston
No. 120 – Indianapolis Colts – Cade Otton, TE – Washington
No. 121 – Los Angeles Chargers – Wan’Dale Robinson, WR – Kentucky
No. 122 – Philadelphia Eagles – Thayer Munford, OL – Ohio State
No. 123 – Miami Dolphins – JoJo Domann, LB – Nebraska
No. 124 – Las Vegas Raiders – Gregory Junior, CB – Ouachita Baptist
No. 125 – New England Patriots – Tyler Smith, OL – Tulsa
No. 126 – Baltimore Ravens – Velus Jones, WR – Tennessee
No. 127 – Dallas Cowboys – Zachary Carter, DL – Florida
No. 128 – Buffalo Bills – John Ridgeway, DL – Arkansas
No. 129 – Tennessee Titans – Damarri Mathis, CB – Pittsburgh
No. 130 – Green Bay Packers – Justin Shaffer, OL – Georgia
No. 131 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Braylon Sanders, WR – Ole Miss
No. 132 – San Francisco 49ers – Joshua Williams, CB – Fayetteville State
No. 133 – Kansas City Chiefs – Dameon Pierce, RB – Florida
No. 134 – Cincinnati Bengals – Andrew Stueber, OL – Michigan
No. 135 – Houston Texans – Khalil Shakir, WR – Boise State
No. 136 – New Orleans Saints – Mike Rose, LB – Iowa State
No. 137 – Pittsburgh Steelers – Jaivon Heiligh, WR – Coastal Carolina
No. 138 – Baltimore Ravens – Sam Williams, EDGE – Ole Miss
No. 139 – Green Bay Packers – Cole Turner, TE – Nevada
No. 140 – Baltimore Ravens – Rachaad White, RB – Arizona State
No. 141 – Los Angeles Rams – Cade Mays, OL – Tennessee
Cody’s Takeaways
After a long week in Mobile, Alabama for the 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl, I came away with a hand full of notes while talking to contemporaries, scouts, and even a couple of members of NFL front offices.
No. 1
The biggest takeaway, it sounds small, but everyone I talked to attached to the NFL explained that the front offices are “not as forward-thinking as people in the media think we are, we focus on today and tomorrow, not next week.” This was brought up while talking through the 2021 NFL Draft, and rumors of potential trades for the Dallas Cowboys.
No. 2
Kenny Pickett entered Mobile as the consensus QB1 according to NFL Scouts and the Media.. both on the same page? Weird, I know!
No. 3
The worst kept secret in Mobile was Mike Tomlin’s love and attachment to Malik Willis each and every day. Tomlin was on the field, following Willis and the OL up and down the field and mingling with a number of players. He was the only non-Lions/Jets Coach that was on the field from start to finish, all three days.
No. 4
As some of you may know, I have had two Senior Bowl studs in the first round of my first three mock drafts, that being Northern Iowa’s Trevor Penning and Florida State’s Jermaine Johnson. Both guys dominated in Mobile. Penning dominated all week, finishing after EVERY whistle and almost starting fights every day. Jermaine had such a dominant Day 1 and 2 that he didn’t even dress for the game on Saturday. He did enough for NFL Scouts that his agent was good pulling the plug.
No. 5
The Cleveland Browns staff was solely focused on the Offensive and Defensive line 1 on 1’s, Inside Run Game, and Pass Blocking/Rushing. Including Scouts, and GM Andrew Berry sitting on the Media side of the stadium, scouting the OL/DL most of the day on Day 2.
No. 6
Falcons GM, Terry Fontenot discussed the use of Analytics in the Falcons organization as “minimal” – the biggest thing is, “We look at it, but mostly for injuries and comparing practice data.”
Fontenot, on the usage of GPS speed tracking in players and if teams will start using it more.
“We look at it, but mostly for injuries and comparing practice data” pic.twitter.com/oCk5f1cEK1
— Cody Carpentier (@CarpentierNFL) February 3, 2022
No. 7
The Dallas Cowboys had “Micah Parsons as the No. 1 player on their Draft Board in 2021. However, if Patrick Surtain was available, he was the pick… and to double down, if Jaycee Horn was available, they preferred Horn to Surtain.” Mind-boggling to me, but it makes sense now that they traded down from No. 10 to No. 12, after Horn and Surtain were drafted at No. 8 and No. 9.
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