2022 NFL Combine Results: QB, RB, WR and TE

The NFL combine is always interesting since those player measurables are no longer under the control of the college athletic PR department. This is not considered to be as strong as a draft class as last year, particularly for running backs.  The below positions are split between those that are a consensus early draft pick

Quarterbacks

Top QB	School	Height	Weight	Hand	Arm	40-yard
Malik Willis	Liberty	6’0″	219	9 1/2″	31 3/4″	na
Kenny Pickett	Pittsburgh	6’3″	217	8 1/2″	30 7/8″	4.67
Sam Howell	North Carolina	6’1″	218	9 1/8″	30 3/4″	na
Matt Corral	Mississippi	6’2″	212	9 5/8″	30 3/4″	na
Desmond Ridder	Cincinnati	6’3″	211	10″	32 3/4″	4.49
Later Round QB	School	Height	Weight	Hand	Arm	40-yard
Jack Coan	Notre Dame	6’3″	218	9 1/2″	31 1/8″	4.90
Dustin Crum	Kent State	6’1″	210	9 3/8″	31 3/4″	4.75
Kaleb Eleby	Western Michigan	6’1″	208	9 1/4″	30 5/8″	na
Cole Kelley	SE Louisiana	6’7″	249	9 7/8″	33 3/4″	na
D’Eriq King	Miami	5’9″	196	9 1/4″	28 7/8″	na
EJ Perry	Brown	6’2″	211	9″	32″	4.60
Brock Purdy	Iowa State	6’1″	212	9 1/4″	29″	4.76
Carson Strong	Nevada	6’3″	226	9 1/8″	32″	na
Skylar Thompson	Kansas State	6’2″	217	9 3/8″	31 3/4″	4.86
Bailey Zappe	Western Kentucky	6′ 1″	215	9 3/4″	31 3/8″	4.78

The Top-5 quarterbacks are expected to be first rounders, though not lumped inside the Top-10 like last season.  Matt Corral did not throw the ball but should be a first-round pick. Malik Willis may be the first selected and brings incredible arm talent and the ability to run.

Kenny Pickett was a Heisman Trophy Finalist and won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award last year. He’s the top quarterback on many boards and yet much was made of his 8 1/2″ hand size that would be the smallest in the NFL in a position where players have to be able to hold onto the ball and throw it with velocity. He’s still a lock for an early pick, and Joe Burrow was also questioned with 9″ hands at the combine, and he’s worked out pretty well.

The consensus on the Top-5 already seems very strong. And since they are expected to be more spread out in the first round means that teams in the back half of the draft still have a chance for one of the more coveted quarterbacks.

Running Backs

Top RB	School	Height	Weight	Hand	Arm	40-yard
Brian Robinson	Alabama	6′ 2″	225	9 3/4″	31 7/8″	4.53
Isaiah Spiller	Texas A&M	6′ 0″	217	8 5/8″	31 3/4″	4.37
Zamir White	Georgia	6′ 0″	214	8 1/2″	31 1/2″	na
Breece Hall	Iowa State	5′ 11″	217	9 3/4″	31 1/4″	4.39
Dameon Pierce	Florida	5′ 10″	218	9 3/8″	30 3/4″	4.38
Kenny Walker III	Michigan State	5′ 9″	211	9 1/2″	30 3/8″	na
Later Round RB	School	Height	Weight	Hand	Arm	40-yard
Rachaad White	Arizona State	6′ 0″	214	9 3/4″	31 1/4″	4.6
Abram Smith	Baylor	6′ 0″	213	8 1/4″	30 1/4″	na
Trestan Ebner	Baylor	5′ 11″	206	8 1/2″	29 3/4″	4.38
Tyler Allgeier	BYU	5′ 11″	224	9 5/8″	31 1/2″	4.45
Jerome Ford	Cincinnati	5′ 10 1/2″	210	9 1/8″	30 5/8″	4.52
D’vonte Price	Florida International	6′ 1″	210	9 3/8″	31 1/2″	na
Jashaun Corbin	Florida State	5′ 11″	202	9 1/2″	31 1/2″	4.55
Ronnie Rivers	Fresno State	5′ 7 1/2″	195	8 1/2″	28″	4.6
James Cook	Georgia	5’11	199	9 3/8″	30 3/4″	na
Tyler Goodson	Iowa	5′ 9″	197	9″	29 1/2″	4.4
Ty Davis-Price	LSU	6′ 0″	211	9 1/4″	30 3/4″	4.6
Hassan Haskins	Michigan	6′ 2″	228	9 1/4″	31 3/4″	na
Jerrion Ealy	Mississippi	5′ 8″	189	8 1/2″	29 1/8″	4.53
Snoop Conner	Mississippi	5′ 10″	222	9 1/4″	30 1/4″	4.43
Tyler Badie	Missouri	5′ 8″	197	9 1/8″	29 3/8″	4.42
Bam Knight	N.C. State	5′ 11″	209	9 1/4″	30 1/2”	na
Ty Chandler	North Carolina	5′ 11″	204	9″	32 1/8″	4.48
Kyren Williams	Notre Dame	5′ 9″	194	9″	28 5/8″	4.64
Kennedy Brooks	Oklahoma	5′ 11″	209	7 5/8″	30 1/4″	4.38
Jaylen Warren	Oklahoma State	5′ 8″	204	9 1/4″	29 7/8″	4.46
CJ Verdell	Oregon	5′ 8″	194	9 1/2″	29 1/4″	4.59
Isiah Pacheco	Rutgers	5′ 10″	216	9 1/4″	30 1/2″	4.42
Greg Bell	San Diego State	5′ 10 1/2″	201	9 3/8″	30 7/8″	na
Kevin Harris	South Carolina	5′ 10″	221	9 1/4″	31 1/4″	4.65
Quan White	South Carolina	6′ 0″	206	9″	30 3/4″	na
Pierre Strong	South Dakota State	5′ 11″	207	9 1/4″	31 7/8″	4.48
Keaontay Ingram	USC	6′ 0″	221	9″	31 1/2″	4.59
Sincere McCormick	UTSA	5′ 8 1/2″	205	9 1/8″	29 7/8″	4.59
Max Borghi	Washington State	5′ 9″	210	9 1/8″	29 5/8″	4.37
Leddie Brown	West Virginia	6′ 0″	213	9 3/4″	31 3/8″	na

2022 is considered one of the weaker classes of running backs in recent years, and there’s a distinct possibility that there are no first-round picks, and there may only be three or four taken over the first three rounds. The majority will be no better than Day 3 selections.  The last two drafts contained fewer than 20 running backs chosen.

There is less consensus about the order and which backs will be the eventual initial choices.  Brian Robinson (Alabama) and Zamir White (Georgia) will be among the first taken if only because they attended football factories. Still, these are the best running backs coming out of college and every NFL team will have a shot at them since they’ll last longer. It may seem disappointing from a fantasy perspective, but less hype means lower values in fantasy drafts.

Wide Receivers

Top WR	School	HT	WT	Hand	Arm	40-yard
Treylon Burks	Arkansas	6’2″	225	9 7/8	33 1/2	4.55
Garrett Wilson	Ohio State	6’0″	183	9 7/8	32	4.38
Drake London	USC	6’4″	219	9 3/8	33	na
Jameson Williams	Alabama	6’1″	179	9 1/4	32 1/8	na
Wan’Dale Robinson	Kentucky	5’8″	178	9	27 5/8	4.44
Jahan Dotson	Penn State	5’11”	178	9 1/2	30 3/4	4.43
Chris Olave	Ohio State	6’0″	187	9 1/2	31 1/8	4.39
George Pickens	Georgia	6’3″	195	8 3/4	32 3/8	4.47
Justyn Ross	Clemson	6’3″	205	9 5/8	32 1/8	na
David Bell	Purdue	6’1″	212	9 1/4	31 7/8	4.65
Alec Pierce	Cincinnati	6’3″	211	9	33	4.33
Calvin Austin	Memphis	5’8″	170	9 1/4	30	4.32
John Metchie	Alabama	6’0″	187	9 1/4	30 5/8	na
Later Round WR	School	HT	WT	Hand	Arm	40-yard
Slade Bolden	Alabama	5’11”	193	9 3/4	29 3/8	4.66
Tyquan Thornton	Baylor	6’2″	181	8 1/4	33 1/8	4.28
Khalil Shakir	Boise State	6’0″	196	9 1/2	29	4.43
Ty Fryfogle	Indiana	6’1″	205	L 9 5/8	30 5/8	4.53
Charleston Rambo	Miami	6’1″	177	9 3/4	32	4.57
Jalen Nailor	Michigan State	5’11”	186	9 1/8	30 1/4	4.50
Dontario Drummond	Mississippi	6’0″	215	9 1/4	31 1/2	4.65
Braylon Sanders	Mississippi	6’0″	194	10	31 1/2	4.48
Makai Polk	Mississippi State	6’3″	195	9 1/2	32 1/4	4.59
Romeo Doubs	Nevada	6’2″	201	10	32 1/4	na
Dai’Jean Dixon	Nicholls State	6’2″	205	9 5/8	32 5/8	4.62
Christian Watson	North Dakota State	6’4″	208	10 1/8	32 1/2	4.36
Isaiah Weston	Northern Iowa	6’4″	214	9 1/2	32 1/2	4.42
Kevin Austin Jr.	Notre Dame	6’2″	200	9	32 7/8	4.43
Mike Woods	Oklahoma	6’1″	204	9 5/8	33	4.55
Johnny Johnson III	Oregon	6’0″	197	9 3/4	30 1/2	4.60
Devon Williams	Oregon	6’4″	210	9 7/8	34 1/8	4.65
Bo Melton	Rutgers	5’11”	189	9	31 1/4	4.34
Danny Gray	SMU	6’0″	186	9 5/8	31 7/8	4.33
Jr. Reggie Roberson	SMU	5’11”	192	9 1/2	32 5/8	na
Jalen Tolbert	South Alabama	6’1″	194	10	32 1/4	4.49
Velus Jones	Tennessee	5’11”	204	9 3/4	30 7/8	4.31
Erik Ezukanma	Texas Tech	6’2″	209	9 3/8	33 1/2	na
Josh Johnson	Tulsa	5’10”	183	8 5/8	31 7/8	na
Kyle Philips	UCLA	5’11”	189	8 5/8	29 5/8	4.58
Tré Turner	Virginia Tech	6’1″	184	8 1/2	30 3/4	4.51
Skyy Moore	Western Michigan	5’10”	195	10 1/4	31	4.41

The two measurables that are most valued with wideouts are height (without losing speed) and 40-times. It briefly seemed that the Combine record of 4.22 (John Ross – 2017) was broken by Baylor’s Tyquan Taylor with an unofficial 4.21, but it was later changed to 4.28. Speed is a tremendous advantage to a wide receiver but it isn’t even the most important characteristic.  John Ross set the record but hasn’t translated that into being a difference-maker.

The 13 wideouts at the top of the listing are the consensus best and should all be taken before the end of the third round at the latest. Their order will change constantly over the various NFL mock drafts, but the first four – Treylon Burks, Garrett Wilson, Drake London, and Jameson Williams all have a legitimate shot at being the first selected in April and should all be gone by the second round.

Some mock drafts have as many as eight wideouts selected in the first round but almost all come in the latter half of picks. Matching up a talented wideout on a team that needs a new starter and already has an established quarterback is the ideal and that can happen for any receiver.

Tight Ends

Top TE	School	Height	Weight	Hand	Arm	40-yard
Jalen Wydermyer	Texas A&M	6’4″	255	9 3/4″	33 1/8″	na
Trey McBride	Colorado State	6’4″	246	10 1/8″	32 1/2″	na
Isaiah Likely	Coastal Carolina	6’5″	245	10″	31 7/8″	na
Charlie Kolar	Iowa State	6’6″	252	10″	34 1/2″	na
Later Round TE	School	HT	WT	Hand	Arm	40-yard
Curtis Hodges	Arizona State	6’8″	257	9 5/8″	34 1/2″	4.85
Peyton Hendershot	Indiana	6’4″	250	9″	32 5/8″	4.80
Chase Allen	Iowa State	6’6″	251	9 5/8″	34 1/8″	na
Chigoziem Okonkwo	Maryland	6’3″	238	9 3/4″	32 3/4″	4.52
Connor Heyward	Michigan State	5’11”	233	9 1/2″	31 7/8″	na
Austin Allen	Nebraska	6’8″	253	9 1/2″	33 5/8″	4.83
Cole Turner	Nevada	6′ 6″	246	9 7/8″	33″	4.76
Jeremy Ruckert	Ohio State	6’5″	250	10 1/8″	32 3/4″	na
Jeremiah Hall	Oklahoma	6’2″	239	10 1/2″	31 5/8″	na
Teagan Quitoriano	Oregon State	6’6″	258	9 3/8″	33 3/4″	na
Daniel Bellinger	San Diego State	6’5″	253	10 1/8″	32 1/2″	4.63
Grant Calcaterra	SMU	6’4″	241	10″	33 1/4″	4.62
Greg Dulcich	UCLA	6’4″	243	9 7/8″	33 3/8″	4.70
Jelani Woods	Virginia	6’7″	259	9 1/4″	34 1/8″	4.61
James Mitchell	Virginia Tech	6’4″	249	9 3/4″	32 7/8″	na
Cade Otton	Washington	6’5″	247	9 1/2″	32 3/4″	na
Jake Ferguson	Wisconsin	6’5″	250	9 1/2″	32 5/8″	4.81

Fantasy tight ends are invariably poor contributors, but the first four are worth tracking. And even more so for dynasty teams. There may be no tight ends taken until round two, but at least two or three should show up before the third round.