Football is almost here! It’s just a matter of time before the season begins. The first step was Free Agency, the second was the Schedule. And now the Draft! This Thursday @ 8:00 pm the 1st Round of the Draft will be on in prime time and I’ll be glued to the television. This is a very interesting draft class and it’s hard to predict who each team will pick, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun trying. So, based on the opinions of experts and my own uneducated musings (and barring any draft spot trades) here it is, Olie’s 2016 Mock Draft:
1. Los Angeles Rams – Jared Goff, QB California


2. Philadelphia Eagles – Carson Wentz, QB NDSU


3. San Diego Chargers – Laremy Tunsil, OT Ole Miss


4. Dallas Cowboys – Jalen Ramsey, CB FSU


5. Jacksonville Jaguars – Joey Bosa, DE OSU


6. Baltimore Ravens – Miles Jack, LB UCLA


7. San Francisco 49ers – Ronnie Stanley, OT Notre Dame


8. Cleveland Browns – Ezekiel Elliott, RB OSU


9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Vernon Hargreaves, CB Florida


10. New York Giants – Deforest Buckner, DE Oregon


11. Chicago Bears – Leonard Floyd, LB Georgia


12. New Orleans – Sheldon Rankins, DT Louisville


13. Miami Dolphins – Shaq Lawson, DE Clemson


14. Oakland Raiders – Robert Nkemdiche, DT Ole Miss


15. Tennessee Titans – Jack Conklin, OT MSU


16. Detroit Lions – Kevin Dodd, DE Clemson


17. Atlanta Falcons – Darron Lee, LB OSU


18. Indianapolis Colts – Taylor Decker, OT OSU


19. Buffalo Bills – Reggie Ragland, LB Alabama


20. New York Jets – Paxton Lynch, QB Memphis


21. Washington Redskins – Jarran Reed, DT Alabama


22. Houston Texans – Corey Coleman, WR Baylor


23. Minnesota Vikings – Laquon Treadwell, WR Ole Miss


24. Cincinnati Bengals – Josh Doctson, WR TCU


25. Pittsburgh Steelers – Artie Burns, CB Miami


26. Seattle Seahawks – A’Shawn Robinson, DT Alabama


27. Green Bay Packers – Hunter Henry, TE Arkansas


28. Kansas City Chiefs – Will Fuller, WR Notre Dame


29. Arizona Cardinals – William Jackson III, CB Houston


30. Carolina Panthers – Andrew Billings, DT Baylor


31. Denver Broncos – Cody Whitehair, OG KSU


Best of the Rest: Jaylon Smith LB Notre Dame (injury), Chris Jones DT Miss St, Vernon Butler DT LA Tech, Emmanuel Ogbah DE Oklahoma St, Derrick Henry RB Alabama, Noah Spence DE Eastern Kentucky, Jordan Howard RB Indiana, Jonathan Bullard DT Florida, Le’Raven Clark OT Texas Tech, Eli Apple CB OSU, Mackensie Alexander CB Clemson, Tyler Boyd WR Pittsburgh, Germain Ifedi OG Texas A&M, Connor Cook QB MSU.
Notes: DE Deforest Buckner could easily rocket up to the Top 5. Teams could trade into the Top 10 in order to select Paxton Lynch. WRs Coleman, Treadwell, & Doctson could flip between the 22-24 slots. The New England Patriots lost their 1st Rd selection after ‘Deflategate’.