It’s not too early to talk top quarterback prospects in the 2016 NFL Draft. In fact, lots of people have already been doing it for quite some time. And here at this link you can find our 2016 NFL mock draft (version 1.0 we did back in January) with six signal callers in it.
Christian Hackenberg leads the way; yes even despite the very poor 2014 season that he had. There’s an amazing confluence of factors at work here: bad OL, lack of depth at WR, system wasn’t suited to his talents. We’ve covered this in excruciating detail.
Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State
The media were all salivating over the idea of Chip Kelly trading up to draft Marcus Mariota. What if Bill O’Brien was interested in doing so next year? What great copy! Maybe he won’t have to. We saw what Hack can do in B.O.B.’s system so it would be something all football fans should be rooting for.
Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State
Might have been the third QB taken this year had he come out. I still think he should. Yes, it was a tiny sample size for evaluation, but how could his stock ever get higher?
Jared Goff, QB, California
Mariota and Brett Hundley are gone, and the Pac 12 will always give us top tier NFL prospects. It’s a passing league. Goff running Sonny Dykes’ Bear Raid means he’ll have the body of work, and then some, to impress NFL scouts.
Connor Cook, QB Michigan State
Made the right call by staying another year. Every mock seems to have him slotted to the Jets. I guess that’s just how it is. NFL mock drafts are crowd-sourcing at their finest.
Cody Kessler, QB, USC
Like Christian Hackenberg, he had a rough season that was more the fault of his supporting cast.
Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State
Being the top signal caller in the SEC should count for more than it actually does and he’s only a borderline first round prospect
And at this here’s the list of the top non-quarterback prospects in the 2016 NFL Draft.
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