The 2016 NFL draft was the 81st annual draft of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. As in 2015, the draft took place at the Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park in Chicago. The draft began with the first round on Thursday, April 28, and ended on Saturday, April 30. The Tennessee Titans, the team with the fewest wins in the NFL for the 2015 season, traded the right to the top pick in the draft to the Los Angeles Rams, the first time the top pick was traded before the draft since 2001 when the San Diego Chargers traded their first pick to the Atlanta Falcons. Ohio State became the second school to have three players drafted in the top ten and to have five players drafted in the first round.
Early entrants
Ninety-six underclassmen announced their intention to enter the 2016 NFL draft as underclassmen, which primarily includes juniors and redshirt sophomores who are forgoing future years of college eligibility. In order to be eligible to enter the draft, players must be at least three years removed from high school. The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft was January 18, 2016.
Overview The following is the breakdown of the 253 players selected by position:
36 linebackers 31 wide receivers 32 cornerbacks 22 defensive tackles 20 offensive tackles 19 running backs 19 safeties 18 defensive ends 15 quarterbacks 13 guards 11 tight ends 8 centers 3 fullbacks 3 punters 1 long snapper 1 placekicker
Player selections * Compensatory selection † Pro BowlerPlayers are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
Notable undrafted players
Trades (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades which took place during the 2016 draft.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Forfeited picks
Supplemental draft The 2016 supplemental draft was held on July 14, 2016. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. This year, six players were eligible for selection:
Eddie D'Antuono – LS – Virginia Tech Ra'Zahn Howard – DL – Purdue Jalen Overstreet – RB – Sam Houston State Tee Shepard – CB – Ole Miss Rashaun Simonise – WR – Calgary Cameron Walton – DE – Concordia
No players were selected.
Summary
Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Total NCAA Division I FBS football conferencesThe American200312210ACC464313526Big 12342566026Big Ten67109210347C-USA101203310Ind. (FBS)22310008MAC00012216MW01411209Pac-12424274932SEC886978551Sun Belt00003003 NCAA Division I FCS football conferencesBig Sky00011114CAA00000112Ivy00011002MEAC00110103MVFC10011003OVC01000102SoCon01000001Southland00000123 Non-Division I football conferencesCWUAA (CIS)00010001GLIAC (DII)00001001Gulf South (DII)00001001Lone Star (DII)00001001 Non-college selectionsGFL00000101
Schools with multiple draft selections SelectionsSchools12Ohio State9Clemson8UCLA7Alabama, Florida, Notre Dame6Baylor5Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Penn State, Stanford, TCU, West Virginia4Cal, Nebraska, Oklahoma, USC3Auburn, Boise State, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana Tech, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi State, Missouri, NC State, South Carolina, Temple, Texas A&M, Texas Tech Western Kentucky2Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, Cincinnati, Colorado State, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), Minnesota, North Dakota State, Northwestern, Oregon, San Jose State, South Carolina State, Southern Miss, Southern Utah, Utah State, Virginia Tech, Washington, Western Michigan, Wisconsin
Selections by position PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7TotalCenter11310118Cornerback555537232Defensive end324222217Defensive tackle455530022Fullback00000303Guard111233213Kicker01000001Linebacker283736736Long snapper00000101Offensive tackle513281020Punter00000123Quarterback312314115Running back112363420Safety223424320Tight end01210329Wide receiver432657633
PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7TotalOffense1591518232516121Defense16222023131914127Special teams01000225
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References Trade references
General references
External links Official Site 2016 NFL Draft Listing at Pro Football Reference