2022 NFL Draft: 48 B1G players selected, Penn State leads the way with 8 picks

It was a great year in the NFL Draft for the B1G. A total of 48 players from the conference heard their names called over the past three days, one of the highest totals for any league.

Penn State was this year’s leader, producing 8 total picks. Ohio State was next in line with 6 while Michigan and Wisconsin each had five. A total of 13 of the 14 B1G programs had at least one player selected and 12 of the 14 had multiple.

Here’s a breakdown by school:

• Penn State – 8
• Ohio State – 6
• Michigan – 5
• Wisconsin – 5
• Michigan State – 4
• Minnesota – 4
• Illinois – 3
• Nebraska – 3
• Purdue – 3
• Iowa – 2
• Maryland – 2
• Rutgers – 2
• Indiana – 1 
• Northwestern – 0

Here’s a complete recap of every B1G player selected in the 2022 NFL Draft:

Round 1 (7)

No. 2. Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Michigan — Detroit Lions

No. 10. Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State — New York Jets

No. 11. Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State — New Orleans Saints

No. 16. Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State — Washington Commanders

No. 25. Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa — Baltimore Ravens

No. 30. George Karlaftis, DE, Purdue — Kansas City Chiefs

No. 31. Dax Hill, S, Michigan — Cincinnati Bengals

Round 2 (7)

No. 38. Arnold Ebiketie, DE, Penn State — Atlanta Falcons

No. 40. Boye Mafe, DE, Minnesota  — Seattle Seahawks

No. 41. Kenneth Walker III, RB, Michigan State — Seattle Seahawks

No. 45. David Ojabo, DE/LB, Michigan — Baltimore Ravens

No. 48. Jaquan Brisker, S, Penn State — Chicago Bears

No. 51. Cam Jurgens, C, Nebraska — Philadelphia Eagles

No. 60. Cam Taylor-Britt, S/CB, Nebraska — Cincinnati Bengals

Round 3 (7)

No. 69. Nicholas Petit-Frere, OL, Ohio State — Tennessee Titans

No. 96. Nick Cross, S, Maryland — Indianapolis Colts

No. 97. Kerby Joseph, S, Illinois — Detroit Lions

No. 99. David Bell, WR, Purdue — Cleveland Browns

No. 101. Jeremy Ruckert, TE, Ohio State — New York Jets

No. 103. Leo Chenal, LB, Wisconsin — Kansas City Chiefs

No. 104. Logan Bruss, OL, Wisconsin — Los Angeles Rams

Round 4 (7)

No. 110. Daniel Faalele, OT, Minnesota — Baltimore Ravens

No. 114. Dane Belton, S, Iowa — New York Giants

No. 120. Brandon Smith, LB, Penn State — Carolina Panthers

No. 129. Jake Ferguson, TE, Wisconsin — Dallas Cowboys

No. 130. Jordan Stout, P, Penn State — Baltimore Ravens

No. 131. Hassan Haskins, RB, Michigan — Tennessee Titans

No. 143. Chigoziem Okonkwo, TE, Maryland — Tennessee Titans

Round 5 (3)

No. 146. Micah McFadden, LB, Indiana — New York Giants

No. 158. Tyreke Smith, DE, Ohio State — Seattle Seahawks

No. 165. Esezi Otomewo, DE, Minnesota — Minnesota Vikings

Round 6 (7)

No. 184. Vederian Lowe, OL, Illinois — Minnesota Vikings

No. 191. Jalen Nailor, WR, Michigan State — Minnesota Vikings

No. 206. Matt Henningsen, DL, Wisconsin — Denver Broncos

No. 207. Doug Kramer, C, Illinois — Chicago Bears

No. 208. Connor Heyward, FB, Michigan State — Pittsburgh Steelers

No. 218. Ko Kieft, TE, Minnesota — Tampa Bay Buccaneers

No. 221. Tariq Castro-Fields, DB, Penn State — San Francisco 49ers

Round 7 (10)

No. 229. Bo Melton, WR, Rutgers — Seattle Seahawks

No. 232. Faion Hicks, CB, Wisconsin — Denver Broncos

No. 238. Thayer Munford, OL, Ohio State — Las Vegas Raiders

No. 245. Andrew Stueber, OL, Michigan — New England Patriots

No. 249. Rasheed Walker, OL, Penn State — Green Bay Packers

No. 251. Isaih Pacheco, RB, Rutgers — Kansas City Chiefs

No. 256. Jesse Luketa, LB, Penn State — Arizona Cardinals

No. 258. Samori Toure, WR, Nebraska — Green Bay Packers

No. 260. Zander Horvath, RB, Purdue — Los Angeles Chargers

No. 261. AJ Arcuri, OT, Michigan State — Los Angeles Rams