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● By Josh Edwards
The 2022 NFL Draft is roughly a month-and-a-half away and the goal is to finalize prospect rankings by the end of March. Although my top 50 is fluid, it could change a bit based on some final evaluations. Context is important when explaining a mock draft or prospect rankings because there are multiple ways in which it could be done. Some analysts may take positional value into account and there are different ways to handle injury history, character concerns. For example, Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum is my third-ranked prospect because it is easy to envision what he could become in a wide zone scheme. However, there is zero chance that he is taken that early because teams do not value the center position enough to justify a top five selection. Without the amount of medical and personality information available to teams, I largely rely on talent. Without further ado, my updated prospect rankings:

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 50 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up on this big board.