Twenty-five top prospects, who are expected to be selected on Thursday or Friday night (April 28-29), are confirmed to attend the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago, the NFL announced today.
That includes a record-tying five players from Ohio State: CB Eli Apple, DE Joey Bosa, T Taylor Decker, RB Ezekiel Elliott and LB Darron Lee. Ohio State's five players equal the record set by Alabama in 2012.
Twelve NCAA head coaches will join their players in the green room as they await their selections.
The draft begins with the first round on Thursday night, April 28. It continues on Friday, April 29, with Rounds 2-3 and will conclude on Saturday, April 30 with Rounds 4-7.
The NFL Draft, which had been held in New York from 1965-2014, returned to Chicago last year for the first time since 1964. Chicago served as the location for the NFL Draft in 1938, 1942-44, 1951, 1962-64 and 2015.
The players confirmed to attend this year's NFL Draft:
1)
Eli Apple
CB
Ohio State
14)
Shaq Lawson
DE
Clemson
2)
Joey Bosa
DE
Ohio State
15)
Darron Lee
LB
Ohio State
3)
Vernon Butler
DT
Louisiana Tech
16)
Keanu Neal
S
Florida
4)
Corey Coleman
WR
Baylor
17)
Robert Nkemdiche
DT
Mississippi
5)
Jack Conklin
T
Michigan State
18)
Reggie Ragland
LB
Alabama
6)
Taylor Decker
T
Ohio State
19)
Jalen Ramsey
CB
Florida State
7)
Josh Doctson
WR
Texas Christian
20)
Jarran Reed
DT
Alabama
8)
Kevin Dodd
DE
Clemson
21)
A'Shawn Robinson
DT
Alabama
9)
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
Ohio State
22)
Ronnie Stanley
T
Notre Dame
10)
Jared Goff
QB
California
23)
Laquon Treadwell
WR
Mississippi
11)
Vernon Hargreaves
CB
Florida
24)
Laremy Tunsil
T
Mississippi
12)
Myles Jack
LB
UCLA
25)
Carson Wentz
QB
North Dakota State
13)
Chris Jones
DT
Mississippi State
The NCAA head coaches confirmed to attend this year's NFL Draft:
1)
Art Briles
Baylor
2)
Mark Dantonio
Michigan State
3)
Sonny Dykes
California
4)
Jimbo Fisher
Florida State
5)
Hugh Freeze
Mississippi
6)
Brian Kelly
Notre Dame
7)
Chris Klieman
North Dakota State
8)
Urban Meyer
Ohio State
9)
Jim Mora
UCLA
10)
Gary Patterson
Texas Christian
11)
Nick Saban
Alabama
12)
Dabo Swinney
Clemson
2016 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES
WHAT:
81st Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting.
WHERE:
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois.
WHEN:
7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 28 (Round 1).
6:00 PM CT/7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 29 (Rounds 2-3).
11:00 AM CT/Noon ET, Saturday, April 30 (Rounds 4-7).
The first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 10:15 PM CT. In 2015, the first round consumed three hours and nine minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 10:00 PM CT. The second and third rounds took four hours and 10 minutes in 2015. The draft will conclude by approximately 5:30 PM CT on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took six hours and 26 minutes in 2015.
DRAFTING:
Representatives of the 32 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general managers, coaches and scouts.
ROUNDS:
Seven Rounds – Round 1 on Thursday, April 28; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 29; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, April 30.
There will be 253 selections, including 33 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 13 teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year.
The following 33 compensatory choices will supplement the 220 regular choices in the seven rounds –
Round 3: Detroit, 33; New England, 34; Seattle, 35; Denver, 36. Round 4: Green Bay, 33; Baltimore, 34; San Francisco, 35; Baltimore, 36; Dallas, 37; Denver, 38; Green Bay, 39; Cleveland, 40; Buffalo, 41. Round 5:Arizona, 33; Seattle, 34; Cleveland 35; Cleveland, 36; San Francisco, 37; San Diego, 38. Round 6: New England, 33; Baltimore, 34; Detroit, 35; San Francisco, 36; Dallas, 37; San Francisco, 38; New England, 39; Seattle, 40; Dallas, 41; Dallas, 42; Buffalo, 43; Denver, 44; Pittsburgh, 45; New England, 46.
Compensatory picks may not be traded this year. A rule change approved by clubs in 2015 will permit compensatory draft picks to be traded beginning in 2017.
TIME LIMITS:
Round 1:10 minutes per selection. Round 2:Seven*minutes per selection.Rounds 3 through 6: Five minutes per selection. Round 7 and All Compensatory Picks: *Four minutes per selection.
TELEVISION & RADIO:
The 2016 NFL Draft will be televised nationally by NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN 2 and can be heard nationwide on Westwood One Radio, SiriusXM NFL Radio and TuneIn Radio.
INTERNET:
Starting at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, April 28, *NFL Now Live Presented by Courtyard *provides comprehensive online coverage of the first round of the NFL Draft. Host Matt "Money" Smith anchors the coverage from Chicago, alongside NFL Media draft analyst Bucky Brooks. Additionally, Maurice Jones-Drewand Ike Taylorprovide interviews with the first round selections and additional analysis, while Dave Dameshekroams throughout Draft Town in Chicago's Grant Park providing the sights and sounds. Hosts Colleen Wolfeand Marc Istookanalyze social trends from the NFL Draft Social Media Command Center in Chicago, while senior fantasy analyst Michael Fabianoprovides immediate fantasy analysis of the picks as they happen from the NFL Network newsroom.
NFL Now Live *continues Friday, April 29 at 7:00 PM ET and Saturday, April 30 at Noon ET. On Saturday, *NFL Now Live will show every pick made in rounds 4-7, with Lance Zierleinproviding further analysis.
NFL Fan Passgives fans the chance to experience the 2016 NFL Draft through the eyes of top prospects Corey Coleman (WR, Baylor) and Shaq Lawson (DE, Clemson). Visit NFL.com/fanpass during draft week for exclusive one-of-a-kind access as these prospects achieve their dreams of playing in the NFL. From the moment they land in Chicago to the green room and all the way to their new city after being drafted NFL Fan Pass is the ultimate inside access to the 2016 NFL Draft.
Fans can also follow the 2016 NFL Draft on YouTube. Youtube.com/NFL will feature interviews, highlights, and behind-the-scenes videos of the 2016 draft class throughout the week and during the event.
MOBILE:
Exclusively for Verizon customers, NFL Mobile offers a live stream of the NFL Network's 2016 NFL Draft coverage, where fans can watch in it's entirely the excitement of every pick, from every round live from Chicago. Other features available through NFL Mobile are a live draft tracker, and all of the news and on-demand video featuring draft and team analysis. For more information, visit your app store or NFL.com/Mobile. Data usage applies for app download and use. Available on iOS, Android and Windows.
Live streaming of NFL Network in NFL Mobile from Verizon on smartphones is available to all Verizon Wireless customers. Featuring live stats, news articles, video highlights, live streams and access to NFL Now for all fans, NFL Mobile provides fans extensive coverage leading up to and during the 2016 NFL Draft. Available on Windows 8.1 , iOS and Android devices. To download NFL Mobile from Verizon go to NFL.com/mobile or for more information, visit Verizon.com/NFL. Data usage applies for app download and use.
2016 FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER
* *
#
* *
Team
* *
Win
* *
Loss
* *
Tie
Winning
Percentage
* *
Win
* *
Loss
* *
Tie
Strength of
Schedule
1.
Tennessee Titans
3
13
0
.188
126
130
0
.492
2.
Cleveland Browns
3
13
0
.188
136
120
0
.531
3.
San Diego Chargers
4
12
0
.250
135
121
0
.527
4.
Dallas Cowboys
4
12
0
.250
136
120
0
.531
5.
Jacksonville Jaguars
5
11
0
.313
121
135
0
.473
6.
Baltimore Ravens
5
11
0
.313
130
126
0
.508
7.
San Francisco 49ers
5
11
0
.313
138
118
0
.539
8.
Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami)
6
10
0
.375
120
136
0
.469
9.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6
10
0
.375
124
132
0
.484
10.
New York Giants
6
10
0
.375
128
128
0
.500
11.
Chicago Bears
6
10
0
.375
140
116
0
.547
12.
New Orleans Saints
7
9
0
.438
129
127
0
.504
13.
Miami Dolphins
(from Philadelphia)
7
9
0
.438
130
126
0
.508
14.
Oakland Raiders
7
9
0
.438
131
125
0
.512
15.
Los Angeles Rams
7
9
0
.438
135
121
0
.527
16.
Detroit Lions
7
9
0
.438
137
119
0
.535
17.
Atlanta Falcons
8
8
0
.500
123
133
0
.480
18.
Indianapolis Colts
8
8
0
.500
128
128
0
.500
19.
Buffalo Bills
8
8
0
.500
130
126
0
.508
20.
New York Jets
10
6
0
.625
113
143
0
.441
21.
Washington Redskins
9
7
0
.563
119
137
0
.465
22.
Houston Texans
9
7
0
.563
127
129
0
.496
23.
Minnesota Vikings
11
5
0
.688
129
127
0
.504
24.
Cincinnati Bengals
12
4
0
.750
122
134
0
.477
25.
Pittsburgh Steelers
10
6
0
.625
129
127
0
.504
26.
Seattle Seahawks
10
6
0
.625
133
123
0
.520
27.
Green Bay Packers
10
6
0
.625
136
120
0
.531
28.
Kansas City Chiefs
11
5
0
.688
127
129
0
.496
29.
New England Patriots*
12
4
0
.750
121
135
0
.473
30.
Arizona Cardinals
13
3
0
.813
122
134
0
.477
31.
Carolina Panthers
15
1
0
.938
113
143
0
.441
32.
Denver Broncos
12
4
0
.750
128
128
0
.500
*Selection forfeited.
