
NFL Draft 2016: 1st-Round Mock Draft as Super Bowl 50 Approaches
Super Bowl 50 is Sunday, which means the NFL draft is just around the corner.
After the football world watches the Denver Broncos take on the Carolina Panthers, the attention will immediately shift to which players are shooting up draft boards and which are falling.
Mock drafts are already starting to circulate around the Internet. Everyone has an opinion on what will happen come April 28. Here's a look at our first-round mock as it stands right now:
| 1. Tennessee Titans | Laremy Tunsil, OT, Ole Miss |
| 2. Cleveland Browns | Jared Goff, QB, Cal |
| 3. San Diego Chargers | Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State |
| 4. Dallas Cowboys | Jalen Ramsey, CB, Florida State |
| 5. Jacksonville Jaguars | DeForest Buckner, DE, Oregon |
| 6. Baltimore Ravens | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson |
| 7. San Francisco 49ers | Ronnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame |
| 8. Miami Dolphins | Myles Jack, LB, UCLA |
| 9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson |
| 10. New York Giants | Reggie Ragland, LB, Alabama |
| 11. Chicago Bears | Jaylon Smith, LB, Notre Dame |
| 12. New Orleans Saints | Andrew Billings, DT, Baylor |
| 13. Philadelphia Eagles | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss |
| 14. Oakland Raiders | Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida |
| 15. LA Rams | Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State |
| 16. Detroit Lions | Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State |
| 17. Atlanta Falcons | Noah Spence, DE, Eastern Kentucky |
| 18. Indianapolis Colts | Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State |
| 19. Buffalo Bills | Robert Nkemdiche, DE, Ole Miss |
| 20. New York Jets | Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis |
| 21. Washington | A'Shawn Robinson, DT, Alabama |
| 22. Houston Texans | Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State |
| 23. Minnesota Vikings | Jonathan Bullard, DE, Florida |
| 24. Cincinnati Bengals | Josh Doctson, WR, TCU |
| 25. Pittsburgh Steelers | Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State |
| 26. Seattle Seahawks | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State |
| 27. Green Bay Packers | Sheldon Rankins, DT, Louisville |
| 28. Kansas City Chiefs | Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor |
| 29. Arizona Cardinals | Leonard Floyd, LB, Georgia |
| 30. Denver Broncos | Hunter Henry, TE, Arkansas |
| 31. Carolina Panthers | Shon Coleman, OT, Auburn |
| New England Patriots | No pick due to Deflategate |
The Tennessee Titans are on the clock with the first pick, but as Albert Breer of NFL.com reported, the Titans are open to trading the pick if they get a good deal for it. However, as of now they own the pick, so we have them taking Laremy Tunsil to help protect Marcus Mariota.
According to Pat McManamon of ESPN, the Cleveland Browns are all done with Johnny Manziel and will look to release him when NFL rules permit it. New head coach Hue Jackson will likely look to grab his franchise quarterback at No. 2, so we have him snagging Cal's Jared Goff.
You surely will see plenty of mock drafts that have the Dallas Cowboys drafting a quarterback fourth, but we think they'll wait until a later round to find someone to develop behind Tony Romo. Here, we have them grabbing the best player on the board, Jalen Ramsey, who will help shore up the secondary in Dallas.
After their move to Los Angeles, the Rams should look for a potential Week 1 starter at quarterback, so we expect them to grab Carson Wentz, the signal-caller from North Dakota State who made a name for himself at the Senior Bowl, as Adam Caplan of ESPN pointed out:
One of the last highlights in the first round comes at No. 17, where we have the Atlanta Falcons grabbing Eastern Kentucky's Noah Spence. The pass-rusher originally played for Ohio State but left the team after some drug-related issues, according to Brian Bennett of ESPN.com.
By all accounts, Spence is a first-round talent, but his off-field transgressions will turn a lot of teams off. But the Falcons need a shot in the arm in the pass-rushing department, so look for them to roll the dice on the talented Spence and help to keep him on the straight and narrow.
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