Top 2016 NFL Draft Prospects

The 2015 NFL Draft is behind us. Good riddance, if I may say so myself. A draft that started out with so much promise with rumor after rumor ending up lacking in any kind of drama. As a matter of fact, the draft in the movie Draft Day was more exciting than last weekend's draft (and yes, I may still be a little bitter about the Philadelphia Eagles not getting Marcus Mariota).

The only thing that can help take the horrible taste of the 2015 NFL Draft out of our mouths....is an appetizer of the 2016 NFL Draft of course! EVERYONE loves them some draft coverage, so why not start extremely early on next year's draft?

In this column, you will find a list of college football prospects who will likely be selected in the first-round of the NFL Draft next season. These are the guys you should be paying close attention to next season as they will probably be the players that NFL fans everywhere are drooling over next April (or is it May next year?). And if they aren't, well then it'll be fun to go back and look at how I wrong I was next year, won't it?

2016 NFL Draft Prospects

This isn't an actual "rankings" list. It's just a list of guys I think will be the top prospects next season. They aren't ranked in order beyond that. 

Red font denotes a potential top-10 pick next year.

Quarterback:

1. Cardale Jones (Ohio State)
2. Christian Hackenburg (Penn State)
3. Connor Cook (Michigan State)

Running Back:

1. Ezekiel Elliot (Ohio State)
2. Derrick Henry (Alabama)

Wide Receiver:

1. D'haquille Williams (Auburn)
2. Tyler Boyd (Pittsburgh)
3. Laquon Treadwell (Ole Miss)
4. Travin Dural (LSU)
5. Rashard Higgins (Colorado State)

Tight End:

1. O.J. Howard (Alabama)

Offensive Tackle:

1. Laremy Tunsil (Ole Miss)
2. Spencer Drango (Baylor)
3. Ronnie Stanley (Notre Dame)
4. Jack Conklin (Michigan State)

Defensive Ends:

1. Joey Bosa (Ohio State)
2. Robert Nkemdiche (Ole Miss)
3. Shawn Oakman (Baylor)
4. Carl Lawson (Auburn)
5. A'Shawn Robinson (Alabama)
6. Leonard Floyd (Georgia)
7. Emmanuel Ogbah (Oklahoma State)
8. DeForest Buckner (Oregon)

Defensive Tackles:

1. Chris Jones (Mississippi State)
2. Andrew Billings (Baylor)

Linebackers:

1. Jaylon Smith (Notre Dame)
2. Scooby Wright (Arizona)
3. Myles Jack (UCLA)
4. Darron Lee (Ohio State)
5. Shilque Calhoun (Michigan State)
6. Leonard Floyd (Georgia)

Cornerbacks:

1. Vernon Hargreaves (Florida)
2. Kendall Fuller (Virginia Tech)
3. Jalen Ramsey (Florida State)
4. Zack Sanchez (Oklahoma)
5. Cameron Sutton (Tennessee)
6. TreDavious White (LSU)

Safeties:

1. Nate Andrews (Florida State)
2. Su'a Cravens (USC)
3. Eddie Jackson (Alabama)
4. Tony Conner (Ole Miss)