2022 NFL Draft


The 2022 NFL Draft will be the 87th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is expected to be held in late April 2022, based on prior draft dates. It will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Host city

The venue for 2022 was not announced alongside that of 2021 and 2023 in May 2019.
The league subsequently awarded the 2022 draft to Las Vegas on April 23, 2020, as a make-up for the 2020 NFL Draft, which was originally scheduled to be held in that city before the coronavirus pandemic forced all team selections to take place via videotelephony.

Trades

In the explanations below, ' indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft, while ' denotes trades that took place during the 2022 draft.

Round 1