Pro Football Focus' biggest sleepers in 2022 draft class
Draft season is in full swing.
With the 2022 NFL Draft less than three months away, many draft experts have begun to release their early predictions for the first round.
The Senior Bowl is now in the rearview mirror, which means the next opportunity teams will get to observe prospects will be at the combine.
Pro Football Focus' Anthony Treash released his list of the biggest sleepers in the 2022 draft class this week, including several Senior Bowl standouts who improved their draft stock last week.
With that said, here are a few of Treash's biggest draft sleepers.
WR Calvin Austin III, Memphis
2021 Stats: 12 games, 74 receptions for 1,149 yards and eight touchdowns, one rush attempt for 69 yards and one touchdown, five punt returns for 135 yards (27.0 avg.) and one touchdown
Treash: "Austin is undersized, standing at 5-foot-7 while weighing 173-pounds with 30.6-inch arms. Still, that didn't stop him from being a productive outside receiver at Memphis in 2021, as he recorded an 85.2 receiving grade, 2.99 yards per route run and 14 broken tackles on 74 receptions. It also didn't stop him from dominating at the Senior Bowl. Austin earned the highest receiving grade among qualifying wide receivers in practice and generated multiple steps of separation on over half of his targets against single coverage, forming the highest rate of such plays of any wide receiver in attendance. Austin has elite track speed and quickness. His overall athleticism paired with his route-running and release package helps overcome the lack of size."
TE Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina
2021 Stats: 13 games, 59 receptions for 912 yards and 12 touchdowns
Treash: "Likely produced a top-three receiving grade among tight ends nationally in each of the last two seasons at Coastal Carolina, and his receiving success translated to the Senior Bowl, as Likely earned a 91.1 receiving grade during the practices. He's a polished route-runner with impressive speed and great ball skills for the position. The 6-foot-4, 241-pound tight end isn't going to be an inline blocker at the next level, though. Adding weight could be in the cards, but either way, his receiving ability is too good to pass up."
DL Travis Jones, Connecticutt
2021 Stats: 11 games, 48 total tackles (16 solo), 4.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss
Treash: "Jones' brute strength throughout his frame helped him become an unblockable force in all three of his seasons at UConn and the Senior Bowl. Jones is coming off a top-five overall grade among interior defensive linemen (87.6). During Senior Bowl practice, the 6-foot-4, 326-pound interior defender earned a 92.2 pass-rush grade while leading the position in pass-rush win rate (42.5%). He was the most dominant pass-rusher in attendance and really should be in the conversation to be the first player off the board at his position come April."
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