NFL Draft 2016: Latest Mock Draft Predictions for Top Prospects of Round 1

The 2016 NFL draft is 100 days away, which sounds like a perfect time for a first-round mock. Of course it's never too early to speculate where the top college prospects will land, but there should be plenty of movement over the next three-and-a-half months as player evaluations heat up.

In fact, teams may even be switching their picks at the last minute based on whether or not they want to go with their greatest need or the best player available.

Here's a look at complete first-round predictions as well as a closer analysis of three top picks: 

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
1	Tennessee Titans	Laremy Tunsil	OT	Ole Miss
2	Cleveland Browns	Joey Bosa	DE	Ohio State
3	San Diego Chargers	Laquon Treadwell	WR	Ole Miss
4	Dallas Cowboys	Jared Goff	QB	California
5	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jalen Ramsey	CB	Florida State
6	Baltimore Ravens	Mackensie Alexander	CB	Clemson
7	San Francisco 49ers	Paxton Lynch	QB	Memphis
8	Miami Dolphins	Vernon Hargreaves III	CB	Florida
9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	A'Shawn Robinson	DT	Alabama
10	New York Giants	Shaq Lawson	DE	Clemson
11	Chicago Bears	Myles Jack	OLB	UCLA
12	New Orleans Saints	DeForest Buckner	DE	Oregon
13	Philadelphia Eagles	Carson Wentz	QB	NDSU
14	Oakland Raiders	Ronnie Stanley	OT	Notre Dame
15	Los Angeles Rams	Corey Coleman	WR	Baylor
16	Detroit Lions	Taylor Decker	OT	Ohio State
17	Atlanta Falcons	Andrew Billings	DT	Baylor
18	Indianapolis Colts	Jack Conklin	OT	Michigan State
19	Buffalo Bills	Jaylon Smith	OLB	Notre Dame
20	New York Jets	Reggie Ragland	ILB	Alabama
21	Washington	Eli Apple	CB	Ohio State
22	Houston Texans	Christian Hackenberg	QB	Penn State
23	Minnesota Vikings	Michael Thomas	WR	Ohio State
24	Cincinnati Bengals	Kenny Clark	DT	UCLA
25	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kendall Fuller	CB	Virginia Tech
26	Seattle Seahawks	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU
27	Green Bay Packers	Emmanuel Ogbah	DE	Oklahoma State
28	Kansas City Chiefs	Jonathan Bullard	DE	Florida
29	Denver Broncos	Shon Coleman	OT	Auburn
30	Arizona Cardinals	Leonard Floyd	OLB	Georgia
31	Carolina Panthers	Germain Ifedi	OT	Texas A&M
N/A	New England Patriots	Pick Forfeited	N/A	N/A

Cowboys Need Some Insurance at Quarterback 

California Golden Bears quarterback Jared Goff has bounced from No. 1 overall on expert "big boards" to middle of the pack and now back into the top five. A big reason he dropped was his five-interception performance Oct. 10 in a loss to the Utah Utes. However, he bounced back nicely, throwing 26 touchdowns and just four interceptions the rest of the season.

Rob Rang of CBSSports.com, who ranks Goff No. 6 overall, said his late-season performance solidified his spot as a top-five pick:

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Anything less than a sparkling performance against Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl would have sent up red flags. Goff sealed the deal in completing 25 of 37 passes for 467 yards and six touchdowns without an interception to give Cal its first bowl win since 2008. Sure, coach Sonny Dykes' uptempo spread offense has inflated Goff's production but of the quarterbacks potentially available in the 2016 draft, the lanky junior offers the best combination of awareness, functional mobility, accuracy and toughness -- the traits I believe are the best indicators of future success at this position for the NFL.

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ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. also is high on the 6'4", 210-pound quarterback, pegging him as the second pick to the Cleveland Browns. That franchise desperately needs a signal-caller, but Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa is too good to pass at No. 2. 

The Dallas Cowboys make perfect sense for Goff at No. 4. Sure, they have other needs, but if it wasn't evident they missed Tony Romo this season, just look at their 3-1 record when he started under center and 1-11 mark when he was on the bench due to injury.

Year	Completions	Attempts	Yards	TD	INT
2013	320	530	3,508	18	10
2014	316	509	3,973	35	7
2015	341	529	4,714	43	13

At 35, Romo likely won't be around in Dallas much longer, but even if he does start for another three or four years, it wouldn't be a bad thing for Goff to sit behind him and learn—that approach seemed to work out for another Cal quarterback by the name of Aaron Rodgers.

Myles, Jack of All Trades 

Myles Jack played just three games at outside linebacker for the UCLA Bruins in 2015 after suffering a season-ending knee injury, but he is still considered one of the best overall prospects in the draft, per Rang.

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The NFL will have to carefully evaluate Jack's health after UCLA announced Oct. 6 that the true junior was leaving for the pros despite suffering a season-ending knee injury. The decision was bold but not reckless. Put simply, Jack is a "natural" whose fluidity, instincts and knack for game-breaking plays made him the only player in Pac-12 history to be named both the Offensive and Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2013. Given Jack's talent and the gains made in player recovery from surgeries, Jack remains very much in the early-first-round conversation despite his injury.

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His agent, former NFL player John Thornton of Octagon Sports, posted this video last week of Jack on his road to recovery:

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Getting faster everyday  @MylesJack pic.twitter.com/FHTeGbmg1X

— JohnThornton (@JohnThornton) January 12, 2016"

The talented linebacker could certainly go earlier than No. 11 to the Chicago Bears, but fear of the major injury could force him to drop below his grade. His amazing versatility, one that allowed him to rush for 387 yards and 11 touchdowns while also playing linebacker, should help him fit into any defensive system.

Chicago needs help on defense pretty much everywhere, and taking Jack will give it a superior athlete who can cover extremely well for a linebacker, as evidenced by his 19 career passes defended and four career interceptions. 

Welcome to L.A., Mr. Coleman

Former Baylor Bears wide receiver Corey Coleman stands just 5'11" and checks in at 190 pounds, but don't let his size fool you.

He caught an FBS-high 20 touchdowns in 2015 despite missing his team's bowl game with a sports hernia. He clearly wasn't 100 percent down the stretch after his amazing start to the season came back to earth with a pedestrian final four games.

	Receptions	Yards	YPC	TD
First 8 games	58	1,178	20.3	20
Final 4 games	16	185	11.6	0
Total	74	1,363	18.4	20

Even though CBSSports.com has him listed as the No. 2 receiver prospect in the draft, behind Ole Miss Rebels' Laquon Treadwell, some experts have him graded as a fringe first-round pick.

The Los Angeles Rams are starting over in a new city, and Coleman could bring back memories of the Greatest Show on Turf—even if that was in St. Louis.

Lance Zierlein of NFL.com said the first issue the Rams need to address is wide receiver, although they still have plenty of issues at other positions.

"Another year, another draft in which the Rams need to find a wide receiver they can build their passing game around because that guy doesn't appear to be on the roster—still. Even if the Rams finally find a true WR1, do they have a quarterback they trust to build around?"

Again, Coleman isn't going to address all their concerns, but if the Rams can find a quarterback in the later rounds, they will now have an explosive young running back in Todd Gurley and a speedy wide receiver who can stretch the field in Coleman.

His former coach at Baylor, Art Briles, called him a "bad dude," per BaylorVision: 

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See more of Corey Coleman's Biletnikoff season on the @BUFootball @RussellAthBowl preview at 5 pm on @FOXSportsSW pic.twitter.com/QKiHfNq868

— BaylorVision (@BaylorVisionHD) December 28, 2015"

It's a bit risky with so much talent still on the board, but sometimes that's what it takes to build a winner. The Rams took a bit of a risk in the first round last year at No. 10, drafting Gurley after a major injury, and he rewarded them with the third-best rushing performance in the NFC with 1,106 yards and 10 touchdowns.