Just like any other year, the 2022 NFL draft is sure to give us plenty of players who failed to live up to their high draft slot, while others make us all wonder how they ended up coming off the board so late.
Whether it’s a top-five player who fell out of the top 10, a top-10 player who nearly tumbled out of the first round, Day 2 picks that should have been first-rounders, or Day 3 bargains who never should have waited that long, here are our picks for the biggest steals of this year’s draft:
S Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens | 1st Round, No. 14 overall
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
EDGE Jermaine Johnson II, New York Jets | 1st Round, No. 26 overall
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LB Devin Lloyd, Jacksonville Jaguars | 1st Round, No. 27 overall
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WR George Pickens, Pittsburgh Steelers | 2nd Round, No. 52 overall
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EDGE Drake Jackson, San Francisco 49ers | 2nd Round, No. 61 overall
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EDGE Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos | 2nd Round, No. 64 overall
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OT Abraham Lucas, Seattle Seahawks | 3rd Round, No. 72 overall
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
TE Jelani Woods, Indianapolis Colts | 3rd Round, No. 73 overall
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QB Desmond Ridder, Atlanta Falcons | 3rd Round, No. 74 overall
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
LB Christian Harris, Houston Texans | 3rd Round, No. 75 overall
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DL Travis Jones, Baltimore Ravens | 3rd Round, No. 76 overall
(AP Photo/Butch Dill)
LB Nakobe Dean, Philadelphia Eagles | 3rd Round, No. 83 overall
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DL DeMarvin Leal, Pittsburgh Steelers | 3rd Round, No. 84 overall
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QB Malik Willis, Tennessee Titans | 3rd Round, No. 86 overall
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EDGE Cameron Thomas, Arizona Cardinals | 3rd Round, No. 87 overall
(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
WR Jalen Tolbert, Dallas Cowboys | 3rd Round, No. 88 overall
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OT Sean Rhyan, Green Bay Packers | 3rd Round, No. 92 overall
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
QB Matt Corral, Carolina Panthers | 3rd Round, No. 94 overall
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
S Nick Cross, Indianapolis Colts | 3rd Round, No. 96 overall
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
LB Channing Tindall, Miami Dolphins | 3rd Round, No. 102 overall
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RB Dameon Pierce, Houston Texans | 4th Round, No. 107 overall
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DL Perrion Winfrey, Cleveland Browns | 4th Round, No. 108 overall
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
CB Coby Bryant, Seattle Seahawks | 4th Round, No. 109 overall
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OT Daniel Faalele, Baltimore Ravens | 4th Round, No. 110 overall
(AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
RB Isaiah Spiller, Los Angeles Chargers | 4th Round, No. 123 overall
(AP Photo/Sam Craft)
TE Charlie Kolar, Baltimore Ravens | 4th Round, No. 128 overall
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WR Romeo Doubs, Green Bay Packers | 4th Round, No. 132 overall
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WR Calvin Austin III, Pittsburgh Steelers | 4th Round, No. 138 overall
(AP Photo/Butch Dill)
QB Sam Howell, Washington Commanders | 5th Round, No. 144 overall
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OL Darian Kinnard, Kansas City Chiefs | 5th Round, No. 145 overall
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WR Khalil Shakir, Buffalo Bills | 5th Round, No. 148 overall
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
DL Thomas Booker, Houston Texans | 5th Round, No. 150 overall
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CB Tariq Woolen, Seattle Seahawks | 5th Round, No. 153 overall
(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
CB Zyon McCollum, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5th Round, No. 157 overall
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
EDGE Dominique Robinson, Chicago Bears | 5th Round, No. 174 overall
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DL Matthew Butler, Las Vegas Raiders | 5th Round, No. 175 overall
Syndication: The Knoxville News-Sentinel
DL John Ridgeway, Dallas Cowboys | 5th Round, No. 178 overall
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EDGE Kingsley Enagbare, Green Bay Packers | 5th Round, No. 179 overall
(AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
LB Darrian Beavers, New York Giants | 6th Round, No. 182 overall
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
EDGE Amaré Barno, Carolina Panthers | 6th Round, No. 189 overall
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OL Jamaree Salyer, Los Angeles Chargers | 6th Round, No. 195 overall
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
DL Curtis Brooks, Indianapolis Colts | 6th Round, No. 216 overall
Syndication: The Enquirer
WR Bo Melton, Seattle Seahawks | 7th Round, No. 229 overall
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CB Jaylen Watson, Kansas City Chiefs | 7th Round, No. 243 overall
(AP Photo/Young Kwak)
OT Rasheed Walker, Green Bay Packers | 7th Round, No. 249 overall
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
OL Marquis Hayes, Arizona Cardinals | 7th Round, No. 257 overall
(AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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