2022 NFL Draft Rumor Results

I post lots of things in the NFL Draft Rumors section from various reporters on the Internet and in print media. I’ve been rating how these reporters perform each year because it’s important to differentiate between those who actually have sources, and those who nonsensically post on Twitter, pretending to know people in NFL organizations.

I took a glance back and counted how many “wins” and “losses” each reporter had. I didn’t look at whom they slotted in their mock drafts – we did that in our 2022 NFL Mock Draft Results page – but rather, my task was delving into reports that said “Team X really likes Player A,” or “Team Y plans to trade up.”

I’ve also included the best reports and worst reports for 2022, so check those out below the following wins and losses (Note that these aren’t exactly ordered by percentage; getting a report right is difficult, so I wanted to award those who had more correct. As a result, it’s sort of a mixture.) Follow @walterfootball for updates.



National Media (2022):

Charlie Campbell: 7-1
Peter Schrager: 2-0
Tony Pauline: 2-2
charles Robinson: 1-0
David Wyatt-Hupton: 1-0
Honest NFL: 1-0
James Layton: 1-0
Albert Breer: 1-0
Chris Mortensen: 0-1
Ian Rapoport: 0-1
Jeremy Fowler: 0-1
Jordan Reid: 0-1
Peter King: 0-1





National Media (2013-22):

Charlie Campbell: 58-21
Adam Schefter: 20-9
Tony Pauline: 49-42
Peter King: 31-22
Peter Schrager: 8-2
Lance Zerlein: 8-3
Albert Breer: 5-2
Adam Caplan: 5-2
Chris Mortensen: 9-8
Jason La Canfora: 12-12
Daniel Jeremiah: 8-8
Todd McShay: 6-6
Michael Silver: 3-1
Charles Robinson: 4-4
Jason Cole: 4-3
Bob Holtzman: 2-0
Alex Marvez: 2-0
Mike Mayock: 2-0
Dan Patrick: 2-0
Louis Riddick: 2-0
Dianna Marie Russini: 2-0
Dane Brugler: 3-2
Jay Glazer: 2-1
Ian Rapoport: 12-17
David Wyatt-Hupton: 1-0
Honest NFL: 1-0
James Layton: 1-0
Chris Burke: 1-0
Tom Curran: 1-0
Charles Davis: 1-0
Jonathan Jones: 1-0
Pat McAfee: 1-0
Eric Edholm: 1-0
Michael Lombardi: 1-0
Cam Marino: 1-0
Matthew Fairburn: 1-0
Kim Jones: 1-0
Dan Orlovsky: 1-0
Ben Standig: 1-0
Clark Judge: 1-0
Mike Garafolo: 1-0
Tom Pelissero: 1-0
Jim Trotter: 1-0
Pro Football Talk: 2-5
Greg Gabriel: 2-5
Joel Klatt: 1-1
Josina Anderson: 1-1
Rich Eisen: 1-1
Jeremy Fowler: 2-4
Aaron Wilson: 1-2
Sal Paolantonio: 1-2
Charley Casserly: 1-2
Scott Bischoff: 0-1
Bucky Brooks: 0-1
Jeff Darlington: 0-1
John Clayton: 0-1
Ashley Fox: 0-1
Rand Getlin: 0-1
Ron Jaworski: 0-1
Bob McGinn: 0-1
Josh Norris: 0-1
Vincent Frank: 0-1
James Parks: 0-1
Solomon Wilcots: 0-1
Field Yates: 0-1
Shawn Zobel: 0-1
Jordan Reid: 0-1
Brian Baldinger: 0-2
Gil Brandt: 0-2
Jeff Chadiha: 0-2
Pete Prisco: 0-2
Ed Werder: 0-2
Eric Galko: 1-3
Benjamin Allbright: 1-5
Russ Lande: 0-3
Jon Ledyard: 0-3
Mel Kiper: 0-4
Matt Miller: 3-18




Local or Specific Team-Based Media (2013-22):

Mike Jurecki: 13-0
Cecil Lammey: 7-0
Jordan Raanan: 9-1
Mary Kay Cabot: 9-3
Armando Salguero: 9-4
Dave Lapham: 5-0
Joe Person: 5-1
Jim Wyatt: 6-3
D. Orlando Ledbetter: 4-0
Gerry Dulac: 4-0
Jonathan Jones: 4-0
Ralph Vacchiano: 3-0
Jeff McLane: 3-0
Elliot Shorr-Parks: 3-0
Mike Triplett: 3-0
Darren Wolfson: 3-0
Jim Thomas: 3-1
Ed Bouchette: 2-0
Jenna Laine: 2-0
Bryan Broaddus: 2-0
Jeff Zrebiec: 2-0
Rob Demovsky: 2-0
Michael Gehlken: 2-0
Larry Holder: 2-0
Mike Klis: 2-0
Jon Machota: 2-0
Jane Slater: 2-0
Vaughn McClure: 2-0
Patricia Traina: 2-0
Charean Williams: 2-0
Joe Buscaglia: 2-0
Tim Twentyman: 2-0
John McClain: 3-3
Ben Goessling: 2-1
Dan Pompei: 2-1
Woody Paige: 1-0
Dave Bryan: 1-0
Eric Ting: 1-0
Doug Kyed: 1-0
Gil Arcia: 1-0
Greg Auman: 1-0
Matt Barrows: 1-0
Adam Beasley: 1-0
Zach Berman: 1-0
Clifton Brown: 1-0
Steve Corkran: 1-0
Peter Bukowski: 1-0
Bart Hubbuch: 1-0
Barry Jackson: 1-0
Tim Kawakami: 1-0
Aaron Leming: 1-0
Brian Linder: 1-0
Terry McCormick: 1-0
John Middlekauff: 1-0
Vince Langford: 1-0
Terez Paylor: 1-0
Terry Pluto: 1-0
Vito Stellino: 1-0
Adam Teicher: 1-0
Joe Tordy: 1-0
Jerry McDonald: 1-0
Chris Tomasson: 1-0
Mike Wells: 1-0
Paul Schwartz: 1-0
Michael C. Wright: 1-0
Mike DiRoco: 1-0
Jonathan Alexander: 1-0
Sam Farmer: 1-1
Jamison Hensley: 1-1
Paul Kuharsky: 1-1
Geoff Moesher: 1-1
Gary Myers: 1-1
John Keim: 1-1
Ryan O’Halloran: 1-1
Brad Biggs: 1-1
Todd Archer: 1-1
Tom Silverstein: 1-1
Jeff Sullivan: 1-1
Rich Cimini: 3-6
Tim McManus: 1-2
Manish Mehta: 1-2
Tony Grossi: 1-3
Bob McManaman: 0-1
Les Bowen: 0-1
John Mullin: 0-1
Andrew Abramson: 0-1
Scott Bischoff: 0-1
Eric Branch: 0-1
Keith Britton: 0-1
David Climer: 0-1
Steve Doerschuk: 0-1
Jeff Duncan: 0-1
Chris Emma: 0-1
Sid Hartman: 0-1
Sheil Kapadia: 0-1
Andrew Krammer: 0-1
Tommy Lawlor: 0-1
Mark Long: 0-1
Ryan Mink: 0-1
David Moore: 0-1
Jessica Morrey: 0-1
Jourdan Rodrigue: 0-1
Josh Norris: 0-1
Steve Reed: 0-1
Rick Stroud: 0-1
Ben Volin: 0-1
Eric Williams: 0-1
Matt Lombardo: 0-1
D.J. Bien-Aime: 0-1
Simon Clancy: 0-2
Bill Williamson: 0-2
Paul Crane: 0-2



Best 2022 NFL Draft Reports





5. This entire section belongs to Charlie because he nailed the 2022 NFL Draft. He nailed every pick before everything went crazy with the trades. He was the first to report this:

3/23: The Jaguars are conducting private workouts with Travon Walker and are considering him at No. 1 overall. – Charlie Campbell, WalterFootball.com


4. Reports of the Jets liking Jermaine Johnson and Ickey Ekwonu let some mock drafters astray, but they should’ve listed to Charlie:

4/28: The Jets are high on Ahmad Gardner, and he’s the favorite to be their pick at No. 4. – Charlie Campbell, WalterFootball.com




3. Speaking of the Jets…

4/28: It sounds like Garrett Wilson is the favorite of the Jets’ receiving options at No. 10. – Charlie Campbell, WalterFootball.com


2. And also the other team in New York…

4/28: Updating a previous item, if Derek Stingley and Ahmad Gardner are off the board, the Giants would use one of their picks on Kayvon Thibodeaux. – Charlie Campbell, WalterFootball.com


1. And also another city with “New” in its name…

4/28: Some of the players the Saints are interested in are the two Ohio State receivers, Trevor Penning and Tyler Smith. Defensively, Kyle Hamilton, Quay Walker and Devin Lloyd. – Charlie Campbell, WalterFootball.com

It’s insane how great Charlie’s reporting is. I hope all of you were able to take advantage of this by either scoring highly in your mock draft contests or making money via draft betting props.





Worst 2022 NFL Draft Reports


5. I mentioned how other reporters led mock drafts astray with the Jets:

4/26: Joe Douglas will not pass on Ikem Ekwonu if he’s available at No. 4. – D.J. Bien-Aime, New York Daily News

This will be the last time the French report about the NFL Draft for a long time.

4. Speaking of leading mock drafters astray…

4/24: There’s some “buzz” about the Lions being smitten with Kayvon Thibodeaux. – Peter King, NBC

Some mock drafters slotted Thibodeaux to the Lions at No. 2 because of King’s report, allowing us to collect money on easy Thibodaux over 4.5 bets. Thanks, Chief!


3. This was not correct:

4/29: The Seahawks really like Malik Willis. – Ian Rapoport, NFL Network

Did Rapoport mean that the Seahawks really like to pass on Malik Willis many times?





2. For once, Matt Miller doesn’t have the “top” spot here:

4/5: “Based on what I’m hearing-I would not be surprised if Desmond Ridder is a top 20 pick.” – Matt Miller, ESPN

Miller will fit right in at ESPN.

1. Speaking of ESPN, this was atrocious:

4/17: Malik Willis is not off the table at No. 2. – Jeremy Fowler, ESPN

Willis was never in discussion for the Lions at No. 32; let alone No. 2!

Once again, check out the 2022 NFL Draft Rumors here. I’ll notify you of updates on Twitter, so follow me @walterfootball.





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