Every year, winning the NFL draft is about balancing need with value, filling the biggest holes on your roster without reaching for lesser prospects, and taking advantage when you have the chance to grab talented players later than expected.
Each of the league’s 32 teams landed at least one potential bargain in the 2022 NFL draft, and some of them even came at the game’s most important position, a rarity in today’s landscape.
While they still have their entire NFL careers ahead of them, based on how we valued the 2022 class, here are our picks for the biggest steal for every team in this year’s draft:
Arizona Cardinals
(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
EDGE Cameron Thomas
3rd Round, No. 87 overall
Atlanta Falcons
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QB Desmond Ridder
3rd Round, No. 74 overall
Baltimore Ravens
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
S Kyle Hamilton
1st Round, No. 14 overall
Buffalo Bills
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
WR Khalil Shakir
5th Round, No. 148 overall
Carolina Panthers
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QB Matt Corral
3rd Round, No. 94 overall
Chicago Bears
(AP Photo/Emilee Chinn)
EDGE Dominique Robinson
5th Round, No. 174 overall
Cincinnati Bengals
(AP Photo/Artie Walker, Jr.)
EDGE Jeffrey Gunter
7th Round, No. 252 overall
Cleveland Browns
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DL Perrion Winfrey
4th Round, No. 108 overall
Dallas Cowboys
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DL John Ridgeway
5th Round, No. 178 overall
Denver Broncos
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EDGE Nik Bonitto
2nd Round, No. 64 overall
Detroit Lions
(AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
S Kerby Joseph
3rd Round, No. 97 overall
Green Bay Packers
(AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
EDGE Kingsley Enagbare
5th Round, No. 179 overall
Houston Texans
(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
LB Christian Harris
3rd Round, No. 75 overall
Indianapolis Colts
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TE Jelani Woods
3rd Round, No. 73 overall
Jacksonville Jaguars
(AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)
LB Devin Lloyd
1st Round, No. 27 overall
Kansas City Chiefs
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OL Darian Kinnard
5th Round, No. 145 overall
Las Vegas Raiders
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DL Matthew Butler
5th Round, No. 175 overall
Los Angeles Chargers
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OL Jamaree Salyer
6th Round, No. 195 overall
Los Angeles Rams
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CB Derion Kendrick
6th Round, No. 212 overall
Miami Dolphins
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LB Channing Tindall
3rd Round, No. 102 overall
Minnesota Vikings
(AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)
CB Andrew Booth Jr.
2nd Round, No. 42 overall
New England Patriots
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
CB Marcus Jones
3rd Round, No. 85 overall
New Orleans Saints
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
LB D’Marco Jackson
5th Round, No. 161 overall
New York Giants
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
LB Darrian Beavers
6th Round, No. 182 overall
New York Jets
(AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)
EDGE Jermaine Johnson II
1st Round, No. 26 overall
Philadelphia Eagles
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LB Nakobe Dean
3rd Round, No. 83 overall
Pittsburgh Steelers
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WR George Pickens
2nd Round, No. 52 overall
San Francisco 49ers
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
EDGE Drake Jackson
2nd Round, No. 61 overall
Seattle Seahawks
(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
CB Tariq Woolen
5th Round, No. 153 overall
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(AP Photo/Steve Luciano)
CB Zyon McCollum
5th Round, No. 157 overall
Tennessee Titans
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QB Malik Willis
3rd Round, No. 86 overall
Washington Commanders
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QB Sam Howell
5th Round, No. 144 overall
