NFL Mock Draft 2016

The combine has come and passed and there some players saw their stock rise while others saw it fall. Now we just have Pro days to look to before the big weekend, which starts on April 28 in Chicago. Now, time to (unsuccessfully) predict who teams will choose!

1. Tennessee Titans – Laremy Tunsil, OT, Ole Miss
2. Cleveland Browns – Carson Wentz, QB, NDSU
3. San Diego Chargers – Jalen Ramsey, CB/S, Florida St.
4. Dallas Cowboys – DeForest Buckner, DE, Oregon
5. Jacksonville Jaguars – Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio St.
6. Baltimore Ravens – Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida
7. San Francisco 49ers – Jaylon Smith, OLB, Notre Dame
8. Miami Dolphins – Ronnie Staley, OT, Notre Dame
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Ezekiel Elliot, RB, Ohio St.
10. New York Giants – Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss
11. Chicago Bears – Myles Jack, OLB, UCLA
12. New Orleans Saints – A’Shawn Robinson, DT, Alabama
13. Philadelphia Eagles – Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan St.
14. Oakland Raiders – Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson
15. Los Angeles Rams – Jared Goff, QB, Cal
16. Detroit Lions – Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor
17. Atlanta Falcons – Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson
18. Indianapolis Colts – Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio St.
19. Buffalo Bills – Robert Nkemdiche, DT, Ole Miss
20. New York Jets – Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia
21. Washington Redskins – Andrew Billings, NT, Baylor
22. Houston Texans – Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama
23. Minnesota Vikings – Cody Whitehair, OG, Kansas St.
24. Cincinnati Bengals – Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame
25. Pittsburgh Steelers – Hunter Henry, TE, Arkansas
26. Seattle Seahawks – Eli Apple, CB, Ohio St.
27. Green Bay Packers – Reggie Ragland, ILB, Alabama
28. Kansas City Chiefs – Josh Doctson, WR, TCU
29. Arizona Cardinals – Keanu Neal, SS, Florida
30. Carolina Panthers – Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson
31. Denver Broncos – Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis

Notable Selections:

• Browns draft Wentz over Goff because of his stellar combine.
• Cowboys take Buckner over Bosa due to questions over Bosa’s explosiveness.
• 49ers don’t draft a QB and draft Jaylon Smith because they are said to like Connor Cook in the 2nd/3rd, and because they can afford to wait for Smith to heal because the team isn’t expected to succeed next year and their LB core is depleted.
• Buccaneers draft Ezikiel Elliot in the top 10 because they are losing Doug Martin.
• Giants have to sign pass rushers and a DB in FA; draft best player available Laquon Treadwell to form a top 1-2 punch at WR with OBJ.
• Bears get a steal in Myles Jack at 11.
• Rams find their franchise QB in Jared Goff at 15.
• Rex Ryan and the Bills draft Nkemdiche at 19 as a steal with his talent.
• Jets get their pass rusher in Leonard Floyd.
• Derrick Henry sneaks into the first round at 22 to the Texans.
• Steelers find their Heath Miller replacement in Hunter Henry.
• Packers get the top ILB and a steal with Reggie Ragland at 27.
• Broncos select Paxton Lynch to end the first round, to be groomed for a year or two because they resign Brock the Rock.

Possible Steals:

• Myles Jack 11 to the Bears.
• Jared Goff 15 to the Rams.
• Robert Nkemdiche 19 to the Bills.
• Reggie Ragland 27 to the Packers.
• Shaq Lawson 30 to the Panthers.

Possible Busts:

• Carson Wentz 2 to the Browns (Because it’s the Browns).
• Joey Bosa 5 to the Jaguars.
• Kevin Dodd 17 to the Falcons.
• Derrick Henry 22 to the Texans.
• Will Fuller 24 to the Bengals.
• Paxton Lynch 31 to the Broncos.

Feel free to comment any questions regarding why teams would choose the player I chose or why a player rose/fell.