NFL Draft coverage
- KAS
- Apr 28, 2016
- 7 min read
"Draft day, A. Wiggins." - Drake
Just kidding. More like "Draft weekend, J. Goff." But either way we are approaching the way-too-lengthy NFL Draft, with the first round of selections beginning in just a few moments. I won't bore you with yet another set of meaningless draft predictions, we've all seen enough variations of the same guys heading to the same teams in slightly different orders; but I will give you a list of each team's needs and I'll be updating this post after every few selections.
Welcome to the 2016 NFL Draft, everyone.
*Team selections follow Round/Pick format
Atlanta Falcons
Needs: Pass rusher, TE, S, ILB, OG
Picks (5): 1/17 Keanu Neal (S, Florida), 2/52 Deion Jones (LB, LSU), 3/81 Austin Hooper (TE, Stanford), 4/115 De'Vondre Campbell (OLB, Minnesota), 4/128 Evan Boehm (OG, Mizzou), 6/195 Wes Schweitzer (OG, San Jose St.), 7/238 Devin Fuller (WR, UCLA)
Arizona Cardinals
Needs: S, C, OLB, CB, TE
Picks (6): 1/29 Robert Nkemdiche (DT, Ole Miss), 3/92 Brandon Williams, (CB, Texas A&M), 5/167 Marqui Christian (S, Midwestern St.), 5/170 Cole Toner (OT, Harvard), 6/205 Harlan Miller (CB, Southeastern Louisiana)
Baltimore Ravens
Needs: OT, OG, CB, OLB, WR
Picks (9): 1/6 Ronnie Stanley (OT, Notre Dame), 2/42 Kamalei Correa (OLB, Boise St.), 3/70 Bronson Kaufusi (DE, BYU), 4/104 Tavon Young (CB, Temple), 4/107 Chris Moore (WR, Cincinnati), 4/130 Alex Lewis (OT, Nebraska), 4/132 Willie Henry (DT, Michigan), 4/134 Kenneth Dixon (RB, Louisiana Tech.), 5/146 Mutt Judon (DE, Grand Valley St.), 6/182 Keenan Reynolds (WR, Navy), 6/209 Maurice Canady (CB, Virginia)
Buffalo Bills
Needs: OT, DL, WR, LB, K
Picks (8): 1/19 Shaq Lawson (DE, Clemson), 2/41 Reggie Ragland (ILB, Alabama), 3/80 Aldolphus Washington (DT, Ohio St.), 4/139 Cardale Jones (QB, Ohio St.), 5/156 Jonathan Williams (RB, Arkansas), 6/192 Kolby Listenbee (WR, TCU), 6/218 Kevon Seymour (CB, USC)
Carolina Panthers
Needs: OT, DE, DB, RB, P
Picks (6): 1/30 Vernon Butler (DT, Louisiana Tech.), 2/62 James Bradberry (CB, Stanford), 3/77 Daryl Worley (CB West Virginia), 5/141 Zack Sanchez (CB, Oklahoma), 7/252 Beau Sandland (TE, Montana St.)
Chicago Bears
Needs: Pass rusher, DE, QB, OL, CB
Picks (9): 1/9 Leonard Floyd (OLB, Georgia), 2/56 Cody Whitehair (G, Kansas St.), 3/72 Johnathan Bullard (DE, Florida), 4/113 Nick Kwiatkoski (ILB, W. Virginia), 4/124 Deon Bush (S, Miami), 4/127 Deiondre' Hall (CB, Northern Iowa), 5/150 Jordan Howard (RB, Indiana), 6/185 Deandre Houston-Carson (S, William & Mary), 7/230 Daniel Braverman (WR, Western Michigan)
Cincinnati Bengals
Needs: WR, NT, LB, C, OG
Picks (7): 1/24 William Jackson (CB, Houston), 2/55 Tyler Boyd (WR, Pitt), 3/87 Nick Vigil (ILB, Utah St.), 4/122 Andrew Billings (DT, Baylor), 5/161 Christian Westerman (OG, Arizona St.), 6/199 Cody Core (WR, Ole Miss), 7/245 Clayton Fejedelem (S, Illinois)
Cleveland Browns
Needs: QB, WR, DL, ILB, OL
Picks (12): 1/15 Corey Coleman (WR, Baylor), 2/32 Emmanuel Ogbah (DE, Oklahoma St.), 3/65 Carl Nassib (DE, Penn St.), 3/76 Shon Coleman (OT, Auburn), 3/93 Cody Kessler (QB, USC), 4/99 Joe Schobert (OLB, Wisconsin), 4/114 Ricardo Louis (WR, Auburn), 4/129 Derrick Kindred (S, TCU), 4/138 Seth Devalve (WR, Princeton), 5/154 Jordan Payton (WR, UCLA), 5/168 Spencer Drango (OT, Baylor), 5/172 Rashard Higgins (WR, Colorado St.), 5/173 Trey Caldwell (CB, Louisiana-Monroe), 7/250 Scooby Wright (LB, Arizona)
Dallas Cowboys
Needs: CB, QB, RB, DT, pass rush
Picks (9): 1/4 Ezekiel Elliott (RB, Ohio St.), 2/34 Jaylon Smith (OLB, Notre Dame), 3/67 Maliek Collins (DT, Nebraska), 4/101 Charles Tapper (DE, Oklahoma), 4/135 Dak Prescott (QB, Mississippi), 6/189 Anthony Brown (CB, Purdue), 6/212 Kavon Frazier (S, Central Michigan), 6/216 Darius Jackson (RB, Eastern Michigan), 6/217 Rico Gathers (TE, Baylor)
Denver Broncos
Needs: QB, OG, LB, DE, S
Picks (10): 1/26 Paxton Lynch (QB, Memphis), 2/63 Adam Gotsis (DT, Georgia Tech.), 3/98 Justin Simmons (S, Boston College), 4/136 Devontae Booker (RB, Utah), 5/144 Connor Mcgovern (OG, Mizzou), 6/176 Andy Janovich (FB, Nebraska), 6/219 Will Parks (S, Arizona), 7/228 Riley Dixon (P, Syracuse)
Detroit Lions
Needs: OT, CB, DT, ILB, DE
Picks (10): 1/16 Taylor Decker (OT, Ohio St.), 2/46 A'Shawn Robinson (DT, Alabama), 3/95 Graham Glasgow (C, Michigan), 4/111 Miles Killebrew (S, Southern Utah), 5/151 Joe Dahl (OT, Washington St.), 5/169 Antwoine Williams (OLB, Georgia Southern), 6/191 Jake Rudock (QB, Michigan), 6/202 Anthony Zettel (DE, Penn. St.), 6/210 Jimmy Landes (LS, Baylor), 7/236 Dwayne Washington (RB, Washington)
Green Bay Packers
Needs: ILB, CB, OLB, OT, TE
Picks (9): 1/27 Kenny Clark (DT, UCLA), 2/48 Jason Spriggs (OT, Indiana), 3/88 Kyler Fackrell (OLB, Utah St.), 4/131 Blake Martinez (ILB, Stanford), 4/137 Dean Lowry (DE, Northwestern), 5/163 Trevor Davis (WR, Cal), 6/200 Kyle Murphy (OT, Stanford)
Houston Texans
Needs: WR, TE, OT, OG, DE
Picks (7): 1/21 Will Fuller (WR, Notre Dame), 2/50 Nick Martin (C, Notre Dame), 3/85 Braxton Miller (WR, Ohio St.), 4/119 Tyler Ervin (RB, San Jose St.), 5/159 KJ Dillon (S, West Virginia), 5/166 D.J. Reader (OT, Clemson)
Indianapolis Colts
Needs: OT, OG, OLB, CB, S
Picks (6): 1/18 Ryan Kelly (C, Alabama) 2/57 T.J. Green (S, Clemson), 3/82 Le'Raven Clark (OT, Texas Tech.), 4/116 Hassan Ridgeway (DT, Texas), 4/125 Antonio Morrison (OLB, Florida), 5/155 Joe Haeg (OT, ND State), 7/239 Trevor Bates (OLB, Maine), 7/248 Austin Blythe (C, Iowa)
Jacksonville Jaguars
Needs: OLB, DT, S, OG, C
Picks (8): 1/5 Jalen Ramsey (CB, Florida St.), 1/36 Myles Jack (OLB, UCLA), 3/69 Yannick Ngakoue (DE, Maryland), 4/03 Sheldon Day (DT, Notre Dame), 6/181 Tyrone Holmes (DE, Montana), 6/201 Brandon Allen (QB, Arkansas), 7/226 Jonathan Woodard (DE, Central Arkansas)
Kansas City Chiefs
Needs: OLB, QB, S, WR, DL
Picks (7): 2/37 Chris Jones (DT, Mississippi St.), 3/74 KeiVarae Russell (CB, Notre Dame), 4/105 Parker Ehinger (OG, Cincinatti), 4/106 Eric Murray (CB, Minnesota), 4/126 Demarcus Robinson (WR, Florida), 5/162 Kevin Hogan (QB, Stanford), 5/165 Tyreek Hill (WR, West Alabama), 6/178 D.J. White (CB, Georgia Tech.), 6/203 Dadi Lhomma Nicoles (OLB, Virginia Tech.)
Los Angeles Rams
Needs: QB, WR, C, S, CB
Picks (5): 1/1 Jared Goff (QB, Cal), 4/110 Tyler Higbee (TE, Western Kentucky), 4/117 Pharoh Cooper (WR, S. Carolina), 6/177 Temarrick Hemingway (TE, SC St.), 6/190 Josh Forrest (ILB, Kentucky), 6/206 Michael Thomas (WR, Southern Miss.)
Miami Dolphins
Needs: CB, S, OT, OG, DE
Picks (8): 1/13 Laremy Tunsil (OT, Ole Miss), 2/38 Xavien Howard (CB, Baylor) 3/73 Kenyan Drake (RB, Alabama), 3/86 Leonte Carroo (WR, Rutgers), 6/186 Jakeem Grant (WR, Texas Tech.), 6/204 Jordan Lucas (S, Penn. St.), 7/223 Brandon Doughty (QB, Western Kentucky), 7/231 Thomas Duarte (WR, UCLA)
Minnesota Vikings
Needs: WR, CB, OT, OG, P
Picks (8): 1/23 Laquon Treadwell (WR, Ole Miss), 2/54 Mackensie Alexander (CB, Clemson), 4/121 Willie Beavers (OT, Western Michigan), 5/160 Kentrell Brothers (ILB, Mizzou), 6/180 Moritz Boehringer (WR, Germany), 6/188 David Morgan (TE, Texas San Antonio), 7/227 Stephen Weatherly (OLB, Vanderbilt), 7/244 Jayron Kearse (S, Clemson)
New England Patriots
Needs: DE, OT, CB, WR, RB
Picks (11): 2/60 Cyrus Jones (CB, Alabama), 3/78 Joe Thuney (OG, NC State), 3/91 Jacoby Brisette (QB, NC St.), 3/96 Vincent Valentine (DT, Nebraska), 4/112 Malcolm Mitchell (WR, Georgia), 6/208 Kamu Grugier-Hill (LB, Eastern Illinois), 6/214 Elandon Roberts (ILB, Houston), 6/221 Ted Karras (OG, Illinois), 7/225 Devin Lucien (WR, Arizona St.)
New Orleans Saints
Needs: OLB, WR, CB, OG, DL
Picks (6): 1/12 Sheldon Rankins (DE, Louisville), 2/47 Michael Thomas (WR, Ohio St.), 2/61 Vonn Bell (S, Ohio St.), 4/120 David Onyemata (DT, Manitoba), 7/237 Daniel Lasco (RB, Cal)
New York Giants
Needs: LB, WR, OL, RB, S
Picks (6): 1/10 Eli Apple (CB, Ohio St.), 2/40 Sterling Shepard (WR, Oklahoma), 3/71 Darian Thompson (S, Boise St.), 4/109 B.J. Goodson (ILB, Clemson), 5/149 Paul Perkins (RB, UCLA), 6/184 Jerell Adams (TE, South Carolina)
New York Jets
Needs: OT, DE, ILB, TE, CB
Picks (6): 1/20 Darron Lee (OLB, Ohio St.), 2/44 Jihad Ward (DE, Illinois), 2/51 Christian Hackenberg (QB, Penn St.), 3/83 Jordan Jenkins (OLB, Georgia), 4/118 Juston Burris (CB, NC State), 5/158 Brandon Shell (OT, South Carolina), 7/235 Loc Edwards (P, Sam Houston St.), 7/241 Charone Peake (WR, Clemson)
Oakland Raiders
Needs: OT, CB, ILB, S, DT
Picks (8): 1/14 Karl Joseph (S, West Virginia), 3/75 Shilique Calhoun (DE, Michigan St.), 4/100 Connor Cook (QB, Michigan St.), 5/143 Deandre Washington (RB, Texas Tech.), 6/194 Cory James (OLB, Colorado St.), 7/234 Vadal Alexander (OG, LSU)
Pittsburgh Steelers
Needs: CB, S, OG, OT, OLB
Picks (8): 1/25 Artie Burns (CB, Miami), 2/58 Sean Davis (CB, Maryland), 3/89 Javon Hargrave (DT, SC St.), 4/123 Jerald Hawkins (OT, LSU), 6/220 Travis Feeney (OLB, Washington), 7/229 Demarcus Ayers (WR, Houston), 7/246 Tyler Matakevich (LB, Temple)
Philadelphia Eagles
Needs: RB, OG, OT, pass rush, WR
Picks (7): 1/2 Carson Wentz (QB, North Dakota St.), 3/79 Isaac Seumalo (OG, Oregon St.), 5/153 Wendell Smallwood (RB, West Virginia), 5/164 Halapoulivaati Vaitai (OT, TCU), 6/196 Blake Countess (CB, Auburn), 7/233 Jalen Mills (S, LSU), 7/240 Alex McCalister (DE, Florida), 7/251 Joe Walker (LB, Oregon)
San Diego Chargers
Needs: DL, OT, OG, S, TE
Picks (8): 1/3 Joey Bosa (DE, Ohio State), 2/35 Hunter Henry (TE, Arkansas), 3/66 Max Tuerk (C, USC), 4/102 Joshua Perry (OLB, Ohio St.), 5/175 Jatavis Brown (OLB, Akron), 6/179 Drew Kaser (P, Texas A&M), 6/198 Derek Watt (FB, Wisconsin), 7/224 Donavon Clark (OG, Michigan St.)
San Francisco 49ers
Needs: QB, ILB, OT, OG, WR
Picks (12): 1/7 Deforest Buckner (DE, Oregon), 1/28 Joshua Garnett (G, Stanford), 3/68 Will Redmond (CB, Mississippi St.), 4/133 Rashard Robinson (CB, LSU), 5/142 Ronald Blair (DT, Appalachian St.), 5/145 John Theus (OT, Georgia), 5/174 Fahn Cooper (OT, Ole Miss), 6/207 Jeff Driskel (QB, Louisiana Tech.), 6/211 Kelvin Taylor (RB, Florida), 6/213 Aaron Burbridge (WR, Michigan St.), 7/249 Prince Charles Iworah (CB, Western Kentucky)
Seattle Seahawks
Needs: OT, CB, C, DT, DE
Picks (9): 1/31 Germain Ifedi (OT, Texas A&M), 2/49 Jarran Reed (DT, Alabama), 3/90 C.J. Prosise (RB, Notre Dame), 3/94 Nick Vannett (TE, Ohio St.), 3/97 Rees Odhiambo (OG, Boise St.), 5/147 Quinton Jefferson (DT, Maryland), 5/171 Alex Collins (RB, Arkansas), 6/215 Joey Hunt (C, TCU), 7/243 Kenny Lawler (WR, Cal), 7/247 Zac Brooks (RB, Clemson)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Needs: CB, OT, S, WR, DE
Picks (7): 1/11 Vernon Hargreaves III (CB, Florida), 2/39 Noah Spence (OLB, Eastern Kentucky), 2/59 Roberto Aguayo (K, Florida St.), 4/108 Ryan Smith (CB, NC Central), 5/148 Caleb Benenoch (OT, UCLA), 6/183 Devante Bond (OLB, Oklahoma), 6/197 Dan Vitale (FB, Northwestern)
Tennessee Titans
Needs: OT, WR, CB, S, DE
Picks (9): 1/8 Jack Conklin (OT, Michigan St.), 2/33 Kevin Dodd (DE, Clemson), 2/43 Austin Johnson (DT, Penn St.), 2/45 Derrick Henry (RB, Alabama), 2/64 Kevin Byard (S, Middle Tenn. St.), 5/140 Tajae Sharpe (WR, Massachusetts), 5/157 Leshaun Sims (CB, Southern Utah), 6/193 Sebastian Tretola (OG, Arkansas), 7/222 Aaron Wallace (OLB, UCLA), 7/253 Kalan Reed (CB, Southern Miss.)
Washington Redskins
Needs: C, DL, ILB, WR, QB
Picks (8): 1/22 Josh Doctson (WR, TCU), 2/53 Su'a Cravens (LB/S USC), 3/84 Kendall Fuller (CB, Virginia Tech.), 5/152 Matt Ioannidis (DT, Temple), 6/187 Nate Sudfeld (QB, Indiana), 7/232 Steven Daniels (ILB, Boston College), 7/242 Keith Marshall (RB, Georgia)
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