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TWENTYMAN: Where 2016 draft class stands heading into Year 3

General manager Bob Quinn and his staff are in the final preparations for their third NFL Draft next week.

Quinn’s previous two drafts have supplied the roster with plenty of young talent. A lot of the headlines this offseason will focus on the players from last year’s class that are entering year two. A player’s biggest jump in development is typically between their first two years, so there’s a lot of interest in that group.

But Quinn’s first draft class from 2016 is also entering an important timeframe in their careers. Quinn has always said that a draft class can’t truly be evaluated until they’ve had a few seasons under their belt.