Super Bowl 56 is over, the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals crafting another Super Sunday classic in LA as the Rams won their second Lombardi Trophy and first while representing the City of Angels. With the NFL's longest-ever season, all 285 games of it, now complete, the league prepares to shift into what often seems like its busiest period: the offseason. The crown jewel of the football calendar – at least the portion that doesn't contain any actual football – is the NFL draft. And so, with the 2022 draft order now officially solidified and the scouting combine just around the corner, here's an early projection of how things might unfold by the time April ends:
NC State
Georgia
Michigan
Liberty
USC
Iowa
Utah
Texas A&M
Alabama
Notre Dame
Oregon
Cincinnati
Purdue
LSU
Washington
Arkansas
Pittsburgh
North Carolina
Mississippi State
Ohio State
Penn State
Northern Iowa
Colorado State
Central Michigan
Clemson
Mississippi
