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NFL 2022 draft order, team needs: Giants, Jets combine to have four straight picks in the top seven

NFL 2022 draft order, team needs: Giants, Jets combine to have four straight picks in the top seven

Much of the 2022 NFL Draft order is in flux, but the top of the draft order is beginning to stabilize a bit. Nearly half the league has a record between 5-7 and 7-5 so the order could significantly flip week to week. Philadelphia’s first-round picks slid after Sunday’s action and the Lions got their first win of the season. 

But first, each week, Ryan Wilson, Chris Trapasso and I produce mock drafts for CBSSports.com. In Wilson’s latest, he has the Texans taking a quarterback at No. 3 overall. Trapasso has Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett climbing into the top 10. For a more extensive draft discussion beyond the mock drafts, check out our weekly show every Tuesday on YouTube

Here is the updated 2022 NFL Draft order, via Tankathon.com:

1. Lions (1-10-1)

Team needs: WR, CB, OG, LB, DT

Notable free agents: WR Kalif Raymond, S Tracy Walker, WR Josh Reynolds, LB Alex Anzalone, DL Da’shawn Hand

2. Jaguars (2-10)

Team needs: OT, C, LB, DT, TE

Notable free agents: OT Cam Robinson, WR D.J. Chark, OG A.J. Cann, DT Taven Bryan, CB Tre Herndon

3. Texans (2-10)

Team needs: QB, TE, OG, CB, S

Notable free agents: S Justin Reid, RB David Johnson, RB Phillip Lindsay, DT Maliek Collins, QB Tyrod Taylor

4. Jets (3-9)

Team needs: CB, EDGE, OT, LB, TE

Notable free agents: S Marcus Maye, WR Keelan Cole, WR Jamison Crowder, OT Morgan Moses, OL Conor McDermott

5. Jets (via trade with 4-8 Seahawks)

Team needs: CB, EDGE, OT, LB, TE

Notable free agents: S Marcus Maye, WR Keelan Cole, WR Jamison Crowder, OT Morgan Moses, OL Conor McDermott

6. Giants (via trade with 4-8 Bears)

Team needs: LB, EDGE, OG, C, TE

Notable free agents: TE Evan Engram, S Jabrill Peppers, OG Will Hernandez, EDGE Lorenzo Carter, QB Mike Glennon 

7. Giants (4-8)

Team needs: LB, EDGE, OG, C, TE

Notable free agents: TE Evan Engram, S Jabrill Peppers, OG Will Hernandez, EDGE Lorenzo Carter, QB Mike Glennon 

8. Falcons (5-7)

Team needs: QB, RB, S, LB, EDGE

Notable free agents: EDGE Dante Fowler Jr., WR Cordarrelle Patterson, TE Hayden Hurst, WR Russell Gage, K Younghoe Koo

9. Panthers (5-7)

Team needs: QB, OT, OG, S, C

Notable free agents: CB Stephon Gilmore, EDGE Haason Reddick, QB Cam Newton, CB Donte Jackson, C Matt Paradis 

10. Vikings (5-7)

Team needs: EDGE, OG, CB, LB, WR

Notable free agents: LB Anthony Barr, CB Patrick Peterson, DT Sheldon Richardson, EDGE Everson Griffen, TE Chris Herndon

11. Saints (5-7)

Team needs: QB, WR, CB, TE, S

Notable free agents: OT Terron Armstead, S Marcus Williams, QB Taysom Hill, QB Jameis Winston, CB P.J. Williams

12. Eagles (6-7)

Team needs: LB, CB, S, EDGE, WR

Notable free agents: EDGE Brandon Graham, C Jason Kelce, TE Dallas Goedert, EDGE Derek Barnett, CB Avonte Maddox

13. Eagles (via trade with 6-7 Dolphins)   

Team needs: LB, CB, S, EDGE, WR

Notable free agents: EDGE Brandon Graham, C Jason Kelce, TE Dallas Goedert, EDGE Derek Barnett, CB Avonte Maddox

14. Broncos (6-6)

Team needs: QB, LB, EDGE, OG, OT

Notable free agents: WR Courtland Sutton, S Kareem Jackson, CB Kyle Fuller, RB Melvin Gordon, QB Teddy Bridgewater

15. Raiders (6-6)

Team needs: WR, OG, C, LB, DT

Notable free agents: DT Solomon Thomas, LB K.J. Wright, WR DeSean Jackson, QB Marcus Mariota, OG Richie Incognito

16. Browns (6-6)

Team needs: WR, DT, LB, C, EDGE

Notable free agents: EDGE Jadeveon Clowney, EDGE Takk McKinley, TE David Njoku, RB D’Ernest Johnson, DT Malik McDowell

17. Eagles (via trade with 7-6 Colts)*

Team needs: LB, CB, S, EDGE, WR

Notable free agents: EDGE Brandon Graham, C Jason Kelce, TE Dallas Goedert, EDGE Derek Barnett, CB Avonte Maddox

18. Steelers (6-5-1)

Team needs: QB, OT, OG, CB, DT

Notable free agents: QB Ben Roethlisberger, WR James Washington, CB Joe Haden, WR Juju Smith-Schuster, TE Eric Ebron

19. Dolphins (via trade with 6-6 49ers)

Team needs: OT, OG, C, LB, RB

Notable free agents: WR Will Fuller, EDGE Emmanuel Ogbah, TE Mike Gesicki, C Austin Reiter, QB Jacoby Brissett

20. Washington Football Team (6-6)

Team needs: QB, OT, LB, S, CB

Notable free agents: OG Brandon Scherff, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, OT Charles Leno, RB J.D. McKissic, LB Jon Bostic

21. Bills (7-5)

Team needs: CB, OG, LB, DT, WR

Notable free agents: CB Levi Wallace, EDGE Jerry Hughes, EDGE Mario Addison, WR Emmanuel Sanders, QB Mitch Trubisky

22. Bengals (7-5)

Team needs: CB, C, OG, OT, LB

Notable free agents: OT Riley Reiff, DT Larry Ogunjobi, TE C.J. Uzomah, S Jessie Bates III, DT B.J. Hill

23. Chargers (7-5)

Team needs: DT, OT, WR, EDGE, TE

Notable free agents: WR Mike Williams, OL Oday Aboushi, TE Jared Cook, DT Linval Joseph, CB Chris Harris

24. Lions (via trade with 8-4 Rams)

Team needs: WR, CB, OG, LB, DT

Notable free agents: WR Kalif Raymond, S Tracy Walker, WR Josh Reynolds, LB Alex Anzalone, DL Da’shawn Hand

25. Cowboys (8-4)

Team needs: DT, EDGE, LB, S, TE

Notable free agents: WR Michael Gallup, LB Leighton Vander Esch, EDGE Randy Gregory, OG Connor Williams, TE Dalton Schultz

26. Chiefs (8-4)

Team needs: CB, WR, EDGE, LB, S

Notable free agents: S Tyrann Mathieu, DT Jarran Reed, EDGE Melvin Ingram, OT Orlando Brown Jr., OG Kyle Long

27. Ravens (8-4)

Team needs: OT, OT, LB, EDGE, DT

Notable free agents: EDGE Calais Campbell, DT Brandon Williams, WR Sammy Watkins, EDGE Justin Houston, FB Patrick Ricard

28. Buccaneers (9-3)

Team needs: RB, DT, WR, CB, TE

Notable free agents: WR Chris Godwin, EDGE Jason Pierre-Paul, C Ryan Jensen, TE Rob Gronkowski, OG Alex Cappa, CB Carlton Davis, WR Antonio Brown, DT Ndamukong Suh, TE O.J. Howard, RB Ronald Jones II, RB Leonard Fournette

29. Titans (8-4)

Team needs: CB, WR, LB, EDGE, TE

Notable free agents: EDGE Harold Landry, LB Rashaan Evans, LB Jayon Brown, C Ben Jones, K Randy Bullock  

30. Packers (9-3)

Team needs: OT, WR, TE, DT, EDGE

Notable free agent: WR Davante Adams, LB De’Vondre Campbell, WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, TE Robert Tonyan, CB Kevin King          

31. Patriots (9-4)

Team needs: CB, WR, LB, S, DT

Notable free agents: LB Dont’a Hightower, CB J.C. Jackson, S Adrian Phillips, OT Trent Brown, S Devin McCourty

32. Cardinals (10-2)

Team needs: CB, OG, OT, C, DT

Notable free agents: EDGE Chandler Jones, TE Zach Ertz, WR Christian Kirk, RB Chase Edmonds, WR A.J. Green

Teams without a first-round pick

Seahawks (4-8)

Team needs: OT, CB, OG, EDGE, LB

Notable free agent: OT Duane Brown, S Quandre Diggs, TE Gerald Everett, RB Rashaad Penny, DL Rasheem Green 

Bears (4-8)

Team needs: OT, WR, C, CB, DT

Notable free agent: WR Allen Robinson, DT Akiem Hicks, QB Andy Dalton, OG James Daniels, OL Germain Ifedi

49ers (6-6)

Team needs: CB, S, OG, C, WR

Notable free agent: S Jaquiski Tartt, CB K’Waun Williams, RB Raheem Mostert, CB Jason Verrett, OG Laken Tomlinson

Colts (7-6)*

Team needs: CB, WR, TE, OT, EDGE

Notable free agent: WR T.Y. Hilton, OT Eric Fisher, WR Zach Pascal, RB Marlon Mack, TE Mo Alie-Cox   

Rams (8-4)

Team needs: OT, TE, LB, EDGE, OG

Notable free agent: EDGE Von Miller, CB Darious Williams, RB Sony Michel, WR Odell Beckham Jr., OG Austin Corbett

*trade contingent upon Carson Wentz playing at least 75 percent of Indianapolis’ offensive snaps

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