2016 NFL Draft order and needs for every team

Published: Oct. 27, 2015 at 11:39 a.m.

1. Detroit Lions CB : Left tackle, inside linebacker
2. Baltimore Ravens S : Rush linebacker, wide receiver BPA = DE/Ramsey/S
3. Tennessee Titans RB : Safety, inside linebacker BPA = DE/Ramsey/S
4. Cleveland Browns ILB : Wide receiver, defensive end
5. Houston Texans QB : Running back, inside linebacker
6. Jacksonville Jaguars OC : Cornerback, safety
7. San Francisco 49ers QB : Right tackle, wide receiver, defensive line
8. San Diego Chargers WR : Linebacker, quarterback, center
9. Kansas City Chiefs OT : Defensive end, cornerback
10. Tampa Bay Bucs OT : Defensive end, cornerback, guard
11. Chicago Bears QB : Offensive tackle, cornerback, guard, pass rusher
12. Dallas Cowboys RB : Quarterback, defensive tackle, linebacker
13. Buffalo Bills OT : Linebacker, safety
14. Washington QB : Wide receiver, cornerback
15. New Orleans Saints CB : Guard, wide receiver, pass rusher
16. Seattle Seahawks OT : Wide receiver, defensive tackle
17. Philadelphia Eagles OT : Offensive tackle, pass rusher, cornerback
18. Miami Dolphins OT : Guard, cornerback, inside linebacker
19. Oakland Raiders CB : Offensive tackle, right guard, safety
20. St. Louis Rams WR : Defensive end, cornerback, center [probably 1/wr – 2/de – 3/cb gone…]

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21. Pittsburgh Steelers CB : Quarterback, safety
22. Minnesota Vikings LB : Offensive guard, defensive end
23. New York Jets OLB : Right tackle, tight end, inside linebacker
24. Atlanta Falcons ILB : Tight end, outside linebacker, wide receiver
25. Indianapolis Colts OG : Cornerback, outside linebacker
26. New York Giants CB : Running back, safety, defensive end
27. Arizona Cardinals DE : Center, inside linebacker
28. Denver Broncos OT : Center, running back, tight end
29. Cincinnati Bengals OC : Wide receiver, linebacker
30. Green Bay Packers OLB : Tight end, defensive tackle, offensive tackle
31. Carolina Panthers OT : Safety, cornerback

[CB/5 – S/1 = 6 RB/2 – WR/2 – TE/0 = 4 QB = 4 OT/8 – G/1 – C/2 = 11 DE/2 – LB/5 = 6] These are position totals.

This is a bit easier to read.

Most teams need OTs, CBs, and the big one QBs. There seem to be a lot of CBs in this draft and more than a few DEs.

Now a couple notes.* If we cut some players.

Long saves ~12M for next year.
Cook saves ~13M over the next 2 years.
Laurinaitis saves ~14 over the next 2 years.
Saffold saves ~14 over the next 3 years.

After yearly exspenses, I figure we have ~39M in cap space next year. If we cut those 4 players we add 26M in cap space in 2016. I am NOT making any recommendations right now, just throwing out information.

I am just showing that we can do virtually anything, as long as we don’t screw up future cap years. As far as cutting players, sooner or later they will be gone anyway. We have only 2 players signed for 2019, Quinn and Hekker.

The roster will keep churning. We have to look for value when we spend Cap Dollars and Talent in the Draft.

Our starting FAs are mostly CBs. A lot of teams need CBs. But, we have depth there and this draft seems to be rich in CBs. Not a lot of teams have DE as a high priority need. We have good depth there, but we can get talent there in the draft and some of our guys are getting older.

In fact, I believe we could draft any position in the draft and be fine, QB, WR, TE, LB, line, whatever. Just get talent.

We can sign or keep any of our players, but not all. What we don’t sign we find in the draft. Just get value. We are in a good place.

The way this years draft lays out. I am going best CB, best DE, TE, then WR, in that order. I might take two if good ones are available. I won’t pass on Cook, if he is there. It is early, but right now that looks like it maximizes the talent and it is independent of whoever I can sign as FAs. imo

ps, I am cutting Cook. 😉

wv wrote:

Seriously? You would draft DEFENSE with the first and second picks?

w
v

I draft players. Me and Snead draft players, not positions. I might use the first 3 picks on defense, depending on how the draft plays out. It is sort of like, did we need Donald when we drafted him? When I draft, talent trumps, especially in the first 2 rounds. Talent and my opinion. 😉

wv wrote:

Ok. But i kinda thot DT was pretty close
to a ‘need’ last year. But i get what yer saying.

I’m hoping need and talent line up in the
next draft.

The offseason is gonna be ‘very’ inter esting,
what with Chris Long, and Janoris and Barron
and Saffold, etc up for grabs.

What’s yer opinion on keeping or jettisoning
Chris Long?

My own view is, if Snisher thinks they are
seriously in the running for a Ring next year,
then keep him. …i bet Belichex would dump him.

w
v

Long is in the maybe category, him and Laurinaitis and Saffold. I think talent and need do match up in the next draft. It is just that not everyone see the needs the same way. Anyway there are a lot of options to go in a bunch of different directions.

Lets look at WRs. Not too many teams seem to NEED a WR. There are a lot of them in the draft, although nobody to match a franchise WR like Cooper. Some of them could be #1’s. Doctson reminds me of Bruce. I like the TE Evan Engram as a WR as much as Treadwell. I like Travin Dural as much as about any WR. Chances are one of them is there in the 2cd round. imo

alyoshamucci does well on draft stuff. Look at his stuff.

Barron is making himself real valuable. But we have Alexander. Who we keep has to do with getting value from cap dollars. Again, that is not seen the same by everybody and there are lots of good ways to handle that. I don’t think we can predict how that will go at this time.