Behind every great NFL draft is a great WAG cheering in the stands.
With first-round picks for the 2022 NFL draft wrapped up and the second round set to kick off at 6 p.m. ET tonight, there are plenty of athletes celebrating and anxiously awaiting news.
But they’re not the only ones invested: Several of the top players have fiancées and longterm girlfriends who are sticking by their sides, in some cases ready to move across the country to support their partner’s football dreams.
Here, FEMAIL takes a look at some of the beautiful women who are rooting for the NFL’s newest players.
University of Pittsburgh graduate Kenny Pickett, 23, is celebrating being drafted by the Pittsburg Steelers with his fiancée, Amy Paternoster
Paternoster is a fellow athlete who played soccer at Princeton University, where she is currently a senior
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett’s fiancée Amy Paternoster
University of Pittsburgh graduate Kenny Pickett, 23, was 20th overall pick on Thursday night by the Pittsburg Steelers — and celebrating the accomplishment along with him was his fiancée, Amy Paternoster.
Paternoster is a fellow athlete who played soccer at Princeton University, where she is currently a senior.
A New Jersey native like Pickett, Paternoster also played soccer in high school and posed for prom pictures at Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck.
It’s unclear when, exactly, the pair started dating, and their earliest Instagram photo together is only from April of 2021.
In January of this year, they announced their engagement on Instagram.
‘Got tired of calling you my girlfriend…here’s to a lifetime with the person I cherish more than anything in the world,’ Pickett wrote. ‘You make me a better person and I could not imagine life without you. I love you more forever and always!!’
It’s unclear when, exactly, the pair started dating, and their earliest Instagram photo together is only from April of 2021
In January of this year, they announced their engagement on Instagram. ‘When I think of my life, I think of you – because I will never be able to go a day without you,’ she wrote.
Paternoster also shared pictures from the special moment, including a closeup of her diamond ring.
‘When I think of my life, I think of you — because I will never be able to go a day without you,’ she wrote.
‘I cannot put into words the love I have for you, but I promise to show you every day for the rest of my life.
‘I am so blessed to have found such a perfect man and to have the privilege of knowing, loving and sharing a life with you. You are my everything: my other half, my best friend, my soulmate. I promise to always be by your side — to always laugh with you, support you, and love you more each and every day.
‘I can’t wait to experience all of Gods blessings with you, and to call you my husband!’ she concluded. I love you more, forever, and always.
Shelby Pearlman, 21, was on hand to cheer for Treylon Burks, 22, when he was 18th overall pick by the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night
The pair met at the University of Arkansas, where she is currently still a student, and have been dating since late 2020
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks’s fiancée Shelby Pearlman
Shelby Pearlman, 21, was also on hand to cheer for Treylon Burks, 22, when he was 18th overall pick by the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night.
The pair met at the University of Arkansas, where she is currently still a student, and have been dating since late 2020.
Last year, Burks took to Instagram to gush over his girl, writing: ‘There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t thank the good Lord for you! I love you baby girl.’
During their relationship, she has cheered him on at games, and even had a custom purse made with his name and jersey number.
Last year, Burks took to Instagram to gush over his girl, writing: ‘There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t thank the good Lord for you! I love you baby girl’
During their relationship, she has cheered him on at games, and even had a custom purse made with his name and jersey number
On January 1, Pearlman, who is from Searcy, Arkansas, announced their engagement on Instagram
‘Ringing in the new year with my fiancé @treylon_burks13 I love you endlessly & I can’t wait to be your wife,’ she wrote – including a photo of the moment he got down on one knee to pop the question at midnight
The couple dressed as Superman and Wonder Woman for Halloween.
On January 1, Pearlman, who is from Searcy, Arkansas, announced their engagement on Instagram.
‘Ringing in the new year with my fiancé @treylon_burks13 I love you endlessly & I can’t wait to be your wife,’ she wrote — including a photo of the moment he got down on one knee to pop the question at midnight.
‘There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t thank the good Lord for you! I love you baby girl,’ he wrote.
As Christian Watson, 22, hopes to be a second-round draft pick tonight, he can rest assured that he is always number one to fiancée Lakyn Adkins, 23
A cosmetologist based in Fargo, North Dakota, Adkins has a professional Instagram page where she posts photos of clients whose hair she’s colored
North Dakota State wide receiver Christian Watson’s fiancée Lakyn Adkins
As Christian Watson, 22, hopes to be a second-round draft pick tonight, he can rest assured that he is always number one to fiancée Lakyn Adkins, 23.
A cosmetologist based in Fargo, North Dakota, Adkins has a professional Instagram page where she posts photos of clients whose hair she’s colored.
However, her bio says she is currently not taking clients — perhaps because she is preparing to move with Watson once he gets drafted.
The pair, who have been together since 2018, have been engaged since April 4
Adkins appears to be her husband-to-be’s biggest cheerleader. ‘From your very first game to your last, even through covid, it was quite a journey,’ she wrote on Instagram
The pair, who have been together since 2018, have been engaged since April 4, and shared photos of the special moment Watson popped the question — and then popped some champagne — on Instagram.
Adkins appears to be her husband-to-be’s biggest cheerleader.
‘From your very first game to your last, even through covid, it was quite a journey,’ she wrote on Instagram.
‘I am so unbelievably proud of you & all the accomplishments you have made throughout your college career. I cannot wait to see where this next year takes you. it’s only the beginning…I luv you sm.’
While Desmond Ridder, 22, awaits a likely second-round draft pick tonight, he has plenty of support on the home front from fiancée Claire Cornett, 23
The two share a one-year-old daughter, Leighton (pictured with Cornett)
Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder’s fiancée Claire Cornett
While Desmond Ridder, 22, awaits a likely second-round draft pick tonight, he has plenty of support on the home front from fiancée Claire Cornett, 23, and their daughter, Leighton.
According to The Focus, the couple met in high school in Kentucky in 2016, and both went on to attend the University of Cincinnati, from which she graduated in 2020 with a degree in political science, and where he is a senior.
The couple met in high school in Kentucky in 2016, and both went on to attend the University of Cincinnati, from which she graduated in 2020 with a degree in political science, and where he is a senior
In 2018, the pair got engaged, and not long after she graduated, they were expecting
Leighton was born in April 2021 and is already a football fan and has seen her dad play at Nippert Stadium
Cornett currently works as sales executive at Max Retail
In 2018, the pair got engaged, for which she received congratulations from her sorority, Tri Delta, on Instagram.
Not long after she graduated, they learned they were expecting a daughter, and Cornett celebrated with a joint baby shower with her sister.
Leighton was born in April 2021 and is already a football fan and has seen her dad play at Nippert Stadium.
Cornett currently works as sales executive at Max Retail.
Twenty-fifth overall pick Tyler Linderbaum, 22, of the University of Iowa has been dating girlfriend Rachel Tandy, 22, since July of 2019
An Iowa native fellow University of Iowa student, Tandy is majoring in Pre-Pharmacy and is a student clerk at University of Iowa hospitals and clinics
Baltimore Ravens center Tyler Linderbaum’s girlfriend Rachel Tandy
Twenty-fifth overall pick Tyler Linderbaum, 22, of the University of Iowa has been dating girlfriend Rachel Tandy, 22, since July of 2019.
An Iowa native fellow University of Iowa student, Tandy is majoring in Pre-Pharmacy and is a student clerk at University of Iowa hospitals and clinics.
She is also a member of the Chi Omega sorority and in 2019 ran the Chicago Marathon
In her spare time, Tandy volunteers, including at an organization called Wrapping for a Cause
She has been a supporter of Linderbaum’s through his football career, calling him her ‘favorite person’ and writing in December that she ‘could not be more proud of you today and everyday’
She is also a member of the Chi Omega sorority and in 2019 ran the Chicago Marathon.
In her spare time, she volunteers at Wrapping for a Cause.
She has been a huge supporter of Linderbaum’s through his football career, calling him her ‘favorite person’ and writing in December that she ‘could not be more proud of you today and everyday.’
Tyler Linderbaum’s girlfriend Rachel Tandy may find a buddy in fellow first round Ravens WAG Reese Damm, the girlfriend of Notre Dame student Kylie Hamilton, 21
Though both quite young, Hamilton and Damm are high school sweethearts
Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton’s girlfriend Reese Damm
Tyler Linderbaum’s girlfriend Rachel Tandy may find a buddy in fellow first round Ravens WAG Reese Damm, the girlfriend of Notre Dame student Kylie Hamilton, 21.
Though both quite young, Hamilton and Damm are high school sweethearts, according to the New York Post, and attended homecoming together in 2016 and as well as prom in 2019.
Damm is a member of the Kappa Delta sorority at University of South Carolina, where she has also landed on the Dean’s Honor List.
They attended homecoming together in 2016 and as well as prom in 2019
Damm is a member of the Kappa Delta sorority at University of South Carolina, where she has also landed on the Dean’s Honor List
Damm is pictured recently with Hamilton
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