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Welcome one and all the the first OFFICIAL prospect rankings for the 2022 NFL Draft! With the college football season kicking off here very shortly, I thought it'd be fun to lay out my "way to early" top 50 list.
Now, as I've said on previous posts, this list is obviously subject to change. Players who had great seasons last year may drop off the face of the earth whereas someone who we're not even thinking about goes off and puts himself in the top 50 conversation.
With the intro now out of the way, let's get into it! The Draft "Expert's" Pre-Season Top 50 Prospects for the 2022 NFL Draft! Enjoy!
If you haven't, go and view my pre-season 2022 mock draft!

Pictured: Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU/Spencer Rattler, QB, Oklahoma/Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon
Offensive Players in Contention - 29
Quarterbacks - 6
Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma
Sam Howell, North Carolina
Malik Willis, Liberty
Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati
Carson Strong, Nevada
Kedon Slovis, USC
Running Backs - 3
Breece Hall, Iowa State
Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M
Kyren Williams, Notre Dame
Wide Receivers - 8
Chris Olave, Ohio State
Garrett Wilson, Ohio State
Treylon Burks, Arkansas
John Metchie III, Alabama
Drake London, USC
Romeo Doubs, Nevada
Justyn Ross, Clemson
George Pickens, Georgia
Tight Ends - 2
Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M
Jahleel Billingsly, Alabama
Offensive Tackles - 6
Evan Neal, Alabama
Jaxson Kirkland, Washington
Zion Nelson, Miami
Charles Cross, Mississippi State
Thayer Munford, Ohio State
Rasheed Walker, Penn State
Interior Offensive Linemen - 4
Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
Kenyon Green, Texas A&M (iOL/OT)
Ikem Ekwonu, NC State
Darian Kinnard, Kentucky (iOL/OT)
Defensive Players in Contention - 27
Defensive Linemen - 3
DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M
Jordan Davis, Georgia
Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
EDGE Rushers - 10
Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
Drake Jackson, USC
Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
George Karlaftis, Purdue
Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
Zach Harrison, Ohio State
Adam Anderson, Georgia
Will McDonald IV, Iowa State
Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati
Linebackers - 7
Christian Harris, Alabama
Nakobe Dean, Georgia
Mike Jones, LSU
Ventrell Miller, Florida
Owen Pappoe, Auburn
Devin Lloyd, Utah
Cornerbacks - 5
Derek Stingley Jr., LSU
Kaiir Elam, Florida
Andrew Booth Jr., Clemson
Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
Trent McDuffie, Washington
Safeties - 3
Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
Jordan Battle, Alabama
Brandon Joseph, Northwestern
Total Players in Contention - 56
Final Top 50 Rankings
Keyvon Thibodeuax, EDGE (DE/OLB), Oregon
Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU
Spencer Rattler, QB, Oklahoma
Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina
Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame
Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
DeMarvin Leal, DL, Texas A&M
Malik Willis, QB, Liberty
Tyler Linderbaum, iOL (C), Iowa
Kenyon Green, iOL/OT (G), Texas A&M
Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida
Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
Drake Jackson, EDGE (DE), USC
Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati
Andrew Booth Jr., CB, Clemson
Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati
Jaxson Kirkland, OT, Washington
George Karlaftis, EDGE/DL (DE), Purdue
Christian Harris, LB, Alabama
Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
Jordan Battle, S, Alabama
Nik Bonitto, EDGE (OLB), Oklahoma
Zion Nelson, OT, Miami
Carson Strong, QB, Nevada
Jalen Wydermyer, TE, Texas A&M
Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State
Brandon Joseph, S, Northwestern
John Metchie III, WR, Alabama
Kedon Slovis, QB, USC
Kingsley Enagbare, EDGE (DE), South Carolina
Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia
Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington
Thayer Munford, OT, Ohio State
Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE (DE), Michigan
Drake London, WR, USC
Zach Harrison, EDGE (DE), Ohio State
Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State
Isaiah Spiller, RB, Texas A&M
Jordan Davis, DL, Georgia
Romeo Doubs, WR, Nevada
Rasheed Walker, OT, Penn State
Kyren Williams, RB, Notre Dame
Ikem Ekwonu, iOL (G), NC State
Adam Anderson, EDGE (OLB), Georgia
Mike Jones, LB, LSU
Perrion Winfrey, DL, Oklahoma
Will McDonald IV, EDGE (DE), Iowa State
Myjai Sanders, EDGE (OLB), Cincinnati
Justyn Ross, WR, Clemson/George Pickens, WR, Georgia
Positions in Top 50
Offensive Players in Contention - 26
Quarterbacks - 6
Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma
Sam Howell, North Carolina
Malik Willis, Liberty
Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati
Carson Strong, Nevada
Kedon Slovis, USC
Running Backs - 3
Breece Hall, Iowa State
Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M
Kyren Williams, Notre Dame
Wide Receivers - 7
Chris Olave, Ohio State
Garrett Wilson, Ohio State
Treylon Burks, Arkansas
John Metchie III, Alabama
Drake London, USC
Romeo Doubs, Nevada
Justyn Ross, Clemson/George Pickens, Georgia
Tight Ends - 1
Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M
Offensive Tackles - 6
Evan Neal, Alabama
Jaxson Kirkland, Washington
Zion Nelson, Miami
Charles Cross, Mississippi State
Thayer Munford, Ohio State
Rasheed Walker, Penn State
Interior Offensive Linemen - 3
Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
Kenyon Green, Texas A&M (iOL/OT)
Ikem Ekwonu, NC State
Defensive Players in Contention - 24
Defensive Linemen - 3
DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M
Jordan Davis, Georgia
Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
EDGE Rushers - 10
Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
Drake Jackson, USC
Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
George Karlaftis, Purdue
Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
Zach Harrison, Ohio State
Adam Anderson, Georgia
Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati
Will McDonald IV, Iowa State
Linebackers - 3
Christian Harris, Alabama
Nakobe Dean, Georgia
Mike Jones, LSU
Cornerbacks - 5
Derek Stingley Jr., LSU
Kaiir Elam, Florida
Andrew Booth Jr., Clemson
Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
Trent McDuffie, Washington
Safeties - 3
Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
Jordan Battle, Alabama
Brandon Joseph, Northwestern
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