NFL Draft 2016: Latest Trade Rumors, Daily Schedule and Round 1 Mock

Now wouldn't be the time for NFL fans to think the trades have come to a halt.

It's like back in the day when a guy by the name of Brett Favre was the gift that kept on giving. Sure, both the top picks have already been the subject of show-stealing trades, but this is the NFL draft. The flurry has just begun.

How could it stop? There are must-have prospects whom teams have fallen in love with, disgruntled current NFL players and so much more at stake.

Below, let's paint the 2016 draft in broad strokes before narrowing it down to focus on some of the potential trades fans need to watch for as the event nears and gets underway.

2016 NFL Draft Daily Schedule

Round 1: Thursday, April 28, 8 p.m. ET
Rounds 2-3: Friday, April 29, 7 p.m. ET
Rounds 4-7: Saturday, April 30, noon ET

Round 1 Mock

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
1	Los Angeles Rams	Jared Goff	QB	California
2	Philadelphia Eagles	Carson Wentz	QB	North Dakota State
3	San Diego Chargers	Jalen Ramsey	CB/S	Florida State
4	Dallas Cowboys	Myles Jack	LB	UCLA
5	Jacksonville Jaguars	Vernon Hargreaves	CB	Florida
6	Baltimore Ravens	Laremy Tunsil	OT	Ole Miss
7	San Francisco 49ers	Joey Bosa	DL	Ohio State
8	Cleveland Browns	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Ohio State
9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Darron Lee	LB	Ohio State
10	New York Giants	DeForest Buckner	DE	Oregon
11	Chicago Bears	Shaq Lawson	LB	Clemson
12	New Orleans Saints	Noah Spence	DE/LB	Eastern Kentucky
13	Miami Dolphins	Eli Apple	CB	Ohio State
14	Oakland Raiders	William Jackson III	CB	Houston
15	Tennessee Titans	Ronnie Stanley	OT	Notre Dame
16	Detroit Lions	Jack Conklin	OT	Michigan State
17	Atlanta Falcons	Reggie Ragland	LB	Alabama
18	Indianapolis Colts	A'Shawn Robinson	DT	Alabama
19	Buffalo Bills	Paxton Lynch	QB	Memphis
20	New York Jets	Jonathan Bullard	DE	Florida
21	Washington	Corey Coleman	WR	Baylor
22	Houston Texans	Mackensie Alexander	CB	Clemson
23	Minnesota Vikings	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU
24	Cincinnati Bengals	Laquon Treadwell	WR	Ole Miss
25	Pittsburgh Steelers	T.J. Green	S	Clemson
26	Seattle Seahawks	Will Fuller	WR	Notre Dame
27	Green Bay Packers	Sheldon Rankins	DT	Louisville
28	Kansas City Chiefs	Michael Thomas	WR	Ohio State
29	Arizona Cardinals	Leonard Floyd	LB	Georgia
30	Carolina Panthers	Kendall Fuller	CB	Virginia Tech
31	Denver Broncos	Jason Spriggs	OT	Indiana

Analyzing Latest Trade Rumors

The Josh Doctson Sweepstakes

For months, all folks heard about at wideout was chatter regarding Ole Miss' Laquon Treadwell and Baylor's Corey Coleman, but the narrative can shift at any hour.

Such is the case here with TCU wideout Josh Doctson. A darling of the draft community before the rest of the landscape caught on, he comes in at 6'2" and 202 pounds and pro-ready thanks to insane athleticism that lets him go up and get the ball at its peak.

It's why the Cincinnati Bengals and Minnesota Vikings could do a bit of draft-day maneuvering to make sure they get him, according to NFL.com's Gil Brandt, via Alex Marvez of FoxSports.com:

Both teams could use the help.

The Vikings don't have Mike Wallace around, which leaves Stefon Diggs as the only notable pass-catcher to help young quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Cincinnati's situation isn't as dire, but after losing Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu this offseason, A.J. Green and Tyler Eifert could have a harder time than usual getting open.

Notice a theme? Teams that want to contend right away and in need of a pro-ready wideout lead the race for Doctson. With the clock ticking, don't be shocked when either makes a leap to get its guy.

Browns Moving Down for QB?

Conventional wisdom suggested the Cleveland Browns would hang around and maybe take a quarterback at No. 8.

Trading down was an unexpected move, but if new coach Hue Jackson really didn't like Jared Goff or Carson Wentz, then the organization made the best move by acquiring more assets to help the rebuild.

In fact, according to Marvez, the Browns remain a candidate to move down again and take a rather surprising name:

Michigan State's Connor Cook is an odd name who hasn't been in the first-round conversation much until now. A four-year starter with the Spartans, he never flashed the can't-miss talent most expected.

NFL.com's Lance Zierlein spoke with a former NFL general manager who summed it up well: "He has all the pieces, but he's never put the puzzle together. Coordinators and quarterback coaches always think they can fix those kinds of guys so they fight the hardest for them in the draft rooms I've been in."

Heck, in that same scouting report, Zierlein compares Cook to former Cleveland quarterback Brian Hoyer, who still remains an unsigned free agent.

Still, new coaches can behave oddly when it comes to getting "their guy" at the most important position of all. At No. 8, Jackson and Co. should still be in range to get Memphis' Paxton Lynch.

If Cook is the guy, though, it's a genius move to strike another trade. One of the league's most significant rebuilds could use the extra help. Nobody can doubt whoever Jackson takes, either, not with the good work he put in with Andy Dalton in Cincinnati while serving as offensive coordinator.

Sam Bradford's Options

One guy who is not amused with the Philadelphia Eagles moving up to presumably take Goff or Wentz? 

Sam Bradford. Despite signing a two-year deal with the Eagles and representing a cap hit of $12.5 million in 2016 and $22.5 million in 2017, according to Spotrac, Bradford is looking for a way out.

Like everyone else, he understands the No. 2 pick starts under center once he's ready, which for a top-two pick should be right away. That's why NFL Network's Jeff Darlington spoke with 97.5 The Fanatic about Bradford's options:

Call it an interesting two-part revelation.

The New York Jets still need a quarterback, but why would the team go out of its way to sign Bradford? The team's starter from last year, Ryan Fitzpatrick, still sits unwanted on the open market, which means sooner or later he'll probably end up inking a new deal at perhaps the only locale that wants him to keep starting, but at a team-friendly price.

Then there's Chip Kelly with the San Francisco 49ers. Kelly is in his first year with the team after floundering in Philadelphia and has the duo of Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert to sort out, not to mention what could be a top-10 pick joining the mix via the draft.

In other words, Bradford doesn't mind the cash he's making but wants what appears to be a surefire starting gig. Maybe that's out there, maybe it isn't, but the Eagles dumping him during the draft for a nice haul once another team gets desperate as the event unfolds seems like one of the surest things about the proceedings.

Stats are courtesy of NFL.com and accurate as of April 28. All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus.