Benutzer:Steve Alexander/Draft2016

Vorlage:Infobox NFL Draft The 2016 NFL draft is the 81st annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. As in 2015, the draft is taking place at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. The draft began on Thursday, April 28 with the first round, and will end 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.

Early entrants

Ninety-six underclassmen announced their intention to enter the 2016 NFL draft as underclassmen, which primarily include 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 3 years removed from high school. The deadline for underclassmen to declare was January 18, 2016.

Player selections

Vorlage:NFLDraft-TOC * = compensatory selection

Trades

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.

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Summary

Selections by college athletic conference

Conference	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
NCAA Division I FBS football conferences
The American	2	0	0					2
ACC	4	6	4					14
Big 12	3	4	2					9
Big Ten	6	7	10					23
C-USA	1	0	1					2
Ind. (FBS)	2	2	3					7
MAC	0	0	0					0
MW	0	1	4					5
Pac-12	4	2	4					10
SEC	8	8	6					22
Sun Belt	0	0	0					0
NCAA Division I FCS football conferences
MEAC	0	0	1					1
MVFC	1	0	0					1
OVC	0	1	0					1
SoCon	0	1	0					1

Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections	Schools
10	Ohio State
7	Alabama
6	Notre Dame
4	Clemson
3	Boise State, Florida, Ole Miss, Penn State, USC

Selections by position

Position	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Center	1	1	3					5
Cornerback	5	5	5					15
Defensive end	3	3	4					10
Defensive tackle	4	5	5					14
Fullback	0	0	0					0
Guard	1	1	1					3
Kicker	0	1	0					1
Linebacker	2	7	3					12
Long snapper	0	0	0					0
Offensive tackle	5	1	3					9
Punter	0	0	0					0
Quarterback	3	1	2					6
Running back	1	1	2					4
Safety	2	2	3					7
Tight end	0	1	2					3
Wide receiver	4	3	2					9

Position	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Offense	15	9	15					39
Defense	16	22	20					58
Special teams	0	1	0					1

References

Trade references

General references

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