NFL draft 2022 rankings - Mel Kiper's top 225 prospects and best at every position Big Board

Who's ready for one of the most interesting NFL drafts I can remember? The 2022 class is a head-scratcher for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is that there might not be a quarterback picked in the top 15. There is a lot of buzz around what will happen at the top of the board, but you should know by now that Days 2 and 3 are better than Round 1 — and there will be future Pro Bowlers who go under the radar and get picked in the late rounds.

Let's get into my final Big Board and position rankings for the class of 2022. I ranked 229 total prospects and also went deeper for each position, including 13 long-snappers (even though only one is likely to be drafted). You'll see that I have 40 running backs ranked in order, but I also included a «best of the rest» section, which includes 20 more names in the pool who are likely to go undrafted. I did that section for most of the positions.

A reminder: My Big Board is not a prediction of where prospects will be drafted, only where I have them ranked. I have postseason writeups for the top 25, then lists for the rest. I'll also be making minor tweaks right up until the draft begins, based on some late-breaking medical reports. Let's dig in, with a familiar face at No. 1:

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Hutchinson had a consistently dominant season on the way to finishing as the runner-up in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. He had 14 sacks, 19 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. He finished fifth in the country in pressure rate (16.5%). He is advanced as a pass-rusher — he already has a few go-to moves — and is relentless on every snap. Hutchinson dominated Ohio State at the end of the regular season, picking up three sacks. He played only 144