2016 NFL DRAFT TOP 75 PROSPECTS

Been grinding tape all week, and have some new additions to this expanded board. Not to mention that there are some small school guys that I have had very little exposure to so far, or guys I didn't expect to come out who did that I haven't even broken down a single game on. So also keep that in mind along with the fact that some of these guys will get hurt, get in trouble off the field, impress & disappoint in ALL-STAR games, on the chalkboard, or in interviews. Trying to predict the top prospects when I have only broke down the tape of a few games of most players considered top prospects right now is probably a tad premature, although their are some I have been watching for years now, but here it is anyway. The prospects have former or current NFL player comparisons below their name , so you can get an idea of what kind of player they might become. While I have designations for players with reported character(#) or injury(**) issues, every single year guys fall due to both that aren't reported in the general media until after the draft. Especially medical problems where a player who has great tape is thought to have a chronic long term medical issue according to the NFL teams medical professionals. With that being the case I am now just ranking them due to their play on the field. So if you wonder why I have a guy a lot higher or lower in my mock drafts it could be because of already generally reported injury or character issues, but it could also be I just value them higher than I think some teams will. It could also be that some teams draft for need, scheme first, or position value like QB for instance. Right now I see a draft deep on the defensive side off the ball.  Interior D-line is the deepest overall position with 10-15 possible players that could go in the first 2 rounds. Edge rusher, corner back , safety, and off the ball linebackers all have at least one potential top 10 pick. All of those positions have at least 5 players with a chance to go in the first 2 rounds.  On offense the O-line is the strongest position group, especially at tackle in the top 2 rounds, but there is depth at center throughout the draft. There is no clear cut elite franchise QB at the top of of this draft right now, even though I think it likely that 3 QB's go in the first round, and it's a deep enough group that I think it possible that as many 8 could go in the top 100. Of the 2 QB's I currently have with a 1rst round grade neither of them are as highly graded as Winston & Mariota last year. Although the rest of this years draft is better in blue chip talents at the top compared to last season .Feel free to comment . Agree or disagree is fine with me, but please do it respectfully & intelligently. I'll debut my top 100 right before the senior bowl.


# Is for a player with with reported character or maturity concerns.


** Is for a player with reported injury concerns.

THE ELITE-These are the kind of players that we see as possible rare and special talents that will be possible trade up targets into the expensive top 10. As always franchise quarterback trumps all, but I don't have one in this group.

1.JOEY BOSA - DE - OHIO ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - JUSTIN TUCK - RAIDERS
2.MILES JACK - ** - LB - UCLA 
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - DERRICK BROOKS - retired 
3.LAREMY TUNSIL - # - OT - OLE MISS
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - JOE STALEY - 49ers
4.JALEN RAMSEY - CB/S - FLORIDA ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - CHARLES WOODSON - RAIDERS
5.JAYLON SMITH - ** - ILB - N. DAME
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - DERRICK JHONSON - CHIEFS
6.DEFOREST BUCKNER - DE - OREGON 
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - CALAIS CAMPBELL - CARDINALS 
7.EZEKIEL ELLIOT - RB - OHIO ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - (a faster) - ARIAN FOSTER - TEXANS
8.LAQUAN TREADWELL - WR - OLE MISS
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - ALLEN ROBINSON - JAGUARS
9.RONNIE STANLEY -OT - N. DAME
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - DUANE BROWN - TEXANS


MY other first rounders


10.JARED GOFF - QB - CALIFORNIA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - TRENT GREEN - retired
11.ROBERT NKEMDICHE - # - DT/DE - OLE MISS
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - SHELDON RICHARDSON - JETS
12.ANDREW BILLINGS - NT - BAYLOR
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON- BRYANT YOUNG - retired
13.VERNON HARGREAVES the 3rd- CB - FLORIDA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - JASON VERRETT - CHARGERS
14.**COREY COLEMAN - WR - BAYLOR
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - STEVE SMITH - BALTIMORE
15.NOAH SPENCE - OLB/DE - #  -  E. KENTUCKY
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - JUSTIN HOUSTON - KC
16.JACK CONKLIN - OT - MICHIGAN ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON- JAKE LONG - FA
17.REGGIE RAGLAND - ILB - ALABAMA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - DONT'A HIGHTOWER - PATRIOTS
18.MACKENSIE ALEXANDER - CB - CLEMSON
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - CHRIS HARRIS JR - BRONCOS
19.CARSON WENTZ - N. DAKOTA ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - CARSON PALMER - CARDINALS
20.TAYLOR DECKER - OT - OHIO ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON -JARED VELDHEER - CARDINALS
21.SHON COLEMAN - OT - ** - AUBURN 
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - KYLE TURLEY - retired
22.DARRON LEE - OLB - OHIO ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - THOMAS DAVIS - PANTHERS
23.CODY WHITEHAIR - G/T - KANSAS ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - JOSH SITTON - PACKERS
24.ELI APPLE - CB - OHIO ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - AQIB TALIB - BRONCOS
25.SHAQ LAWSON - DE - ** -CLEMSON
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - WILL SMITH - retired
26.SHELDON RANKINS - DT/DE - LOUISVILLE
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - MIKE DANIELS - PACKERS
27.AUSTIN JOHNSON - DT - PENN ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - LINVAL JOSEPH - VIKINGS
28.VONN BELL - S - OHIO ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - DEVIN McCOURTY - PATRIOTS
29.A'SHAWN ROBINSON - DT/DE - ALABAMA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - MARCELL DAREUS - BILLS


Possible 1rst ROUNDERS that will rise and fall in the pre-draft process

30.DERRICK HENRY - RB - ALABAMA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - BRANDON JACOBS - retired

31.EMMANUEL OGBAH - DE - OKLAHOMA ST. 

NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - DeMARCUS LAWRENCE - COWBOYS

32.**JEREMY CASH - SS/LB - DUKE
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - PATRICK CHUNG - PATRIOTS
33.JARRAN REED - DT/DE - # - ALABAMA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON- JOHNATHAN HANKINS - GIANTS
34.LEONARD FLOYD - LB - GEORGIA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - CONNOR BARWIN - EAGLES
35.JOSH DOCTSON - ** - WR - TCU
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - AJ GREEN - BENGALS
36.SCOOBY WRIGHT - LB - ARIZONA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON-a less disciplined -SEAN LEE - COWBOYS
37.KENNY CLARK - DT - UCLA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - STAR LOTULELEI - PANTHERS
38.MICHAEL THOMAS - WR - OHIO ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - MICHAEL FLOYD - CARDINALS
39.PAXTON LYNCH - QB - MEMPHIS
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - COLIN KAEPERNECK - 49ers
40.GERMAIN IFEDI - OT - TEXAS A&M
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - ANTHONY COSTANZO - COLTS
41.KYLER FACKRELL - OLB - UTAH ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - JASON BABIN - CARDINALS
42.HUNTER HENRY - TE - ARKANSAS
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - ZACH ERTZ - EAGLES
43.VERNON BUTLER - DT - LOUISIANA TECH
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - CAMERON HEYWARD - STELLERS
44.JASON SPRIGGS - OT - INDIANA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - TERRON ARMSTEAD - SAINTS
45.KEVIN DODD - DE - CLEMSON
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - CARLOS DUNLAP - BENGALS
46.TYLER BOYD - WR - # - PITTSBURGH
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - JULIAN EDELMAN - PATRIOTS
47.RYAN KELLY - C - ALABAMA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - JOHN SULLIVAN - VIKINGS
48.BRAXTON MILLER  - WR - OHIO ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - a bigger PERCY HARVIN - BILLS
49.MILES KILLEBREW - S - S. UTAH
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - ADRIAN WILSON - retired
50.WILLIAM JACKSON THE 3rd - CB - HOUSTON
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - DELVIN BREAUX - SAINTS



OTHER possible 2nd ROUNDERS


51.ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON - # - DT - OHIO ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - GERALD McCOY - BUCCANEERS
52.KENDALL FULLER - ** - CB - VIRGINIA TECH
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - CEDRICK GRIFFIN - FA
53.STERLING SHEPPARD - WR - OKLAHOMA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - DOUG BALDWIN - SEAHAWKS
54.JOSHUA GARNETT - G - STANFORD
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - DAVID DECASTRO - STEELERS
55.WILL FULLER - WR - N. DAME
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - JOEY GALLOWAY - retired
56.SHILIQUE CALHOUN - DE - MICHIGAN ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - CLIFF AVRIL - SEAHAWKS
57.JERALD HAWKINS - OT - LSU
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - WILLIAM BEATTY - GIANTS
58.JONATHAN BULLARD - DE - FLORIDA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - TYRONE CRAWFORD - COWBOYS
59.KAMALEI CORREA - OLB/DE - BOSE ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - MELVIN INGRAM - CHARGERS
60.ARTIE BURNS - CB - MIAMI
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - DARIUS SLAY - LIONS
61.CJ PROCISE - RB - N . DAME
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - MATT FORTE - BEARS
62.SUA CRAVENS - LB/SS - USC
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - DANNY TREVATHAN - BRONCOS
63.DEVONTAE BOOKER - RB - UTAH
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - FRANK GORE - COLTS 
64.KENTRELL BROTHERS - ILB - MISSOURI
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - STEPHEN TULLOCH - LIONS
65.NICK MARTIN - C/G - N. DAME
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - WESTON RICHBURG - GIANTS
66.DEION JONES - OLB - LSU
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - MICHAEL BOLEY - retired
67.JORDAN HOWARD - ** - RB - INDIANA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - WILLIS McGAHEE - retired
68.PHAROH COOPER - WR - S. CAROLINA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - GOLDEN TATE - LIONS
69.SHAWN OAKMAN - DE - BAYLOR
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - SEAN JONES - retired
70.CARDALE JONES - QB - OHIO ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - CAM NEWTON - PANTHERS
71.KARL JOSEPH - ** - SS - W. VIRGINIA
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - QUINTIN MIKELL - retired
72.KENNETH DIXON - RB - LOUISIANA TECH
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - RASHARD MENDENHALL - retired
73.CONNOR COOK - QB - MICHIGAN ST.
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - MATT RYAN - FALCONS
74.VICTOR OCHI - DE/OLB - STONY BROOK
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - ELVIS DUMERVIL - BRONCOS
75.JAYRON KEARSE - S - CLEMSON
NFL PLAYER COMPARISON - GEORGE ILOKA - BENGALS