Arizona Republic

● By Bob McManaman

Accuracy: 15.38%19th Place
The NFL draft isn’t until April 28-30 in Chicago, but it’s never too early to take a look at how things may play out in the first round. Last year in my final Mock Draft, I correctly projected 26 of the 32 players that would be selected in the first round, with five going to the designated team I projected. With that, here is my 2016 NFL Mock Draft. My picks are based on observations, team needs, scouting services and various NFL sources:

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 31 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.