Day 2 of the NFL Draft is always full of good prospects, and this year was no different. Want to know what I thought of each second-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft? You can read below how I ranked all of Friday night’s second round picks. Be sure to update this page throughout the day for the latest Day 3 grades. You can also track all selections for the entire draft and my grades in our draft tracker.
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33. Buccaneers: Logan Hall, DL, Houston
Grade: A-
Tampa Bay is older up front on their defensive line, which fills a huge need with a really versatile, uniquely shaped pass rusher. Hall can win multiple places up front with pass rush moves and/or power.
34. Packer: Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota St.
Grade: C+
Successfully completed the preliminary design process. Big, fast, flexible. Raw routes, not a major YAC threat. Must be used correctly from the start to accentuate his talents. Freaky speed and explosiveness. Very useful in jet sweep/end around play. Major advantage. Costly trade, but finally a receiver for Green Bay.
35. Titans: Roger McReary, CB, Auburn
Class: A
First round talent who only survived round 2 due to short arms. Three Years Outstanding SEC Film. Burst, ability to change direction suddenly. The recovery speed is there. Feisty on the line. Damn good football player. Conforms to Tennessee’s men’s coverage system.
36. Jets: Breece Hall, RB, Iowa St.
Grade B
Minimal movement to get a full back of three. Hall doesn’t play along with his compound workout, instead checking all the boxes of a nuanced runner. Great ball skills/receiving ability too. Maybe a tad too early for an RB? Hall and Michael Carter are now a fun, complementary duo.
37. Texans: Jalen Pitre, S, Baylor
Class: A
Got a free hand in college and was the top playmaker. Incredibly suddenly. Great flasher. A tick on the smaller size. More slot CB than just security. Not incredibly fast. If he gets freelance authority, he can be a star.
38. Hawks: Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE, Penn State
Class: A
Movie and moves of the first round. The only reason it was available is because it’s not huge. Burst, bend, pass rush plans, speed to power conversion. Super consistent. Falcons desperately need stars in their front seven in defense beyond Grady Jarrett. Not very expensive to trade.
39. Bears: Kyler Gordon, CB, Washington
Grade: B+
Feels right to him. Flexible unique athlete with explosive lightning bolts. Not crazy speed or ball skills. Awesome hard-nosed run defender. Chicago simply needs to add talent to its entire roster. That’s what you get in a premium position at Gordon.
40. Seahawks: Boye Mafe, EDGE, Minnesota
Grade: A-
Older prospect but an up-and-coming rusher. Got better season after season in Minnesota. super explosive. High quality handwork. There is also bending. Also meets a great need. Seattle needed to get more juice on the outside.
41. Seahawks: Kenneth Walker III, RB, Michigan St.
Grade: C+
Complete RB. Make-you-miss ability. Thick bottom half giving way to fantastic contact balance. Doesn’t play in his 40s. No HR hitter. Was that an urgent need? However, Seattle loves to run the ball. No QB?
42. Vikings: Andrew Booth, CB, Clemson
Grade: A-
First-round talent who fell due to injury during the preliminary draft process. Lightning-fast feet, outstretched hips. Flashes of unreal ball skills. Tackling is hit or miss. Man/Zone Versatility. Could become a star for a season learning from Patrick Peterson.
43. Giants: Wan’Dale Robinson, WR, Kentucky
grade B-
Moved down, picked a super slippery turn specialist at WR. Tiny with great speed. Small catch radius and no contact balance monster. Will take defenders to the next level. Not as big in YAC as the size suggests. Fun selection for Giants. But a touch too early.
44. Texans: John Metchie III, WR, Alabama
Grade: C
Vertical specialist. Ran a variety of complicated downfield routes in Alabama. Follows it reverently over his shoulder. Not too fast deep. Minimum YAC. small frame Swapping for a Specialist is a bit strange.
45. Ravens: David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan
Grade: B+
Incredibly high up because of its burst/bend and pass rush move flashes. Torn an Achilles tendon on his pro day, leaving his rookie season in doubt. Such a smart Ravens choice. With more power – which he needs – Ojabo can be a perennial Pro Bowl rusher.
46. Lions: Josh Paschal, EDGE, Kentucky
Grade B
Hairy rusher with low center of gravity. Handwork is decent. A little more on the floor than you would like. Reasonable bend, but not a specialty. Three-down rusher addressing a need in Detroit. Even to double at the position.
47. Commanders: Phidarian Mathis, DT, Alabama
Grade B
More Crimson Tide Trench players for Washington. Mathis is a full DT. Burst, two-gap ability, up-the-field rushing ability. Handwork. The only thing is that he is an older prospect. He will restore the OL and push the bag. Wasn’t there a greater need?
48. Bears: Jaquan Brisker, S, Penn St.
Grade: A-
Long, explosive, hard-hitting security flashing for cover in the robber role. No lockdown the slot guy. Smart, no-nonsense player. Size and speed copy. More secondary reinforcements in Chicago.
49. Saints: Alontae Taylor, CB, Tennessee
Grade: C+
Older prospect who is an explosive player on the field. Best in the zone when he can watch the QB and lunge. Delivers shrill hits. Speed on a grand scale. The ability to change direction is average for the position, which limits his man-to-man coverage at the top. Long arms. Missed tackles appear on film.
50. Patriots: Tyquan Thornton, WR, Baylor
Grade: A-
Big sleeper at WR. Not just 4.28 fast. Drives crisp, well-selling routes. Very natural hand catcher. Effortlessly lifts the ball off its frame. That’s exactly what the Patriots needed offensively. However, spindly. Not expensive to upgrade.
51. Eagles: Cam Jurgens, C, Nebraska
Grade: A-
A tremendous pick even if he will be Jason Kelce’s backup in 2022. Jürgens is an explosive, well-balanced Mauler inside. Activates the length field. With more power, he can be an All-Pro guy in Philadelphia.
52. Steelers: George Pickens, WR, Georgia
Class: A
There’s the Pittsburgh Round 2 WR. Pickens has first-round talent and first-round film. Big, long, sudden, enormous catch radius. Bad behavior on the field. Torn cruciate ligament and maybe some maturity issues knocked him off the board. Real WR1 skills.
53. Foal: Alec Pierce, WR, Cincinnati
Grade: C+
Prototype Colts pick. They love the size/athletic specimens, and Pierce rocked his combine workout. Big, big, explosive. The routes are somewhat rounded. Change of direction a bit difficult. Plays decent big downfield. Minimal YAC skills.
54. Chiefs: Skyy Moore, WR, West Michigan
Rating: A+
Absolute stud. makes everything good Just knocking he’s a touch under 5-10. Destroy press coverage. Lightning fast routes. Jumps off tacklers after catching. Huge catch radius. Becomes an instant star with Patrick Mahomes.
55. Cardinals: Trey McBride, TE, State of Colorado
Grade: B+
Was the focus of his offense in college. Very nuanced, polished player who will separate under and intermediate level. makes everything good However, not a real trump card and only average as a blocker. More guns for Kyler = a good thing.
56. Cowboys: Sam Williams, EDGE, Mississippi
Grade: A-
Heaviest hands in the draft at EDGE. Serious bull rush too. Need to use one hand a little more often. Viscous. Burst is good but doesn’t play with the long speed he showed on the combine. Some concerns off the field. Fulfills a need.
57. Privateer: Luke Goedeke, OG, Central Michigan
Grade: C+
Short-distance speed pops on film. This is how his handwork works. Lets Rusher in his frame too often and occasionally stops moving his feet in Pass Pro. Wise decision to keep the OL in stock. Must get stronger. Lots of ugly victories in the movie.
58. Hawks: Troy Andersen, LB, Montana State
Grade B
Fascinating view. Former QB. Switched to LB and has been extremely productive at FCS level. Tall and extremely athletic. Fly to soccer. Large attack radius. He will just need some time to acclimate as a coverage player. However, a great need was met.
59. Vikings: Ed Ingram, G, LSU
Grade: C
Stamper type on the inside. moments of punitive power. balance is not good. Ability to recover is noticeably absent. Just like his handwork. Doesn’t exactly fit into a zone-blocking scheme. Strange selection, although inside OL had to be addressed.
60. Bengal: Cam Taylor-Britt, CB, Nebraska
Grade: B+
Sleepers at the CB spot. Leaping, explosive, fast. The ability to recover is excellent. Apparently, football always finds it. He occasionally struggled to get out of his bottom bracket. Bengals don’t have many needs, probably didn’t need to double up on the secondary side, but Taylor-Britt is a damn good player.
61. 49ers: Drake Jackson, EDGE, USC
Grade: B+
Dark Horse is later to become a stud EDGE. Big Recruit. The weight went up and down in college. Immense burst/bend combo around the corner. He doesn’t have much else to offer yet and now he can learn pass rush moves from Nick Bosa. Must get stronger too. Quality selection to open San Fran’s design.
62. Chefs: Bryan Cook, S, Cincinnati
grade B-
Field general type in college security and quality defense. Not a particular athlete by far, but he can turn on the jets in short bursts. Exhilarating contract sound. Able to wear many hats, but does not excel in any area. A tad early, but fills a need.
63. Bills: James Cook, RB, Georgia
Grade: B+
Explosive multidimensional weapon at RB. Not quite his brother in terms of explosiveness, but close. Smooth movements on the field. Effortless athlete. No crazy dodge ability or contact balance. Like the RB value in RD2, much more after two tradebacks.
64. Broncos: Nik Bonitto, EDGE, Oklahoma
Grade: A-
Small, flexible master of the pass rush plan. Explosion is also impressive. Minimal length and hardly any performance. Specialist for the rush of speed from the outside. Fun addition to this defense.
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