2022 NFL Draft
Descriptive results for how the 2022 class added value over time. Class totals as of 2025: 2,745 career AV, 34 Pro Bowls, 12 AP1 All-Pros.
DESCRIPTIVE → ADJUSTED
Follow the class result into model evidence
The totals on this page describe what happened. Player profiles show pick-level support adjusted for slot, position, era, and observed career window; GM profiles connect those picks to the maturity-adjusted headline estimate.
Class value over time
Descriptive cumulative "value units" across all 262 picks, summed year-by-year. Value = games started + 5×Pro Bowl + 10×AP1 + 3×AP2 per player-season, then summed across the class. Earlier draft classes sit behind the highlighted 2022 line on the same seasons-since-draft axis, so the slope shows whether a class matured fast or needed time.
Top 10 picks by career AV
Ordered by PFR weighted Approximate Value across the player's full career (any team).
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | GM | Career AV | Team GP | Career PB | Career AP1 | HOF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.262 | Brock Purdy | QB | SF | John Lynch | 44 | 49 | 1 | ||
| 2.63 | James Cook | RB | BUF | Brandon Beane | 43 | 66 | 3 | ||
| 1.3 | Derek Stingley Jr. | CB | HOU | Nick Caserio | 36 | 54 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2.52 | George Pickens | WR | PIT | Kevin Colbert | 36 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 1.27 | Devin Lloyd | LB | JAX | Trent Baalke | 35 | 63 | 1 | ||
| 1.25 | Tyler Linderbaum | OL | BAL | Eric DeCosta | 34 | 66 | 3 | ||
| 1.4 | Sauce Gardner | CB | NYJ | Joe Douglas | 33 | 55 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1.21 | Trent McDuffie | CB | KC | Brett Veach | 33 | 56 | 1 | ||
| 1.24 | Tyler Smith | OL | DAL | Jerry Jones | 33 | 63 | 3 | ||
| 1.8 | Drake London | WR | ATL | Terry Fontenot | 32 | 62 |
Lower-AV early-round picks (rounds 1–2, AV < 15)
A descriptive filter for first- and second-round picks with full-career weighted AV below 15. It does not account for the expectation at each draft slot and is not a model verdict on the pick.
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | GM | AV | YoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.32 | Lewis Cine | DB | MIN | Kwesi Adofo-Mensah | 0 | 3 |
| 2.47 | Phidarian Mathis | DT | WAS | Ron Rivera | 2 | 4 |
| 2.42 | Andrew Booth | CB | MIN | Kwesi Adofo-Mensah | 3 | 3 |
| 2.45 | David Ojabo | LB | BAL | Eric DeCosta | 3 | 4 |
| 2.61 | Drake Jackson | OLB | SF | John Lynch | 3 | 4 |
| 2.44 | John Metchie | WR | HOU | Nick Caserio | 5 | 4 |
| 2.54 | Skyy Moore | WR | KC | Brett Veach | 5 | 4 |
| 2.58 | Troy Andersen | LB | ATL | Terry Fontenot | 6 | 3 |
| 1.18 | Treylon Burks | WR | TEN | Jon Robinson | 7 | 4 |
| 2.50 | Tyquan Thornton | WR | NE | Bill Belichick | 7 | 4 |
All picks (262) · sortable below
Each player name links to their year-by-year career page. Each team links to its GM history page.
How to read this
- "Value units" on the chart is a deliberately simple proxy: per player-season, games-started + 5×PB + 10×AP1 + 3×AP2. It's not a dollar value or θ; it's a single growth-curve number that lets us watch the class mature.
- Pre-2013 picks have no per-game snap data → their games-started is approximated from career_games / years-on-team. Their on-chart contribution is dominated by honors.
- Career AV is PFR's weighted Approximate Value (full-career, any team).
- "On-team" honors only: PB/AP1/AP2 counts above are restricted to seasons on the drafting team. A player traded after Year 4 only gets credit for honors earned in years 1-4.
- Active careers still accreting value: this year's chart endpoint isn't the final answer for any class with active players.