NFL Mock Draft 2016: 1st-Round Projections for Top Prospects After Combine Day 3

Answers are starting to come at the NFL Scouting Combine, the kind of answers that could provide some excellent news for UCLA linebacker Myles Jack in about two months when the draft comes around.

Jack is a remarkable athlete when healthy, but he tore the anterior meniscus of his right knee in September, and NFL teams naturally have questions about his health and his future.

Jack went through extensive testing Friday, telling Rob Rang of CBS Sports that medical staffs examined his knee for seven hours.

“They were pretty blunt as far as moving my knee, twisting it,” Jack said. “But everything was fine. It's pretty much what I expected. My agent told me they were going to be really aggressive with it and just trying to kind of make it hurt. But it was fine.”

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That medical exam could go a long way toward making Jack one of the top picks in the draft. He appears to be a very versatile player who could play the strong side, weak side or in the middle.

However, Jack is also athletic enough to play strong safety. He told media members that he thought he could man the Kam Chancellor role for the team that drafts him.

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

Running backs were also on stage during Friday's activity at the combine, and one of the most notable was Alabama's Derrick Henry, who dominated for the Crimson Tide in 2015 and earned the Heisman Trophy.

Despite the accolades, Henry is hit or miss to get selected in the first round of the draft. The biggest negative regarding Henry is his lack of elite speed. He ran a 4.54 40-yard dash, had a 37-inch vertical jump, 10'10" standing broad jump and a 7.20 60-yard dash, according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk.

Henry was not slow by any stretch, but he cannot claim elite speed or athletic ability. His 40 time was 11th among all running backs and his vertical jump was fifth. 

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However, he is such a big and powerful running back that he should have an excellent chance to become an impressive running back in the NFL. He is 6'3" and 247 pounds, and his strength and explosion should allow him to run over or through linebackers on a consistent basis once he starts playing for pay.

That power could allow him to sneak into the first round of the draft.

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Noah Spence is answering a lot of questions this week about his off-field behavior, and he is coming across well in his talks with the media.

That may or may not be the case in his private interviews with teams that are interested in him, but the standout Eastern Kentucky pass-rusher has been direct and open when talking about his past

Spence had been one of Urban Meyer's top recruits at Ohio State, but he would eventually admit to having a problem with the drug Ecstasy. That ended his career with the Buckeyes, and he was forced to move on to the Ohio Valley Conference school.

Spence said he is careful to stay away from the "wrong crowds," and that he spends most of his time by himself or with his girlfriend.

"I feel like everything is done and it's out in the open,” Spence said. “Honestly, it was more me going to parties and stuff like that. It was never really an addiction.”

“There's a group of people I can't hang with.” 

Spence registered 11.5 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss along with 63 tackles in 2015 for Eastern Kentucky. Those numbers speak loudly to scouts and NFL executives, and if he can earn the confidence of key decision-makers, he will have a chance to go quite high in the draft.