After an impressive 10th anniversary edition of our game in January, NFLPA Collegiate Bowl players made a strong showing in the 2022 NFL Draft. Alumni of this year’s game caught the eyes of pro scouts across the country, as a total of 19 players were drafted through seven rounds and another 79 players were signed as undrafted free agents.
The 19 drafted players is tied for the second-highest mark in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl’s 10-year history. And the 98 total players on NFL rosters ranks second-most and just shy of the 102 players who came from the 2020 class (which was the last time the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl hosted an in-person event).
Below are all of the players who were taken in the 2022 NFL Draft (listed in draft order), followed by players who signed as undrafted free agents (listed alphabetically by last name).
2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Alumni NFL Draft Recap:
Sam Williams (DL, Ole Miss) – Round 2 / Pick 56 / Dallas Cowboys
Highest-ever position for a player who competed in the Collegiate Bowl
Eric Johnson (DL, Missouri State) – Round 5 / Pick 159 / Indianapolis Colts
Montrell Washington (WR. Samford) – Round 5 / Pick 162 / Denver Broncos
DaRon Bland (DB, Fresno State) – Round 5 / Pick 167 / Dallas Cowboys
Sam Womack (DB, Toledo) – Round 5 / Pick 172 / San Francisco 49ers
Marcus McKethan (OL, North Carolina) – Round 5 / Pick 173 / New York Giants
Malcolm Rodriguez (LB, Oklahoma State) – Round 6 / Pick 188 / Detroit Lions
Jordan Jackson (DL, Air Force) – Round 6 / Pick 194 / New Orleans Saints
Gregory Junior (DB, Ouachita Baptist) – Round 6 / Pick 197 / Jacksonville Jaguars
Michael Woods II (WR, Oklahoma) – Round 6 / Pick 202 / Cleveland Browns
Doug Kramer (OL, Illinois) – Round 6 / Pick 207 / Chicago Bears
Curtis Brooks (DL, Cincinnati) – Round 6 / Pick 216 / Indianapolis Colts
James Houston IV (DL, Jackson State) – Round 6 / Pick 217 / Detroit Lions
Cameron Goode (LB, Cal) – Round 7 / Pick 224 / Miami Dolphins
Jonathan Ford (DL, Miami) – Round 7 / Pick 234 / Green Bay Packers
Daniel Hardy (DL, Montana State) – Round 7 / Pick 235 / Los Angeles Rams
Chris Oladokun (QB, South Dakota State) – Round 7 / Pick 241 / Pittsburgh Steelers
Brittain Brown (RB, UCLA) – Round 7 / Pick 250 / Las Vegas Raiders
A.J. Arcuri (OL, Michigan State) – Round 7 / Pick 261 / Los Angeles Rams
2022 Undrafted Free Agent Signings:
Austin Allen (TE, Nebraska) – New York Giants
Josh Babicz (TE, North Dakota State) – Carolina Panthers
B.J. Baylor (RB, Oregon State) – Green Bay Packers
D’Anthony Bell (DB, West Florida) – Cleveland Browns
Greg Bell (RB, San Diego State) – Detroit Lions
Markquese Bell (DB, Florida A&M) – Dallas Cowboys
Josh Blackwell (DB, Duke) – Philadelphia Eagles
Max Borghi (RB, Washington State) – Indianapolis Colts
Akial Byers (DL, Missouri) – Green Bay Packers
Mike Caliendo (OL, Western Michigan) – Kansas City Chiefs
Davis Cheek (QB, Elon) – Carolina Panthers
Julius Chestnut (RB, Sacred Heart) – Tennessee Titans
Jack Cochrane (LB, South Dakota) – Kansas City Chiefs
Dai’Jean Dixon (WR, Nicholls State) – New Orleans Saints
Mataeo Durant (RB, Duke) – Pittsburgh Steelers
Jequez Ezzard (WR, Sam Houston State) – Washington Commanders
Olakunle Fatukasi (LB, Rutgers) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Julius Faulk (DB, Delta State) – Cleveland Browns
Chase Garbers (QB, Cal) – Las Vegas Raiders
Ferrod Gardner (LB, Louisiana-Lafayette) – Washington Commanders
Jack Gibbens (LB, Minnesota) – Tennessee Titans
Zyon Gilbert (DB, Florida Atlantic) – New York Giants
Michael Griffin (DB, South Dakota State) – Tennessee Titans
Jake Hansen (LB, Illinois) – Houston Texans
Kolby Harvell-Peel (DB, Oklahoma State) – Houston Texans
Peyton Hendershot (TE, Indiana) – Dallas Cowboys
Clarence Hicks (LB, Texas-San Antonio) – Cincinnati Bengals
Curtis Hodges (TE, Arizona State) – Washington Commanders
CJ Holmes (DB, Jackson State) – New Orleans Saints
Aron Johnson (OL, South Dakota State) – Baltimore Ravens
Brandon Johnson (WR, Central Florida) – Denver Broncos
Deandre Johnson (LB, Miami) – Miami Dolphins
Jahmir Johnson (OL, Texas A&M) – Green Bay Packers
Caleb Jones (OL, Indiana) – Green Bay Packers
Shermari Jones (RB, Coastal Carolina) – Cincinnati Bengals
Kekaula Kaniho (DB, Boise State) – Arizona Cardinals
Cole Kelley (QB, Southeastern Louisiana) – Washington Commanders
Lewis Kidd (OL, Montana State) – New Orleans Saints
Qwuantrezz Knight (DB, UCLA) – San Francisco 49ers
Bryant Koback (RB, Toledo) – Minnesota Vikings
Raheem Layne (DB, Indiana) – Los Angeles Chargers
Taysir Mack (WR, Pittsburgh) – San Francisco 49ers
Tyreek Maddox-Williams (LB, Rutgers) – Los Angeles Chargers
Sean Mahone (DB, West Virginia) – Jacksonville Jaguars
Vavae Malepeai (RB, Southern California) – Denver Broncos
Chauncey Manac (DL, Louisiana-Lafayette) – Green Bay Packers
Zachary McCloud (LB, Miami) – Minnesota Vikings
James McCourt (SPC, Illinois) – Los Angeles Chargers
Lance McCutcheon (WR, Montana State) – Los Angeles Rams
Jalen McKenzie (OL, Southern California) – Tennessee Titans
Zaire Mitchell-Paden (TE, Florida Atlantic) – Cleveland Browns
Damarcus Mitchell (DL, Purdue) – New England Patriots
Grant Morgan (LB, Arkansas) – Jacksonville Jaguars
Arron Mosby (LB, Fresno State) – Carolina Panthers
T.D. Moultry (LB, Auburn) – Pittsburgh Steelers
Segun Olubi (LB, San Diego State) – San Francisco 49ers
Jayden Peevy (DL, Texas A&M) – Tennessee Titans
Roderick Perry (DL, Illinois) – Cleveland Browns
Brandon Peters (QB, Illinois) – Los Angeles Chargers
Kalil Pimpleton (WR, Central Michigan) – Detroit Lions
Isaiah Pryor (LB, Notre Dame) – New Orleans Saints
Joshua Rivas (OL, Kansas State) – New York Giants
Joshua Ross (LB, Michigan) – Baltimore Ravens
Andrew Rupcich (OL, Culver-Stockton) – Tennessee Titans
Braylon Sanders (WR, Ole Miss) – Miami Dolphins
Josh Sills (OL, Oklahoma State) – Philadelphia Eagles
Corey Sutton (WR, Appalachian State) – Detroit Lions
Tre Swilling (DB, Georgia Tech) – Tennessee Titans
Trenton Thompson (DB, San Diego State) – New York Giants
Tariqious Tisdale (DL, Ole Miss) – Cincinnati Bengals
Jake Tonges (TE, Cal) – Chicago Bears
Jordan Tucker (OL, North Carolina) – Pittsburgh Steelers
Zach Vanvalkenburg (DL, Iowa) – Las Vegas Raiders
Isaiah Weston (WR, Northern Iowa) – Cleveland Browns
Benton Whitley (DL, Holy Cross) – Los Angeles Rams
Jarrid Williams (OL, Miami) – Philadelphia Eagles
Eric Wilson (OL, Penn State) – New Orleans Saints
Michael Young (WR, Cincinnati) – Indianapolis Colts
We’re incredibly proud of all our alumni for reaching this moment and we can’t wait to see what they will achieve at the next level.