2016 NFL Mock Draft Round 2: Day 2 Predictions After Round 1 Results

Round 1 of the 2016 NFL draft is in the books, and it started off how you’d expect, with quarterbacks Jared Goff and Carson Wentz going first and second to the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles, respectively.

That’s when things got interesting. The San Diego Chargers pulled off the first shocker by taking Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Joey Bosa. And with Jalen Ramsey available, the Dallas Cowboys one-upped San Diego’s shock value by taking another former Buckeyes star, running back Ezekiel Elliott, despite having Darren McFadden, Alfred Morris and Lance Dunbar on the roster.

With the aforementioned Florida State Seminoles defensive back still on the board, the Jacksonville Jaguars kept Ramsey in the state by selecting him with the fifth pick.

The first round was a shocker. From likely first-round picks not going on Day 1 to Laremy Tunsil falling to the Miami Dolphins at No. 13 after a video surfaced of him apparently smoking marijuana, the first 31 picks are gone, and there are still some top names on the board heading into Round 2, including many from Alabama.

Now with all the surprises out of the way, let’s take a look at a preview and some predictions for Friday:

While many fans feel he should not have fallen out of the first round, even UCLA linebacker Myles Jack had a hunch 31 players would go before him.

“[The degenerative problems are] there, but it’s nothing extreme,” he said Wednesday, per Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post. “Down the line, possibly I could have microfracture surgery—potentially. Who knows what will happen? Nobody knows how long anybody is going to play in this league. To play three years in this league would be above average.”

All of that sounds scary. It makes sense that teams would want to stay away from the versatile Jack early in the draft. But there’s a difference between taking him in the top 10 and taking him early in the second round. The Chargers already made one big splash, and Jack would complete the Chargers’ haul defensively, according to Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole:

If #Chargers, #Jaguars or #Bucs get Myles Jack in 2nd round to go with Bosa, Ramsey or Hargreaves, …

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