USA Today

Predicting the first round of the NFL draft more than three months before it's scheduled tends to be an exercise based more in impressionism than exactitude. After all, how can one map out the possibilities with any precision when the full draft order hasn't been set and players can still change their minds about declaring? Regardless of the shifting parts, the 2022 NFL draft has already started to take form, even if not in a manner that's anywhere close to complete. And with the season over for 18 of the league's 32 franchises, it's time to look ahead to what April might hold.