NFL Draft 2016: 1st-Round Mock Draft Based on Day 1 Scouting Combine Buzz

The NFL Scouting Combine, perhaps better known as the Underwear Olympics, is underway and quickly changing perceptions about the 2016 NFL draft class.

Every prospect invited to the spectacle will work through the rest of the week, getting measurements, taking interviews with various franchises and running through the paces of drills in front of the league and what has become in recent years a national audience.

No pressure, right? The combine won't trump what might be years and years of film put on by a prospect, but the opening salvo of the event provided some interesting perspective on how teams might act in the draft and how they view certain prospects.

Here's an updated mock based on the first day, with a closer look at some of the more notable happenings.

2016 NFL Mock Draft

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
1	Tennessee Titans	Laremy Tunsil	OT	Ole Miss
2	Cleveland Browns	Jared Goff	QB	California
3	San Diego Chargers	Ronnie Stanley	OT	Notre Dame
4	Dallas Cowboys	Joey Bosa	DL	Ohio State
5	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jalen Ramsey	CB/S	Florida State
6	Baltimore Ravens	Mackensie Alexander	CB	Clemson
7	San Francisco 49ers	Myles Jack	LB	UCLA
8	Miami Dolphins	Reggie Ragland	LB	Alabama
9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DeForest Buckner	DE	Oregon
10	New York Giants	Jaylon Smith	LB	Notre Dame
11	Chicago Bears	Jack Conklin	OT	Michigan State
12	New Orleans Saints	Noah Spence	DE/LB	Eastern Kentucky
13	Philadelphia Eagles	Taylor Decker	OT	Ohio State
14	Oakland Raiders	Vernon Hargreaves III	CB	Florida
15	Los Angeles Rams	Carson Wentz	QB	North Dakota State
16	Detroit Lions	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Ohio State
17	Atlanta Falcons	Darron Lee	LB	Ohio State
18	Indianapolis Colts	A'Shawn Robinson	DT	Alabama
19	Buffalo Bills	Jarran Reed	DL	Alabama
20	New York Jets	Jonathan Bullard	DE	Florida
21	Washington	Laquon Treadwell	WR	Ole Miss
22	Houston Texans	Robert Nkemdiche	DL	Ole Miss
23	Minnesota Vikings	Michael Thomas	WR	Ohio State
24	Cincinnati Bengals	Emmanuel Ogbah	DE	Oklahoma State
25	Pittsburgh Steelers	Eli Apple	CB	Ohio State
26	Seattle Seahawks	Shaq Lawson	DE/LB	Clemson
27	Green Bay Packers	Sheldon Rankins	DT	Louisville
28	Kansas City Chiefs	Corey Coleman	WR	Baylor
29	Arizona Cardinals	Leonard Floyd	LB	Georgia
30	Carolina Panthers	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU
31	Denver Broncos	Jason Spriggs	OT	Indiana

Notable Picks Based on Day 1 Buzz

1. Tennessee Titans: Laremy Tunsil, OT, Ole Miss

It's all fun and well to ponder what the Tennessee Titans might do with the No. 1 pick. The front office could pull off a shocker and draft an unexpected name or create a big splash by dealing away the pick for a mother lode of assets.

Or the Titans could simply be boring and grab an offensive lineman.

No offense to Ole Miss' Laremy Tunsil, of course.

Tackles like Tunsil, who comes in at 6'5" and 305 pounds, don't come around often. He dominated the SEC and his combination of power to get to the next level and elite footwork to man the blind side has him as the runaway top player at his position.

Folks will point out, though, that the Titans already have Taylor Lewan. A portion of an interview with team head coach Mike Mularkey, though, might seem a bit suggestive as to which way the Titans want to go with the pick.

"I think Taylor can play a lot of positions," Mularkey said, according to CBSSports.com's Rob Rang. "I think he is capable of playing [right tackle] if the situation arose."

Bingo. Tennessee doesn't mind getting what some might call boring to take a top-tier player, especially if there are so few in this draft class as is. The team's focus has to be keeping Marcus Mariota upright and healthy after he took 38 sacks as a rookie, so pairing Tunsil with Lewan seems like the best way to go.

7. San Francisco 49ers: Myles Jack, LB, UCLA

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Another fun idea that might go in quite a different direction than most would expect? New San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly not grabbing his guy, a potential franchise quarterback, in the first round. 

The duo of Blaine Gabbert and Colin Kaepernick doesn't scream success, Kelly's supposed offensive genius running the show or not. But this is an odd quarterback class, with California's Jared Goff leading the way, Memphis' Paxton Lynch offering dual-threat abilities and North Dakota State's Carson Wentz offering long-term upside.

None of the above sound like great picks with two respectable veterans in place and quarterback, whether most realize it or not, easier to play than ever. 

All of the above might explain why general manager Trent Baalke went out of his way in an interview at the combine to endorse the two guys already on the roster, according to 49ers.com: "Well, we feel pretty good with the guys we have, but we’re always looking. We’re always looking. And we’re certainly going to scour this draft and the free-agency market that’s out there. There’s obviously not a lot of quarterbacks that make it to free agency, as we know. But, we’re going to look at every avenue."

Ideally, the 49ers will instead look to go with the best player available, which in this scenario would be UCLA linebacker Myles Jack. A freak athlete who even spent time on offense, Jack can rush the passer, sniff out running lanes and drop into coverage almost like a safety, all traits that rank right up there with the best of the best in the class.

With losses such as Patrick Willis and many more over the past few seasons and entering one of the league's more notable rebuilds, the 49ers cannot afford to reach on a quarterback with two guys Kelly can work with already under contract.

31. Denver Broncos: Jason Spriggs, OT, Indiana

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The most-publicized chatter around the Denver Broncos right now pertains to the futures of high-profile guys like Von Miller and Peyton Manning, but also quite interesting is how the front office will use the last pick of the opening round.

Then again, maybe it isn't such a mystery as to how the Broncos will act no matter what happens with free agents, not with how candid head coach Gary Kubiak was on Day 1 of the combine.

NFL.com's Andy Fenelon provided the details:

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We feel like we definitely have to improve (on the offensive line). Does that make it a high priority? I don't know. We're going prepare for this draft at every position just like we do each and every year. Obviously it's a position that we feel like we need to improve upon offensively.

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The notion the Broncos go offensive line in the first round certainly makes sense when one realizes the line coughed up 39 sacks last season.

Pair the logic with the board and one easily comes up with Indiana's Jason Spriggs as the pick. At 6'5" and 301 pounds with pretty telling film, Spriggs looks like an ideal fit in the trenches with the Broncos' zone-blocking scheme. 

NFL.com's Lance Zierlein put it best in a summary:

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While Spriggs has been one of the hotter tackles names in some draft circles, the tape shines a bright spotlight on concerns that could derail his future success as a tackle. Spriggs has outstanding athleticism, but his play strength and overall recovery ability are major concerns for a position as important as tackle. In my estimation, a move inside to guard or even center for a zone scheme team is the best fit to accentuate Spriggs’ strengths and hide some of his weaknesses.

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There are a lot of moving pieces around the Broncos right now, but even with a few high-profile departures the team will remain one of the more interesting players in free agency. Such a status opens the team up to go offensive line in the first round.

While boring, it wouldn't be the first time the Broncos made a move that fit with their strategy. They're picking last for a reason, remember?

Stats courtesy of NFL.com and are accurate as of Thursday. All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus.