2016 NFL Mock Draft: 1st-Round Projections, Top Prospects Ahead of Super Bowl

January 27, 2016   ·   Daniel Rogers   ·   Jump to comments

The jump from college football to the NFL is a tougher one than the most casual fan can appreciate. Success during a player's collegiate career doesn’t necessarily translate to success in college, which is why every draft pick is an immense risk for a franchise.
Until the teams take the field, no one really knows who is going to succeed immediately, who is going to take some time to develop and who is going to bottom out and turn into this generation's Ryan Leaf.
But every year, there are players who find plenty of success from the first day they step on the football field, even if they aren’t going to reach their full potential for years to come. Players like Amari Cooper and Todd Gurley from last season’s draft were NFL-ready from the moment they declared for the draft and played as such in their rookie campaigns.
To some extent, it is always going to be a guessing game, but barring an injury or some unforeseen development, here are some of the player...

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