NFL Draft 2016: Latest Predictions and Rumors for Top Prospects

With a flurry of actual moves taking place before the draft this year, the NFL rumor mill seems surprisingly slow.

The need for smokescreens isn’t as great when two teams have moved into the Nos. 1 and 2 spots with clear aims for quarterbacks. Jared Goff and Carson Wentz are going to be the first two picks in some order. The suspense is all but gone. 

But behind the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles are 29 more teams trying to settle into the new reality. Thursday’s first round is going to bring more surprises, whether we hear inklings about them along the way or not.

Here’s a quick look at some rumors floating around as well as a mock of how the draft could play out if things stick in the first round.

Mock Draft

Goff to Rams a “Done Deal”?

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Since the Rams traded for the No. 1 pick, they’ve been earmarked for a quarterback. The question has just been which one. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Los Angeles was leaning toward Goff in the immediate aftermath of the deal. It appears, as usual, that Schefter’s reporting was spot-on.

Jordan Raanan and Mark Eckel of NJ.com spoke to four executives around the league who expect the Rams to take Goff. It’s a “done deal,” according to one.

In many ways, it’s a decision that makes sense. Goff is the safer of the two quarterback options. He arrived at Cal with the red carpet. He was a 4-star recruit when he came to Berkeley, and he left having showed as much toughness as any quarterback in the nation. Not many players could have survived Goff’s freshman season, let alone come …

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