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NFL Mock Drafts (2016)

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MililaniBuckeye said:
Bosa: I can see him being the first or second DL being taken, depending on the needs of the team first to select a DL.
Jones: If he starts and has a great season, he'll likely be the first QB taken...if he leads us to a 15-0 national title, he'll be the #1 overall pick, whether or not the team with the #1 pick needs a QB.
Elliot: A 2,000-yard season and B1G title will likely have him as the first RB taken...a 15-0 national title guarantees it.
Decker: I just don't see him as the first or second OL being taken, but I'd really love to be wrong on that.
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We are all forgetting Lee, He is going to skyrocket because of the fact that he has outstanding instincts, a stud against the run and can play the slot. He is a true 3 down Outside Linebacker and probably as good a backer to come out since Lavonte David. There will be a great debate who is the best of an elite class between Lee, Myles Jack and Jaylon Smith
 
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Bosa, Cook, Calhoun, Conklin, Decker, Jones, Lee, Elliott
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There's a very real possibility that 1/4 of the 2016 draft's first round is on the field for the MSU - OSU game
 
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MSURacerDT55 said:
We are all forgetting Lee, He is going to skyrocket because of the fact that he has outstanding instincts, a stud against the run and can play the slot. He is a true 3 down Outside Linebacker and probably as good a backer to come out since Lavonte David. There will be a great debate who is the best of an elite class between Lee, Myles Jack and Jaylon Smith
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I was just addressing the four mentioned in the article, but as far as Lee goes I agree he's a great LB but I'm not sure he'll be the top LB taken. Just as I am with Decker I hope I'm dead wrong...

EDIT: Just saw this article where a coach of each power conference picked the top player they faced. The B1G coach said Darron Lee.

http://247sports.com/Article/Coaches-tell-us-best-player-they-faced-in-2014-36978870
 
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Bill Lucas said:
Throw in Holiday Inn Express and you have a winner there.
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That's a cute retort...:roll1:

Anyway, this team could lose a large portion of the team to the draft next year, getting the young kids reps this off season will only help going forward. We may also have to worry about Eli Apple testing waters too, depending on how well his season goes. In one fell swoop we could lose, Bosa, Jones, Decker, Thomas, Elliott, Apple, Bell, Lee. That's a lot of talent, I don't even want to worry about that just yet. This season should be very fun
 
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pnuts34 said:
All of those picks are a little too high. I could see Decker going higher, and Bosa being in the top 5 like you said. RBs aren't cherished as much for a team to take one at 11, no matter how talented Elliott is. I could see him towards the end of the 1st round, and Jones is an absolute question mark.
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That's why 2 RBs that Elliott is already better than went in the top 15 picks this year, right?
 
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jwinslow said:
They took Gurley at 10 with a shredded ACL.
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That pick didn't make a damn lick of sense yet the talking heads loved it. The guy has been more than lightly injured 3 times in career and wasn't a once in a generation talent at RB. I honestly could see him going like Beanie a good year or two then out of the league cause of injuries.
 
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My .02.

The NFL will still take a RB high in the draft if they can block (pick up the blitz and protect the billion dollar QB nancy boy), and if they can catch a football, so they can play all 3 downs. Just my imo...
 
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Mike80 said:
That's why 2 RBs that Elliott is already better than went in the top 15 picks this year, right?
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First time it happened in 3yrs, and the last time it happened, the kid was/is a bust. Could EzE be drafted in the top 10? Sure. But I wouldn't bet on it. RBs drafted in the top 10 in the past 10yrs is a rarity, and outside of Adrien Peterson none of them is close to being considered franchise RBs. And you have to go back to Tomlinson to find another RB drafted in the top 10 to find another franchise RB drafted that high. NFL is going more towards RB by committee and paying RBs less to use more of them, and still pay them less. Anyone can look at their favorite team outside of a select few(Seattle, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Minnesota) and see that there is a trend in RBs by committee and not one RB who runs 20-25 times a game. It's my opinion based on watching the NFL, and seeing how frugal GMs are now towards RBs, since it seems they are a dime a dozen.
We can gladly take the RB draft discussion to another thread...
 
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It's obviously entirely too early to even have this discussion, but we're doing it anyways.

As much as I'm an OSU homer to the core, reality just has to set in at some point. Most of these kids not named Bosa or Decker either lack game experience or are simply too young to be considered by true NFL scouts at this point, IMO.

Assuming our team carries a similar balance through the 2015 season as compared to 2014, and everyone remains relatively healthy, this is how I see it:

J Bosa - late 1st/early to mid 2nd round. Not sure I see a 34 DE. HE's agile, but think his strength is popping out of his stance.

T Decker - I truly don't know where he stands amongst his peers at LT, but I think NFL scouts see his ability to play both RT & LT at the next level. I see a 1st round grade there, wouldn't shock me if he fell to the 2nd.

C. Jones - 4th/5th Rd. - even if he plays this entire season, his experience is still light considering. I think we'll see in 2015 how consistent and accurate he can really be. I don't see him being able to run like he does in college against NFL LB'ers. Ask him to stand tall in the pocket and throw on a dime 40 times a game, not sure where he stands.

D. Lee - Won't be drafted after the 2015 season. I think he'll be viewed as "small-ish" by NFL standards at 6-1, 220#. Not sure he can put much weight on and maintain his quickness? He might be staring at a SS spot in the pro's.

E Elliot - not sure if he'll be ready for pro ball after 2015 either, but when his time comes, I do see a late 1st/early 2nd round guy there. See El Guapo.

Just my IMO at this point

Go Bucks
 
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jwinslow said:
They took Gurley at 10 with a shredded ACL.
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Consider the team and coach that took him. Fisher loves running the ball, and getting Gurley was a luxury as even if he never becomes a franchise RB, they still have Tre Mason and Zac Stacey. Gurley makes Fisher look like a genius if he comes close to his previous form, if he doesn't, than its not a loss. But he's not going to be a primary RB, that's a straight committee.
 
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