2016 NFL Draft: Predictions for This Year’s Star Prospects

It’s been a long time coming, but finally the light at the end of the tunnel is visible: The 2016 NFL draft is mere days away.

By this point, you’ve probably already waded through a sea of mock drafts and watched more highlights of Jared Goff and Joey Bosa than you can count. You know all the red flags in this class, and you know which players are most likely to come off the board in the first 10 picks of Day 1. 

What else is there left to do? Not much, except make final predictions for the top prospects in this year’s class.

Where will Goff land? Will Myles Jack really fall? First, refresh your knowledge of the first-round order for Thursday, and then keep reading to find out. 

Predictions for Star Prospects 

Philadelphia Eagles end up with QB Jared Goff

If you believe most NFL insiders, the Los Angeles Rams traded up into the No. 1 overall pick so they could draft California quarterback Jared Goff.

In fact, NJ.com’s Jordan Raanan shared that he heard Goff is almost surely going to be the choice and that the whole league knows it:

Heard Goff is 99.9% the pick at No. 1. The entire league knows it #nfl https://t.co/8qEXPowe65

— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) April 24, 2016

But reports can be wrong, especially if multiple analysts speak to one source who didn’t have their facts straight. While it’s no more certain that the Rams will take Carson Wentz, for the purposes of this prediction we’ll go bold: The Eagles, not the Rams, will walk away with Goff.

First, there’s the obvious fact that Wentz is a much better fit than Goff for the Rams’ run-first offense. Goff operated almost …

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