Way Way Too Early 2022 Draft Thread

[FantasyFreak]

Watching tape on these RBs I am not very impressed. The top guys in 2022 are second tier prospects. Sort of reminds me of 2019. It’s early days and I could be convinced otherwise, but I would probably rank the past 6 years plus this one as:

2017
2020
-
2018
2021
2016
-
2019
2022

It's amazing to me that 2019 still gets bashed in hindsight.

Jacobs, and Monty. Sanders has been the guy who is about to break out since he was drafted, he's a disappointment considering the price it took to acquire him through his first 2 years, especially after year 1. Killed a lot of startups going into his sophomore year. Harris I traded for this year and helped me to a ship in my 3 RB league. Singletary has been worse in your lineup than not, until the last few weeks, perhaps. Henderson has been serviceable in spells. Not a terrible class. Jacobs has had back to back RB1 years, I think Monty is the only other one to have a RB1 season, unless I'm mistaken. It was never supposed to be a good class, but Jacobs has done reasonably well, and Monty had a great stretch run last year if you were a contender. That's just off the top of my head. Can't remember who else was in that one off hand.

[Mjvb5]

Watching tape on these RBs I am not very impressed. The top guys in 2022 are second tier prospects. Sort of reminds me of 2019. It’s early days and I could be convinced otherwise, but I would probably rank the past 6 years plus this one as:

2017
2020
-
2018
2021
2016
-
2019
2022

It's amazing to me that 2019 still gets bashed in hindsight.

I think this is removing hindsight and just going off how players were viewed. A to three of jacobs, sanders and Monty isn't exactly inspiring. Henderson and singletary were seen as situation not talent guys and harris was in a mess of an rb room in NE.
With hindsight 2018 is arguably the worst despite being. Viewed as imo in that top tier, maybe better than 2020

[BabyChark23]

I probably missed this, as i havent been active on the forums in quite a while (and reading 27 pages is overwhelming my brain, lol), but how are we feeling about the 22 rb class? because i actually sneakily love it.

Most people seem pretty down on the RBs in this class. I think the top three look solid and there is an interesting second/third tier. None of them have truly elite profiles though.

Kid from Michigan State could be a real good one. His hand seemed OK, despite the fact they didn't really use him that way. I'm really interested in his combine/pro day for that. Walker: The runner. But is he a receiver? What's the Frequency Kenneth? Can you catch?

Yeah, he’s my favorite this year. Based on a quick look, it looks like him and Hall may be in a tier together above Spiller, but there is still a lot more scouting to do.

[DJB]

Its Burks and then meh.

Still think this draft is piss poor.

[StripesOfKC]

I'm going to end up with so much Drake London

[YouMightDieTryin]

London is my current target at 1.5 or 1.7. Not sure I want to risk someone taking him at 1.6 tho.

[tresskid84]

Yeah, I just don't buy this being the awful class i feel likes its being made out to be. It might be lacking the very tip top prospects, but there are 12 rbs i could see going in the top 100 in the draft (not saying 12 will, just to be clear, saying there are 12 I think are talented enough to go that high). At WR, there are 14 top 100 level talents. There are 6 QBs I could see going round 1 (then again, I wouldnt be shocked if none went in the top 5 or even top 10, lol). Theres no Pitts or Hock, but there are 6 tight ends I like in the class.

I just think its going to be a really fun, deep draft. Very curious to see the athletic measurements on a few guys.

[tresskid84]

Yeah, I just don't buy this being the awful class i feel likes its being made out to be. It might be lacking the very tip top prospects, but there are 12 rbs i could see going in the top 100 in the draft (not saying 12 will, just to be clear, saying there are 12 I think are talented enough to go that high). At WR, there are 14 top 100 level talents. There are 6 QBs I could see going round 1 (then again, I wouldnt be shocked if none went in the top 5 or even top 10, lol). Theres no Pitts or Hock, but there are 6 tight ends I like in the class.

I just think its going to be a really fun, deep draft. Very curious to see the athletic measurements on a few guys.

It's not a 2010 RB class, or a 2009 WR class, lol

[SoftwoodGrampian]

Or a 1984 long snapper class

[AZK]

Seems to me the early consensus implies that this will be a draft that separates those who do their draft prep vs those that rely on group think.

[YouMightDieTryin]

Seems to me the early consensus implies that this will be a draft that separates those who do their draft prep vs those that rely on group think.

Not if you find the right group! Come on team!!!

[Pac_Eddy]

Seems to me the early consensus implies that this will be a draft that separates those who do their draft prep vs those that rely on group think.

Not if you find the right group! Come on team!!!

I'm in. Can I join Team Group Think?

[Jigga94]

Seems to me the early consensus implies that this will be a draft that separates those who do their draft prep vs those that rely on group think.

So... every season

[AZK]

Seems to me the early consensus implies that this will be a draft that separates those who do their draft prep vs those that rely on group think.

Not if you find the right group! Come on team!!!

I'm in. Can I join Team Group Think?

If you have to ask you might already be on it.

[FantasyFreak]

Charbonnet returning to school. Sigh. 2023 class gets stronger