More than 100 players from dozens of NCAA institutions have publicly forgone remaining eligibility and declared for the 2022 NFL Draft as the deadline to declare passed on Monday. The impressive list includes Doak Walker Award winner Kenneth Walker III, Butkus Award winner Nakobe Dean and Ray Guy Award winner Matt Araiza, among other award winners.
Once again, underclassmen are projected to rank among the top targets in the 2022 NFL Draft. Nine of the top 10 players on the CBS Sports Prospect Rankings are underclassmen, along with 24 of the projected top 32. Alabama junior offensive tackle Evan Neal projects as the No. 1 overall pick in mock drafts by Chris Trapasso and Josh Edwards.
Because of the NCAA-granted extra year of eligibility, declaring for the draft looks a little different. Players from as far back as the 2015 recruiting class leave school with eligibility remaining. Numerous on-track seniors also publicly declared for the draft since they could conceivably return for another year of eligibility.
While this tracker includes players listed on their rosters as underclassmen who publicly declared for the draft, the official list put out by the NFL could look a little different. Some players will already be ruled eligible after graduating or playing four years without the need to apply for early eligibility.
The first round of the 2022 NFL Draft is scheduled for April 29, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. It will continue on through April 30 with 259 total selections over seven rounds.
Players are listed in alphabetical order
Declared for 2022 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Allgeier | RB | BYU |
| Alec Anderson | OT | UCLA |
| Matt Araiza | P | San Diego State |
| Jalyn Armour-Davis | DB | Alabama |
Brian Asamoah | LB | Oklahoma |
| Kevin Austin | WR | Notre Dame |
| Amare Barno | EDGE | Virginia Tech |
| Daniel Barker | TE | Illinois |
| BJ Baylor | RB | Oregon State |
| David Bell | WR | Purdue |
| Dane Belton | DB | Iowa |
| Stanley Berryhill III | WR | Arizona |
| Raheem Blackshear | RB | Virginia Tech |
| Bubba Bolden | DB | Miami |
| Slade Bolden | WR | Alabama |
| Nik Bonitto | LB | Oklahoma |
| Andrew Booth | DB | Clemson |
| Gabe Brkic | K | Oklahoma |
| Kennedy Brooks | RB | Oklahoma |
| Treylon Burks | WR | Arkansas |
| Leo Chenal | LB | Wisconsin |
| Lewis Cine | DB | Georgia |
| Snoop Conner | RB | Ole Miss |
| Jashaun Corbin | RB | Florida State |
| Matt Corral | QB | Ole Miss |
| Britain Covey | WR | Utah |
| Charles Cross | OT | Mississippi State |
| Nick Cross | DB | Maryland |
| Damion Daniels | DL | Nebraska |
| Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | LSU |
| Nakobe Dean | LB | Georgia |
| Greg Dulcich | TE | UCLA |
| William Dunkle | OL | San Diego State |
| Jerrion Ealy | RB | Ole Miss |
| Ikem Ekwonu | OL | NC State |
| Kaiir Elam | CB | Florida |
| Kaleb Eleby | QB | Western Michigan |
| Noah Elliss | DT | Idaho |
| Martin Emerson | CB | Mississippi State |
| James Empey | OL | BYU |
| Joshua Ezeudu | OL | North Carolina |
| Erik Ezukanma | WR | Texas Tech |
| John FitzPatrick | TE | Georgia |
| Cordale Flott | DB | LSU |
| Jerome Ford | RB | Cincinnati |
| Nick Ford | OL | Utah |
| Cole Fotheringham | TE | Utah |
| Ahmad Gardner | DB | Cincinnati |
| Tyler Goodson | RB | Iowa |
| Kyler Gordon | DB | Washington |
| Kenyon Green | OL | Texas A&M |
| Ben Griffiths | P | USC |
| Breece Hall | RB | Iowa State |
| Kyle Hamilton | S | Notre Dame |
| Cam'Ron Harris | RB | Miami |
| Christian Harris | LB | Alabama |
| Kevin Harris | RB | South Carolina |
| Daxton Hill | CB | Michigan |
| Christopher Hinton | DL | Michigan |
| Brock Hoffman | C | Virginia Tech |
| Quay Holmes | RB | East Tennessee State |
| Sam Howell | QB | North Carolina |
| Drake Jackson | LB | USC |
| Kerby Joseph | S | Illinois |
| Cameron Jurgens | C | Nebraska |
| George Karlaftis | EDGE | Purdue |
| Jaxson Kirkland | OT | Washington |
| Zonovan Knight | RB | NC State |
| DeMarvin Leal | DL | Texas A&M |
| Tyler Linderbaum | OL | Iowa |
| Drake London | WR | USC |
| Jordan Mason | RB | Georgia Tech |
| Sincere McCormick | RB | UTSA |
| Trent McDuffie | DB | Washington |
| Verone McKinley III | S | Oregon |
| Kyler McMichael | DB | North Carolina |
| Ja'Quan McMillian | CB | East Carolina |
| John Metchie III | WR | Alabama |
| James Mitchell | TE | Virginia Tech |
| Skyy Moore | WR | Western Michigan |
| Jalen Nailor | WR | Michigan State |
| Evan Neal | OL | Alabama |
| David Ojabo | LB | Michigan |
| Cade Otton | TE | Washington |
| Neil Pau'u | WR | BYU |
| Isaih Pacheco | RB | Rutgers |
| Trevor Penning | OT | Northern Iowa |
| Ricky Person Jr. | RB | NC State |
| Nicholas Petit-Frere | OL | Ohio State |
| Kyle Phillips | WR | UCLA |
| George Pickens | WR | Georgia |
| TJ Pledger | RB | Utah |
| Makai Polk | WR | Mississippi State |
| Teagan Quitoriano | TE | Oregon State |
| Brendan Radley-Hiles | DB | Washington |
| Charleston Rambo | WR | Miami |
| Sean Rhyan | OL | UCLA |
| Jaquarii Roberson | WR | Wake Forest |
| Avery Roberts | LB | Oregon State |
| Wan'Dale Robinson | WR | Kentucky |
| Dare Rosenthal | OL | Kentucky |
| Justyn Ross | WR | Clemson |
| Nephi Sewell | LB | Utah |
| Brandon Smith | LB | Penn State |
| Tyler Smith | OT | Tulsa |
| Tyler Snead | WR | East Carolina |
| Isaiah Spiller | RB | Texas A&M |
| Chris Steele | CB | USC |
| Jerreth Sterns | WR | Western Kentucky |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | CB | LSU |
| Carson Strong | QB | Nevada |
| Mika Tafua | EDGE | Utah |
| Isaac Taylor-Stuart | CB | USC |
| Master Teague | RB | Ohio State |
| Luke Tenuta | OT | Virginia Tech |
| Kayvon Thibodeaux | EDGE | Oregon |
| Cameron Thomas | EDGE | San Diego State |
| Juanyeh Thomas | S | Georgia Tech |
| Jalen Tolbert | WR | South Alabama |
| Khalan Tolson | LB | Illinois |
| Tre Turner | WR | Virginia Tech |
| Tyler Vrabel | OT | Boston College |
| Kenneth Walker III | RB | Michigan State |
| Rasheed Walker | OL | Penn State |
| Travon Walker | DL | Georgia |
| Jermaine Waller | CB | Virginia Tech |
| Bryce Watts | CB | UMass |
| Carson Wells | LB | Colorado |
| Dohnovan West | OL | Arizona State |
| Zamir White | RB | Georgia |
| Devon Williams | WR | Oregon |
| Jameson Williams | WR | Alabama |
| Kyren Williams | RB | Notre Dame |
| Garrett Wilson | WR | Ohio State |
| Alex Wright | DE | UAB |
| Mykael Wright | CB | Oregon |
| Jalen Wydermyer | TE | Texas A&M |
| Cade York | K | LSU |
