Colleges and conferences with the most players drafted in the 2022 NFL draft

The 2022 NFL draft featured record-setting draft results for the Georgia Bulldogs, the reigning College Football Playoff national champions. Georgia had 15 players selected in the NFL draft, eclipsing the previous modern-era record of 14 picks, which was set by Ohio State in the 2004 NFL Draft and later tied by LSU in 2020. The Bulldogs have five defensive players selected in the first round from a unit that allowed a national-best 10.2 points per game last season.

Georgia alone was responsible for nearly a quarter of the Southeastern Conference's 65 selections, which tied a record the SEC set in 2021.

Here's a complete breakdown of the number of draft picks by school and by conference.

Number of draft picks by school in the 2022 draft

During the 2022 NFL draft, players from 105 different schools were selected, an increase from the 89 schools represented in the 2021 NFL Draft. Here is the complete list, sorted in descending order of number of players drafted, then alphabetically:

Number of draft picks by conference in the 2022 draft

Twenty-four conferences were represented in the selections of the 2022 NFL Draft, plus five picks from independent college football programs. The SEC led all conferences with a record-tying 65 draft selections, ahead of the Big Ten (48), and Big 12 (25) and Pac-12 (25).

First-round results

Here are the results of the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

1. Travon Walker, DE, Georgia — Jacksonville Jaguars
2. Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Michigan — Detroit Lions
3. Derek Stingley Jr., DB, LSU – Houston Texans
4. Sauce Gardner, CB, Cincinnati – New York Jets
5. Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Orgeon — New York Giants
6. Ickey Ekwonu, OT, NC State — Carolina Panthers
7. Evan Neal, OT, Alabama — New York Giants
8. Drake London, WR, Southern California — Atlanta Falcons
9. Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State — Seattle Seahawks
10. Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State — New York Jets
11. Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State — New Orleans Saints
12. Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama — Detroit Lions
13. Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia — Philadelphia Eagles
14. Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame — Baltimore Ravens
15. Kenyon Green, OL, Texas A&M — Houston Texans
16. Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State — Washington Commanders
17. Zion Johnson, OL, Boston College — Los Angeles Chargers
18. Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas — Tennessee Titans
19. Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa — New Orleans Saints
20. Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh Steelers
21. Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington — Kansas City Chiefs
22. Quay Walker, LB, Georgia — Green Bay Packers
23. Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida — Buffalo Bills
24. Tyler Smith, OT, Tulsa — Dallas Cowboys
25. Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa — Baltimore Ravens
26. Jermaine Johnson II, DE, Florida State — New York Jets
27. Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah — Jacksonville Jaguars
28. Devonte Wyatt, DT, Georgia — Green Bay Packers
29. Cole Strange, G, UT-Chattanooga — New England Patriots
30. George Karlaftis, EDGE, Purdue — Kansas City Chiefs
31. Daxton Hill, S, Michigan — Cincinnati Bengals
32. Lewis Cine, S, Georgia — Minnesota Vikings