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Jeremy Mauss

2022 Mountain West NFL Draft Prospect Rankings

The 2022 NFL Draft is coming soon and now is as good as any to see where these soon-to-be former Mountain West players are being ranked and possibly drafted.

We went through our fellow USA TODAY sites, Touchdown Wire, College Football News, and Draft Wire for their rankings to see what they think about the Mountain West prospects, and what ones have a good chance of being drafted.

It is also not hard to believe that if you want to place legal bets about where players or positions will be drafted, let this be your guide when using live betting Canada to make some wagers when it comes to where Mountain West players will be drafted.

Not every website ranks Mountain West players so that is why some are omitted.

Quarterbacks

Draft Wire

No. 6 Carson Strong, Nevada

Touchdown Wire

No. 5 Carson Strong, Nevada

College Football News

No. 5 Carson Strong, Nevada

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Draft Wire

No. 14 Khalil Shakir, Boise State

No. 15 Romeo Doubs, Nevada

Tight Ends

Nov 29, 2019; Fort Collins, CO, USA; Colorado State Rams tight end Trey McBride (85) runs for a touchdown in the third quarter against the Boise State Broncos at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Draft Wire

No. 2 Trey McBride, Colorado State

No. 10 Cole Turner, Nevada

Touchdown Wire

No. 1 Troy McBride, Colorado State

No. 11 Cole Turner, Nevada

College Football News

No. 1 Trey McBride, Colorado State

No. 10 Cole Turner, Nevada

Interior Offensive lineman

Draft Wire

No. 15 William Dunkle, San Diego State

No, 23 Keegan Cryder, Wyoming

Linebackers

Draft Wire

No. 9 Chad Muma, Wyoming

Defensive Ends

Draft Wire

No. 12 Cameron Thomas, San Diego State

No. 25 Arron Mosby, Fresno State

Touchdown Wire

No. 12 Cameron Thomas, San Diego State

College Football News

No. 10 Cameron Thomas, San Diego State

Linebackers

College Football News

No. 11 Chad Muma, Wyoming

Wyoming linebacker Chad Muma (48) looks to the sidelines against Boise State during the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Boise, Idaho. Boise State won 23-13. (AP Photo/Steve Conner)

Compared to last year when the Mountain West had just three players drafted but this year there should be quite a few more selected. Colorado State, Nevada, Boise State, San Diego State, and Wyoming are the likely schools to have players drafted this year.

After going through these rankings and others, it seems that Colorado State tight end is the odds on favorite to be the first Mountain West player taken in the NFL Draft.

Unless there is an odd 2018 situation when former San Diego State Aztecs running back Rashaad Penny who went in the first round, it should be McBride as the first selection from the Mountain West.

Nevada quarterback Carson Strong will be an interesting case since this class of signal-callers is not all that great but teams always seemingly overvalue that position. Strong is considered around a top five guy and that just might land him in the second-to third-round range of this week’s upcoming NFL Draft.

Two wide receivers who did not make this list that have a chance to earn a flier on and be selected are Nevada’s Romeo Doubs who was a legitimate deep threat and caught basically anything within reach from Strong over the past two years.

The other is Utah State wide receiver and returner Savon Scarver. Scarver had seven kick off returns for a touchdown which tied the NCAA record. He is far more dangerous on returns but he has shown some signs of being a decent wide receiver. That versatility will go a long way for him to be a possible draft pick or at least latch on with a team after the draft as an undrafted free agent.

When is the NFL Draft in 2022?

  • Date: Thursday, April 28 (Round 1) | Friday, April 29 (Rounds 2-3) | Saturday, April 30 (Rounds 4-7)
  • Start time: 8 p.m. ET (Thursday) | 7 p.m. ET (Friday) | Noon ET (Saturday)
  • TV channels: ABC | ESPN | NFL Network
  • Live stream: ESPN, ESPN+ and NFL apps | fuboTV

The 2022 NFL Draft will be held from April 28-30, with Round 1 beginning on Friday the 28th, Rounds 2 and 3 commencing on the 29th, and then the final four rounds of the NFL Draft will finish up on Saturday, April 30.

The total number of picks this year is 262 picks made during the 2022 NFL Draft. The Jacksonville Jaguars currently have the top overall pick with the current final pick going to the San Fransico 49ers.

 

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