Over the 22-year history of the All-American Bowl, a total of 496 All-Americans have been selected during the annual NFL Draft and that number will continue to grow during the duration of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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The 2022 NFL Draft begins Thursday evening and concludes on Saturday afternoon. The All-American Bowl projects that 7-10 former All-Americans will hear their names called during the first round on Thursday night. The group is headlined by Travon Walker (Georgia) and Aidan Hutchinson who are both in contention to be the No.1 overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars. These athletes were considered among the top 100 players in the nation coming out of high school, and each played their final prep game at the All-American Bowl inside the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Projected First-Round Draftees
- Edge Aidan Hutchinson (2018)
- DL Travon Walker (2019)
- CB Derek Stingley Jr. (2019)
- OT Charles Cross (2019)
- S Kyle Hamilton (2019)
- WR Garrett Wilson (2019)
- CB Trent McDuffie (2019)
- Edge George Karlaftis (2019)
- S Dax Hill (2019)
- OL Tyler Linderbaum (2018)
As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the Premier League, and the number one primetime show since 2011: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than 4,100,000 unique television viewers and over 20,000 in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled: 496 draft picks; 86 Super Bowl champions; 193 Pro Bowl selections; 16 Heisman finalists including, but not limited to: Odell Beckham Jr., Christian McCaffrey, Tim Tebow, Derrick Henry, DeVonta Smith, and Trevor Lawrence. For more information, visit NBCSports.com/AllAmericanBowl, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@AABonNBC)