Ranking the 32 NFL General Managers after the 2022 NFL Draft

Ranking the 32 General Managers — 16-13

16. Andrew Berry, Cleveland Browns

Many aren’t huge fans of Andrew Berry after he traded for Deshaun Watson, but Berry has largely done a nice job as GM besides that move.

His first draft netted him decent players like Jedrick Wills, Harrison Bryant, and Donovan Peoples-Jones.

His second draft was perhaps better, selecting players like Greg Newsome and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah.

However, I believe that the bulk of this team is due to the players that former General Manager John Dorsey drafted and signed.

Oftentimes, prior General Managers and their various decisions still have positive effects on a team when a new regime takes shape.

This is the case for Berry and the Browns.

15. John Lynch, San Francisco 49ers

The 15th best GM in the league in my opinion is John Lynch of the 49ers.

He took over as GM in 2017, and in those five seasons, the 49ers have two winning records and two playoff appearances.

It hasn’t been a wildly successful tenure, but perhaps mostly because of coaching, San Fran remains a viable team.

They’ve been severely hampered by injuries in what seems like every year, but there have been a bunch more successful teams since 2017 than the 49ers.

14. Jon Robinson, Tennessee Titans

Jon Robinson has been an OK General Manager since taking over in 2016.

He’s gone 59-38 in six seasons, which is a very nice record, but Tennessee hasn’t had the best of success in the playoffs during his tenure.

I’d also argue that Robinson could have been out of a job after the 2019 season had the Titans not made the switch from Marcus Mariota to Ryan Tannehill.

The Titans aren’t the best team on paper, and I think the high they were riding with Tannehill has died down a bit.  The Malik Willis selection might prove to be a steal, though.

13. Duke Tobin, Cincinnati Bengals

It isn’t too clear how long Tobin has been the de facto GM of the Bengals, but what is clear is the talent that this team has.

Recent draft picks of Joe Burrow, Joe Mixon, Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, Ja’Marr Chase, and key signings like Mike Hilton and Trey Hendrickson have proven to be very, very good decisions from the Bengals.

Obviously, Tobin can be ranked much higher if the Bengals can keep their 2021 success going.

For now, though, he’s easily in the top half of General Managers in the league.