It’s draft season! OnlyGators.com will be with you through all three days of the 2022 NFL Draft as we track and cover where a handful of former Florida Gators will start their pro careers. What is expected to be an unpredictable draft will play out with the NFL getting back on track in the offseason as they not only held an NFL Scouting Combine, but also saw tons of scouts at Team Pro Days on their respective campuses.
With a number of NFL teams that don’t have first-round picks and a top of the board that doesn’t include quarterbacks who make headlines like they do most years, anything can happen Thursday through Saturday.
OnlyGators.com will be here to provide constant updates throughout the three days of the draft. Hit the refresh button below or in your browser to refresh the page and see if additional Gators have been selected.
round 1
Round 1 – No. 23
Kaiir Elam, C.B.
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Height: 6’2” | Weight: 191 pounds
Age: 20 | Class: Junior
The Chop: Elam’s pick It’s been seven straight years since the Gators have seen a member of their secondary drafted. In that time, 11 such defensive backs were drafted overall. Elam is the fourth first-round pick in that group, joining CJ Henderson (No. 9, 2021), Vernon Hargreaves III (No. 11, 2016) and Keanu Neal (No. 17, 2016). He is also the first Gators player selected by the Bills since Vosean Joseph in 2019. Buffalo traded two picks to select Elam, ironically making a deal with the Baltimore Ravens, who drafted his uncle, Matt Elam, in 2013.
Florida NFL Draft History (last pick…)
by position
Quarterback – 2021 (Kyle Trask)
RB – 2020 (La’Mical Perine)
WR – 2021 (Kadarius Toney)
TE – 2021 (Kyle Pitts)
OT – 2021 (Stone Forsythe)
OG – 2015 (Trenton Brown)
C – 2015 (Max Garcia)
DT – 2021 (Tedarrell Slaton)
DE – 2020 (Jabari Zúñiga, Jonathan Greenard)
LI – 2019 (Vosean Joseph)
BC – 2022 (Kaiir Elam)
S-2021 (Shawn Davis)
K-2021 (Evan McPherson)
P-2018 (Johnny Townsend)
by team
Arizona Cardinals – 2021 (CB Marco Wilson)
Atlanta Falcons – 2021 (TE Kyle Pitts)
Baltimore Ravens – 2013 (C Matt Elam)
Buffalo Bills – 2022 (CB Kaiir Elam)
Carolina Panthers – 2019 (RB Jordan Scarlett)
Chicago Bears – 2016 (DE Jonathan Bullard)
Cincinnati Bengals – 2021 (K Evan McPherson)
Cleveland Browns – 2018 (WR Antonio Callaway)
Dallas Cowboys – 2017 (DT Joey Ivie)
Denver Broncos – 2020 (WR Tyrie Cleveland)
Detroit Lions – 2017 (LB Jarrad Davis, CB Jalen Tabor)
Green Bay Packers – 2021 (DT Tedarrell Slaton)
Houston Texans – 2020 (DE Jonathan Greenard)
Indianapolis Colts – 2021 (S Shawn Davis)
Jacksonville Jaguars – 2020 (CB CJ Henderson)
Kansas City Chiefs – 2016 (WR Demarcus Robinson)
Los Angeles Chargers – 2007 (LB Brandon Siler)
Los Angeles Rams – 2020 (WR Van Jefferson)
Miami Dolphins – 2013 (LB Jelani Jenkins, RB Mike Gillislee, K Caleb Sturgis)
Minnesota Vikings – 2013 (DT Sharrif Floyd)
New England Patriots – 2018 (CB Duke Dawson)
New Orleans Saints – 2019 (S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson)
New York Giants – 2021 (WR Kadarius Toney)
New York Jets – 2020 (DE Jabari Zuniga, RB La’Mical Perine)
Las Vegas Raiders – N/A / Oakland Raiders 2018 – (L. Johnny Townsend)
Philadelphia Eagles – 2016 (DE Alex McCalister)
Pittsburgh Steelers – 2012 (RB Chris Rainey)
San Francisco 49ers – 2018 (S Marcell Harris)
Seattle Seahawks – 2021 (WR Stone Forsythe)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 2021 (QB Kyle Trask)
Tennessee Titans – 2007 (CB Ryan Smith)
Washington Football Team – 2015 (RB Matt Jones)
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