Gil Brandt's Top 100 Prospects for 2016 Draft

IMO, Brandt is the best NFL analyst/evaluator.

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11. Sheldon Rankins, DT, Louisville
Rankins (6-1 1/8, 299, 5.03 40) made 26 starts over the past two years. Rankins is a very athletic and active player, but not very big; he has everything but size. Rankins has good short-area quickness and burst, and looked good in one-on-one drills at the Senior Bowl.

12. Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia
Floyd (6-5 5/8, 248, 4.6 40) is a very good athlete. He had 4 1/2 sacks and 69 tackles in 2015 for the Bulldogs. Floyd looks better than he plays, but has great upside and some team will get that talent out of him. Floyd might play defensive end because of his speed and burst.


13. A'Shawn Robinson, DT, Alabama
Robinson (6-3 5/8, 307, 5.2 40) is a big man with power who also moves well. Robinson played both tackle and end at Alabama, and also played 139 snaps on special teams. As a five-star recruit in high school, Robinson excelled on both sides of the ball.

14. Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida
Hargreaves (5-10 1/2, 204, 4.50 40) made 37 starts at cornerback for the Gators. In 2015, Hargreaves was targeted 48 times, and he allowed one touchdown and had four interceptions. Hargreaves will be an NFL starter and play for a long time.

15. Darron Lee, OLB, Ohio State
Lee (6-0 3/4, 232, 4.47 40) was a high school quarterback who played just two seasons at Ohio State. He is very athletic and can play in space. Some team might draft Lee and try to make him into a safety.

16. Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson
Dodd (6-5, 277, 4.86 40) has a breakout season in 2015 and was outstanding in the national championship game against Alabama, registering three sacks and five tackles for loss. Dodd has good quickness to be a productive pass rusher. He plays hard and has a good bend.

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I found this interesting. First I really like Rankins. I would be very happy with that pick.

12- A'Shawn Robinson- Seems like everything everyone had been saying recently would suggest Jarran Reed is the better pick, yet Gil has A'Shawn 9 spots above Reed.

14- Vernon Hargreaves- This is about where he should be. I don't see the potential pro-bowler that some see. He is flashy at times but was seldom "lock down" especially this past year

16- Kevin Dodd- He's a great player and just like the Robinson vs Reed things, it's interesting to see how different evaluators are on the two. He notes Shaq Lawson's shoulder problem when ranking him at 24. I wonder if that now changes with his shoulder being cleared. Was that the only thing keeping him below the top 15?

Seems like to me there's a significant drop off after, coincidentally, pick 12. That looks like where the production/prospect line is being drawn.