Figuring out where players will get selected in the NFL draft isn’t a guessing game you want to put a lot of money on. Many players will get a consensus draft slot, like Alabama’s Evan Neal or Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson. Both of those players are consensus top five players in the draft.
In a year where there isn’t a sure-fire quarterback occupying the top spot, it’s challenging to determine where the top players will land. While it’s likely those players will go in the top five, it’s not always a sure thing. Positional value comes into play.
It gets even more difficult as the draft goes along. Some teams will value a trait that other teams deem less valuable. Because NFL teams differ so much on draft analysis and projections, draft analysts will vary.
As we’ve seen in recent mock drafts, as many as four Oklahoma Sooners could go in the top three rounds of the 2022 NFL draft. Nik Bonitto and Perrion Winfrey have been top 60 players throughout the draft process, but…