NFL Draft 2016: Latest 1st-Round Mock Draft, Best Fits for Top Prospects

You didn’t think the blockbuster NFL draft trades were over, did you?

A week after the Los Angeles Rams traded with the Tennessee Titans to move up into the No. 1 overall selection in the draft, the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns have engaged in a seismic shift of their own. 

The Eagles traded up from No. 8 overall to No. 2 overall, giving up, in addition to that No. 8 spot, a 2016 third-round pick (No. 77), a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 100), a 2017 first-round pick and a 2018 second-round pick.

In addition to landing the No. 2 overall selection, the Eagles also gained a 2017 fourth-round pick. 

How does that trade shake up the first round? Well, actually, except for the draft order, it might not all that much.

It was likely before that the Browns could have taken quarterback Jared Goff at No. 2 overall and that the Eagles were eyeing running back Ezekiel Elliott at No. 8. Now, it’s just as possible that the Eagles take Goff and the Browns take Elliott, and this updated mock reflects that. 

Let’s break down the best fits for some other top prospects this year. 

Best Fits for Top Prospects

Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State, and Los Angeles Rams

It may be misdirection, but since the Rams traded up to the first overall pick, there’s been a lot of buzz that they’re eyeing California quarterback Jared Goff. 

However, Carson Wentz seems like the better fit for their scheme and for what they need their signal-caller to do on the field. 

ESPN’s Todd McShay agrees:

I think Wentz is a better fit for Rams. But lot of buzz that it will be Goff. Which QB …

continue reading in source www.bleacherreport.com