2022 NFL Draft Team-by-Team Rundown … with Miami Dolphins Angles

On May 1, 2022

A total of 262 players were selected in the 2022 NFL draft, starting with Travon Walker and ending with Mr. Irrelevant, Brock Purdy.

Many of those 262 either had or will end up having some sort of effect on the Miami Dolphins, whether it was how they were acquired or how they could impact a 2002 opponent.

Here then is the team-by-team rundown, with Dolphins notes where appropriate:

ARIZONA CARDINALS

1 Choice to BUFFALO through BALTIMORE

2-55 TE Trey McBride, Colorado State

3-87 DE Cameron Thomas Cameron, San Diego State

+ 3-100 DE Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati from BALTIMORE

4 Choice to BALTIMORE

5 Choice to CINCINNATI through PHILADELPHIA, HOUSTON and CHICAGO

6-201 RB Keaontay Ingram, Southern California

+ 6-215 G Lecitus Smith, Virginia Tech

7-244 DB Christian Matthew, Valdosta State

+ 7-256 LB Jesse Luketa, Penn State

+ 7-257 G Marquis Hayes, Oklahoma

ATLANTA FALCONS

1-8 WR Drake London, Southern California

2-38 LB Arnold Ebiketie, Penn State from CAROLINA through NEW YORK JETS and NEW YORK GIANTS

2 Choice to NEW YORK GIANTS

2-58 LB Troy Andersen, Montana State from TENNESSEE

3-74 QB Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati

3-82 LB DeAngelo Malone, Western Kentucky from INDIANAPOLIS

4 Choice to NEW YORK GIANTS

5-151 RB Tyler Allgeier, Brigham Young

6-190 G Justin Shaffer, Georgia

+ 6-213 TE John FitzPatrick, Georgia

7 Choice to BUFFALO

BALTIMORE RAVENS

1-14 DB Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame

1-25 C Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa from BUFFALO

2-45 LB David Ojabo, Michigan

3-76 DT Travis Jones, Connecticut

3 Choice to ARIZONA

4-110 T Daniel Faalele, Minnesota from NEW YORK GIANTS

4-119 DB Jalyn Armour-Davis, Alabama

4-128 TE Charlie Kolar, Iowa State from ARIZONA

4-130 P Jordan Stout, Penn State from BUFFALO

+ 4-139 TE Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina

+ 4-141 DB Damarion Williams, Houston

5 Choice to CLEVELAND through MINNESOTA

6 Choice to MINNESOTA through KANSAS CITY

6-196 RB Tyler Badie, Missouri from MIAMI

7 Choice to LOS ANGELES RAMS through JACKSONVILLE and TAMPA BAY

The Dolphins impact: The Dolphins will face the Ravens in 2022 and this is a team that should be a contender again after its injury-ravaged 2021 season. Landing the top safety and top center in the draft is only going to make Baltimore more difficult to handle.

BUFFALO BILLS

1-23 DB Kaiir Elam, Florida from ARIZONA through BALTIMORE

1 Choice to BALTIMORE

2 Choice to TAMPA BAY

2-63 RB James Cook, Georgia from CINCINNATI

3-89 LB Terrel Bernard, Baylor

4 Choice to BALTIMORE

5-148 WR Khalil Shakir, Boise State from HOUSTON through CHICAGO

5 Choice to CHICAGO

6-180 P Matt Araiza, San Diego State from JACKSONVILLE through TAMPA BAY

6-185 DB Christian Benford, Villanova 185 from CAROLINA

6 Choice to CHICAGO

6-209 T Luke Tenuta, Virginia Tech from CINCINNATI

7-231 LB Baylon Spector, Clemson from ATLANTA

7 Choice to CLEVELAND

The Dolphins impact: Buffalo, of course, is the team the Dolphins have to beat in the AFC East and the Bills were able to fill their biggest need by taking cornerback Kaiir Elam in the first round. The most interesting pick was punter Matt Araiza, whose big leg could come in handy in the strong winds of Buffalo — though it’s not like he’s going to be overly busy.

CAROLINA PANTHERS

1-6 T Ikem Ekwonu, North Carolina State

2 Choice to ATLANTA through NEW YORK JETS and NEW YORK GIANTS

3 Choice to JACKSONVILLE

3-94 QB Matt Corral, Mississippi from KANSAS CITY through NEW ENGLAND

4 Choice to NEW YORK JETS

4-120 LB Brandon Smith, Penn State from NEW ORLEANS through WASHINGTON

5 Choice to WASHINGTON

6 Choice to BUFFALO

6-189 DE Amare Barno, Virginia Tech from WASHINGTON

6-199 G Cade Mays, Tennessee from LAS VEGAS

7 Choice to MINNESOTA through LAS VEGAS

7-242 DB Kalon Barnes, Baylor from NEW ENGLAND through MIAMI

The Dolphins effect: The 242nd overall pick was the one the Dolphins gave up in the trade for tackle Greg Little last summer. Barnes is a burner who’s very raw but also very intriguing as a developmental prospect.

CHICAGO BEARS

1 Choice to NEW YORK GIANTS

2-39 DB Kyler Gordon, Washington

2-48 DB Jaquan Brisker, Penn State from LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

3-71 WR Velus Jones, Tennessee

4 Choice to NEW YORK GIANTS

5 Choice to HOUSTON

5-168 T Braxton Jones, Southern Utah from BUFFALO

5-174 DE Dominique Robinson, Miami, Ohio from CINCINNATI

6-186 T Zachary Thomas, San Diego State

6-203 RB Trestan Ebner, Baylor from BUFFALO

6-207 C Doug Kramer, Illinois from SAN FRANCISCO through NEW YORK JETS and HOUSTON

7-226 T Ja’Tyre Carter, Southern U. from NEW YORK GIANTS through CINCINNATI

7 Choice to GREEN BAY through HOUSTON

+ 7-254 DB Elijah Hicks, California from LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

+ 7-255 P Trenton Gill, North Carolina State from LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

The Dolphins effect: There’s nothing really tangible here, but we can’t help but notice the name of the 186th overall pick if he shortens his first name. Yes, Zach Thomas.

CINCINNATI BENGALS

1-31 DB Daxton Hill, Michigan

2-60 DB Cam Taylor-Britt, Nebraska from TAMPA BAY through BUFFALO

2 Choice to BUFFALO

3-95 DT Zachary Carter, Florida

4-136 G Cordell Volson, North Dakota State

5-166 DB Tycen Anderson, Toledo from ARIZONA through PHILADELPHIA, HOUSTON and CHICAGO

5 Choice to CHICAGO

6 Choice to BUFFALO

7-252 DE Jeffrey Gunter, Coastal Carolina

CLEVELAND BROWNS

1 Choice to PHILADELPHIA through HOUSTON

2 Choice to HOUSTON

3-68 DB Martin Emerson, Mississippi State from HOUSTON

3-78 DE Alex Wright, Alabama-Birmingham

+-99 3 WR David Bell, Purdue

4-108 DT Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma from HOUSTON

4 Choice to MINNESOTA

4-124 K Cade York, Louisiana State from PHILADELPHIA through HOUSTON

5 Choice to DALLAS

5-156 RB Jerome Ford, Cincinnati from BALTIMORE through MINNESOTA

6 Choice to DALLAS

6-202 WR Mike Woods, Oklahoma from DALLAS

7-223 DE Isaiah Thomas, Oklahoma from DETROIT

7 Choice to GREEN BAY through DETROIT and DENVER

7-246 G Dawson Deaton, Texas Tech from BUFFALO

The Dolphins effect: Like the Dolphins, Cleveland gave up a lot of draft picks to land a star player, in this case Deshaun Watson. As a result, the Browns could only do so much in the draft. The big question as it pertains to the Dolphins is whether Watson will be under suspension when Cleveland comes to Hard Rock Stadium during the 2022 season.

DALLAS COWBOYS

1-24 T Tyler Smith, Tulsa

2-56 DE Sam Williams, Mississippi

3-88 WR Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama

4-129 TE Jake Ferguson, Wisconsin

5-155 T Matt Waletzko, North Dakota from CLEVELAND

5-167 DB Daron Bland, Fresno State

+ 5-176 LB Damone Clark, Louisiana State

+ 5-178 DT John Ridgeway, Arkansas

6-193 LB Devin Harper, Oklahoma State from CLEVELAND

6 Choice to CLEVELAND

7 Choice to NEW ENGLAND through HOUSTON

DENVER BRONCOS

1 Choice to SEATTLE

2 Choice to SEATTLE

2-64 LB Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma from LOS ANGELES RAMS

3 Choice to HOUSTON

3-80 TE Greg Dulcich, UCLA from NEW ORLEANS through HOUSTON

4-115 DB Damarri Mathis, Pittsburgh

4-116 DE Eyioma Uwazurike, Iowa State from SEATTLE

5-152 DB Delarrin Turner-Yell, Oklahoma

5-162 WR Montrell Washington, Samford from PHILADELPHIA through HOUSTON

5-171 C Luke Wattenberg, Washington from GREEN BAY

6 Choice to SAN FRANCISCO

6-206 DE Matt Henningsen, Wisconsin from TAMPA BAY through NEW YORK JETS and PHILADELPHIA

7-232 DB Faion Hicks, Wisconsin

The Dolphins effect: This was another that surrendered the only part of its draft in a blockbuster trade, in this case for QB Russell Wilson.

DETROIT LIONS

1-2 DE Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan

1-12 WR Jameson Williams, Alabama from MINNESOTA

2 Choice to GREEN BAY through MINNESOTA

2-46 DT Josh Paschal, Kentucky from MINNESOTA

3 Choice to MINNESOTA

+ 3-97 DB Kerby Joseph, Illinois

4 Choice to HOUSTON through CLEVELAND

5 Choice to KANSAS CITY through DENVER and SEATTLE

+ 5-177 TE James Mitchell, Virginia Tech

6 Choice to PHILADELPHIA

6-188 LB Malcolm Rodriguez, Oklahoma State from SEATTLE through JACKSONVILLE and PHILADELPHIA

+ 6-217 LB James Houston, Jackson State

7 Choice to CLEVELAND

7-237 DB Chase Lucas, Arizona State from NEW ORLEANS through PHILADELPHIA

The Dolphins effect: The Dolphins are playing at Detroit in 2022 and the question now is whether the explosive Williams will be playing or at 100 percent coming off the torn ACL he sustained in the national title game. While it could be an exciting matchup of speedy young Alabama wide receivers, we need to remind everyone that Williams and Jaylen Waddle did not play together in college since Williams only arrived at Bama in 2021.

2022 NFL Draft Team-by-Team Rundown … with Miami Dolphins Angles

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