NFL Draft 2016: Latest 1st-Round Order and Mock Draft After Week 16

December 28, 2015   ·   Mike Norris   ·   Jump to comments

As the NFL season draws to a close, the 2016 draft order is starting to take shape. Of course, Week 17 will shift the order some, as will the Week 16 Monday Night Football game.
Each year, the 12 teams that make the playoffs take up spots 21-32 even if a team has a worse record than one that did not qualify for the postseason. Playoff teams are then sorted by the round they are eliminated in during the playoffs.
This mock indicates a Super Bowl matchup of the Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals. Let's take a look at some first-round projections, with a deeper take on a couple of SEC teammates.
 
No. 1: Laremy Tunsil, OT, Tennessee Titans
This pick makes perfect sense for a struggling Tennessee Titans squad. Quarterback Marcus Mariota is the future of the franchise, so protecting him should be a top priority, per Lance Zierlein of NFL.com.
"The Titans look like they were able to hit with their selection of Marcus Mariota, but ...

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