Players Worth Reaching for in the 2016 NFL Draft

April 21, 2016   ·   Justis Mosqueda   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL draft is one giant gamble. As much as we like to break down what we believe does and doesn't translate at specific positions from the college level, it's still a transition that is an inexact science.
Sometimes, a safe pick like Aaron Curry, the fourth overall selection from 2009, only spends two-and-a-half years with the team that drafted him and leaves the league after 48 games as a bust. Other times, a high-risk player like Justin Houston, who was athletic but had holes in his game and failed a combine drug test, end up as one of the steals of the decade.
Play the Draft is a website that attempts to composite draft stock in a ranking system. Using that as a tool for where players are projected to come off the board, we'll take a look at which prospects are worth taking significantly earlier than most are slating them, for various reasons.
Trying to find the next Houston-like steal doesn't mean that players have to possess the all-encompassing label of "off-fie...

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