NFL Draft 2016: Notable Picks from Latest Expert Mock Drafts

Expert mock drafts for the 2016 NFL draft seem more plentiful than opinions from anonymous scouts, which, for those paying attention to the process, is pretty impressive.

What fans should understand about mock drafts, though, is that they serve a purpose much more important than simple entertainment.

Experts taking the time to carve out mock drafts means an all-encompassing look at the picture, with draft order, trades, team need and prospect value all balled into one resource.

Below, let’s take a look at some of the best resources available while zooming in on some of the most notable picks out there.

Rob Rang, CBSSports.com No. 15. Tennessee Titans: Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss

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Most didn’t find it shocking the Tennessee Titans traded down in the draft after hitting the jackpot last year with Marcus Mariota.

Fine, but it left many scratching their heads as to what the Titans will do with the 15th pick in 2016. For CBSSports.com’s Rob Rang, it’s another chance to get Mariota a weapon in the hopes he succeeds as a pro.

Said weapon is interesting because it’s Laquon Treadwell, the Ole Miss product who has lost ground to the likes of TCU’s Josh Doctson and Baylor’s Corey Coleman during the process. It’s also interesting because Treadwell is a big receiver at 6’2″ and 221 pounds, and Tennessee just drafted a similar wideout last year in Dorial Green-Beckham.

Not that the two cannot coexist. Treadwell is big and the frame hurt his speed numbers in drills, but few in recent years can match his physicality and ability to go up and get the ball in the air.

The comparisons have been nothing short of encouraging, such as one described by Ebenezer Samuel of the New York Daily News:

One scout on Laquon Treadwell, said he’s an “alpha male with chip on his shoulder.” Said best-case comp for Treadwell is Dez Bryant.

— Ebenezer Samuel (@ebenezersamuel) April 19, 2016

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