2016 NFL Mock Draft: 1st-Round Projections and Prospects Impacted by Free Agency

March 21, 2016   ·   Chris Roling   ·   Jump to comments

In most cases, NFL teams use free agency as a way to give themselves more options in the draft process.
It's a way to build complementary foundation blocks around the big-name prospects who form the backbone of any roster. Look at a team like the Houston Texans, who went out and got quarterback Brock Osweiler knowing the draft wasn't going to provide a quality starter, now allowing the team to address another issue.
This doesn't always go as planned, though. In some of the examples below, teams find needs multiplied through losses on the market, which has a huge impact on how the draft will play out.
With such a theme in mind, let's look at an updated mock based on team need and prospect stock and follow with an emphasis on free-agency impact.
 
2016 NFL Mock Draft
 
Prospects Impacted by Free Agency
13. Miami Dolphins: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
The Miami Dolphins never had any major intention of keeping Lamar Miller around s...

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