2016 NFL Draft: 1st-Round Mock Draft and Teams Most in Need of Impact Prospect

All 32 NFL teams have areas where they could use improvement. That's the downside of playing in a league where there are nearly 1,700 players on active rosters and hundreds more on practice squads.

The weak links exist somewhere on every roster. The idea behind the draft, free agency and all other forms of roster movement is to excise as many of those weaknesses as possible. That much is obvious.

But which teams have the biggest needs? On the surface, that would seem apparent. The teams are ordered as such for a reason. The common refrain would be the Titans have the biggest needs, followed by the Browns, Chargers and so on.

However, it would be fairer to say those teams have the most needs, not necessarily the biggest. With that in mind, let's take a look at the first round and assess where certain teams have absolute must-fill needs.

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

Los Angeles Rams, Wide Receiver

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Here's the list of Rams wide receivers who topped 500 yards in 2014 or 2015: Kenny Britt. That's it. That's the list. Britt has led the team in receiving yards each of the past two years, putting up 748 in 2014 and 681 last season. His combined yardage is more than double of any other player remaining on the roster.

So suffice it to say this is a position of need. It would help if the Rams employed a quarterback who was competent, but let's cross one thing off the list at a time. Unless Jared Goff somehow slips to No. 15, picking a star quarterback is not happening in 2016.

Enter Laquon Treadwell. The Ole Miss product disappointed a bit with a 4.63-second time in the 40-yard dash at his pro day, but that may be a blessing in disguise for Los Angeles. If you watch the tape, Treadwell jumps off the page. He makes up for his lack of top-end speed with an understanding of how to use his body and the toughness to make plays over the middle and in the red zone.

If you're looking for a comparison, maybe he turns into a better version of Anquan Boldin. Treadwell has already shown a superhuman ability to come back from injury, and he should instantly be more productive than anyone the Rams have on the roster.

The last time this team got cute and went with an athlete, Tavon Austin happened. The Rams need to start building a coherent offense, and Treadwell is a solid mid-first-round option.

Houston Texans, Wide Receiver

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The Texans have DeAndre Hopkins in place, but the cupboard is bare otherwise. Last season's second-leading receiver Nate Washington is currently plying his trade in New England, and Jaelen Strong didn't impress much last season after being taken in the third round.

What Houston could truly use is a downfield threat to take attention away from Hopkins. Baylor's Corey Coleman may be a strong bet after posting excellent physical numbers at his combine and pro day. Coleman ranked among the best wideouts in the vertical jump and broad jump in Indianapolis and ran a 4.37-second time in the 40-yard dash in Waco, Texas.

While he doesn't have the elite size (5'11", 194 lbs) you'd want in a downfield threat, he can turn himself into a Torrey Smith type who makes things easier for those around him. The Texans offense bogged down at times last season because quarterbacks were unable to find anyone other than Hopkins open. 

Adding Coleman will give Houston some much-needed versatility.

Cleveland Browns, Quarterback

Robert Griffin III, for all the nonsense he went through in Washington, hasn't been a good quarterback in at least two, probably three years. Signing him in no way shores up the Browns' quarterback situation. It gives them an option with high upside, but with Griffin playing on a relatively short deal, Cleveland needs to have its future at the forefront.

That likely starts with the No. 2 pick—assuming the Browns are as sold on Carson Wentz as the rest of the world is. Wentz has ascended to the forefront of discussions thanks to elite measurables and sterling work throughout the draft process. NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock said, per 97.5 FM The Fanatic:

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People ask me all the time 'How good can Carson Wentz be? He only played at North Dakota State?' People forget that he hurt his shoulder his junior year in high school and to help his team, he moved to wide receiver. He was a good enough athlete to go out and catch passes, because he couldn't throw. He was off the radar. At North Dakota State, you wait in line. The quarterback before him won two national championships, so you're not beating him out. No matter how good you are. 

To be honest with you, the more I've been around the kid, his coaching staff and his teammates, the more I think about Carson Wentz...I'm all in on this kid.

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