# 2016 NFL draft

The 2016 NFL draft was the 81st annual draft of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. As in 2015, the draft took place at the Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park in Chicago. The draft began on Thursday, April 28 with the first round, and ended 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, the first time the top pick was traded before the draft since 2001 when the San Diego Chargers traded their first pick to the Atlanta 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.

## 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. 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

The following is the breakdown of the 253 players selected by position:
* 36 Linebackers
* 31 Wide receivers
* 32 Cornerbacks
* 22 Defensive tackles
* 20 Offensive tackles
* 19 Running backs
* 19 Safeties
* 18 Defensive ends
* 15 Quarterbacks
* 13 Offensive guards
* 11 Tight ends
* 8 Centers
* 3 Fullbacks
* 3 Punters
* 1 Long snapper
* 1 Placekicker

## Player selections

| * | = Compensatory selection |
| † | = Pro Bowler |
Positions key :
| C | Center | CB | Cornerback | DB | Defensive back | DE | Defensive end |
| DL | Defensive lineman | DT | Defensive tackle | FB | Fullback | FS | Free safety |
| G | Guard | K | Kicker | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker |
| LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker | OT | Offensive tackle | OL | Offensive lineman |
| OLB | Outside linebacker | 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 |
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams | Jared Goff $^†$ | QB | California | Pac-12 | from Tennessee |
| 1 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | Carson Wentz $^†$ | QB | North Dakota State | MVFC | from Cleveland |
| 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 | from Miami via Philadelphia and Cleveland |
| 1 | 9 | Chicago Bears | Leonard Floyd | LB | Georgia | SEC | from Tampa Bay |
| 1 | 10 | New York Giants | Eli Apple | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Vernon Hargreaves | CB | Florida | SEC | from Chicago |
| 1 | 12 | New Orleans Saints | Sheldon Rankins | DT | Louisville | ACC | |
| 1 | 13 | Miami Dolphins | Laremy Tunsil $^†$ | OT | Ole Miss | SEC | from Philadelphia |
| 1 | 14 | Oakland Raiders | Karl Joseph | S | West Virginia | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 15 | Cleveland Browns | Corey Coleman | WR | Baylor | Big 12 | from Los Angeles via Tennessee |
| 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) | from Washington |
| 1 | 22 | Washington Redskins | Josh Doctson | WR | TCU | Big 12 | from Houston |
| 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 | from Seattle |
| 1 | 27 | Green Bay Packers | Kenny Clark $^†$ | DT | UCLA | Pac-12 | |
| 1 | 28 | San Francisco 49ers | Joshua Garnett | OG | Stanford | Pac-12 | from Kansas City |
| 1 | 28.5– | New England Patriots | Selection forfeited | Selection forfeited | Selection forfeited | Selection forfeited | Selection forfeited |
| 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 | from Denver |
| 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 | from Baltimore |
| 2 | 37 | Kansas City Chiefs | Chris Jones $^†$ | DT | Mississippi State | SEC | from San Francisco |
| 2 | 38 | Miami Dolphins | Xavien Howard $^†$ | CB | Baylor | Big 12 | from Jacksonville via Baltimore |
| 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 | from Chicago |
| 2 | 42 | Baltimore Ravens | Kamalei Correa | LB | Boise State | MW | from Miami |
| 2 | 43 | Tennessee Titans | Austin Johnson | DT | Penn State | Big Ten | from Philadelphia via Los Angeles |
| 2 | 44 | Oakland Raiders | Jihad Ward | DE | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 45 | Tennessee Titans | Derrick Henry $^†$ | RB | Alabama | SEC | from Los Angeles 2015 Heisman 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 | from Indianapolis |
| 2 | 49 | Seattle Seahawks | Jarran Reed | DT | Alabama | SEC | from Buffalo via Chicago |
| 2 | 50 | Houston Texans | Nick Martin | C | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | from Atlanta |
| 2 | 51 | New York Jets | Christian Hackenberg | QB | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 52 | Atlanta Falcons | Deion Jones $^†$ | LB | LSU | SEC | from Houston |
| 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 | from Seattle |
| 2 | 57 | Indianapolis Colts | T. J. Green | CB | Clemson | ACC | from Green Bay |
| 2 | 58 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sean Davis | S | Maryland | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 59 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Roberto Aguayo | K | Florida State | ACC | from Kansas City |
| 2 | 60 | New England Patriots | Cyrus Jones | CB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 2 | 61 | New Orleans Saints | Vonn Bell | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Arizona via New England |
| 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) | from Tampa Bay |
| 3 | 75 | Oakland Raiders | Shilique Calhoun | DE | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 76 | Cleveland Browns | Shon Coleman | OT | Auburn | SEC | from Los Angeles via Tennessee |
| 3 | 77 | Carolina Panthers | Daryl Worley | CB | West Virginia | Big 12 | from Detroit via Philadelphia and Cleveland |
| 3 | 78 | New England Patriots | Joe Thuney $^†$ | OG | NC State | ACC | from New Orleans |
| 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 | from Minnesota |
| 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. | Selection forfeited. | Selection forfeited. | Selection forfeited. | Selection forfeited. |
| 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 | from Carolina |
| 3 | 94 | Seattle Seahawks | Nick Vannett | TE | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Denver |
| 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 | from Tennessee via Philadelphia and Cleveland |
| 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 | from San Francisco |
| 4 | 106 | Kansas City Chiefs | Eric Murray | CB | Minnesota | Big Ten | from Chicago via Tampa Bay |
| 4 | 107 | Baltimore Ravens | Chris Moore | WR | Cincinnati | The American | from Miami |
| 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 | from New Orleans |
| 4 | 113 | Chicago Bears | Nick Kwiatkoski | LB | West Virginia | Big 12 | from Philadelphia via Tennessee and Los Angeles |
| 4 | 114 | Cleveland Browns | Ricardo Louis | WR | Auburn | SEC | from Oakland |
| 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 | from Buffalo via Chicago |
| 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 | from Washington |
| 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 | from Seattle |
| 4 | 125 | Indianapolis Colts | Antonio Morrison | LB | Florida | SEC | from Green Bay |
| 4 | 126 | Kansas City Chiefs | Demarcus Robinson | WR | Florida | SEC | |
| 4 | 127 | Chicago Bears | Deiondre' Hall | S | Northern Iowa | MVFC | from New England |
| 4 | 128 | Arizona Cardinals | Evan Boehm | C | Missouri | SEC | |
| 4 | 129 | Cleveland Browns | Derrick Kindred | S | TCU | Big 12 | from Carolina |
| 4 | 130 | Baltimore Ravens | Alex Lewis | OT | Nebraska | Big Ten | from Denver |
| 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 by NFLMC and NFLPA |
| 5 | 140 | Tennessee Titans | Tajae Sharpe | WR | UMass | MAC | |
| 5 | 141 | Carolina Panthers | Zack Sanchez | CB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from Cleveland |
| 5 | 142 | San Francisco 49ers | Ronald Blair | DE | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | from San Diego |
| 5 | 143 | Oakland Raiders | DeAndré Washington | RB | Texas Tech | Big 12 | from Dallas |
| 5 | 144 | Denver Broncos | Connor McGovern | OG | Missouri | SEC | from Baltimore |
| 5 | 145 | San Francisco 49ers | John Theus | OT | Georgia | SEC | |
| 5 | 146 | Baltimore Ravens | Matthew Judon $^†$ | DE | Grand Valley State | GLIAC | from Jacksonville |
| 5 | 147 | Seattle Seahawks | Quinton Jefferson | DT | Maryland | Big Ten | from Miami via New England |
| 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 | from New Orleans |
| 5 | 153 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wendell Smallwood | RB | West Virginia | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 154 | Cleveland Browns | Jordan Payton | WR | UCLA | Pac-12 | from Oakland |
| 5 | 154.5– | Los Angeles Rams | Selection forfeited during the 2015 Supplemental draft. | Selection forfeited during the 2015 Supplemental draft. | Selection forfeited during the 2015 Supplemental draft. | Selection forfeited during the 2015 Supplemental draft. | Selection forfeited during the 2015 Supplemental draft. |
| 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 . | Selection forfeited . | Selection forfeited . | Selection forfeited . | Selection forfeited . |
| 5 | 157 | Tennessee Titans | LeShaun Sims | CB | Southern Utah | Big Sky | from NY Jets via Denver |
| 5 | 158 | New York Jets | Brandon Shell | OT | South Carolina | SEC | from Washington |
| 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 | from Seattle |
| 5 | 163 | Green Bay Packers | Trevor Davis | WR | California | Pac-12 | |
| 5 | 164 | Philadelphia Eagles | Halapoulivaati Vaitai | OT | TCU | Big 12 | from Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 165 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tyreek Hill $^†$ | WR | West Alabama | Gulf South | |
| 5 | 166 | Houston Texans | D. J. Reader | DT | Clemson | ACC | from New England |
| 5 | 167 | Arizona Cardinals | Marqui Christian | S | Midwestern State | LSC | |
| 5 | 168 | Cleveland Browns | Spencer Drango | OT | Baylor | Big 12 | from Carolina |
| 5 | 169 | Detroit Lions | Antwione Williams | LB | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | from Denver |
| 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 | from Cleveland via Tennessee |
| 6 | 177 | Los Angeles Rams | Temarrick Hemingway | TE | South Carolina State | MEAC | from Tennessee |
| 6 | 178 | Kansas City Chiefs | D. J. White | CB | Georgia Tech | ACC | from Dallas via San Francisco |
| 6 | 179 | San Diego Chargers | Drew Kaser | P | Texas A&M | SEC | |
| 6 | 180 | Minnesota Vikings | Moritz Böhringer | WR | | | from San Francisco. First European player drafted without playing college football in NFL history; drafted from the GFL |
| 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 | from Miami via Minnesota |
| 6 | 187 | Washington Redskins | Nate Sudfeld | QB | Indiana | Big Ten | from New Orleans |
| 6 | 188 | Minnesota Vikings | David Morgan II | TE | UTSA | C-USA | from Philadelphia |
| 6 | 189 | Dallas Cowboys | Anthony Brown | CB | Purdue | Big Ten | from Oakland |
| 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 | from Atlanta |
| 6 | 194 | Oakland Raiders | Cory James | LB | Colorado State | MW | from Indianapolis |
| 6 | 195 | Atlanta Falcons | Wes Schweitzer | OG | San Jose State | MW | from NY Jets via Houston |
| 6 | 196 | Philadelphia Eagles | Blake Countess | CB | Auburn | SEC | from Houston via New England, Miami and Minnesota |
| 6 | 197 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dan Vitale | FB | Northwestern | Big Ten | from Washington |
| 6 | 198 | San Diego Chargers | Derek Watt | FB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | from Minnesota |
| 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 | from Pittsburgh |
| 6 | 202 | Detroit Lions | Anthony Zettel | DE | Penn State | Big Ten | from Seattle |
| 6 | 203 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dadi Nicolas | LB | Virginia Tech | ACC | |
| 6 | 204 | Miami Dolphins | Jordan Lucas | S | Penn State | Big Ten | from New England via Chicago and New England |
| 6 | 205 | Arizona Cardinals | Harlan Miller | CB | Southeastern Louisiana | Southland | |
| 6 | 206 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Thomas | WR | Southern Miss | C-USA | from Carolina via Chicago |
| 6 | 207 | San Francisco 49ers | Jeff Driskel | QB | Louisiana Tech | C-USA | from Denver |
| 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 a PF for Baylor 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 | from Cleveland |
| 7 | 224 | San Diego Chargers | Donavon Clark | OG | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 225 | New England Patriots | Devin Lucien | WR | Arizona State | Pac-12 | from Dallas via Seattle |
| 7 | 226 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jonathan Woodard | DE | Central Arkansas | Southland | |
| 7 | 227 | Minnesota Vikings | Stephen Weatherly | LB | Vanderbilt | SEC | from Baltimore via Miami |
| 7 | 228 | Denver Broncos | Riley Dixon | P | Syracuse | ACC | from San Francisco |
| 7 | 229 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Demarcus Ayers | WR | Houston | The American | from NY Giants |
| 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 | from Tampa Bay |
| 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 | from Los Angeles via Houston and Denver |
| 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 | from Buffalo via Minnesota |
| 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 | from Houston via New England |
| 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 | from Green Bay |
| 7 | 249 | San Francisco 49ers | Prince Charles Iworah | CB | Western Kentucky | C-USA | from Kansas City |
| 7 | 250 | Cleveland Browns | Scooby Wright | LB | Arizona | Pac-12 | from New England via Miami |
| 7 | 251 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Walker | LB | Oregon | Pac-12 | from Arizona |
| 7 | 252 | Carolina Panthers | Beau Sandland | TE | Montana State | Big Sky | |
| 7 | 253 | Tennessee Titans | Kalan Reed | CB | Southern Miss | C-USA | from Denver Mr. Irrelevant |

## Notable undrafted players

| 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

(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, and 177th) to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles's first-round, two second-round, and third-round selections in this year's draft (15th, 43rd, 45th, and 76th) as well as Los Angeles's first- and third-round selections in the 2017 NFL draft.
* ↑ No. 2: Cleveland → Philadelphia (PD). Cleveland traded this selection (2nd) and a conditional fifth-round selection in 2017 (this selection would be upgraded to a compensatory fourth-round selection if the Browns receive one in 2017) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's first-round, third-round, and fourth-round selections in this years draft (8th, 77th, and 100th) as well as Philadelphia's first-round selection in the 2017 NFL draft and second-round selection in the 2018 NFL draft.
* ↑ No. 8: multiple trades:    No. 8: Miami → Philadelphia (PD). Miami traded its first-round selection (8th) to Philadelphia in exchange for linebacker Kiko Alonso, cornerback Byron Maxwell, and Philadelphia's first-round selection (13th).     No. 8: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). see No. 2: Cleveland → Philadelphia.     No. 8: Cleveland → Tennessee (D). Cleveland traded its first- and sixth-round selections (8th and 176th) to Tennessee in exchange for Tennessee's first- and third-round selections (15th and 76th) as well as its 2017 second-round selection.
* ↑ No. 9: Tampa Bay → Chicago (D). Tampa Bay traded its first-round selections (9th) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's first- and fourth-round selections (11th and 106th).
* ↑ No. 11: Chicago → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 9: Tampa Bay → Chicago.
* ↑ No. 13: Philadelphia → Miami (PD). see No. 8: Miami → Philadelphia.
* ↑ No. 15: multiple trades:    No. 15: Los Angeles → Tennessee (PD). see No. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.    No. 15: Tennessee → Cleveland (D). see No. 8: Cleveland → Tennessee.
* ↑ No. 21: Washington → Houston (D). Washington traded its first-round selection (21st) to Houston in exchange for Houston's first-round selection (22nd) and their 2017 sixth-round selection.
* ↑ No. 22: Houston → Washington (D). see No. 21: Washington → Houston.
* ↑ No. 26: Seattle → Denver (D). Seattle traded its first-round selection (26th) to Denver in exchange for Denver's first- and third-round selections (31st and 94th).
* ↑ No. 28: Kansas City → San Francisco (D). Kansas City traded its first-round selection (28th) and seventh-round selection (249th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's second-, fourth-, and sixth-round selections (37th, 105th, and 178th).
* ↑ No. 31: Denver → Seattle (D). see No. 26: Seattle → Denver.

### Round two

* ↑ No. 36: Baltimore → Jacksonville (D). Baltimore traded its second-round selection (36th) to Jacksonville in exchange for Jacksonvilles's second- and fifth-round selections (38th and 146th).
* ↑ No. 37: San Francisco → Kansas City (D). see No. 28: Kansas City → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 38: multiple trades:    No. 38: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). see No. 36: Baltimore → Jacksonville.    No. 38: Baltimore → Miami (D).Baltimore traded its second-round selection (38th) to Miami in exchange for Miami's second- and fourth-round selections (42nd and 107th).
* ↑ No. 41: Chicago → Buffalo (D). Chicago traded its second-round selection (41st) to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's second- and fourth-round selections (49th and 117th). Buffalo also surrendered a 2017 fourth-round selection.
* ↑ No. 42: Miami → Baltimore (D). see No. 38: Baltimore → Miami.
* ↑ No. 43: multiple trades:    No. 43: Philadelphia → Los Angeles (PD). Philadelphia traded its second-round selection in this year's draft, a 2015 fourth-round selection and quarterback Nick Foles to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles's 2015 fifth-round selection and quarterback Sam 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 in 2015. Bradford took the majority of snaps for Philadelphia in 2015, so the fourth-round pick was returned to Los Angeles.    No. 43: Los Angeles → Tennessee (PD). see No. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.
* ↑ No. 45: Los Angeles → Tennessee (PD). see No. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.
* ↑ No. 48: Indianapolis → Green Bay (D). Indianapolis traded its second-round selection (48th) to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's second-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (57th, 125th, and 248th).
* ↑ No. 49: multiple trades:    No. 49: Buffalo → Chicago (D). see No. 41: Chicago → Buffalo.    No. 49: Chicago → Seattle (D). Chicago traded this selection to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's second- and fourth-round selections (56th and 124th).
* ↑ No. 50: Atlanta → Houston (D). Atlanta traded this selection to Houston in exchange for Houston's second- and sixth-round selections (52nd and 195th).
* ↑ No. 52: Houston → Atlanta (D). see No. 50: Atlanta → Houston.
* ↑ No. 56: Seattle → Chicago (D). see No. 49: Chicago → Seattle.
* ↑ No. 57: Green Bay → Indianapolis (D). see No. 48: Indianapolis → Green Bay.
* ↑ No. 59: Kansas City → Tampa Bay (D). Kansas City traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's third- and fourth-round selections (74th and 106th).
* ↑ No. 61: multiple trades:    No. 61: Arizona → New England (PD). Arizona traded its second-round selection and guard Jonathan Cooper to New England in exchange for defensive end Chandler Jones.    No. 61: New England → New Orleans (D). New England traded its second-round selection to New Orleans in exchange for New Orleans' third- and fourth-round selections (78th and 112th).

### Round three

* ↑ No. 74: Tampa Bay → Kansas City (D). see No. 59: Kansas City → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 76: multiple trades:    No. 76: Los Angeles → Tennessee (PD). see No. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.    No. 76: Tennessee → Cleveland (D). see No. 8: Cleveland → Tennessee.
* ↑ No. 77: multiple trades:    No. 77: Detroit → Philadelphia (PD). Detroit traded its third-round selection in this year's draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2015 NFL draft (113th used to draft defensive tackle Gabe Wright).    No. 77: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). see No. 2: Cleveland → Philadelphia.    No. 77: Cleveland → Carolina (D). Cleveland traded its third- and fifth-round selections (77th and 141st) to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's third-, fourth-, and fifth-round selections (93rd, 129th and 168th).
* ↑ No. 78: New Orleans → New England (D). see No. 61: New England → New Orleans.
* ↑ No. 86: Minnesota → Miami (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Miami in exchange for Miami's sixth-round selection (186th) and Miami's third- and fourth-round selections in 2017.
* ↑ No. 93: Carolina → Cleveland (D). see No. 77: Cleveland → Carolina.
* ↑ No. 94: Denver → Seattle (PD). see No. 26: Seattle → Denver.

### Round four

* ↑ No. 100: multiple trades:    No. 100: Tennessee → Philadelphia (PD). Tennessee traded its fourth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for running back DeMarco Murray and Philadelphia's fourth-round selection (113th).    No. 100: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). see No. 2: Cleveland → Philadelphia.    No. 100: Cleveland → Oakland (D). Cleveland traded its fourth-round selection (100th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's fourth- and fifth-round selections (114th and 154th).
* ↑ No. 105: San Francisco → Kansas City (D). see No. 28: Kansas City → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 106: multiple trades:    No. 106: Chicago → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 9: Tampa Bay → Chicago.    No. 106: Tampa Bay → Kansas City (D). see No. 59: Kansas City → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 107: Miami → Baltimore (D). see No. 38: Baltimore → Miami.
* ↑ No. 112: New Orleans → New England (D). see No. 61: New England → New Orleans.
* ↑ No. 113: multiple trades:    No. 113: Philadelphia → Tennessee (PD). see No. 100: Tennessee → Philadelphia.    No. 113: Tennessee → Los Angeles (PD). see No. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.    No. 113: Los Angeles → Chicago (D). Los Angeles traded this selection to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's fourth- and sixth-round selections (117th and 206)
* ↑ No. 114: Oakland → Cleveland (D). see No. 100: Cleveland → Oakland.
* ↑ No. 117: multiple trades:    No. 117: Buffalo → Chicago (D). see No. 41: Chicago → Buffalo.    No. 117: Chicago → Los Angeles (D). see No. 113: Los Angeles → Chicago.
* ↑ No. 120: Washington → New Orleans (D). Washington traded this selection to New Orleans in exchange for New Orleans' fifth-round selection (152nd) and a fifth-round selection in 2017.
* ↑ No. 124: Seattle → Chicago (D). see No. 49: Chicago → Seattle.
* ↑ No. 125: Green Bay → Indianapolis (D). see No. 48: Indianapolis → Green Bay.
* ↑ No. 127: New England → Chicago (PD). New England traded this selection to Chicago in exchange for a sixth-round selection (204th) and tight end Martellus Bennett.
* ↑ No. 129: Carolina → Cleveland (D). see No. 77: Cleveland → Carolina.
* ↑ No. 130: Denver → Baltimore (PD). Denver traded this selection to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's fifth-round selection (144th) and center Gino Gradkowski.

### Round five

* ↑ No. 141: Cleveland → Carolina (D). see No. 77: Cleveland → Carolina.
* ↑ No. 142: San Diego → San Francisco (PD). San Diego traded this selection, and its 2015 first- and fourth-round selections, to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's 2015 first-round selection.
* ↑ No. 143: Dallas → Oakland (PD). Dallas conditionally traded this selection to Oakland for wide receiver Brice 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.
* ↑ No. 144: Baltimore → Denver (PD). see No. 130: Denver → Baltimore.
* ↑ No. 146: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). see No. 36: Baltimore → Jacksonville.
* ↑ No. 147: multiple trades:    No. 147: Miami → New England (D). Miami traded this selection to New England in exchange for New England's 2 sixth-round selections (196th and 204th) and a seventh-round selection (250th).    No. 147: New England → Seattle (D). New England traded this selection and a seventh-round selection (243rd) to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's sixth-round selection (225th) and a fourth-round selection in 2017.
* ↑ No. 152: New Orleans → Washington (D). see No. 120: Washington → New Orleans.
* ↑ No. 154: Oakland → Cleveland (D). see No. 100: Cleveland → Oakland.
* ↑ No. 157: multiple trades:    No. 157: New York Jets → Denver (PD). NY Jets traded this selection to Denver in exchange for Denver's seventh-round selection (235th) and offensive tackle Ryan Clady.    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 in 2017.
* ↑ No. 158: Washington → New York Jets (D). Washington traded this selection to the New York Jets in exchange for New York's fourth-round selection in 2017.
* ↑ No. 162: Seattle → Kansas City (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Kansas City in exchange for safety Kelcie McCray.
* ↑ No. 164: Pittsburgh → Philadelphia (PD). Pittsburgh traded this conditional selection to Philadelphia in exchange for cornerback Brandon Boykin. The selection could have become a fourth round selection if Boykin played 60% of the snaps during the season.
* ↑ No. 166: New England → Houston (PD). New England traded this selection to Houston in exchange for wide receiver Keshawn Martin and Houston's 2016 sixth-round selection (196th).
* ↑ No. 168: Carolina → Cleveland (D). see No. 77: Cleveland → Carolina.
* ↑ No. 169: Denver → Detroit (PD). Denver traded this selection, its 2015 first- and fifth-round selections (28th & 143rd), and guard–center Manny Ramirez to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's 2015 first-round selection (23rd).

### Round six

* ↑ No. 176: multiple trades:    No. 176: Cleveland → Tennessee (D). see No. 8: Cleveland → Tennessee.    No. 176: Tennessee → Denver (D). see No. 157: Denver → Tennessee.
* ↑ No. 177: Tennessee → Los Angeles (PD). see No. 1: Tennessee → Los Angeles.
* ↑ No. 178: multiple trades:    No. 178: Dallas → San Francisco (PD). Dallas traded this selection to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's 2015 seventh-round selection (246th).    No. 178: San Francisco → Kansas City (D). see No. 28: Kansas City → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 180: San Francisco → Minnesota (PD). San Francisco traded this selection and center Nick Easton to Minnesota in exchange for linebacker Gerald Hodges.
* ↑ No. 186: multiple trades:    No. 186: Miami → Minnesota (D). see No. 86: Minnesota → Miami.    No. 186: Minnesota → Miami (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Miami in exchange for Miami's sixth- and seventh-round selections (196th and 227th).
* ↑ No. 187: New Orleans → Washington (PD). New Orleans traded this selection along with its sixth-round selection in the 2015 NFL draft (187th) to Washington in exchange for Washington's fifth-round selection.
* ↑ No. 188: Philadelphia → Minnesota (D). Philadelphia traded this selection to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's sixth- and seventh-round selections (196th and 240th).
* ↑ No. 189: Oakland → Dallas (PD). see No. 143: Dallas → Oakland.
* ↑ No. 193: Atlanta → Tennessee (PD). Atlanta traded this selection to Tennessee in exchange for guard Andy Levitre and a future conditional selection.
* ↑ No. 194: Indianapolis → Oakland (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to Oakland in exchange for linebacker Sio Moore.
* ↑ No. 195: multiple trades:    No. 195: New York Jets → Houston (PD). The Jets traded a conditional seventh-round selection in the 2016 draft to Houston in exchange for quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. The pick can become a sixth-round selection based on Fitzpatrick's playing time.    No. 195: Houston → Atlanta (D). see No. 50: Atlanta → Houston.
* ↑ No. 196: multiple trades:    No. 196: Houston → New England (PD). see No. 166: New England → Houston.    No. 196: New England → Miami (D). see No. 147: Miami → New England.    No. 196: Miami → Minnesota (D). see No. 186: Minnesota → Miami.    No. 196: Minnesota → Philadelphia (D). see No. 188: Philadelphia → Minnesota.
* ↑ No. 197: Washington → Tampa Bay (PD). Washington traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's seventh-round selection (232nd) and safety Dashon Goldson.
* ↑ No. 198: Minnesota → San Diego (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to San Diego in exchange for offensive lineman Jeremiah Sirles.
* ↑ No. 201: Pittsburgh → Jacksonville (PD). Pittsburgh traded this selection to Jacksonville in exchange for kicker Josh Scobee.
* ↑ No. 202: Seattle → Detroit (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Detroit in exchange for cornerback Mohammed Seisay.
* ↑ No. 204: multiple trades:    No. 204: New England → Chicago (PD). New England traded this selection to Chicago in exchange for linebacker Jon Bostic.    No. 204: Chicago → New England (PD). see No. 127: New England → Chicago    No. 204: New England → Miami (D). see No. 147: Miami → New England
* ↑ No. 206: multiple trades:    No. 206: Carolina → Chicago (PD). Carolina traded this selection to Chicago in exchange for defensive end Jared Allen.    No. 206: Chicago → Los Angeles (D). see No. 113: Los Angeles → Chicago.
* ↑ No. 207: Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded this selection, along with its sixth-round selection in the 2017 NFL draft to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's seventh-round selection (228th) and tight end Vernon Davis.

### Round seven

* ↑ No. 223: Cleveland → Miami (D). Cleveland traded this selection to Miami in exchange for Miami's seventh-round selection (250th) and cornerback Jamar Taylor.
* ↑ No. 225: multiple trades:    No. 225: Dallas → Seattle (PD). Dallas traded this selection to Seattle in exchange for running back Christine Michael.    No. 225: Seattle → New England (D). see No. 147: New England → Seattle.
* ↑ No. 227: multiple trades:    No. 227: Baltimore → Miami (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Miami in exchange for cornerback Will Davis.    No. 227: Miami → Minnesota (D). see No. 186: Minnesota → Miami.
* ↑ No. 228: San Francisco → Denver (PD). see No. 207: Denver → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 229: New York Giants → Pittsburgh (PD). The Giants traded a conditional seventh-round selection in the 2016 draft to Pittsburgh in exchange for punter Brad Wing.
* ↑ No. 232: Tampa Bay → Washington (PD). see No. 197: Washington → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 235: multiple trades:    No. 235: Los Angeles → Houston (PD). Los Angeles traded this selection to Houston in exchange for quarterback Case Keenum.    No. 235: Houston → Denver (PD). Houston traded this selection to Denver in exchange for offensive tackle Chris Clark.    No. 235: Denver → New York Jets (PD). see No. 157: New York Jets → Denver.
* ↑ No. 240: multiple trades:    No. 240: Buffalo → Minnesota (PD). Buffalo traded this selection and a 2015 fifth-round selection (137th) to Minnesota in exchange for quarterback Matt Cassel and Minnesota's 2015 sixth-round selection (187th).    No. 240: Minnesota → Philadelphia (D). see No. 188: Philadelphia → Minnesota.
* ↑ No. 243: multiple trades:    No. 243: Houston → New England (PD). Houston traded its seventh–round selection in the 2016 draft to New England in exchange for quarterback Ryan Mallett. The pick could have been a sixth–round selection but Mallett did not play 40% of the snaps in 2014.    No. 243: New England → Seattle (D). see No. 147: New England → Seattle.
* ↑ No. 248: Green Bay → Indianapolis (D). see No. 48: Indianapolis → Green Bay.
* ↑ No. 249: Kansas City → San Francisco (D). see No. 28: Kansas City → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 250: multiple trades:    No. 250: New England → Miami (D). see No. 147: Miami → New England.    No. 250: Miami → Cleveland (D). see No. 223: Cleveland → Miami.
* ↑ No. 251: Arizona → Philadelphia (PD). Arizona traded this selection to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback Matt Barkley on the condition that Barkley was on the roster for six games.
* ↑ No. 253: Denver → Tennessee (D). see No. 157: Denver → Tennessee.

## Forfeited picks

* ↑ New England forfeited its first-round selection as a result of Deflategate. The team will also forfeit a 2017 fourth-round selection.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Los Angeles forfeited its fifth-round selection after selecting offensive tackle Isaiah Battle in the 2015 Supplemental draft.
* ↑ Atlanta forfeited its fifth-round selection as punishment for piping artificial crowd noise into the Georgia Dome during the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

## Supplemental draft

The 2016 supplemental 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:
* 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.

## 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 | 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

| 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

| 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 |
| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
| Offense | 15 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 121 |
| Defense | 16 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 127 |
| Special teams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |