Mike Mayock NFL Mock Draft 2016: Complete Results from NFL Network Draft Guru

NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock released his 2016 NFL mock draft on Wednesday, the eve before the opening round unfolds at Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.

Mayock’s predictions for the first round are unique because he does only one mock every year, whereas most prominent analysts and personalities run myriad scenarios. He also includes projected trades—and featured a third one in the top 10 in this edition.

Below is a full look at how Mayock sees Round 1 playing out Thursday, along with analysis of the most prominent players involved.

The Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles swung trades to land the top two respective picks with the expectation that they would select a franchise quarterback. Mayock follows suit for those selections with California’s Jared Goff going to L.A. and North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz heading to Philly.

“From the 1st tape I watched from him, I was fully intrigued.”- @MikeMayock Carson Wentz to Philly.#MayockMock pic.twitter.com/75Yh8RrWUO

— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) April 28, 2016

It’s hardly surprising Mayock put Goff and Wentz up top. He’s said he believes they’re “every bit in the conversation” in terms of how good they are compared to Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota from 2015.

Mayock even likes Wentz more than Goff entering the draft, per his personal rankings released Monday.

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Another notable surprise from Mayock is he chooses Notre Dame’s Ronnie Stanley to go ahead of Ole Miss’ tackle Laremy Tunsil; he has the San Diego Chargers picking Stanley at No. 3 overall to protect Philip Rivers’ blind side.

Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller has Tunsil as his top offensive tackle and fourth-rated player overall. All five of CBSSports.com’s draft guru mocks have Tunsil as the first player at his spot off the board.

In Mayock’s own overall rankings, he has Tunsil and Stanley third and fourth, respectively, so he holds both players in high esteem. His projection comes down to what unfolds in his mock scenario, leading to one team preferring Stanley over Tunsil.

NFL Media’s Michael Silver reported several general managers he spoke with liked Stanley as well, so it’s not as much a knock on Tunsil as it may be perceived to be.

CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco is among those who believe Tunsil is the superior prospect:

I don’t see the Ronnie Stanley over Tunsil rating at all. And people say Stanley is good in the run game? Not from what I saw

— Pete Prisco (@PriscoCBS) April 27, 2016

But the wait for Tunsil wasn’t long in Mayock’s …

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