ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has unveiled his first big board for the 2016 NFL Draft, identifying the top prospects in college football. Here are his top 10 players eligible for the draft next year:
1) Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State Buckeyes
Kiper's analysis:
John Bosa was the No. 3-ranked defensive end in my 1987 draft guide coming out of Boston College and eventually went No. 17 overall to Miami. I'd put No. 17 overall on the low end of any projections for his son. Joey has size (6-foot-6, 275 pounds), versatility that will fit any scheme and the ability to go around blockers or right through them. He has piled up 34.5 tackles for loss in two seasons, and that's without a developmental redshirt season.
2) Laremy Tunsil, OT, Ole Miss Rebels
He will be coming back from a fibula fracture suffered in the Peach Bowl, but Tunsil is still just a true junior with two sparkling seasons of play against top competition, all following a highly celebrated prep career. A nimble but powerful left tackle prospect, he has all the traits you look for at that spot.
3) Jalen Ramsey, S, Florida State Seminoles
A does-it-all secondary talent who has already started 28 college games heading into his junior season, Ramsey would have been the top safety taken in the 2015 draft had he been allowed to enter. He has length, range and exceptional instincts to make plays all over the field.
4) Robert Nkemdiche, DT, Ole Miss Rebels
The top name in the incredible Ole Miss recruiting Class of 2013, Nkemdiche moved inside after starting his Rebels career on the edge. He has exceptional movement skills for a player his size (6-4, 280 pounds). And although I want to see more production from him, he has been thrown into the mix early, all while making position adjustments, and has the potential to break out in 2015 as he gets comfortable.
5) Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida Gators
What Hargreaves lacks in size, he makes up for in instincts and effortless fluidity in moving with receivers. He's not that small, really, at 5-11 and about 195 pounds, and I think he would have been the top CB taken in the 2015 draft, if available. And this isn't just projection; he has played in 24 games and already has picked off six passes before his junior season.
6) A'Shawn Robinson, DT, Alabama
7) Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss
8) Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Oklahoma State
9) Jared Goff, QB, California
10) Ronnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame
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