NFL Draft 2016: 1st-Round Mock Draft and Teams Most Likely to Trade Up

The Los Angeles Rams shocked the football world on Thursday when they announced they had acquired the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NFL draft from the Tennessee Titans. 

The blockbuster trade, which virtually guarantees a quarterback will be selected No. 1 overall, dramatically shakes up the outlook for the first round. 

Obviously, the Rams' draft plans have been altered, but it also has a trickle-down effect on the rest of the first round and could set the table for even more draft-day deals. 

Here's a look at an updated mock draft to reflect the trade as well as a few other trades we could see on draft day. 

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

Projected Trades

San Francisco 49ers Acquire Pick No. 2 from Cleveland Browns

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The San Francisco 49ers are among the teams that are likely feeling a little nervous now that the Rams are sitting in the top spot. 

With only Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert on the roster, head coach Chip Kelly presumably wants to put his stamp on the franchise with a new quarterback. But with either Carson Wentz or Jared Goff going No. 1 overall, the odds of the other falling to the 49ers at No. 7 are slim. 

Fortunately for the 49ers, the Cleveland Browns own the No. 2 pick and are likely motivated to trade down. 

Cleveland is in full teardown mode—it's not even at the rebuilding stage yet—so the front office would likely accept a package of picks from San Francisco to help facilitate that process. 

If this trade happens, don't expect it to go down until draft day. San Francisco will want to see who the Rams end up with at No. 1 before committing to move up.

Denver Broncos Trade Up for Pick No. 19 from Buffalo Bills

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The Denver Broncos are potentially an indirect winner from the Rams-Titans trade. 

With the Rams now sitting at No. 1, there's one less team in the middle of the first round interested in landing a quarterback.

Of course, this could mean the quarterbacks simply come off the board higher than expected. However, since there are likely fewer teams with first-round grades on Memphis' Paxton Lynch and Michigan State's Connor Cook, it increases the odds that someone falls far enough to get within reach of the Broncos. 

There are a few teams in the late first round that may be interested in a quarterback, such as the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals. So if Lynch were to fall, Denver general manager John Elway could be motivated to trade up. 

The Bills' pick at No. 19 is an obvious target for Denver because it places them one spot ahead of the Jets, who are currently stuck with only Geno Smith and Bryce Petty on the depth chart at quarterback.