2016 NFL draft

The2016 NFL draft was the 81st annual draft ofNational Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligibleAmerican football players. As in2015, the draft took place at theAuditorium Theatre andGrant Park inChicago.^[1] The draft began on Thursday, April 28 with the first round, and ended on Saturday, April 30. TheTennessee Titans, the team with the fewest wins in the NFL for the2015 season, traded the right to the top pick in the draft to theLos Angeles Rams, the first time the top pick was traded before the draft since2001 when theSan Diego Chargers traded their first pick to theAtlanta 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.

2016 NFL draft

General information
Date(s)	April 28–30, 2016
Location	Auditorium Theatre inChicago, Illinois
Network(s)	ESPN,ESPN2,NFL Network
Overview
253 total selections in7 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Jared Goff, QB Los Angeles Rams
Mr. Irrelevant	Kalan Reed, CB Tennessee Titans
Most selections(14)	Cleveland Browns
Fewest selections(5)	New Orleans Saints Carolina Panthers
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"Selection Square" atGrant Park'sBuckingham Fountain

Interior of theAuditorium Theatre during the 2016 NFL draft

Early entrants

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Main article:List of 2016 NFL draft 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.^[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 for the draft was January 18, 2016.

Overview

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The following is the breakdown of the 253 players selected byposition:

Player selections

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*	=Compensatory selection
†	=Pro Bowler^{[N 1]}

Positions key
C	Center	CB	Cornerback	DB	Defensive back	DE	Defensive end^[a]
DL	Defensive lineman	DT	Defensive tackle	FB	Fullback	FS	Free safety
G	Guard^[b]	K	Kicker^[c]	KR	Kickoff returner	LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper	MLB	Middle linebacker^[d]	OT	Offensive tackle	OL	Offensive lineman
OLB	Outside linebacker^[a]	NT	Nose tackle	P	Punter	PR	Punt returner
QB	Quarterback	RS	Return specialist	RB	Running back	S	Safety
SS	Strong safety	TE	Tight end	WR	Wide receiver

^^a ^bMay sometimes be referred to as anedge rusher (EDGE)
^Also known as offensive guard (OG)
^Also known as placekicker (PK)
^Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

QuarterbacksJared Goff andCarson Wentz, taken as the top two picks in the draft, have made the Pro Bowl and helped both of their initial teams to Super Bowl appearances however both have since been traded.

First-round running backEzekiel Elliott, taken 4th overall by Dallas, is a three-time Pro-Bowler, two-time All-Pro, and has twice led the league in rushing.

Joey Bosa, selected third overall by San Diego, was theNFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in his first season and has been selected to the Pro Bowl five times.

Defensive tacklesKenny Clark (27th overall by Green Bay) andChris Jones (37th overall by Kansas City) have been named to multiple Pro Bowls.

Second round pickDerrick Henry, taken 45th overall by Tennessee, has broken multiple rushing records and is one of eight members of the2,000-yard club.

Michael Thomas (top, 47th pick overall by New Orleans) set the record for most receptions by a wide receiver in a single season in 2019, whileTyreek Hill (bottom, 165th selection overall by Kansas City) has been named to six Pro Bowls and theNFL 2010s All-Decade Team.

Dak Prescott, a fourth-round pick by Dallas, became the team's starting quarterback in 2016 and won theNFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award later in the year.


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	Los Angeles Rams	Jared Goff ^†	QB	California	Pac-12	fromTennessee ^{[R1 - 1]}
1	2	Philadelphia Eagles	Carson Wentz ^†	QB	North Dakota State	MVFC	fromCleveland ^{[R1 - 2]}
1	3	San Diego Chargers	Joey Bosa ^†	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten	NFL Defensive Rookie of the year
1	4	Dallas Cowboys	Ezekiel Elliott ^†	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	5	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jalen Ramsey ^†	CB	Florida State	ACC
1	6	Baltimore Ravens	Ronnie Stanley ^†	OT	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
1	7	San Francisco 49ers	DeForest Buckner ^†	DE	Oregon	Pac-12
1	8	Tennessee Titans	Jack Conklin	OT	Michigan State	Big Ten	fromMiami viaPhiladelphia andCleveland ^{[R1 - 3]}
1	9	Chicago Bears	Leonard Floyd	LB	Georgia	SEC	fromTampa Bay ^{[R1 - 4]}
1	10	New York Giants	Eli Apple	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Vernon Hargreaves	CB	Florida	SEC	fromChicago ^{[R1 - 5]}
1	12	New Orleans Saints	Sheldon Rankins	DT	Louisville	ACC
1	13	Miami Dolphins	Laremy Tunsil ^†	OT	Ole Miss	SEC	fromPhiladelphia ^{[R1 - 6]}
1	14	Oakland Raiders	Karl Joseph	S	West Virginia	Big 12
1	15	Cleveland Browns	Corey Coleman	WR	Baylor	Big 12	fromLos Angeles viaTennessee ^{[R1 - 7]}
1	16	Detroit Lions	Taylor Decker ^†	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	17	Atlanta Falcons	Keanu Neal ^†	S	Florida	SEC
1	18	Indianapolis Colts	Ryan Kelly ^†	C	Alabama	SEC
1	19	Buffalo Bills	Shaq Lawson	DE	Clemson	ACC
1	20	New York Jets	Darron Lee	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	21	Houston Texans	Will Fuller	WR	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	fromWashington ^{[R1 - 8]}
1	22	Washington Redskins	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU	Big 12	fromHouston ^{[R1 - 9]}
1	23	Minnesota Vikings	Laquon Treadwell	WR	Ole Miss	SEC
1	24	Cincinnati Bengals	William Jackson III	CB	Houston	The American
1	25	Pittsburgh Steelers	Artie Burns	CB	Miami (FL)	ACC
1	26	Denver Broncos	Paxton Lynch	QB	Memphis	The American	fromSeattle ^{[R1 - 10]}
1	27	Green Bay Packers	Kenny Clark ^†	DT	UCLA	Pac-12
1	28	San Francisco 49ers	Joshua Garnett	OG	Stanford	Pac-12	fromKansas City^{[R1 - 11]}
1	28.5–	New England Patriots	Selection forfeited^{[Forfeited 1]}
1	29	Arizona Cardinals	Robert Nkemdiche	DT	Ole Miss	SEC
1	30	Carolina Panthers	Vernon Butler	DT	Louisiana Tech	C-USA
1	31	Seattle Seahawks	Germain Ifedi	OT	Texas A&M	SEC	fromDenver ^{[R1 - 12]}
2	32	Cleveland Browns	Emmanuel Ogbah	DE	Oklahoma State	Big 12
2	33	Tennessee Titans	Kevin Dodd	LB	Clemson	ACC
2	34	Dallas Cowboys	Jaylon Smith ^†	LB	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
2	35	San Diego Chargers	Hunter Henry	TE	Arkansas	SEC
2	36	Jacksonville Jaguars	Myles Jack	LB	UCLA	Pac-12	fromBaltimore ^{[R2 - 1]}
2	37	Kansas City Chiefs	Chris Jones ^†	DT	Mississippi State	SEC	fromSan Francisco ^{[R2 - 2]}
2	38	Miami Dolphins	Xavien Howard ^†	CB	Baylor	Big 12	fromJacksonville viaBaltimore ^{[R2 - 3]}
2	39	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Noah Spence	DE	Eastern Kentucky	OVC
2	40	New York Giants	Sterling Shepard	WR	Oklahoma	Big 12
2	41	Buffalo Bills	Reggie Ragland	LB	Alabama	SEC	fromChicago^{[R2 - 4]}
2	42	Baltimore Ravens	Kamalei Correa	LB	Boise State	MW	fromMiami^{[R2 - 5]}
2	43	Tennessee Titans	Austin Johnson	DT	Penn State	Big Ten	fromPhiladelphia viaLos Angeles ^{[R2 - 6]}
2	44	Oakland Raiders	Jihad Ward	DE	Illinois	Big Ten
2	45	Tennessee Titans	Derrick Henry ^†	RB	Alabama	SEC	fromLos Angeles ^{[R2 - 7]} 2015Heisman Trophy winner
2	46	Detroit Lions	A'Shawn Robinson	DT	Alabama	SEC
2	47	New Orleans Saints	Michael Thomas ^†	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
2	48	Green Bay Packers	Jason Spriggs	OT	Indiana	Big Ten	fromIndianapolis ^{[R2 - 8]}
2	49	Seattle Seahawks	Jarran Reed	DT	Alabama	SEC	fromBuffalo viaChicago ^{[R2 - 9]}
2	50	Houston Texans	Nick Martin	C	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	fromAtlanta ^{[R2 - 10]}
2	51	New York Jets	Christian Hackenberg	QB	Penn State	Big Ten
2	52	Atlanta Falcons	Deion Jones ^†	LB	LSU	SEC	fromHouston ^{[R2 - 11]}
2	53	Washington Redskins	Su'a Cravens	LB	USC	Pac-12
2	54	Minnesota Vikings	Mackensie Alexander	CB	Clemson	ACC
2	55	Cincinnati Bengals	Tyler Boyd	WR	Pittsburgh	ACC
2	56	Chicago Bears	Cody Whitehair ^†	OG	Kansas State	Big 12	fromSeattle ^{[R2 - 12]}
2	57	Indianapolis Colts	T. J. Green	CB	Clemson	ACC	fromGreen Bay^{[R2 - 13]}
2	58	Pittsburgh Steelers	Sean Davis	S	Maryland	Big Ten
2	59	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Roberto Aguayo	K	Florida State	ACC	fromKansas City ^{[R2 - 14]}
2	60	New England Patriots	Cyrus Jones	CB	Alabama	SEC
2	61	New Orleans Saints	Vonn Bell	S	Ohio State	Big Ten	fromArizona viaNew England ^{[R2 - 15]}
2	62	Carolina Panthers	James Bradberry ^†	CB	Samford	SoCon
2	63	Denver Broncos	Adam Gotsis	DT	Georgia Tech	ACC
3	64	Tennessee Titans	Kevin Byard ^†	S	Middle Tennessee	C-USA
3	65	Cleveland Browns	Carl Nassib	DE	Penn State	Big Ten
3	66	San Diego Chargers	Max Tuerk	C	USC	Pac-12
3	67	Dallas Cowboys	Maliek Collins	DT	Nebraska	Big Ten
3	68	San Francisco 49ers	Will Redmond	CB	Mississippi State	SEC
3	69	Jacksonville Jaguars	Yannick Ngakoue ^†	DE	Maryland	Big Ten
3	70	Baltimore Ravens	Bronson Kaufusi	DE	BYU	Ind. (FBS)
3	71	New York Giants	Darian Thompson	S	Boise State	MW
3	72	Chicago Bears	Jonathan Bullard	DT	Florida	SEC
3	73	Miami Dolphins	Kenyan Drake	RB	Alabama	SEC
3	74	Kansas City Chiefs	KeiVarae Russell	CB	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	fromTampa Bay ^{[R3 - 1]}
3	75	Oakland Raiders	Shilique Calhoun	DE	Michigan State	Big Ten
3	76	Cleveland Browns	Shon Coleman	OT	Auburn	SEC	fromLos Angeles viaTennessee ^{[R3 - 2]}
3	77	Carolina Panthers	Daryl Worley	CB	West Virginia	Big 12	fromDetroit viaPhiladelphia andCleveland ^{[R3 - 3]}
3	78	New England Patriots	Joe Thuney ^†	OG	NC State	ACC	fromNew Orleans^{[R3 - 4]}
3	79	Philadelphia Eagles	Isaac Seumalo ^†	C	Oregon State	Pac-12
3	80	Buffalo Bills	Adolphus Washington	DT	Ohio State	Big Ten
3	81	Atlanta Falcons	Austin Hooper ^†	TE	Stanford	Pac-12
3	82	Indianapolis Colts	Le'Raven Clark	OT	Texas Tech	Big 12
3	83	New York Jets	Jordan Jenkins	LB	Georgia	SEC
3	84	Washington Redskins	Kendall Fuller	CB	Virginia Tech	ACC
3	85	Houston Texans	Braxton Miller	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
3	86	Miami Dolphins	Leonte Carroo	WR	Rutgers	Big Ten	fromMinnesota^{[R3 - 5]}
3	87	Cincinnati Bengals	Nick Vigil	LB	Utah State	MW
3	88	Green Bay Packers	Kyler Fackrell	LB	Utah State	MW
3	89	Pittsburgh Steelers	Javon Hargrave ^†	DT	South Carolina State	MEAC
3	90	Seattle Seahawks	C. J. Prosise	RB	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
3	90.5–	Kansas City Chiefs	Selection forfeited.^{[Forfeited 2]}
3	91	New England Patriots	Jacoby Brissett	QB	NC State	ACC
3	92	Arizona Cardinals	Brandon Williams	CB	Texas A&M	SEC
3	93	Cleveland Browns	Cody Kessler	QB	USC	Pac-12	fromCarolina^{[R3 - 6]}
3	94	Seattle Seahawks	Nick Vannett	TE	Ohio State	Big Ten	fromDenver ^{[R3 - 7]}
3*	95	Detroit Lions	Graham Glasgow	C	Michigan	Big Ten
3*	96	New England Patriots	Vincent Valentine	DT	Nebraska	Big Ten
3*	97	Seattle Seahawks	Rees Odhiambo	OT	Boise State	MW
3*	98	Denver Broncos	Justin Simmons ^†	S	Boston College	ACC
4	99	Cleveland Browns	Joe Schobert ^†	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
4	100	Oakland Raiders	Connor Cook	QB	Michigan State	Big Ten	fromTennessee viaPhiladelphia andCleveland ^{[R4 - 1]}
4	101	Dallas Cowboys	Charles Tapper	DE	Oklahoma	Big 12
4	102	San Diego Chargers	Joshua Perry	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
4	103	Jacksonville Jaguars	Sheldon Day	DT	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
4	104	Baltimore Ravens	Tavon Young	CB	Temple	The American
4	105	Kansas City Chiefs	Parker Ehinger	OG	Cincinnati	The American	fromSan Francisco ^{[R4 - 2]}
4	106	Kansas City Chiefs	Eric Murray	CB	Minnesota	Big Ten	fromChicago viaTampa Bay ^{[R4 - 3]}
4	107	Baltimore Ravens	Chris Moore	WR	Cincinnati	The American	fromMiami^{[R4 - 4]}
4	108	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ryan Smith	CB	North Carolina Central	MEAC
4	109	New York Giants	B. J. Goodson	LB	Clemson	ACC
4	110	Los Angeles Rams	Tyler Higbee	TE	Western Kentucky	C-USA
4	111	Detroit Lions	Miles Killebrew ^†	S	Southern Utah	Big Sky
4	112	New England Patriots	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	Georgia	SEC	fromNew Orleans^{[R4 - 5]}
4	113	Chicago Bears	Nick Kwiatkoski	LB	West Virginia	Big 12	fromPhiladelphia viaTennessee andLos Angeles ^{[R4 - 6]}
4	114	Cleveland Browns	Ricardo Louis	WR	Auburn	SEC	fromOakland^{[R4 - 7]}
4	115	Atlanta Falcons	De'Vondre Campbell	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
4	116	Indianapolis Colts	Hassan Ridgeway	DT	Texas	Big 12
4	117	Los Angeles Rams	Pharoh Cooper ^†	WR	South Carolina	SEC	fromBuffalo viaChicago^{[R4 - 8]}
4	118	New York Jets	Juston Burris	CB	NC State	ACC
4	119	Houston Texans	Tyler Ervin	RB	San Jose State	MW
4	120	New Orleans Saints	David Onyemata	DT	Manitoba	CWUAA	fromWashington^{[R4 - 9]}
4	121	Minnesota Vikings	Willie Beavers	OG	Western Michigan	MAC
4	122	Cincinnati Bengals	Andrew Billings	DT	Baylor	Big 12
4	123	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jerald Hawkins	OT	LSU	SEC
4	124	Chicago Bears	Deon Bush	S	Miami (FL)	ACC	fromSeattle ^{[R4 - 10]}
4	125	Indianapolis Colts	Antonio Morrison	LB	Florida	SEC	fromGreen Bay^{[R4 - 11]}
4	126	Kansas City Chiefs	Demarcus Robinson	WR	Florida	SEC
4	127	Chicago Bears	Deiondre' Hall	S	Northern Iowa	MVFC	fromNew England ^{[R4 - 12]}
4	128	Arizona Cardinals	Evan Boehm	C	Missouri	SEC
4	129	Cleveland Browns	Derrick Kindred	S	TCU	Big 12	fromCarolina^{[R4 - 13]}
4	130	Baltimore Ravens	Alex Lewis	OT	Nebraska	Big Ten	fromDenver ^{[R4 - 14]}
4*	131	Green Bay Packers	Blake Martinez	LB	Stanford	Pac-12
4*	132	Baltimore Ravens	Willie Henry	DT	Michigan	Big Ten
4*	133	San Francisco 49ers	Rashard Robinson	CB	LSU	SEC
4*	134	Baltimore Ravens	Kenneth Dixon	RB	Louisiana Tech	C-USA
4*	135	Dallas Cowboys	Dak Prescott ^†	QB	Mississippi State	SEC	NFL Offensive Rookie of the year
4*	136	Denver Broncos	Devontae Booker	RB	Utah	Pac-12
4*	137	Green Bay Packers	Dean Lowry	DE	Northwestern	Big Ten
4*	138	Cleveland Browns	Seth DeValve	TE	Princeton	Ivy
4*	139	Buffalo Bills	Cardale Jones	QB	Ohio State	Big Ten	Extra compensatory pick authorized byNFLMC andNFLPA^[3]^[4]
5	140	Tennessee Titans	Tajae Sharpe	WR	UMass	MAC
5	141	Carolina Panthers	Zack Sanchez	CB	Oklahoma	Big 12	fromCleveland^{[R5 - 1]}
5	142	San Francisco 49ers	Ronald Blair	DE	Appalachian State	Sun Belt	fromSan Diego ^{[R5 - 2]}
5	143	Oakland Raiders	DeAndré Washington	RB	Texas Tech	Big 12	fromDallas ^{[R5 - 3]}
5	144	Denver Broncos	Connor McGovern	OG	Missouri	SEC	fromBaltimore ^{[R5 - 4]}
5	145	San Francisco 49ers	John Theus	OT	Georgia	SEC
5	146	Baltimore Ravens	Matthew Judon ^†	DE	Grand Valley State	GLIAC	fromJacksonville^{[R5 - 5]}
5	147	Seattle Seahawks	Quinton Jefferson	DT	Maryland	Big Ten	fromMiami viaNew England^{[R5 - 6]}
5	148	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Caleb Benenoch	OT	UCLA	Pac-12
5	149	New York Giants	Paul Perkins	RB	UCLA	Pac-12
5	150	Chicago Bears	Jordan Howard ^†	RB	Indiana	Big Ten
5	151	Detroit Lions	Joe Dahl	OG	Washington State	Pac-12
5	152	Washington Redskins	Matt Ioannidis	DT	Temple	The American	fromNew Orleans^{[R5 - 7]}
5	153	Philadelphia Eagles	Wendell Smallwood	RB	West Virginia	Big 12
5	154	Cleveland Browns	Jordan Payton	WR	UCLA	Pac-12	fromOakland^{[R5 - 8]}
5	154.5–	Los Angeles Rams	Selection forfeited during the2015 Supplemental draft.^{[Forfeited 3]}
5	155	Indianapolis Colts	Joe Haeg	OT	North Dakota State	MVFC
5	156	Buffalo Bills	Jonathan Williams	RB	Arkansas	SEC
5	156.5–	Atlanta Falcons	Selection forfeited .^{[Forfeited 4]}
5	157	Tennessee Titans	LeShaun Sims	CB	Southern Utah	Big Sky	fromNY Jets viaDenver ^{[R5 - 9]}
5	158	New York Jets	Brandon Shell	OT	South Carolina	SEC	fromWashington^{[R5 - 10]}
5	159	Houston Texans	K. J. Dillon	S	West Virginia	Big 12
5	160	Minnesota Vikings	Kentrell Brothers	LB	Missouri	SEC
5	161	Cincinnati Bengals	Christian Westerman	OG	Arizona State	Pac-12
5	162	Kansas City Chiefs	Kevin Hogan	QB	Stanford	Pac-12	fromSeattle ^{[R5 - 11]}
5	163	Green Bay Packers	Trevor Davis	WR	California	Pac-12
5	164	Philadelphia Eagles	Halapoulivaati Vaitai	OT	TCU	Big 12	fromPittsburgh ^{[R5 - 12]}
5	165	Kansas City Chiefs	Tyreek Hill ^†	WR	West Alabama	Gulf South
5	166	Houston Texans	D. J. Reader	DT	Clemson	ACC	fromNew England ^{[R5 - 13]}
5	167	Arizona Cardinals	Marqui Christian	S	Midwestern State	LSC
5	168	Cleveland Browns	Spencer Drango	OT	Baylor	Big 12	fromCarolina^{[R5 - 14]}
5	169	Detroit Lions	Antwione Williams	LB	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	fromDenver ^{[R5 - 15]}
5*	170	Arizona Cardinals	Cole Toner	OT	Harvard	Ivy
5*	171	Seattle Seahawks	Alex Collins	RB	Arkansas	SEC
5*	172	Cleveland Browns	Rashard Higgins	WR	Colorado State	MW
5*	173	Cleveland Browns	Trey Caldwell	CB	Louisiana–Monroe	Sun Belt
5*	174	San Francisco 49ers	Fahn Cooper	OT	Ole Miss	SEC
5*	175	San Diego Chargers	Jatavis Brown	LB	Akron	MAC
6	176	Denver Broncos	Andy Janovich	FB	Nebraska	Big Ten	fromCleveland viaTennessee ^{[R6 - 1]}
6	177	Los Angeles Rams	Temarrick Hemingway	TE	South Carolina State	MEAC	fromTennessee ^{[R6 - 2]}
6	178	Kansas City Chiefs	D. J. White	CB	Georgia Tech	ACC	fromDallas viaSan Francisco ^{[R6 - 3]}
6	179	San Diego Chargers	Drew Kaser	P	Texas A&M	SEC
6	180	Minnesota Vikings	Moritz Böhringer	WR			fromSan Francisco ^{[R6 - 4]}. First European player drafted without playing college football in NFL history; drafted from theGFL^[5]
6	181	Jacksonville Jaguars	Tyrone Holmes	DE	Montana	Big Sky
6	182	Baltimore Ravens	Keenan Reynolds	WR	Navy	The American
6	183	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Devante Bond	LB	Oklahoma	Big 12
6	184	New York Giants	Jerell Adams	TE	South Carolina	SEC
6	185	Chicago Bears	DeAndre Houston-Carson	CB	William & Mary	CAA
6	186	Miami Dolphins	Jakeem Grant ^†	WR	Texas Tech	Big 12	fromMiami viaMinnesota^{[R6 - 5]}
6	187	Washington Redskins	Nate Sudfeld	QB	Indiana	Big Ten	fromNew Orleans ^{[R6 - 6]}
6	188	Minnesota Vikings	David Morgan II	TE	UTSA	C-USA	fromPhiladelphia ^{[R6 - 7]}
6	189	Dallas Cowboys	Anthony Brown	CB	Purdue	Big Ten	fromOakland ^{[R6 - 8]}
6	190	Los Angeles Rams	Josh Forrest	LB	Kentucky	SEC
6	191	Detroit Lions	Jake Rudock	QB	Michigan	Big Ten
6	192	Buffalo Bills	Kolby Listenbee	WR	TCU	Big 12
6	193	Tennessee Titans	Sebastian Tretola	OG	Arkansas	SEC	fromAtlanta ^{[R6 - 9]}
6	194	Oakland Raiders	Cory James	LB	Colorado State	MW	fromIndianapolis ^{[R6 - 10]}
6	195	Atlanta Falcons	Wes Schweitzer	OG	San Jose State	MW	fromNY Jets viaHouston ^{[R6 - 11]}
6	196	Philadelphia Eagles	Blake Countess	CB	Auburn	SEC	fromHouston viaNew England,Miami andMinnesota ^{[R6 - 12]}
6	197	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dan Vitale	FB	Northwestern	Big Ten	fromWashington ^{[R6 - 13]}
6	198	San Diego Chargers	Derek Watt	FB	Wisconsin	Big Ten	fromMinnesota ^{[R6 - 14]}
6	199	Cincinnati Bengals	Cody Core	WR	Ole Miss	SEC
6	200	Green Bay Packers	Kyle Murphy	OT	Stanford	Pac-12
6	201	Jacksonville Jaguars	Brandon Allen	QB	Arkansas	SEC	fromPittsburgh ^{[R6 - 15]}
6	202	Detroit Lions	Anthony Zettel	DE	Penn State	Big Ten	fromSeattle ^{[R6 - 16]}
6	203	Kansas City Chiefs	Dadi Nicolas	LB	Virginia Tech	ACC
6	204	Miami Dolphins	Jordan Lucas	S	Penn State	Big Ten	fromNew England viaChicago andNew England ^{[R6 - 17]}
6	205	Arizona Cardinals	Harlan Miller	CB	Southeastern Louisiana	Southland
6	206	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Thomas	WR	Southern Miss	C-USA	fromCarolina viaChicago ^{[R6 - 18]}
6	207	San Francisco 49ers	Jeff Driskel	QB	Louisiana Tech	C-USA	fromDenver ^{[R6 - 19]}
6*	208	New England Patriots	Kamu Grugier-Hill	LB	Eastern Illinois	OVC
6*	209	Baltimore Ravens	Maurice Canady	CB	Virginia	ACC
6*	210	Detroit Lions	Jimmy Landes	LS	Baylor	Big 12
6*	211	San Francisco 49ers	Kelvin Taylor	RB	Florida	SEC
6*	212	Dallas Cowboys	Kavon Frazier	S	Central Michigan	MAC
6*	213	San Francisco 49ers	Aaron Burbridge	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten
6*	214	New England Patriots	Elandon Roberts	LB	Houston	The American
6*	215	Seattle Seahawks	Joey Hunt	C	TCU	Big 12
6*	216	Dallas Cowboys	Darius Jackson	RB	Eastern Michigan	MAC
6*	217	Dallas Cowboys	Rico Gathers	TE	Baylor	Big 12	Did not play football at Baylor; played as aPF forBaylor basketball.
6*	218	Buffalo Bills	Kevon Seymour	CB	USC	Pac-12
6*	219	Denver Broncos	Will Parks	S	Arizona	Pac-12
6*	220	Pittsburgh Steelers	Travis Feeney	LB	Washington	Pac-12
6*	221	New England Patriots	Ted Karras	OG	Illinois	Big Ten
7	222	Tennessee Titans	Aaron Wallace Jr.	LB	UCLA	Pac-12
7	223	Miami Dolphins	Brandon Doughty	QB	Western Kentucky	C-USA	fromCleveland^{[R7 - 1]}
7	224	San Diego Chargers	Donavon Clark	OG	Michigan State	Big Ten
7	225	New England Patriots	Devin Lucien	WR	Arizona State	Pac-12	fromDallas viaSeattle ^{[R7 - 2]}
7	226	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jonathan Woodard	DE	Central Arkansas	Southland
7	227	Minnesota Vikings	Stephen Weatherly	LB	Vanderbilt	SEC	fromBaltimore viaMiami ^{[R7 - 3]}
7	228	Denver Broncos	Riley Dixon	P	Syracuse	ACC	fromSan Francisco ^{[R7 - 4]}
7	229	Pittsburgh Steelers	Demarcus Ayers	WR	Houston	The American	fromNY Giants ^{[R7 - 5]}
7	230	Chicago Bears	Daniel Braverman	WR	Western Michigan	MAC
7	231	Miami Dolphins	Thomas Duarte	TE	UCLA	Pac-12
7	232	Washington Redskins	Steven Daniels	LB	Boston College	ACC	fromTampa Bay ^{[R7 - 6]}
7	233	Philadelphia Eagles	Jalen Mills	S	LSU	SEC
7	234	Oakland Raiders	Vadal Alexander	OG	LSU	SEC
7	235	New York Jets	Lachlan Edwards	P	Sam Houston State	Southland	fromLos Angeles viaHouston andDenver ^{[R7 - 7]}
7	236	Detroit Lions	Dwayne Washington	RB	Washington	Pac-12
7	237	New Orleans Saints	Daniel Lasco	RB	California	Pac-12
7	238	Atlanta Falcons	Devin Fuller	WR	UCLA	Pac-12
7	239	Indianapolis Colts	Trevor Bates	LB	Maine	CAA
7	240	Philadelphia Eagles	Alex McCalister	DE	Florida	SEC	fromBuffalo viaMinnesota ^{[R7 - 8]}
7	241	New York Jets	Charone Peake	WR	Clemson	ACC
7	242	Washington Redskins	Keith Marshall	RB	Georgia	SEC
7	243	Seattle Seahawks	Kenny Lawler	WR	California	Pac-12	fromHouston viaNew England ^{[R7 - 9]}
7	244	Minnesota Vikings	Jayron Kearse	S	Clemson	ACC
7	245	Cincinnati Bengals	Clayton Fejedelem	S	Illinois	Big Ten
7	246	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tyler Matakevich	LB	Temple	The American
7	247	Seattle Seahawks	Zac Brooks	RB	Clemson	ACC
7	248	Indianapolis Colts	Austin Blythe	C	Iowa	Big Ten	fromGreen Bay^{[R7 - 10]}
7	249	San Francisco 49ers	Prince Charles Iworah	CB	Western Kentucky	C-USA	fromKansas City ^{[R7 - 11]}
7	250	Cleveland Browns	Scooby Wright	LB	Arizona	Pac-12	fromNew England viaMiami^{[R7 - 12]}
7	251	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Walker	LB	Oregon	Pac-12	fromArizona ^{[R7 - 13]}
7	252	Carolina Panthers	Beau Sandland	TE	Montana State	Big Sky
7	253	Tennessee Titans	Kalan Reed	CB	Southern Miss	C-USA	fromDenver^{[R7 - 14]} Mr. Irrelevant

Notable undrafted players

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Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Arizona Cardinals	Kameron Canaday	LS	Portland State	Big Sky
Arizona Cardinals	Matthias Farley	S	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
Atlanta Falcons	J. D. McKissic	WR	Arkansas State	Sun Belt
Atlanta Falcons	Sharrod Neasman	S	Florida Atlantic	C-USA
Atlanta Falcons	Joshua Perkins	TE	Washington	Pac-12
Atlanta Falcons	Brian Poole	CB	Florida	SEC
Baltimore Ravens	Trevon Coley	DE	Florida Atlantic	C-USA
Baltimore Ravens	Wil Lutz ^†	K	Georgia State	Sun Belt
Baltimore Ravens	Patrick Onwuasor	LB	Portland State	Big Sky
Baltimore Ravens	Michael Pierce	DT	Samford	SoCon
Baltimore Ravens	Matt Skura	C	Duke	ACC
Buffalo Bills	Reid Ferguson	LS	LSU	SEC
Buffalo Bills	Justin Zimmer	DT	Ferris State	GLIAC
Chicago Bears	Ben Braunecker	TE	Harvard	Ivy
Chicago Bears	Kevin Peterson	CB	Oklahoma State	Big 12
Chicago Bears	Roy Robertson-Harris	DE	UTEP	C-USA
Cincinnati Bengals	Alex Erickson	WR	Wisconsin	Big Ten
Cleveland Browns	J. P. Holtz	TE	Pittsburgh	ACC
Cleveland Browns	Tracy Howard	FS	Miami (FL)	ACC
Dallas Cowboys	Jake Brendel	C	UCLA	Pac-12
Dallas Cowboys	Andy Jones	WR	Jacksonville	Pioneer
Dallas Cowboys	Zach Wood	DE	SMU	The American
Denver Broncos	Vontarrius Dora	OLB	Louisiana Tech	C-USA
Denver Broncos	Kyle Peko	NT	Oregon State	Pac-12
Denver Broncos	Kalif Raymond	WR	Holy Cross	Patriot
Detroit Lions	Adairius Barnes	CB	Louisiana Tech	C-USA
Green Bay Packers	Geronimo Allison	WR	Illinois	Big Ten
Green Bay Packers	Kentrell Brice	S	Louisiana Tech	C-USA
Green Bay Packers	Joe Callahan	QB	Wesley	NJAC
Green Bay Packers	Marwin Evans	SS	Utah State	MW
Green Bay Packers	Reggie Gilbert	LB	Arizona	Pac-12
Green Bay Packers	Josh Hawkins	CB	East Carolina	The American
Green Bay Packers	Lucas Patrick	OG	Duke	ACC
Green Bay Packers	Taybor Pepper	LS	Michigan State	Big Ten
Green Bay Packers	Brian Price	DT	UTSA	C-USA
Houston Texans	Kaʻimi Fairbairn	K	UCLA	Pac-12
Houston Texans	Joel Heath	DE	Michigan State	Big Ten
Indianapolis Colts	Christopher Milton	CB	Georgia Tech	ACC
Indianapolis Colts	Chester Rogers	WR	Grambling State	SWAC
Jacksonville Jaguars	Briean Boddy-Calhoun	CB	Minnesota	Big Ten
Jacksonville Jaguars	Rashod Hill	OT	Southern Miss	C-USA
Jacksonville Jaguars	Mike Hilton	CB	Ole Miss	SEC
Jacksonville Jaguars	Jarrod Wilson	S	Michigan	Big Ten
Los Angeles Rams	Morgan Fox	DE	CSU Pueblo	RMAC
Los Angeles Rams	Nicholas Grigsby	LB	Pittsburgh	ACC
Los Angeles Rams	Mike Jordan	CB	Missouri Western	N/A
Los Angeles Rams	Cory Littleton ^†	LB	Washington	Pac-12
Los Angeles Rams	Paul McRoberts	WR	Southeast Missouri State	OVC
Miami Dolphins	James Burgess	LB	Louisville	ACC
Miami Dolphins	Rashawn Scott	WR	Miami (FL)	ACC
Minnesota Vikings	C. J. Ham ^†	RB	Augustana (SD)	NSIC
Minnesota Vikings	Brandon Zylstra	WR	Concordia–Moorhead	N/A
New England Patriots	Jonathan Jones	CB	Auburn	SEC
New England Patriots	Cre'Von LeBlanc	CB	Florida Atlantic	C-USA
New Orleans Saints	Ken Crawley	CB	Colorado	Pac-12
New Orleans Saints	Tommylee Lewis	WR	Northern Illinois	MAC
New York Giants	Andrew Adams	S	UConn	The American
New York Giants	Roger Lewis	WR	Bowling Green	MAC
New York Giants	Romeo Okwara	DE	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
New York Jets	Robbie Chosen	WR	Temple	The American
New York Jets	Jalin Marshall	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
Oakland Raiders	Marvin Hall	WR	Washington	Pac-12
Oakland Raiders	Tony McRae	CB	North Carolina A&T	MEAC
Oakland Raiders	Jaydon Mickens	WR	Washington	Pac-12
Oakland Raiders	Jalen Richard	RB	Southern Miss	C-USA
San Diego Chargers	Chris Landrum	LB	Jacksonville State	OVC
San Diego Chargers	Spencer Pulley	C	Vanderbilt	SEC
San Diego Chargers	Trevor Williams	CB	Penn State	Big Ten
Seattle Seahawks	Trevone Boykin	QB	TCU	Big 12
Seattle Seahawks	Brandin Bryant	DE	Florida Atlantic	C-USA
Seattle Seahawks	George Fant	OT	Western Kentucky	C-USA
Seattle Seahawks	Steve Longa	LB	Rutgers	Big Ten
Seattle Seahawks	Troymaine Pope	RB	Jacksonville State	OVC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Peyton Barber	RB	Auburn	SEC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Alan Cross	TE	Memphis	The American
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Javien Elliott	CB	Florida State	ACC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Luke Rhodes ^†	LS	William & Mary	CAA
Tennessee Titans	Aldrick Rosas ^†	K	Southern Oregon	Frontier
Tennessee Titans	Antwaun Woods	NT	USC	Pac-12
Washington Redskins	Maurice Harris	WR	California	Pac-12
Washington Redskins	Robert Kelley	RB	Tulane	The American
Washington Redskins	Joe Kerridge	FB	Michigan	Big Ten

Trades

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(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 one

^No. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles (PD).Tennessee traded its first-, fourth-, and sixth-round selections (1st,113th, and177th) toLos Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles's first-round, two second-round, and third-round selections in this year's draft (15th,43rd,45th, and76th) as well as Los Angeles's first- and third-round selections in the2017 NFL draft.^{[source 1]}
^No. 2: Cleveland → Philadelphia (PD).Cleveland traded this selection (2nd) and a conditional fifth-round selection in2017 (this selection would be upgraded to a compensatory fourth-round selection if the Browns receive one in 2017) toPhiladelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's first-round, third-round, and fourth-round selections in this years draft (8th,77th, and100th) as well as Philadelphia's first-round selection in the2017 NFL draft and second-round selection in the2018 NFL draft.^{[source 2]}
^No. 8: multiple trades:
No. 8: Miami → Philadelphia (PD).Miami traded its first-round selection (8th) toPhiladelphia in exchange for linebackerKiko Alonso, cornerbackByron Maxwell, and Philadelphia's first-round selection (13th).^{[source 3]}
No. 8: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). seeNo. 2: Cleveland → Philadelphia.^{[source 2]}
No. 8: Cleveland → Tennessee (D).Cleveland traded its first- and sixth-round selections (8th and176th) toTennessee in exchange for Tennessee's first- and third-round selections (15th and76th) as well as its2017 second-round selection.^{[source 4]}
^No. 9: Tampa Bay → Chicago (D).Tampa Bay traded its first-round selections (9th) toChicago in exchange for Chicago's first- and fourth-round selections (11th and106th).^{[source 4]}
^No. 11: Chicago → Tampa Bay (D). seeNo. 9: Tampa Bay → Chicago.^{[source 4]}
^No. 13: Philadelphia → Miami (PD). seeNo. 8: Miami → Philadelphia.^{[source 3]}
^No. 15: multiple trades:
No. 15: Los Angeles → Tennessee (PD). seeNo. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.^{[source 1]}
No. 15: Tennessee → Cleveland (D). seeNo. 8: Cleveland → Tennessee.^{[source 4]}
^No. 21: Washington → Houston (D).Washington traded its first-round selection (21st) toHouston in exchange for Houston's first-round selection (22nd) and their2017 sixth-round selection.^{[source 4]}
^No. 22: Houston → Washington (D). seeNo. 21: Washington → Houston.^{[source 4]}
^No. 26: Seattle → Denver (D).Seattle traded its first-round selection (26th) toDenver in exchange for Denver's first- and third-round selections (31st and94th).^{[source 5]}
^No. 28: Kansas City → San Francisco (D).Kansas City traded its first-round selection (28th) and seventh-round selection (249th) toSan Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's second-, fourth-, and sixth-round selections (37th,105th, and178th).^{[source 6]}
^No. 31: Denver → Seattle (D). seeNo. 26: Seattle → Denver.^{[source 5]}

Round two

^No. 36: Baltimore → Jacksonville (D).Baltimore traded its second-round selection (36th) toJacksonville in exchange for Jacksonvilles's second- and fifth-round selections (38th and146th).^{[source 8]}
^No. 37: San Francisco → Kansas City (D). seeNo. 28: Kansas City → San Francisco.^{[source 6]}
^No. 38: multiple trades:
No. 38: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). seeNo. 36: Baltimore → Jacksonville.^{[source 8]}
No. 38: Baltimore → Miami (D).Baltimore traded its second-round selection (38th) toMiami in exchange for Miami's second- and fourth-round selections (42nd and107th).^{[source 9]}
^No. 41: Chicago → Buffalo (D).Chicago traded its second-round selection (41st) toBuffalo in exchange for Buffalo's second- and fourth-round selections (49th and117th). Buffalo also surrendered a2017 fourth-round selection.^{[source 10]}
^No. 42: Miami → Baltimore (D). seeNo. 38: Baltimore → Miami.^{[source 8]}
^No. 43: multiple trades:
No. 43: Philadelphia → Los Angeles (PD).Philadelphia traded its second-round selection in this year's draft, a2015 fourth-round selection and quarterbackNick Foles toLos Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles's2015 fifth-round selection and quarterbackSam Bradford. The trade also included a possible conditional fourth-round selection in this year's draft that Philadelphia would have received if Bradford took less than 50 percent of the snaps in2015. Bradford took the majority of snaps for Philadelphia in 2015, so the fourth-round pick was returned to Los Angeles.^{[source 11]}
No. 43: Los Angeles → Tennessee (PD). seeNo. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.^{[source 1]}
^No. 45: Los Angeles → Tennessee (PD). seeNo. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.^{[source 1]}
^No. 48: Indianapolis → Green Bay (D).Indianapolis traded its second-round selection (48th) toGreen Bay in exchange for Green Bay's second-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (57th,125th, and248th).^{[source 12]}
^No. 49: multiple trades:
No. 49: Buffalo → Chicago (D). seeNo. 41: Chicago → Buffalo.^{[source 10]}
No. 49: Chicago → Seattle (D).Chicago traded this selection toSeattle in exchange for Seattle's second- and fourth-round selections (56th and124th).^{[source 4]}
^No. 50: Atlanta → Houston (D).Atlanta traded this selection toHouston in exchange for Houston's second- and sixth-round selections (52nd and195th).^{[source 4]}
^No. 52: Houston → Atlanta (D). seeNo. 50: Atlanta → Houston.^{[source 4]}
^No. 56: Seattle → Chicago (D). seeNo. 49: Chicago → Seattle.^{[source 4]}
^No. 57: Green Bay → Indianapolis (D). seeNo. 48: Indianapolis → Green Bay.^{[source 12]}
^No. 59: Kansas City → Tampa Bay (D).Kansas City traded this selection toTampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's third- and fourth-round selections (74th and106th).^{[source 4]}
^No. 61: multiple trades:
No. 61: Arizona → New England (PD).Arizona traded its second-round selection and guardJonathan Cooper toNew England in exchange for defensive endChandler Jones.^{[source 13]}
No. 61: New England → New Orleans (D).New England traded its second-round selection toNew Orleans in exchange for New Orleans' third- and fourth-round selections (78th and112th).^{[source 14]}

Round three

^No. 74: Tampa Bay → Kansas City (D). seeNo. 59: Kansas City → Tampa Bay.^{[source 4]}
^No. 76: multiple trades:
No. 76: Los Angeles → Tennessee (PD). seeNo. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.^{[source 1]}
No. 76: Tennessee → Cleveland (D). seeNo. 8: Cleveland → Tennessee.^{[source 4]}
^No. 77: multiple trades:
No. 77: Detroit → Philadelphia (PD).Detroit traded its third-round selection in this year's draft toPhiladelphia in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the2015 NFL draft (113th used to draft defensive tackleGabe Wright).^{[source 15]}
No. 77: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). seeNo. 2: Cleveland → Philadelphia.^{[source 2]}
No. 77: Cleveland → Carolina (D).Cleveland traded its third- and fifth-round selections (77th and141st) toCarolina in exchange for Carolina's third-, fourth-, and fifth-round selections (93rd,129th and168th).^{[source 16]}
^No. 78: New Orleans → New England (D). seeNo. 61: New England → New Orleans.^{[source 14]}
^No. 86: Minnesota → Miami (D).Minnesota traded this selection toMiami in exchange for Miami's sixth-round selection (186th) and Miami's third- and fourth-round selections in2017.^{[source 17]}
^No. 93: Carolina → Cleveland (D). seeNo. 77: Cleveland → Carolina.^{[source 16]}
^No. 94: Denver → Seattle (PD). seeNo. 26: Seattle → Denver.^{[source 5]}

Round four

^No. 100: multiple trades:
No. 100: Tennessee → Philadelphia (PD).Tennessee traded its fourth-round selection toPhiladelphia in exchange for running backDeMarco Murray and Philadelphia's fourth-round selection (113th).^{[source 19]}
No. 100: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). seeNo. 2: Cleveland → Philadelphia.^{[source 2]}
No. 100: Cleveland → Oakland (D).Cleveland traded its fourth-round selection (100th) toOakland in exchange for Oakland's fourth- and fifth-round selections (114th and154th).^{[source 20]}
^No. 105: San Francisco → Kansas City (D). seeNo. 28: Kansas City → San Francisco.^{[source 6]}
^No. 106: multiple trades:
No. 106: Chicago → Tampa Bay (D). seeNo. 9: Tampa Bay → Chicago.^{[source 4]}
No. 106: Tampa Bay → Kansas City (D). seeNo. 59: Kansas City → Tampa Bay.^{[source 4]}
^No. 107: Miami → Baltimore (D). seeNo. 38: Baltimore → Miami.^{[source 9]}
^No. 112: New Orleans → New England (D). seeNo. 61: New England → New Orleans.^{[source 14]}
^No. 113: multiple trades:
No. 113: Philadelphia → Tennessee (PD). seeNo. 100: Tennessee → Philadelphia.^{[source 19]}
No. 113: Tennessee → Los Angeles (PD). seeNo. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.^{[source 1]}
No. 113: Los Angeles → Chicago (D).Los Angeles traded this selection toChicago in exchange for Chicago's fourth- and sixth-round selections (117th and206)^{[source 21]}
^No. 114: Oakland → Cleveland (D). seeNo. 100: Cleveland → Oakland.^{[source 20]}
^No. 117: multiple trades:
No. 117: Buffalo → Chicago (D). seeNo. 41: Chicago → Buffalo.^{[source 10]}
No. 117: Chicago → Los Angeles (D). seeNo. 113: Los Angeles → Chicago.^{[source 21]}
^No. 120: Washington → New Orleans (D).Washington traded this selection toNew Orleans in exchange for New Orleans' fifth-round selection (152nd) and a fifth-round selection in2017.^{[source 22]}
^No. 124: Seattle → Chicago (D). seeNo. 49: Chicago → Seattle.^{[source 4]}
^No. 125: Green Bay → Indianapolis (D). seeNo. 48: Indianapolis → Green Bay.^{[source 12]}
^No. 127: New England → Chicago (PD).New England traded this selection toChicago in exchange for a sixth-round selection (204th) and tight endMartellus Bennett.^{[source 23]}
^No. 129: Carolina → Cleveland (D). seeNo. 77: Cleveland → Carolina.^{[source 16]}
^No. 130: Denver → Baltimore (PD).Denver traded this selection toBaltimore in exchange for Baltimore's fifth-round selection (144th) and centerGino Gradkowski.^{[source 24]}

Round five

^No. 141: Cleveland → Carolina (D). seeNo. 77: Cleveland → Carolina.^{[source 16]}
^No. 142: San Diego → San Francisco (PD).San Diego traded this selection, and its2015 first- and fourth-round selections, toSan Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's2015 first-round selection.^{[source 25]}
^No. 143: Dallas → Oakland (PD).Dallas conditionally traded this selection toOakland for wide receiverBrice Butler and Oakland's 2016 sixth-round selection (189th). The pick occurred because Butler was on the Cowboys' 53-man roster for at least six games.^{[source 26]}
^No. 144: Baltimore → Denver (PD). seeNo. 130: Denver → Baltimore.^{[source 24]}
^No. 146: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). seeNo. 36: Baltimore → Jacksonville.^{[source 8]}
^No. 147: multiple trades:
No. 147: Miami → New England (D).Miami traded this selection toNew England in exchange for New England's 2 sixth-round selections (196th and204th) and a seventh-round selection (250th).^{[source 27]}
No. 147: New England → Seattle (D).New England traded this selection and a seventh-round selection (243rd) toSeattle in exchange for Seattle's sixth-round selection (225th) and a fourth-round selection in2017.^{[source 28]}
^No. 152: New Orleans → Washington (D). seeNo. 120: Washington → New Orleans.^{[source 22]}
^No. 154: Oakland → Cleveland (D). seeNo. 100: Cleveland → Oakland.^{[source 20]}
^No. 157: multiple trades:
No. 157: New York Jets → Denver (PD).NY Jets traded this selection toDenver in exchange for Denver's seventh-round selection (235th) and offensive tackleRyan Clady.^{[source 31]}
No. 157: Denver → Tennessee (D).Denver traded this selection and a seventh-round selection (253rd) in exchange for a sixth-round selection (176th) and a sixth-round selection in2017.^{[source 32]}
^No. 158: Washington → New York Jets (D).Washington traded this selection to theNew York Jets in exchange for New York's fourth-round selection in2017.^{[source 33]}
^No. 162: Seattle → Kansas City (PD).Seattle traded this selection toKansas City in exchange for safetyKelcie McCray.^{[source 34]}
^No. 164: Pittsburgh → Philadelphia (PD).Pittsburgh traded this conditional selection toPhiladelphia in exchange for cornerbackBrandon Boykin. The selection could have become a fourth round selection if Boykin played 60% of the snaps during the season.^{[source 35]}
^No. 166: New England → Houston (PD).New England traded this selection toHouston in exchange for wide receiverKeshawn Martin and Houston's 2016 sixth-round selection (196th).^{[source 36]}
^No. 168: Carolina → Cleveland (D). seeNo. 77: Cleveland → Carolina.^{[source 16]}
^No. 169: Denver → Detroit (PD).Denver traded this selection, its 2015 first- and fifth-round selections (28th &143rd), and guard–centerManny Ramirez toDetroit in exchange for Detroit's 2015 first-round selection (23rd).^{[source 37]}

Round six

^No. 176: multiple trades:
No. 176: Cleveland → Tennessee (D). seeNo. 8: Cleveland → Tennessee.^{[source 4]}
No. 176: Tennessee → Denver (D). seeNo. 157: Denver → Tennessee.^{[source 32]}
^No. 177: Tennessee → Los Angeles (PD). seeNo. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.^{[source 1]}
^No. 178: multiple trades:
No. 178: Dallas → San Francisco (PD).Dallas traded this selection toSan Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's2015 seventh-round selection (246th).^{[source 15]}
No. 178: San Francisco → Kansas City (D). seeNo. 28: Kansas City → San Francisco.^{[source 6]}
^No. 180: San Francisco → Minnesota (PD).San Francisco traded this selection and centerNick Easton toMinnesota in exchange for linebackerGerald Hodges.^{[source 38]}
^No. 186: multiple trades:
No. 186: Miami → Minnesota (D). seeNo. 86: Minnesota → Miami.^{[source 17]}
No. 186: Minnesota → Miami (D).Minnesota traded this selection toMiami in exchange for Miami's sixth- and seventh-round selections (196th and227th).^{[source 39]}
^No. 187: New Orleans → Washington (PD).New Orleans traded this selection along with its sixth-round selection in the2015 NFL draft (187th) toWashington in exchange for Washington's fifth-round selection.^{[source 15]}
^No. 188: Philadelphia → Minnesota (D).Philadelphia traded this selection toMinnesota in exchange for Minnesota's sixth- and seventh-round selections (196th and240th).^{[source 40]}
^No. 189: Oakland → Dallas (PD). seeNo. 143: Dallas → Oakland.^{[source 26]}
^No. 193: Atlanta → Tennessee (PD).Atlanta traded this selection toTennessee in exchange for guardAndy Levitre and a future conditional selection.^{[source 41]}
^No. 194: Indianapolis → Oakland (PD).Indianapolis traded this selection toOakland in exchange for linebackerSio Moore.^{[source 42]}
^No. 195: multiple trades:
No. 195: New York Jets → Houston (PD). TheJets traded a conditional seventh-round selection in the 2016 draft toHouston in exchange for quarterbackRyan Fitzpatrick. The pick can become a sixth-round selection based on Fitzpatrick's playing time.^{[source 43]}
No. 195: Houston → Atlanta (D). seeNo. 50: Atlanta → Houston.^{[source 4]}
^No. 196: multiple trades:
No. 196: Houston → New England (PD). seeNo. 166: New England → Houston.^{[source 36]}
No. 196: New England → Miami (D). seeNo. 147: Miami → New England.^{[source 27]}
No. 196: Miami → Minnesota (D). seeNo. 186: Minnesota → Miami.^{[source 39]}
No. 196: Minnesota → Philadelphia (D). seeNo. 188: Philadelphia → Minnesota.^{[source 40]}
^No. 197: Washington → Tampa Bay (PD).Washington traded this selection toTampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's seventh-round selection (232nd) and safetyDashon Goldson.^{[source 44]}
^No. 198: Minnesota → San Diego (PD).Minnesota traded this selection toSan Diego in exchange for offensive linemanJeremiah Sirles.^{[source 45]}
^No. 201: Pittsburgh → Jacksonville (PD).Pittsburgh traded this selection toJacksonville in exchange for kickerJosh Scobee.^{[source 46]}
^No. 202: Seattle → Detroit (PD).Seattle traded this selection toDetroit in exchange for cornerbackMohammed Seisay.^{[source 47]}
^No. 204: multiple trades:
No. 204: New England → Chicago (PD).New England traded this selection toChicago in exchange for linebackerJon Bostic.^{[source 48]}
No. 204: Chicago → New England (PD). seeNo. 127: New England → Chicago^{[source 23]}
No. 204: New England → Miami (D). seeNo. 147: Miami → New England^{[source 27]}
^No. 206: multiple trades:
No. 206: Carolina → Chicago (PD).Carolina traded this selection toChicago in exchange for defensive endJared Allen.^{[source 49]}
No. 206: Chicago → Los Angeles (D). seeNo. 113: Los Angeles → Chicago.^{[source 21]}
^No. 207: Denver → San Francisco (PD).Denver traded this selection, along with its sixth-round selection in the2017 NFL draft toSan Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's seventh-round selection (228th) and tight endVernon Davis.^{[source 50]}

Round seven

^No. 223: Cleveland → Miami (D).Cleveland traded this selection toMiami in exchange for Miami's seventh-round selection (250th) and cornerbackJamar Taylor.^{[source 51]}
^No. 225: multiple trades:
No. 225: Dallas → Seattle (PD).Dallas traded this selection toSeattle in exchange for running backChristine Michael.^{[source 52]}
No. 225: Seattle → New England (D). seeNo. 147: New England → Seattle.^{[source 28]}
^No. 227: multiple trades:
No. 227: Baltimore → Miami (PD).Baltimore traded this selection toMiami in exchange for cornerbackWill Davis.^{[source 53]}
No. 227: Miami → Minnesota (D). seeNo. 186: Minnesota → Miami.^{[source 39]}
^No. 228: San Francisco → Denver (PD). seeNo. 207: Denver → San Francisco.^{[source 50]}
^No. 229: New York Giants → Pittsburgh (PD). TheGiants traded a conditional seventh-round selection in the 2016 draft toPittsburgh in exchange for punterBrad Wing.^{[source 54]}
^No. 232: Tampa Bay → Washington (PD). seeNo. 197: Washington → Tampa Bay.^{[source 44]}
^No. 235: multiple trades:
No. 235: Los Angeles → Houston (PD).Los Angeles traded this selection toHouston in exchange for quarterbackCase Keenum.^{[source 55]}
No. 235: Houston → Denver (PD).Houston traded this selection toDenver in exchange for offensive tackleChris Clark.^{[source 56]}
No. 235: Denver → New York Jets (PD). seeNo. 157: New York Jets → Denver.^{[source 31]}
^No. 240: multiple trades:
No. 240: Buffalo → Minnesota (PD).Buffalo traded this selection and a 2015 fifth-round selection (137th) toMinnesota in exchange for quarterbackMatt Cassel and Minnesota's 2015 sixth-round selection (187th).^{[source 57]}
No. 240: Minnesota → Philadelphia (D). seeNo. 188: Philadelphia → Minnesota.^{[source 40]}
^No. 243: multiple trades:
No. 243: Houston → New England (PD).Houston traded its seventh–round selection in the 2016 draft toNew England in exchange for quarterbackRyan Mallett. The pick could have been a sixth–round selection but Mallett did not play 40% of the snaps in 2014.^{[source 58]}
No. 243: New England → Seattle (D). seeNo. 147: New England → Seattle.^{[source 28]}
^No. 248: Green Bay → Indianapolis (D). seeNo. 48: Indianapolis → Green Bay.^{[source 12]}
^No. 249: Kansas City → San Francisco (D). seeNo. 28: Kansas City → San Francisco.^{[source 6]}
^No. 250: multiple trades:
No. 250: New England → Miami (D). seeNo. 147: Miami → New England.^{[source 27]}
No. 250: Miami → Cleveland (D). seeNo. 223: Cleveland → Miami.^{[source 51]}
^No. 251: Arizona → Philadelphia (PD).Arizona traded this selection toPhiladelphia in exchange for quarterbackMatt Barkley on the condition that Barkley was on the roster for six games.^{[source 59]}
^No. 253: Denver → Tennessee (D). seeNo. 157: Denver → Tennessee.^{[source 32]}

Forfeited picks

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^New England forfeited its first-round selection as a result of Deflategate. The team will also forfeit a 2017 fourth-round selection.^{[source 7]}
^Kansas City forfeited its third-round selection for violating the NFL's Anti-Tampering policy. The team will also forfeit a 2017 sixth-round selection and pay a $250,000 fine.^{[source 18]}
^Los Angeles forfeited its fifth-round selection after selecting offensive tackleIsaiah Battle in the2015 Supplemental draft.^{[source 29]}
^Atlanta forfeited its fifth-round selection as punishment for pipingartificial crowd noise into theGeorgia Dome during the2013 and2014 seasons.^{[source 30]}

Supplemental draft

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The 2016supplemental 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:^[6]

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.^[7]

Summary

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Selections by college athletic conference

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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	3	1	2	2	10
ACC	4	6	4	3	1	3	5	26
Big 12	3	4	2	5	6	6	0	26
Big Ten	6	7	10	9	2	10	3	47
C-USA	1	0	1	2	0	3	3	10
Ind. (FBS)	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	8
MAC	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	6
MW	0	1	4	1	1	2	0	9
Pac-12	4	2	4	2	7	4	9	32
SEC	8	8	6	9	7	8	5	51
Sun Belt	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
NCAA Division I FCS football conferences
Big Sky	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	4
CAA	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Ivy	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
MEAC	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	3
MVFC	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3
OVC	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
SoCon	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Southland	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
Non-Division I football conferences
CWUAA (CIS)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
GLIAC (DII)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Gulf South (DII)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Lone Star (DII)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Non-College Selections
GFL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Schools with multiple draft selections

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Selections	Schools
12	Ohio State
9	Clemson
8	UCLA
7	Alabama,Florida,Notre Dame
6	Baylor
5	Arkansas,Georgia,LSU,Michigan State,Ole Miss,Penn State,Stanford,TCU,West Virginia
4	Cal,Nebraska,Oklahoma,USC
3	Auburn,Boise State,Houston,Illinois,Indiana,Louisiana Tech,Maryland,Michigan,Mississippi State,Missouri,NC State,South Carolina,Temple,Texas A&M,Texas Tech Western Kentucky
2	Arizona,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

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Position	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Center	1	1	3	1	0	1	1	8
Cornerback	5	5	5	5	3	7	2	32
Defensive end	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	17
Defensive tackle	4	5	5	5	3	0	0	22
Fullback	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Guard	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	13
Kicker	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Linebacker	2	8	3	7	3	6	7	36
Long snapper	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Offensive tackle	5	1	3	2	8	1	0	20
Punter	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
Quarterback	3	1	2	3	1	4	1	15
Running back	1	1	2	3	6	3	4	20
Safety	2	2	3	4	2	4	3	20
Tight end	0	1	2	1	0	3	2	9
Wide receiver	4	3	2	6	5	7	6	33