Ranking the Top 100 Prospects in the 2016 NFL Draft
Joey Bosa
The 2016 NFL Draft will commence April 28 with the first round. While only 31 former college players will ascend the stage of the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago that night, a total of 253 will hear their name called by the time the draft concludes on April 30.
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The future of all 32 NFL franchises will take shape over these three days in the Windy City as every selection will be analyzed and discussed thoroughly by anyone who follows and is a fan of the sport. So when it comes to this year’s player pool, which are the names most likely to go in the early rounds?
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*Denotes early entry
Athlon Sports' Top 100 Draft Prospects
Rk | Player | POS | School | HT | WT |
1 | Joey Bosa* | DE | 6-6 | 275 | |
2 | Ronnie Stanley | OT | 6-6 | 304 | |
3 | DeForest Buckner | DE | 6-7 | 281 | |
4 | Jalen Ramsey* | CB/S | 6-1 | 201 | |
5 | Laremy Tunsil* | OT | 6-5 | 305 | |
6 | Jared Goff* | QB | 6-4 | 215 | |
7 | Myles Jack* | ILB | 6-1 | 238 | |
8 | Laquon Treadwell* | WR | 6-2 | 210 | |
9 | Jaylon Smith* | OLB | 6-2 | 240 | |
10 | Carson Wentz | QB | 6-5 | 233 | |
11 | Vernon Hargreaves III* | CB |
| 5-11 | 199 |
12 | A'Shawn Robinson* | DT | 6-3 | 315 | |
13 | Taylor Decker | OT | 6-8 | 320 | |
14 | Leonard Floyd* | OLB | 6-4 | 231 | |
15 | Jarran Reed | DT | 6-3 | 311 | |
16 | Mackensie Alexander* | CB | 5-11 | 190 | |
17 | Sheldon Rankins | DT | 6-1 | 304 | |
18 | Shaq Lawson* | DE | 6-3 | 270 | |
19 | Emmanuel Ogbah* | DE | 6-4 | 275 | |
20 | Andrew Billings* | DT | 6-2 | 310 | |
21 | Jack Conklin* | OT | 6-6 | 325 | |
22 | Ezekiel Elliott* | RB | 6-0 | 225 | |
23 | Robert Nkemdiche* | DT | 6-4 | 296 | |
24 | Noah Spence* | OLB | 6-3 | 253 | |
25 | Kevin Dodd* | DE | 6-5 | 275 | |
26 | Paxton Lynch* | QB | 6-7 | 245 | |
27 | Reggie Ragland | ILB | 6-1 | 259 | |
28 | Eli Apple* | CB | 6-1 | 198 | |
29 | Vonn Bell* | FS | 5-11 | 205 | |
30 | Jalen Mills | FS | 6-0 | 194 | |
31 | Josh Doctson | WR | 6-2 | 195 | |
32 | Hunter Henry* | TE |
| 6-5 | 254 |
33 | Kendall Fuller* | CB | 6-0 | 196 | |
34 | Will Fuller* | WR | 6-0 | 184 | |
35 | Darron Lee* | OLB | 6-2 | 235 | |
36 | Kenny Clark* | DT | 6-3 | 310 | |
37 | Jonathan Bullard | DE | 6-2 | 283 | |
38 | Corey Coleman* | WR | 5-11 | 190 | |
39 | Su'a Cravens* | SS | 6-1 | 225 | |
40 | Kevin Hogan | QB | 6-3 | 217 | |
41 | Jason Spriggs | OT | 6-7 | 305 | |
42 | Adolphus Washington | DT | 6-3 | 297 | |
43 | Joshua Perry | ILB | 6-4 | 248 | |
44 | Chris Jones* | DT | 6-6 | 308 | |
45 | Shilique Calhoun | DE | 6-5 | 251 | |
46 | Connor Cook | QB | 6-4 | 220 | |
47 | Derrick Henry* | RB | 6-3 | 242 | |
48 | De'Runnya Wilson* | WR | 6-5 | 220 | |
49 | Artie Burns* | CB | 6-0 | 197 | |
50 | Braxton Miller | WR | 6-1 | 204 | |
51 | Vernon Butler | DT | 6-3 | 325 | |
52 | Jeremy Cash | SS | 6-1 | 212 | |
53 | William Jackson III | CB | 6-1 | 185 | |
54 | Dak Prescott | QB | 6-2 | 226 | |
55 | Tyler Boyd* | WR | 6-2 | 200 | |
56 | Nick Vannett | TE | 6-6 | 256 | |
57 | Josh Garnett | OG | 6-5 | 317 | |
58 | Alex Collins* | RB | 5-11 | 215 | |
59 | Christian Westerman | OG | 6-3 | 297 | |
60 | Pharoh Cooper* | WR | 5-11 | 207 | |
61 | Eric Murray | CB | 5-11 | 198 | |
62 | Michael Thomas* | WR | 6-3 | 210 | |
63 | Jordan Jenkins | OLB | 6-3 | 257 | |
64 | Austin Johnson | DT | 6-4 | 323 | |
65 | Cardale Jones* | QB | 6-5 | 250 | |
66 | Devontae Booker | RB | 5-11 | 212 | |
67 | Charone Peake | WR | 6-2 | 208 | |
68 | Shon Coleman* | OT | 6-6 | 313 | |
69 | Carl Nassib | DE | 6-6 | 273 | |
70 | Scooby Wright* | ILB | 6-1 | 246 | |
71 | Deiondre' Hall | CB | 6-2 | 192 | |
72 | Darian Thompson | FS | 6-2 | 215 | |
73 | Paul Perkins* | RB | 5-11 | 210 | |
74 | Kenny Lawler* | WR | 6-3 | 195 | |
75 | Bryce Williams | TE | 6-6 | 260 | |
76 | Graham Glasgow | OC |
| 6-6 | 306 |
77 | Bronson Kaufusi | DE | 6-7 | 281 | |
78 | Kentrell Brothers | ILB | 6-1 | 249 | |
79 | Deion Jones | OLB | 6-1 | 219 | |
80 | Harlan Miller | CB | 6-0 | 182 | |
81 | Miles Killebrew | SS | 6-2 | 219 | |
82 | Christian Hackenberg* | QB | 6-4 | 228 | |
83 | Malcolm Mitchell | WR | 5-11 | 194 | |
84 | Ryan Kelly | OC | 6-4 | 302 | |
85 | Alex Lewis | OT | 6-6 | 302 | |
86 | Charles Tapper | DE |
| 6-3 | 276 |
87 | Maliek Collins | DT | 6-2 | 300 | |
88 | Xavien Howard* | CB | 6-2 | 200 | |
89 | Sean Davis | FS | 6-1 | 201 | |
90 | Zack Sanchez* | CB | 5-11 | 179 | |
91 | Cody Whitehair | OG | 6-3 | 300 | |
92 | Shawn Oakman | DE | 6-7 | 269 | |
93 | Germain Ifedi | OT | 6-6 | 335 | |
94 | Kyler Fackrell | OLB | 6-5 | 244 | |
95 | Karl Joseph | SS | 5-11 | 195 | |
96 | Roberto Aguayo* | PK | 6-1 | 210 | |
97 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 6-1 | 210 | |
98 | Demarcus Robinson* | WR | 6-1 | 204 | |
99 | Landon Turner | OG | 6-4 | 325 | |
100 | Jerald Hawkins | OT | 6-5 | 305 |
This is just one of the features found in Athlon Sports' 2016 NFL Draft Preview Magazine. The most complete preview of this year’s draft, Athlon has once again enlisted the expertise of Dan Shonka from Ourlads Scouting Services, to provide our scouting reports and rankings. With his guidance, our perview magazine dives deep into the 2016 draft class with in-depth scouting reports on 218 of the top prospects and position-by-position rankings of 554 draft-eligible players. We also take a detailed look at every NFL team with depth charts and needs for the upcoming season. Our draft magazine also includes a profile of sure first-rounder Joey Bosa, a mock draft, a draft board, a peek ahead at the 2017 draft and much more. Click here to order your copy today!
