With The First Pick

California Golden Bears quarterback Jared Goff (16) reacts in the final seconds against the Texas Longhorns during the fourth quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Cal beat Texas 45-44. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports For some NFL fan bases the 2016 NFL Draft can’t come soon enough. Unfortunately, we are only heading into the 3rd week of the season meaning that group of fans will have to deal with more suffering. It’s articles like this 2016 NFL Mock Draft that provide some hope for the bottom half of the NFL because it gives a glimpse into the future. There are plenty of prospects capable of stepping in and changing the course of a franchise. The draft order for this mock draft was developed bases off of ESPN’s latest power rankings. I wrote an article breaking down the draft order that can be seen here.