Todd McShay ranks Top 32 NFL Draft prospects ahead of 2022 college football season

The 2023 NFL Draft is a ways away, but Todd McShay of ESPN has turned his eyes to next April.

With a bevy of fantastic quarterbacks and ferocious defensive talents, McShay crafted his Top 32 NFL Draft prospects ahead of the 2022 college football season, and it’s filled with athletes brimming with potential. From Alabama teammates Bryce Young and Will Anderson to SEC rivals like Jalen Carter of Georgia, there were some wonderfully difficult choices to make.

“After taking a little time off over the summer, I got back into the tape and started evaluating the 2023 group of prospects,” wrote McShay. “Of course, a lot will change over the next eight months, with a full college football game slate and plenty of pre-draft events. Consider that edge rusher Travon Walker wasn’t even in the first-round conversation at this point last year, but ended up going No. 1 overall to the Jaguars. Expect a lot of movement on boards before next year’s NFL draft.”

Here’s what McShay settled on, as he released his choices ahead of the 2022 college football season with an eye towards next year’s NFL Draft.

Top 32 NFL Draft prospects, per Todd McShay:

1. Will Anderson Jr., EDGE, Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia Bulldogs
3. C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State Buckeyes
4. Bryce Young, QB, Alabama Crimson Tide
5. Nolan Smith, EDGE, Georgia Bulldogs
6. Kayshon Boutte, WR, LSU Tigers
7. Jordan Addison, WR, USC Trojans
8. Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas Longhorns
9. Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10. Myles Murphy, EDGE, Clemson Bulldogs
11. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State Buckeyes
12. Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia Bulldogs
13. Bryan Bresee, DL, Clemson Tigers
14. Paris Johnson Jr., OT, Ohio State Buckeyes
15. Isaiah Foskey, EDGE, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
16. Arik Gilbert, TE, Georgia Bulldogs
17. Andre Carter, EDGE, Army Black Knights
18. Cam Smith, CB, South Carolina Gamecocks
19. Jordan Battle, S, Alabama Crimson Tide
20. Peter Skoronski, OT, Northwestern Wildcats
21. Will Levis, QB, Kentucky Wildcats
22. Keeanu Benton, DT, Wisconsin Badgers
23. Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State Nittany Lions
24. Noah Sewell, LB, Oregon Ducks
25. B.J. Ojulari, EDGE, LSU Tigers
26. Tyler Van Dyke, QB, Miami Hurricanes
27. Jermaine Burton, WR, Alabama Crimson Tide
28. Tyrique Stevenson, CB, Miami Hurricanes
29. John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota Golden Gophers
30. Ali Gaye, DE, LSU Tigers
31. Brandon Joseph, S, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
32. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Alabama Crimson Tide