The final day of on-field drills for the 2022 NFL Combine arrives today. After a long week of meetings, testing, interviews, and drills, the defensive backs and special teams prospects wrap everything up for a successful week. Just two-tenths of a point separates the top four defensive back prospects’ grades. Will LSU Tigers CB Derek Stingley Jr. be able to keep ahold of his DB1 title ahead of the NFL Draft? PFN has all the schedule information you need, including how to watch the final day of the 2022 NFL Combine drills.
How to watch the 2022 DB/ST NFL Combine drills
- Start Time: 4 PM ET
- Channel: NFL Network
- Live Stream Options:
- Sling
- Hulu + Live TV
- fuboTV
- YouTube TV
- NFL Mobile App
What to expect from the 2022 DB/ST drills
While Stingley Jr. is the highest-rated defensive prospect, the LSU cornerback will not be testing at the 2022 NFL Combine. This opens the door for Cincinnati Bearcat Ahmad Gardner, Auburn Tiger Roger McCreary, and Clemson Tiger Andrew Booth Jr. to boost their value in the CB class.
Pro Football Network’s Lead Draft Analyst Tony Pauline has these CBs ranked first through fourth, respectively, on PFN’s Top 300 Big Board. Stingley grades in with a 4.19, while McCreary and Booth come in as the first few second-round prospects with grades of 3.99 and 3.98. Florida Gator Kaiir Elam rounds out the top 32 overall prospects, but Pauline currently has 11 cornerbacks ranked in his top 100 prospects. NFL scouts will get to survey a deep class on the final day of the 2022 NFL Combine schedule.
But that’s just one group of secondary players. The safeties also hit the field on the final day of action. A former fourth overall prospect still holds the title for highest-ranked safety but lost the DB1 title to Stingley. Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton looks like a game-changer at the next level. His coverage skills were among the best in the country during his time with the Fighting Irish. He coupled that with some stellar ball skills as well. Add in that the 6’4″, 220-pound safety lays hits like a linebacker, and scouts will be itching to see Hamilton take the field for 2022 Combine drills.
There’s a much more significant gap between Hamilton and the next-best safety prospect. Penn State’s Jaquan Brisker comes in as 47th overall, highlighting the difference in depth between the safeties and CBs. It seems as though safeties will be a hotter commodity on Day 2 of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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