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NFL Draft 2016: Latest Expert Mock Results from Around the Internet
- Updated: April 26, 2016
The final days before the 2016 NFL draft gets underway can feel like the longest despite the months upon months of waiting.
What better way to pass the time than a few mock drafts, then? The NFL is an entertainment industry built around a stunning year-round calendar that drowns out everything from MLB’s lengthy regular season to the NBA playoffs.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that mock drafts are big business. It’s more than entertainment, too, if one uses the mocks as a resource to measure the prospect stock market and team needs.
Below, let’s take a look at the latest batch of expert mock drafts and pick out the most notable picks.
Rob Rang, CBSSports.comNo. 11. Chicago Bears: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
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Everyone seems to have an ideal landing spot for Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott.
One of the most complete backs to come out in recent years, it’s always fun to think about where Elliott could slot and run roughshod on a division and perhaps more.
For CBSSports.com’s Rob Rang, the Chicago Bears seem like a great fit, given coaching styles and pipelines:
John Fox was brought to Chicago in part to instill the blue collar toughness which for so long epitomized the Bears. Elliott’s rugged, determined playing style would fit in perfectly. The Bears will know Elliott’s all-around play better than most, with former Buckeyes’ running back coach Stan Drayton, taking over the same job in Chicago a year ago.
It’s an interesting scenario with logical connections. The Bears let Matt Forte walk this offseason in large part because his clone (only half kidding), Jeremy Langford, looked solid as a rookie and ready to take over the backfield.
In this scenario, the Bears would instead have a formidable committee look. That isn’t a terrible idea, given how a lengthy season can wear down a back.
While it seems odd to put an every-down back such as Elliott in a committee, the …
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