2016 NFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 28–30 |
Location | Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, IL |
Network(s) | ESPN, NFL Network |
Overview | |
253 total selections in 7 rounds | |
First selection | Tennessee Titans |
The 2016 NFL Draft will be the 81st annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. As in 2015, the draft will be take place at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.[1] On July 15, 2015, commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the draft will be held on Thursday, April 28, and will end on Saturday, April 30. The Tennessee Titans, statistically the worst team in the NFL for the 2015 season, will have the right to the top pick in the draft.
Further information: National Football League Draft § Rules for determining draft order, and how draft order is determined |
The selection order for the first round is as follows. The selection order for subsequent rounds will follow the order of the first round, except that teams with the same record and same playoff result will rotate among their respective groups (these groups are indicated by the bold gray lines in the table below). Three picks were forfeited – one in the first round, and two in the fifth round. Also, 32 additional compensatory picks will be allocated between the ends of round 3 through 7 for a total of 253 picks. The New England Patriots will forfeit their first round selection due to their role in the Deflategate scandal, but they are included in this table to indicate where they fall in the draft order for later rounds.
See the rules for determining draft order for more details.
Selection Number |
Team |
2015 record |
Schedule strength |
Playoff result |
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1 | Tennessee Titans | 3–13 | .492 | |
2 | Cleveland Browns | 3–13 | .531 | |
3 | San Diego Chargers | 4–12 | .527 | |
4 | Dallas Cowboys | 4–12 | .531 | |
5 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5–11 | .473 | |
6 | Baltimore Ravens | 5–11 | .508 | |
7 | San Francisco 49ers | 5–11 | .539 | |
8 | Miami Dolphins | 6–10 | .469 | |
9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6–10 | .484 | |
10 | New York Giants | 6–10 | .500 | |
11 | Chicago Bears | 6–10 | .547 | |
12 | New Orleans Saints | 7–9 | .504 | |
13 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7–9 | .508 | |
14 | Oakland Raiders | 7–9 | .512 | |
15 | Los Angeles Rams | 7–9 | .527 | |
16 | Detroit Lions | 7–9 | .535 | |
17 | Atlanta Falcons | 8–8 | .480 | |
18 | Indianapolis Colts | 8–8 | .500 | |
19 | Buffalo Bills | 8–8 | .508 | |
20 | New York Jets | 10–6 | .441 | |
21 | Washington Redskins | 9–7 | .465 | WC |
22 | Houston Texans | 9–7 | .496 | WC |
23 | Minnesota Vikings | 11–5 | .504 | WC |
24 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12–4 | .477 | WC |
25 | 10–6 | Div | ||
26 | Div | |||
27 | Div | |||
28 | Div | |||
29 | Conf | |||
30 | Conf | |||
31 | Lost SB | |||
32 | Won SB |
The order of the following picks will depend on the results of the 2015–16 NFL playoffs.
Teams that are eliminated from the 2015–16 NFL playoffs
Possible Selection |
Team |
2015 record |
Schedule strength |
Playoff result |
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25, 26 or 27 | Green Bay Packers | 10–6 | .531 | Div |
26, 27 or 28 | Kansas City Chiefs | 11–5 | .496 | Div |
Teams that are still playing in the 2015–16 NFL playoffs
Selection Number |
Team |
2015 record |
Schedule strength |
Playoff result |
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Pittsburgh Steelers | 10–6 | .504 | ||
Seattle Seahawks | 10–6 | .520 | ||
New England Patriots | 12–4 | .473 | ||
Denver Broncos | 12–4 | .500 | ||
Arizona Cardinals | 13–3 | .477 | ||
Carolina Panthers | 15–1 | .441 |
WC | = lost in Wild Card round | |
Div | = lost in Divisional round | |
Conf | = lost in Conference Championship round | |
Lost SB | = lost in Super Bowl 50 | |
Won SB | = Super Bowl 50 champion |
The following players have formally announced their intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft as underclassmen, which primarily include juniors and redshirt sophomores that are forgoing future years of college eligibility.[2] In order to be eligible to enter the draft, players must be at least 3 years removed from high school. The deadline for underclassmen to declare is January 18, 2016.
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In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2016 draft.