2016 NFL Mock Draft: the results of a twitter mock draft
By jonfox
Now the drafts I did like. These are in no order and I’ll quickly explain what I liked about it.
The Chicago Bears(@BestHumanTalent)
1st: Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida
2nd: Chris Jones, DT, Miss State
3rd: Kyler Fackrell, EDGE, Utah St.
4th: Nick Vannett, TE, Ohio State
Why I like this draft: Hargreaves and Fuller are as good a pair of young corners in the NFL right now. Also Jones and Fackrell look like good fits for Fangio’s defense. The only criticism of this draft that I could have is not addressing their left tackle situation since Bushrod has been released.
The Cleveland Browns(@AdanPeterson20)
1st(after a trade down with San Francisco): DeForest Buckner, DL, Oregon
2nd: Su’a Cravens, LB, USC
2nd(from San Francisco): Rashard Robinson, CB, LSU
3rd: Dak Prescott, QB, Miss St
3rd(from San Francisco): Artie Burns, CB, Miami U
4th: Rees Odhiambo, OG, Boise State
Why I like this draft: The Mock GM went all in on fixing their defense. Buckner, Cravens, Robinson and Burns represents acceptable risk and are interesting prospects to use in that defense. If the GM isn’t sold on Goff or Wentz as a prospect, then taking Prescott much later makes a lot of sense.
The Indianapolis Colts(@MyColtsAccount)
1st: Darron Lee, LB OSU
2nd: Ryan Kelly, OL Alabama
3rd: Shilique Calhoun, DL Michigan State
4th: Jerald Hawkins, OL LSU
Why I like this draft: The Colts have a superstar qb in Luck, but they need to protect him and finally built that defense with some edge rushers. Kelly and Hawkins aren’t ideal linemen to protect Luck, but it is talent that they desperately needed. Lee and Calhoun should contribute quickly for their 3-4 defense. The Lee pick looks especially good in light of his amazing combine performance.
Next: Drafts that I was lukewarm about