2022 NFL First Round Gets 15-Pick Overhaul in 5-Year Re-Draft
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Updated · SB Nation · Aug 14
2022 NFL First Round Gets 15-Pick Overhaul in 5-Year Re-Draft
2 articles · Updated · SB Nation · Aug 14
Summary
Fifteen of the 32 first-rounders from the 2022 NFL Draft are now either off the team that picked them or out of the league, driving a five-years-later re-draft.
Aidan Hutchinson replaces Travon Walker at No. 1, while Brock Purdy jumps from his original seventh-round status to No. 8 overall in the revised order.
Baltimore still stands out from the class: the Ravens originally landed two Pro Bowlers in Kyle Hamilton and Tyler Linderbaum, even though the re-draft reshuffles both slots.
Kenny Pickett’s original first-round selection underscores the class’s misses, with the re-draft sending Pittsburgh to Nik Bonitto at No. 20 instead.
The exercise keeps the final 2022 draft order and reassigns picks based on what teams needed then and which players proved to be top NFL talent.