NFL Draft 2016 Results: Team-by-Team Grades for Overall Picks and Trades

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Now that all 253 picks have been accounted for, the NFL season can officially begin. 

The 2016 NFL draft is in the books, and all players—from Jared Goff to Kalan Reed—went off the board. It was an eventful draft, ranging from Laremy Tunsil’s fall out of the top 10 to Myles Jack going to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Now it’s time to see what these rookies can do on the field. For the final time, let’s take a look at how the teams fared the last three days, as well as some trades that passed the test.

Cleveland-Tennessee: No. 15 for No. 8

Not only did the Tennessee Titans get a plethora of picks when they traded away the No. 1 pick, but they were able to use some of those picks to trade back into the top 10 and take Michigan State Spartans offensive lineman Jack Conklin.

The Titans did this to give young quarterback Marcus Mariota more protection. Taylor Lewan will take one of the tackle spots, and Conklin will have to develop on the other side.

Tennessee should know right away whether Conklin was the right choice or not, per NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport:

The #Titans select #MichiganState OT Jack Conklin after trading with the #Browns at 8. The Tunsil drop continues.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 29, 2016

Cleveland also came away winners in this trade. Taking Baylor Bears receiver Corey Coleman is a questionable move, but the Browns used that third-round pick from the Titans to get Auburn Tigers offensive tackle Shon Coleman. The Browns also got the Titans’ second-round pick for next year.

Both teams came away as winners from this trade, and it helped two franchises in need of a jolt of …

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