2016 NFL Mock Draft: Predictions for Boom-or-Bust Prospects

April 7, 2016   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

The history of the NFL draft is littered with general managers betting big and losing on risky first-round draft picks. The 2016 edition will be no different.
Especially with player salaries climbing higher and higher, it's becoming even more important to find value in the draft. Even the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, who signed marquee free agents, relied on a number of homegrown stars such as Von Miller, Malik Jackson, Demaryius Thomas and Danny Trevathan.
Conversely, no franchise has fallen harder and faster than the San Francisco 49ers. They've lost a number of personnel in a short period of time, and their number of draft failures meant they didn't have immediate reinforcements to fill the voids.
Taking that into account, teams will be extra careful when identifying which players are considered bigger gambles than a typical early-round pick. Below is a first-round mock, followed by three players whose boom-or-bust potential will keep general managers up at nig...

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