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After an NFL offseason that saw a flurry of trades and free-agent signings, the 2022 NFL Draft is finally here. The first three rounds are in the books and we’re ready for this weekend’s action. Whether you’re looking for prospect rankings, mock drafts or optimal fits, then this content hub is your one-stop-shop. Let’s dive in!
Post-Draft
Froton’s 2022 AFC Draft Grades: Eric Froton breaks down the draft selections of every AFC team and assigns them a grade. Did your team pass or fail? | READ
Forness’ 2022 NFC Draft Grades: WIth the NFL Draft in the books, Tyler Forness breaks down all the picks for the NFC and grades each team’s draft. | READ
Day 3 (Rounds 4-7) Reactions
Thor’s Quick-Snap Draft Grades: Thor Nystrom gives his quick-snap grades of each organization’s haul coming out of a wild NFL Draft weekend. | READ
UDFA Best Available: With the NFL Draft in the books, Thor Nystrom releases his top-250 available UDFA with players comps and RAS scores | READ
Day 3 Recap: Lawrence Jackson Jr. reviews the NFL Draft picks from Day 3 and what it means for those players going forward | READ
Post-Draft Division Odds Shift: With the NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, see how teams’ division odds shifted as part of our exclusive EDGE+ NFL Betting Tools. | READ
Day 3 (Rounds 4-7) Preview
Day 3 Potential Impact Players: After a wild day two, there are still good players available. Tyler Forness identifies players that can make an impact right away as a rookie | READ
Day 3 Best Players Available by Position: Thor Nystrom’s best-available players in the NFL Draft by position heading into Rounds 4-7 on Saturday | READ
Day 3 Best Overall Players Available: Thor Nystrom’s top 395 prospects available heading into Day 3 of the NFL Draft with comps for each | READ
Rounds 2 and 3 Reactions
Day 2 Recap: Lawrence Jackson Jr. reviews the NFL Draft picks from Day 2 and what it means for those players going forward | READ
Day 2 Recap and Reactions: Zachary Krueger reacts to Day 2 of the 2022 NFL Draft and offers his reaction to some of the picks made in the second and third rounds | READ
Rounds 2 and 3 Preview
Day 2 Mock Draft: Eric Froton unveils his complete Day 2 Mock Draft now that Round 1 is in the books | READ
Day 2 Overall Best Available Big Board: Thor Nystrom’s top players still on the board approaching Rounds 2-3 on Friday | READ
Day 2 Best Available by Position: Thor Nystrom’s top available players by position heading into Rounds 2-3 | READ
Day 2 Potential Impact Players: With the first round in the books, Tyler Forness breaks down the top players that could be immediate impact players in the NFL | READ
Prospects to watch for on Day 2: PointsBet’s Jay Croucher joins Corey Parson and Drew Dinsick on Bet the Edge to break down the wild Day 1 from the NFL Draft, plus what he thinks will happen on Day 2 | WATCH
Round 1 Reactions
How does Kenny Pickett fit with the Steelers?: Vaughn Dalzell, Patrick Daugherty, Warren Sharp and Matt Stroup break down Kenny Pickett‘s fit with the Pittsburgh Steelers, highlighting how his arrival impacts playmakers in the offense | WATCH
Warren Sharp and Patrick Daugherty react to Round 1: Patrick Daugherty and Warren Sharp share their biggest takeaways and instant reactions to Round 1 of the 2022 NFL Draft | WATCH
Grading Packers’ first-round haul: Thor Nystrom and Warren Sharp analyze the Packers’ first-round selections in the 2022 NFL Draft, attempting to make sense of their decision to pass on a wideout | WATCH
Grading Chiefs’ first-round picks: Patrick Daugherty, Warren Sharp, Thor Nystrom and Matt Stroup analyze the Kansas City Chiefs’ first-round draft haul, breaking down EDGE George Karlaftis and CB Trent McDuffie‘s profiles | WATCH
Round One Winners and Losers: Patrick Daugherty, Warren Sharp and Matt Stroup examine the biggest winners and losers from the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft | WATCH
Fantasy Fallout - Chris Olave: Warren Sharp, Patrick Daugherty, Pat Kerrane and Matt Stroup react to the Saints’ trade up for former Ohio State WR Chris Olave and analyze his fantasy outlook, fit in New Orleans’ offense and more | WATCH
Zachary Krueger’s Day 1 Recap and Reaction: Zachary Krueger reacts to the first day of the 2022 NFL Draft and offers his reaction to some of the picks from the first round | READ
Patrick ‘RotoPat’ Daugherty’s Day 1 Recap: Patrick Daugherty breaks down all the biggest storylines from Night 1 of the draft, including the trades of A.J. Brown and Marquise Brown | READ
DON’T MISS: NFL Draft Round 1 Recap Show
Immediately following the end of the first round, Matt Stroup, Patrick Daugherty and Warren Sharp hosted a late-night show as they provided their instant reactions, discuss the fantasy fallout, analyze draft props and more.
They’re joined by a handful of guests, including Thor Nystrom, Lawrence Jackson on-site in Las Vegas, Pat Kerrane and Vaughn Dalzell throughout the show. Be sure to watch the full replay right here.
Round 1 Pick Tracker: John Supowitz tracks every single pick with live updates and analysis on night one of the 2022 NFL Draft | READ
Pre-draft content
Rankings
2022 NFL Draft Big Board - Top 500: Thor Nystrom’s annual 500-player NFL Draft big board with 500 player comps | READ
2022 Pre-Draft Rookie Tight End Ranks and Profiles: Patrick Kerrane ranks the top tight end prospects entering this year’s draft, professional comps and their skillsets. | READ
2022 NFL Draft Position Rankings: Thor Nystrom’s position-by-position rankings for the 2022 NFL Draft -- including almost 600 player comparisons | READ
TE and Fullback Prospect Rankings: Thor Nystrom ranks top-30 TEs and FBs in the 2022 NFL Draft with RAS scores, advanced stat rankings, comps, and inline/slot/wide %s | READ
2022 NFL Draft Position Rankings: Thor Nystrom’s current NFL Draft rankings for every position, including comps and RAS scores | READ
WR Prospect Rankings (WR1-55): Thor Nystrom unveils his top WRs in the 2022 NFL Draft with RAS athletic composites, advanced stats, comps, and slot/wide %s for each | READ
Thor’s QB Rankings - QB1 Malik Willis: Thor Nystrom dissects QB1 Malik Willis’ game and drops his complete QB1-15 rankings with comps and advanced stats | READ
Thor’s QB Rankings - QB2 Matt Corral: Thor Nystrom analyzes every angle of Matt Corral‘s game, his No. 2-ranked quarterback prospect | READ
Thor’s QB Rankings - QB3 Desmond Ridder: Thor Nystrom provides a thorough examination of Cincinnati QB Desmond Ridder | READ
QB Prospect Rankings (Part 1): Thor Nystrom provides part one of his QB rankings, with deep-dives on Sam Howell, Bailey Zappe and more | READ
QB Prospect Rankings (Part 2): The second edition of Thor Nystrom’s QB prospect rankings, including deep-dives on Kenny Pickett and Carson Strong | READ
QB Prospect Rankings (Part 3): The third edition of Thor Nystrom’s QB prospect rankings, including comps for Malik Willis and Desmond Ridder | READ
RB Prospect Rankings (Part 5): Thor Nystrom’s final RB rankings with comps, advanced stats and reports on Dameon Pierce, Pierre Strong Jr. and the rest of the classes’ top RBs | READ
RB Prospect Rankings (Part 4): Thor Nystrom’s RB1-30 rankings with comps, advanced stats and reports on Breece Hall, Kenneth Walker, and the rest of the classes’ top RBs | READ
RB Prospect Rankings (Part 3): Thor Nystrom reports on James Cook, Dameon Pierce and speedy small-school sleeper Pierre Strong Jr. | READ
RB Prospect Rankings (Part 2): Thor Nystrom analyzes RBs 14-30 in his rankings with comps and highlights | READ
RB Prospect Rankings (Part 1): Thor Nystrom dishes out the first edition of his 2022 RB prospect rankings | READ
Interior Offensive Lineman Prospect Rankings: Thor Nystrom ranks his Top 28 IOL prospects | READ
Offensive Tackle Prospect Rankings: Thor Nystrom sorts through a loaded offensive tackle class | READ
Interior Defensive Line Prospect Rankings: Thor Nystrom provides his Top 20 interior defensive linemen | READ
Edge Rusher Prospect Rankings: Thor Nystrom provides his top 20 edge rushers in the 2022 NFL Draft Class | READ
Linebacker Prospect Rankings: Thor Nystrom provides his top 20 linebackers in the 2022 NFL Draft Class | READ
Cornerback Prospect Rankings: Thor Nystrom provides his top 20 cornerbacks in the 2022 NFL Draft Class | READ
Safety Prospect Rankings: Thor Nystrom provides his top 20 safeties in the 2022 NFL Draft Class | READ
Thor’s Final WR Rankings: Thor Nystrom finalizes his top-55 WR prospect rankings | READ
Thor’s Final TE and FB Rankings: Thor Nystrom finalizes his top-30 TE/FB prospect rankings | READ
Mock Drafts
Thor’s Mock Draft 5.0: On the eve of the draft, Thor Nystrom dishes out his final two-round mock draft projections | READ
Tyler Forness’ Mock Draft 1.0: With the 2022 NFL Draft a mere eight days away, Tyler Forness predicts the first round in his latest mock draft | READ
Thor’s 3-Round Mock Draft 5.0: With only two days to go, Thor Nystrom dishes out his final two-round mock draft projections | READ
Thor’s 3-Round Mock Draft 4.0: With only 10 days to go, Thor Nystrom dishes out his latest three-round mock draft projections | READ
Thor’s 3-Round Mock Draft 3.0: Thor Nystrom reexamines the NFL Draft landscape with a new three-round mock after an unprecedented flurry of trades | READ
Thor’s 3-Round Mock Draft 2.0: Thor Nystrom drops his Mock Draft 2.0, a mega three-round extravaganza | READ
Thor’s 3-Round Mock Draft 1.0: Thor Nystrom drops his first mock draft of the process after the Super Bowl | READ
Zach Krueger’s Post-Combine 2022 Mock Draft: Following the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine, Zach Krueger gives his latest mock draft | READ
Eric Froton’s Mock Draft: Eric Froton mocks the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft along with a look at the betting markets for each pick. | READ
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Fantasy
Pat Kerrane ranks the incoming rookie class by position, with detailed analytical breakdowns for each prospect:
Pre-draft Rookie QB Rankings and Profiles: QBs #1-5 | READ
Pre-draft Rookie RB Rankings and Profiles: RBs #1-5 | READ
Pre-draft Rookie RB Rankings and Profiles: RBs #6-12 | READ
Pre-draft Rookie WR Rankings and Profiles: WRs #1-5 | READ
Pre-draft Rookie WR Rankings and Profiles: WRs #6-10 | READ
Pre-draft Rookie WR Rankings and Profiles: WRs #11-18 | READ
Betting
EDGE Staff Perfect Ten Picks: Several members of our football staff attempt to correctly predict the first ten picks in Round 1 | READ
The Path to No. 1 Overall: Corey Parson tracks how the odds have shifted for who will be the first player taken, dating back to July 2021 | READ
Perfect Ten Contest: The goal is to select “The Perfect Ten": To correctly predict the first ten picks in Round 1. Do it and PointsBet will award you $100K in free bets | READ
NFL Draft Props Seeing Action: Corey Parson shares which NFL Draft props are seeing action at PointsBet. Will Kenny Pickett be the first QB selected? | READ
2022 Mock Draft Market and Report: Eric Froton breaks down the betting odds for each pick in the first round. | READ
Two Weeks Out - Eyeing Draft Props: Zachary Krueger looks at PointsBet draft props, and a few he likes at their current value | READ
NFL Draft Slot Props: With PointsBet recently releasing NFL Draft slot props, Thor Nystrom goes down the board and gives advice on how to bet each and every one | READ
First 3 Picks Exact Bet: Vaughn Dalzell breaks down exacta odds for the No. 1, 2 and 3 picks in the NFL Draft. | READ
Prospect Fits and Team Needs
Kyle Dvorchak and Tyler Forness break down the team needs and prospect fits for each division ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft:
AFC North | READ
NFC North | READ
AFC East | READ
NFC East | READ
AFC West | READ
NFC West | READ
AFC South | READ
NFC South | READ
Potential Risers and Fallers: Every year players rise or fall in the NFL Draft based on consensus. Tyler Forness identifies players who could rise or fall in next week’s NFL draft | READ
Potential Best Fits for Top Five WRs: Tyler Forness highlights the draft’s top WR prospects and pairs them with their best fit | READ
Potential 2022 Draft Day Trades: Tyler Forness forecasts four potential draft-day trades that would help both teams involved | READ
Positional Analysis
Predicting Ceilings for QBs 1-3: Crissy Froyd predicts where the ceiling and the floor may lie for QBs 1-3 in her rankings at the position | READ
Predicting Ceilings for QBs 4-6: Crissy Froyd predicts where the ceiling and the floor may lie for QBs 4-6 in her rankings at the position | READ
QB Carousel - Who’s still on it?: The quarterback carousel in the NFL has been a wild one so far. Tyler Forness breaks down who is still in the market for a quarterback in the draft | READ
By the Numbers - Comps for 2022 QB Class: With the help of the folks over at RotoViz, Zachary Krueger takes a look at statistical-based comps for the upcoming 2022 quarterback draft class | READ
By the Numbers - Comps for 2022 WR Class: In part two of this series, Zach Krueger uses the RotoViz Box Score Scout to look at some comps for potential first round wide receivers | READ
Questions and Answers about Round 2 WRs: Round two receivers have seen more success than those selected in the first. Tyler Forness contextualizes the situation and this year’s group. | READ
Notable FCS Players: John Supowitz analyzes the key FCS players in the 2022 draft class. | READ
NFL Draft RB Sleepers: Eric Froton digs into his favorite running back sleepers from the 2022 NFL Draft class | READ
NFL Draft WR and TE Sleepers: Eric Froton breaks down several sleeper wide receivers and tight ends who could outperform their draft position | READ
Likely QB Landing Spots: Crissy Froyd pins the five highest-projected quarterbacks in the 2022 NFL Draft to their potential landing spots | READ
Dream Landing Spots
Jameson Williams to Los Angeles Chargers | WATCH
Kenneth Walker III to Arizona Cardinals | WATCH
Skyy Moore to Green Bay Packers | WATCH
Treylon Burks to Buffalo Bills | WATCH
Christian Watson to Kansas City Chiefs | WATCH
Video Content
Shaun King breaks down what he expects NFL teams might do with their first-round picks | WATCH
Warren Sharp’s PointsBet Perfect 10 picks for the first 10 selections of the NFL Draft | WATCH
Drew Dinsick’s PointsBet Perfect 10 picks for the first 10 selections of the NFL Draft | WATCH
Expected potential destinations for the top QB prospects of the 2022 NFL Draft | WATCH
Where could WRs Drake London and Jameson Williams land in the NFL Draft? | WATCH
Best fantasy landing sports for RBs Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker III | WATCH
Eric Froton’s best betting angles for the NFL Draft | WATCH
Pat Kerrane and Chris Simms discuss top-five dynasty prospects | WATCH
Top-five risky NFL Draft prospects: Pickett, Walker lead | WATCH
Will Jaguars draft Hutchinson or Walker at No. 1 overall? | WATCH
Forness: Matt Corral is a QB ‘worth taking the risk on’ | WATCH
Predicting the 2022 NFL Draft’s top five picks | WATCH
Will Seattle target QB Malik Willis (+450) at No. 9 overall? | WATCH
What will Seattle do at QB? | WATCH
Will RB Kenneth Walker surpass RB Breece Hall in rookie drafts? | WATCH
RB Rachaad White may be overvalued by the fantasy football community | WATCH
Coaches will love Alabama RB Brian Robinson | WATCH
Analyzing Malik Willis’ prospect profile | WATCH
Will Kansas City target a WR in the draft to replace Tyreek Hill? | WATCH
Georgia RBs: Where will they go in April’s draft? | WATCH
What direction will the Houston Texans take in April’s draft? | WATCH
Is QB Kenny Pickett a lock to be drafted in the first round? | WATCH
How concerning is WR Jameson Williams’ injury? | WATCH
Will WR Drake London be a top-24 draft pick? | WATCH
Can QB Kenny Pickett overcome physical limitations in NFL? | WATCH
RB Breece Hall could move into NFL Draft’s first round | WATCH
Analyzing NFL Draft futures | WATCH
Will Malik Willis be the first QB drafted? | WATCH
Which TE will be drafted first? | WATCH
Will Hamilton be drafted in the top eight? | WATCH
NFL Draft Betting Markets: WR/QB | WATCH
Warren Sharp handicaps the NFL Draft | WATCH
Which team is likely to draft the first QB? | WATCH
How will Treylon Burks adjust to the NFL? | WATCH
Analyzing the first-round QB market with Jay Croucher | WATCH
Nakobe Dean talks about his ambition to be the best | WATCH
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