May 7, 2022
With the 2022 NFL Draft behind us, we can check the results of how the prominent mock drafts fared.
I was happy with the results of my 2022 NFL Mock Draft when taking into account the missed Texans pick, which began a horrible cascade. Thanks to the outstanding reporting Charlie Campbell provides, as well as other extremely helpful sources of information, I was able to get eight picks correct despite guessing wrong on No. 3.
As you can see below, the NFL Draft is very difficult to predict, as evidenced by some of the low scores. This year, in particular, was difficult because of the seven trades in the opening round. There were just three first-round trades in 2021!
Here is how all of the prominent 2022 NFL Mock Drafts scored (if I’m missing someone’s mock, please e-mail me.) Keep in mind that we are scoring prospects to correct teams:
Charlie Campbell – 11
Eric Edholm – 10
Dane Brugler – 9
Matt Youmans – 9
Albert Breer – 8
Walter Cherepinsky – 8
Daniel Jeremiah – 8
Thor Nystrom – 8
R.J. White – 8
Jacob Camenker – 7
Jimmy Kempski – 7
Mel Kiper – 7
Kyle Crabbe – 6
Charles Davis – 6
Shane Hallam – 6
Peter King – 6
Jason La Canfora – 6
Tony Pauline – 6
Peter Schrager – 6
Chris Trapasso – 6
Ryan Wilson – 6
Lance Zierlein – 6
Jon Ledyard – 5
Todd McShay – 5
Josh Norris – 5
Evan Silva – 5
Will Brinson – 4
Bucky Brooks – 4
Cris Collinsworth – 4
Mike Florio – 4
Pete Prisco – 4
Rob Rang – 4
Trevor Sikemma – 4
Joe Marino – 3
Chad Reuter – 3
Matt Miller – 1
Scott Wright – Retired from mock drafting
Here’s how the mock drafters fared in 2021:
Josh Norris – 15
Charlie Campbell – 13 (not including Etienne to JAX at 33)
Dane Brugler – 13
Trevor Sikemma – 12
Ryan Wilson – 12
Jacob Camenker – 11
Walter Cherepinsky – 11
Charles Davis – 11
Evan Silva – 11
Todd McShay – 10
Chris Trapasso – 10
R.J. White – 10
Albert Breer – 9
Kyle Crabbe – 9
Lance Zierlein – 9
Peter King – 8
Jon Ledyard – 8
Will Brinson – 7
Mel Kiper – 7
Jason La Canfora – 7
Joe Marino – 7
Pete Prisco – 7
Daniel Jeremiah – 6
Tony Pauline – 6
Bucky Brooks – 5
Charley Casserly – 5
Thor Nystrom – 5
Rob Rang – 5
Chad Reuter – 5
Pete Schrager – 5
Cris Collinsworth – 4
Mike Florio – 4
Here’s how the mock drafters fared in 2020:
Jacob Camenker – 11
Peter King – 10
Scott Wright – 10
Charley Casserly – 9
Pete Schrager – 9
Walter Cherepinsky – 8
Kyle Crabbe – 8
Charles Davis – 8
Daniel Jeremiah – 8
Matt Miller – 8
Thor Nystrom – 8
Charlie Campbell – 7
Mike Florio – 7
Jon Ledyard – 7
Joe Marino – 7
Todd McShay – 7
Josh Norris – 7
Tony Pauline – 7
Chad Reuter – 7
Trevor Sikemma – 7
Chris Trapasso – 7
Will Brinson – 6
Dane Brugler – 6
Cris Collinsworth – 6
Mel Kiper – 6
Lance Zierlein – 6
Rob Rang – 5
R.J. White – 5
Bucky Brooks – 4
Evan Silva – 4
Ryan Wilson – 4
Pete Prisco – 3
Here’s how the mock drafters fared in 2019:
Charlie Campbell – 12
Walter Cherepinsky – 9
Todd McShay – 9
Pete Schrager – 9
Trevor Sikemma -9
Dane Brugler – 8
Jacob Camenker – 8
Daniel Jeremiah – 8
Evan Silva – 8
Bucky Brooks – 7
Kyle Crabbe – 7
Peter King – 7
Mel Kiper – 7
Matt Miller – 7
Josh Norris – 7
Lance Zierlein – 7
Charles Davis – 6
Mike Florio – 6
Ryan Wilson – 6
Scott Wright – 6
Will Brinson – 5
Charley Casserly – 5
Joe Marino – 5
Bob McGinn – 5
Chris Trapasso – 5
R.J. White – 5
Thor Nystrom – 4
Rob Rang – 4
Jon Ledyard – 3
Tony Pauline – 3
Chad Reuter – 3
Pete Prisco – 2
Here’s how the mock drafters fared in 2018:
Walter Cherepinsky – 10
Evan Silva – 10
Daniel Jeremiah – 8
Rob Rang – 8
Mike Mayock – 7
Todd McShay – 6
Tony Pauline – 6
Bob McGinn – 5
Josh Norris – 5
Pete Prisco – 5
Pete Schrager – 5
Lance Zierlein – 5
Charlie Campbell – 4
Mel Kiper – 4
Will Brinson – 3
Jacob Camenker – 3
Charley Casserly – 3
Scott Wright – 3
Bucky Brooks – 2
Dane Brugler – 2
Peter King – 2
Matt Miller – 2
Thor Nystrom – 2
Chris Trapasso – 2
R.J. White – 2
Chad Reuter – 1
Here’s how the mock drafters fared in 2017:
Charlie Campbell – 9
Daniel Jeremiah – 8
Peter King – 7
Lance Zierlein – 6
Matt Miller – 6
Walter Cherepinsky – 5
Mike Mayock – 5
Evan Silva – 5
Scott Wright – 5
Bucky Brooks – 4
Todd McShay – 4
Josh Norris – 4
Tony Pauline – 4
Pete Prisco – 4
Rob Rang – 4
Pete Schrager – 4
Dane Brugler – 3
Chad Reuter – 3
Charley Casserly – 2
Mel Kiper – 2
Bob McGinn – 2
Let’s combine the past six years and see who has the most correct over that span:
Charlie Campbell – 56
Walter Cherepinsky – 51
Daniel Jeremiah – 46
Josh Norris – 43
Evan Silva – 43
Dane Brugler – 41
Jacob Camenker – 40
Peter King – 40
Lance Zierlein – 39
Peter Schrager – 38
Mel Kiper – 33
Tony Pauline – 32
Trevor Sikemma – 32
Charles Davis – 31
Todd McShay – 31
Kyle Crabbe – 30
Rob Rang – 30
R.J. White – 30
Chris Trapasso – 28
Ryan Wilson – 28
Thor Nystrom – 27
Bucky Brooks – 26
Will Brinson – 25
Pete Prisco – 25
Matt Miller – 24
Jon Ledyard – 23
Joe Marino – 22
Chad Reuter – 22
Mike Florio – 21
Albert Breer – 17
Cris Collinsworth – 14
Jason La Canfora – 13
For a full list of mocks, check out our NFL Mock Draft Database.
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