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North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz sets back to pass during the Senior Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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NFL Draft 2016: 1st-Round Mock Draft as Super Bowl 50 Approaches

Justin NeumanFeb 3, 2016

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:

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1. Tennessee TitansLaremy Tunsil, OT, Ole Miss
2. Cleveland BrownsJared Goff, QB, Cal
3. San Diego ChargersJoey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
4. Dallas CowboysJalen Ramsey, CB, Florida State
5. Jacksonville JaguarsDeForest Buckner, DE, Oregon
6. Baltimore RavensMackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson
7. San Francisco 49ersRonnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame
8. Miami DolphinsMyles Jack, LB, UCLA
9. Tampa Bay BuccaneersShaq Lawson, DE, Clemson
10. New York GiantsReggie Ragland, LB, Alabama
11. Chicago BearsJaylon Smith, LB, Notre Dame
12. New Orleans SaintsAndrew Billings, DT, Baylor
13. Philadelphia EaglesLaquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss
14. Oakland RaidersVernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida
15. LA RamsCarson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State
16. Detroit LionsTaylor Decker, OT, Ohio State
17. Atlanta FalconsNoah Spence, DE, Eastern Kentucky
18. Indianapolis ColtsJack Conklin, OT, Michigan State
19. Buffalo BillsRobert Nkemdiche, DE, Ole Miss
20. New York JetsPaxton Lynch, QB, Memphis
21. WashingtonA'Shawn Robinson, DT, Alabama
22. Houston TexansEzekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
23. Minnesota VikingsJonathan Bullard, DE, Florida
24. Cincinnati BengalsJosh Doctson, WR, TCU
25. Pittsburgh SteelersEli Apple, CB, Ohio State
26. Seattle SeahawksDarron Lee, LB, Ohio State
27. Green Bay PackersSheldon Rankins, DT, Louisville
28. Kansas City ChiefsCorey Coleman, WR, Baylor
29. Arizona CardinalsLeonard Floyd, LB, Georgia
30. Denver BroncosHunter Henry, TE, Arkansas
31. Carolina PanthersShon Coleman, OT, Auburn
New England PatriotsNo 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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