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Mike Mayock's 2016 NFL Draft position rankings

With the NFL Scouting Combine beginning on Feb. 23, Mike Mayock unveils the first of his position-by-position rankings for the 2016 NFL Draft.

Quarterback

  1. Carson Wentz, North Dakota State
  2. Jared Goff, California
  3. Paxton Lynch, Memphis
  4. Connor Cook, Michigan State
  5. Dak Prescott, Mississippi State

Running back

  1. Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
  2. Derrick Henry, Alabama
  3. Devontae Booker, Utah
  4. Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech
  5. Jordan Howard, Indiana

Wide receiver

  1. Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss
  2. Corey Coleman, Baylor
  3. Michael Thomas, Ohio State
  4. Josh Doctson, TCU
  5. Will Fuller, Notre Dame

Tight end

  1. Hunter Henry, Arkansas
  2. Austin Hooper, Stanford
  3. Jerrell Adams, South Carolina
  4. Nick Vannett, Ohio State
  5. Henry Krieger Coble, Iowa

Offensive tackle

  1. Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss
  2. Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame
  3. Jack Conklin, Michigan State
  4. Taylor Decker, Ohio State
  5. Willie Beavers, Western Michigan

Guard

  1. Cody Whitehair, Kansas State
  2. Vadal Alexander, LSU
  3. Joshua Garnett, Stanford
  4. Christian Westerman, Arizona State
  5. Graham Glasgow, Michigan

Center

  1. Ryan Kelly, Alabama
  2. Nick Martin, Notre Dame
  3. Max Tuerk, USC
  4. Evan Boehm, Missouri
  5. Jack Allen, Michigan State

Interior defensive line

  1. DeForest Buckner, Oregon
  2. Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
  3. Sheldon Rankins, Louisville
  4. Jarran Reed, Alabama
  5. A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama

Edge rusher

  1. Joey Bosa, Ohio State
  2. Noah Spence, Eastern Kentucky
  3. Shaq Lawson, Clemson
  4. Leonard Floyd, Georgia
  5. Kevin Dodd, Clemson

Linebacker

  1. Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame
    1. Myles Jack, UCLA
    2. Reggie Ragland, Alabama
    3. Darron Lee, Ohio State
    4. Deion Jones, LSU

Cornerback

  1. Jalen Ramsey, Florida State
  2. Vernon Hargreaves, Florida
  3. Mackensie Alexander, Clemson
  4. Eli Apple, Ohio State
  5. Cyrus Jones, Alabama

Safeties

  1. Karl Joseph, West Virginia
  2. Vonn Bell, Ohio State
  3. Darien Thompson, Boise State
  4. Miles Killebrew, Southern Utah
  5. Jeremy Cash, Duke

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