2016 NFL Mock Draft: Updated Round 4-7 Projections

Justis MosquedaApr 29, 2016

Antonio Brown, Devonta Freeman, Brandon Marshall, Josh Sitton, Geno Atkins, Richard Sherman and Josh Norman. The list isn't long, but the number of Day 3 All-Pro selections in 2015 alone should give teams hope in landing a surprise franchise cornerstone on the Saturday of the draft week.

In Super Bowl 50, the Denver Broncos started six Day 3 selections on their championship team, and they even fielded three undrafted starters in running back C.J. Anderson, cornerback Chris Harris and safety Darian Stewart. The team's starting inside linebackers in Denver's 3-4 defense were Brandon Marshall, the 142nd pick in 2012, and Danny Trevathan, the 188th pick in 2012.

Defensive tackle Malik Jackson, whom the team drafted 137th overall in the same draft class as Marshall and Trevathan, signed a $90 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars after showing out as the team's best defensive lineman on a loaded roster.

The first two days of the draft were crazy. Nothing is going to beat live Twitter escapades involving a gas mask or Instagram posts of iMessage screenshots. There isn't that Myles Jack or Jaylon Smith elite talent left on the board, either, at least on the surface.

There will be franchise-changing players drafted on this final day of the 2016 NFL draft, though, and we'll try to nail down who goes where in Bleacher Report's final mock draft of the season, after months of prognostication.

Round 4

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Due to the depth in the middle of the 2016 draft class, Day 2 talents are spilling into Day 3. Be it Connor Cook of Michigan State, Andrew Billings of Baylor or even Christian Westerman of Arizona State, there are players who were thought of as top-100 locks who are still lingering around for the final day of the draft.

Day 3 is when the best teams in the NFL separate themselves from the rest of the pack. How? They're the squads that consistently snatch up these prospects who fell through the cracks, and they traded down to acquire several of these now valuable selections.

99. Cleveland Browns - Andew Billings, DL, Baylor

100. Cleveland Browns - Roger Lewis, WR, Bowling Green

101. Dallas Cowboys - Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State

102. San Diego Chargers - K.J. Dillon, S, West Virginia

103. Jacksonville Jaguars - Evan Boehm, IOL, Missouri

104. Baltimore Ravens - Christian Westerman, IOL, Arizona State

105. Kansas City Chiefs - Charles Tapper, EDGE, Oklahoma

106. Kansas City Chiefs - Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State

107. Baltimore Ravens - Rashard Robinson, CB, LSU

108. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Joe Dahl, OT, Washington State

109. New York Giants - Joshua Perry, LB, Ohio State

110. Los Angeles Rams - Malcolm Mitchell, WR, Georgia

111. Detroit Lions - Maurice Canady, CB, Virginia

112. New England Patriots - Joe Haeg, OT, North Dakota State

113. Los Angeles Rams - Jack Allen, IOL, Michigan State

114. Oakland Raiders - Alex Lewis, OT, Nebraska

115. Atlanta Falcons - Alex McCalister, EDGE, Florida

116. Indianapolis Colts - Landon Turner, IOL, North Carolina

117. Chicago Bears - Connor McGovern, IOL, Missouri

118. New York Jets - Victor Ochi, EDGE, Stony Brook

119. Houston Texans - Hassan Ridgeway, DL, Texas

120. Washington Redskins - Austin Blythe, IOL, Iowa

121. Minnesota Vikings - Demarcus Robinson, WR, Florida

122. Cincinnati Bengals - Jalin Marshall, WR, Ohio State

123. Pittsburgh Steelers - Jalen Mills, S, LSU

124. Chicago Bears - D.J. White, CB, Georgia Tech

125. Indianapolis Colts - Stephen Weatherly, EDGE, Vanderbilt

126. Kansas City Chiefs - Daniel Braverman, WR, Western Michigan

127. Chicago Bears - Geronimo Allison, WR, Illinois

128. Arizona Cardinals - Jayron Kearse, S, Clemson

129. Cleveland Browns - Joe Schobert, LB, Wisconsin

130. Baltimore Ravens - Dadi Nicolas, EDGE, Virginia Tech

131. Green Bay Packers - Kentrell Brothers, LB, Missouri

132. Baltimore Ravens - Kolby Listenbee, WR, TCU

133. San Francisco 49ers - Kevin Hogan, QB, Stanford

134. Baltimore Ravens - Paul Perkins, RB, UCLA

135. Dallas Cowboys - Willie Henry, DL, Michigan

136. Denver Broncos - Denver Kirkland, IOL, Arkansas

137. Green Bay Packers - Jerell Adams, TE, South Carolina

138. Cleveland Browns - Willie Beavers, OT, Western Michigan

139. Buffalo Bills - Halapoulivaati Vaitai, OT, TCU

Round 5

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One of the stars of college football over recent years has been Scooby Wright III of Arizona. The linebacker was a unanimous All-American before he sustained a knee injury that kept him off of the field for the majority of the 2015 season.

"Risky college stars" is probably the best way to explain players drafted in the fifth round. At this point, every player has some holes. With that being said, the NFL is built off of role players, and if you can do one thing really well, you can find yourself on an active roster.

140. Tennessee Titans - Tavon Young, CB, Temple

141. Carolina Panthers - Jerald Hawkins, OT, LSU

142. San Francisco 49ers - Scooby Wright III, LB, Arizona

143. Oakland Raiders - Harlan Miller, CB, Southeastern Louisiana

144. Denver Broncos - Sheldon Day, DL, Notre Dame

145. San Francisco 49ers - Tyler Johnstone, OT, Oregon

146. Baltimore Ravens - B.J. Goodson, LB, Clemson

147. Miami Dolphins - Vadal Alexander, OT, LSU

148. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Deon Bush, S, Miami

149. New York Giants - Devon Cajuste, WR, Stanford

150. Chicago Bears - D.J. Reader, DL, Clemson

151. Detroit Lions - Jatavis Brown, LB, Akron

152. New Orleans Saints - Darius Latham, DL, Indiana

153. Philadelphia Eagles - Kenneth Dixon, RB, Louisiana Tech

154. Oakland Raiders - Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple

155. Indianapolis Colts - Deiondre' Hall, CB, Northern Iowa

156. Buffalo Bills - Dean Lowry, DL, Northwestern

157. Denver Broncos - Dominique Alexander, LB, Oklahoma

158. Washington Redskins - Ronald Blair, DL, Appalachian State

159. Houston Texans - Cayleb Jones, WR, Arizona

160. Minnesota Vikings - Jake Brendel, IOL, UCLA

161. Cincinnati Bengals - Matt Ioannidis, DL, Temple

162. Kansas City Chiefs - Alex Collins, RB, Arkansas

163. Green Bay Packers - Devontae Booker, RB, Utah

164. Philadelphia Eagles - Spencer Drango, IOL, Baylor

165. Kansas City Chiefs - Antonio Morrison, LB, Florida

166. Houston Texans - John Theus, OT, Georgia

167. Arizona Cardinals - Jason Fanaika, EDGE, Utah

168. Cleveland Browns - Jonathan Williams, RB, Arkansas

169. Detroit Lions - Anthony Zettel, DL, Penn State

170. Arizona Cardinals - Thomas Duarte, TE, UCLA

171. Seattle Seahawks - Kevon Seymour, CB, USC

172. Cleveland Browns - Beau Sandland, TE, Montana State

173. Cleveland Browns - Zack Sanchez, CB, Oklahoma

174. San Francisco 49ers - Sebastian Tretola, IOL, Arkansas

175. San Diego Chargers - Ben Braunecker, TE, Harvard

Round 6

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This is where the real drop-off in talent becomes apparent. Once you get into the late rounds of a draft, you are given the choice between long shots, players who have either character or medical red flags, or quality special teamers.

A few prospects, such as Glenn Gronkowski of Kansas State, may play a position of lesser value and contribute on a kickoff team, which is enough for some franchises to draft a player at this juncture.

176. Tennessee Titans - Jeremy Cash, S, Duke

177. Los Angeles Rams - Tyvis Powell, S, Ohio State

178. Kansas City Chiefs - Aziz Shittu, DL, Stanford

179. San Diego Chargers - Mike Thomas, WR, Southern Mississippi

180. Minnesota Vikings - Tom Hackett, P, Utah

181. Jacksonville Jaguars - Curt Maggitt, LB, Tennessee

182. Baltimore Ravens - Stephen Anderson, TE, California

183. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Matt Judon, EDGE, Grand Valley State

184. New York Giants - Keith Marshall, RB, Georgia

185. Chicago Bears - Kelvin Taylor, RB, Florida

186. Minnesota Vikings - Kyle Murphy, OT, Stanford

187. Washington Redskins - Paul McRoberts, WR, Southeast Missouri State

188. Philadelphia Eagles - Ron Thompson, EDGE, Syracuse

189. Dallas Cowboys - Jeff Driskel, QB, Louisiana Tech

190. Los Angeles Rams - Alex Redmond, IOL, UCLA

191. Detroit Lions - Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State

192. Buffalo Bills - Tajae Sharpe, WR, Massachusetts

193. Tennessee Titans - Eric Stiker, LB, Oklahoma

194. Oakland Raiders - Aaron Green, RB, TCU

195. Atlanta Falcons - Travis Feeney, LB, Washington

196. New England Patriots - Ryan Smith, CB, North Carolina Central

197. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Jordan Howard, RB, Indiana

198. San Diego Chargers - Brandon Shell, OT, South Carolina

199. Cincinnati Bengals - Beniquez Brown, LB, Mississippi State

200. Green Bay Packers - Antwuan Woods, DL, USC

201. Jacksonville Jaguars - Caleb Benenoch, IOL, UCLA

202. Detroit Lions - Byron Marshall, RB/WR, Oregon

203. Kansas City Chiefs - Duke Williams, WR, Auburn

204. New England Patriots - Josh Ferguson, RB, Illinois

205. Arizona Cardinals - Nate Sudfeld, QB, Indiana

206. Chicago Bears - Eric Murray, CB, Minnesota

207. San Francisco 49ers - Rashard Higgins, WR, Colorado State

208. New England Patriots - Pharoh Cooper, WR, South Carolina

209. Baltimore Ravens - Kris Frost, LB, Auburn

210. Detroit Lions - Glenn Gronkowksi, FB, Kansas State

211. San Francisco 49ers - Tre Madden, RB, USC

212. Dallas Cowboys - C.J. Johnson, LB, Mississippi

213. San Francisco 49ers - Lloyd Carrington, CB, Arizona State

214. New England Patriots - Keenan Reynolds, RB, Navy

215. Seattle Seahawks - Cole Toner, OT, Harvard

216. Dallas Cowboys - Luther Maddy, DL, Virginia Tech

217. Dallas Cowboys - DeAndre Houston-Carson, S, William & Mary

218. Buffalo Bills - Cory Littleton, LB, Washington

219. Denver Broncos - Cleveland Wallace, CB, San Jose State

220. Pittsburgh Steelers - Mehdi Abdesmad, EDGE, Boston College

221. New England Patriots - Dan Vitale, FB, Northwestern

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Round 7

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The seventh round is glorified undrafted free agency. Players selected in the last round of the draft are essentially camp invitations whom teams would prefer to lock into their rosters early.

This is the time for prospects who are beloved but every line of thinking would tell NFL franchises to pass on these players. Be it Vernon Adams' height or De'Runnya Wilson's horrible on-paper athleticism, this is when front offices call dibs on leftovers "just in case."

222. Tennessee Titans - Vernon Adams, QB, Oregon

223. Cleveland Browns - Demarcus Ayers, WR/RET, Houston

224. San Diego Chargers - Brandon Wilds, RB, South Carolina

225. Seattle Seahawks - Brandon Allen, QB, Arkansas

226. Jacksonville Jaguars - Soma Vainuku, FB, USC

227. Miami Dolphins - Connor Wujciak, DL, Boston College

228. Denver Broncos - Jake McGee, TE, Florida

229. Pittsburgh Steelers - Charone Peake, WR, Clemson

230. Chicago Bears - Miles Killebrew, S, Southern Utah

231. Miami Dolphins - Keyarris Garrett, WR, Tulsa

232. Washington Redskins - Tyler Ervin, RB, San Jose State

233. Philadelphia Eagles - Jordan Payton, WR, UCLA