Through the first 3 rounds the NFL has nice note on the players selected who have had family members in the league:<\/p>\n
Many of the prospects chosen in the 2022 NFL Draft have family members with NFL experience, including:<\/p>\n
RB JAMES COOK (No. 63, Buffalo): Brother, Dalvin, is a three-time Pro Bowl running back for the Minnesota Vikings and is one of three players with at least 1,250 scrimmage yards in each of the past three seasons (2019-21).<\/p>\n
RB BREECE HALL (No. 36, New York Jets): Cousin, Roger Craig, was selected in the second round by San Francisco in the 1983 NFL Draft and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time Super Bowl champion.<\/p>\n
DB DAXTON HILL (No. 31, Cincinnati): Brother, Justice, plays for the Baltimore Ravens after being selected in the fourth round in the 2019 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n
DB ROGER MCCREARY (No. 35, Tennessee): Uncle, Angelo James, played for the Philadelphia Eagles during the 1987 season.<\/p>\n
T EVAN NEAL (No. 7, New York Giants): Uncle, Cleveland Gary, was selected in the first round in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and a six-year NFL veteran; Uncle, Jimmie Jones, was drafted by Dallas in the third round of the 1990 NFL Draft and was an eight-year NFL veteran and two-time Super Bowl champion.<\/p>\n
DB DEREK STINGLEY JR. (No. 3, Houston): Grandfather, Darryl, was selected in the first round by New England in the 1973 NFL Draft and a five-year NFL veteran.<\/p>\n
WR CHRISTIAN WATSON (No. 34, Green Bay): Father, Tim, was selected by Green Bay in the sixth round in the 1993 NFL Draft and a five-year NFL veteran.<\/p>\n
QB MALIK WILLIS (No. 86, Tennessee): Uncle, James Anderson, was selected in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft by Carolina and a 10-year NFL veteran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"