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NFL Draft 2016: Mock Draft and Trends That Will Be Bucked This Year

April 12, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Two weeks, two days. That's all that separates the NFL from ending the monthslong buildup process to the 2016 NFL draft on April 28.
The last three-plus months have been instructive on both how much and how little the draft process means. North Dakota State's Carson Wentz was barely a blip on the radar to most casual fans in December. I might have still thought his first name was Connor in January. Now he's almost certainly going to be the first quarterback off the board—perhaps as high as No. 2 to the Cleveland Browns.
A lot of other stuff is unchanged. Everyone seems sure Jalen Ramsey, Laremy Tunsil and Joey Bosa are awesome at football. They've been part of the top-five process this entire time. No one knows what on earth to make of Robert Nkemdiche's career trajectory.
These things will be figured out in the coming years. But for now, the first round is starting to take enough shape that we can take an educated guess on how it will play out.
 
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