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MIKE LOYKO’S POSITIONAL RANKINGS: 2016 NFL DRAFT Version 2 (3/6)

Offense

QUARTERBACK

1. Jared Goff, Cal
2. Carson Wentz, North Dakota State
3. Paxton Lynch, Memphis
4. Connor Cook, Michigan State
5. Cardale Jones, Ohio State

Notes: No changes from V.1 to V.2 post-combine.

RUNNING BACK

1. Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
2. Derrick Henry, Alabama
3. Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech
4. Alex Collins, Arkansas
5. Paul Perkins, UCLA

Notes: Paul Perkins moves into the Top 5 while Jordan Howard (Indiana) is bumped down to No. 6.

WIDE RECEIVER

1. LaQuon Treadwell, Ole Miss
2. Corey Coleman, Baylor
3. Josh Doctson, TCU
4. Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma
5. Will Fuller, Notre Dame
6. Michael Thomas, Ohio State
7. Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh
8. Leonte Caroo, Rutgers
9. Braxton Miller, Ohio State
10. Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina

Notes: No changes in the Top 6, Tyler Boyd gets bumped up one spot ahead of Leonte Carroo. Braxton Miller stays in original position despite disappointing combine.

TIGHT END

1. Hunter Henry, Arkansas
2. Austin Hooper, Stanford
3. Jerell Adams, South Carolina
4. Tyler Higbee, Western Kentucky
5. Nick Vannett, Ohio State

Notes: The same five players in a new order: two-spot jump up to No.2 for Austin Hooper, Jerell Adams also moves up two spots to No.3. Tyler Higbee and Nick Vannett each fall two spots since V.1.

OFFENSIVE TACKLE

1. Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss
2. Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame
3. Jack Conklin, Michigan State
4. Jason Spriggs, Indiana
5. Taylor Decker, Ohio State

Notes: Jason Spriggs and Taylor Decker swap spots.

OFFENSIVE GUARD

1. Cody Whitehair, Kansas State
2. Joshua Garnett, Stanford
3. Vadal Alexander (RT), LSU
4. Christian Westerman, Arizona State
5. Joe Dahl, Washington State

Notes: Vadal Alexander and Josh Garnett swap spots at No.2 and No.3, Christian Westerman gets bumped up to No.4, Sebastian Tertola (Arkansas) falls from No.4 to out of the Top 5 and Joe Dahl makes his Top 5 debut in V.2.

CENTER

1. Ryan Kelly, Alabama
2. Nick Martin (OG), Notre Dame
3. Jack Allen, Michigan State
4. Max Tuerk, USC
5. Graham Glasgow, Michigan

Notes: Nick Martin moves up to the No.2 spot from No.3, swapping places with Jack Allen.

 

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Defense

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

1. A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama
2. Sheldon Rankins, Louisville
3. Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
4. Jarran Reed, Alabama
5. Andrew Billings, Baylor
6. Chris Jones, Mississippi State
7. Vernon Butler, Louisiana Tech
8. Jonathan Bullard, Florida
9. Kenny Clark, UCLA
10. Austin Johnson, Penn State

Notes: Sheldon Rankins moves up a spot, swapping places with Robert Nkemdiche. Jonathan Bullard makes his Top 10 debut in V.2 at position No.8. Austin Johnson falls two spots to No.10 while Adolphus Washington (Ohio State) is bumped out of the Top 10.

EDGE RUSHER

1. Joey Bosa, Ohio State
2. DeForest Buckner, Oregon
3. Shaq Lawson, Clemson
4. Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State
5. Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky
6. Leonard Floyd, Georgia
7. Kevin Dodd, Clemson
8. Kamalei Correa, Boise State
9. Shalique Calhoun, Michigan State
10. Jihad Ward, Illinois

Notes: Shaq Lawson moves up one spot to No.3, Emmanuel Ogbah makes a two-spot jump to No.4, Noah Spence falls two spots to No.5 after positing a disappointing 40-time. Leonard Floyd moves up one spot to No.6. Kevin Dodd falls two spots to No.7. Kamalei Correa jumps up two spots to the No.8 position. Shalique Calhoun makes his Top 10 debut at position No.9. Jihad Ward falls one spot to No.10 while Carl Nassib (Penn State) falls out of the Top 10.

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

1. Myles Jack, UCLA
2. Darron Lee, Ohio State
3. Jaylon Smith +, Notre Dame
4. Joshua Perry, Ohio State
5. Su’a Cravens, Southern Cal

Notes: Josh Perry and Su’a Cravens swap positions.

INSIDE LINEBACKER

1. Reggie Ragland, Alabama
2. Scooby Wright III, Arizona
3. Kentrell Brothers, Missouri
4. Tyler Matakevich, Temple
5. Dominique Alexander, Oklahoma

Notes: No changes from V.1 to V.2 post-combine.

CORNERBACK

1. Jalen Ramsey, Florida State
2. Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida
3. William Jackson, Houston
4. Eli Apple, Ohio State
5. MacKensie Alexander, Clemson

Notes: William Jackson moves up two spots from No.5 to No.3, Eli Apple and MacKensie Alexander each fall one spot respectively.

SAFETY

1. Karl Joseph, West Virginia
2. Vonn Bell, Ohio State
3. Keanu Neal, Florida
4. Jalen Mills, LSU
5. Jeremy Cash, Duke

Notes: Keanu Neal makes a splash Top 5 debut at position No.3. Jalen Mills makes his Top 5 debut at No.4. Jeremy Cash falls two spots from position No.3 to No.5 while Jayron Kearse (Clemson) and Darian Thompson (Boise State) drop out of the Top 5.

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