2016 NFL draft: 56 picks in our player database

56 players from the 2016 draft are in our dataset. The earliest pick we hold is Jared Goff (round 1, pick 1). Most common positions: defensive lineman 18, offensive lineman 10, defensive back 7.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
1	Jared Goff	QB	Los Angeles Rams	California
2	Carson Wentz	QB	Philadelphia Eagles	North Dakota State
3	Joey Bosa	DL	Los Angeles Chargers	Ohio State
5	Jalen Ramsey	DB	Jacksonville Jaguars	Florida State
6	Ronnie Stanley	OL	Baltimore Ravens	Notre Dame
7	DeForest Buckner	DL	San Francisco 49ers	Oregon
8	Jack Conklin	OL	Tennessee Titans	Michigan State
9	Leonard Floyd	DL	Chicago Bears	Georgia
12	Sheldon Rankins	DL	New Orleans Saints	Louisville
13	Laremy Tunsil	OL	Miami Dolphins	Mississippi
16	Taylor Decker	OL	Detroit Lions	Ohio State
18	Ryan Kelly	OL	Indianapolis Colts	Alabama
23	Laquon Treadwell	WR	Minnesota Vikings	Mississippi
25	Artie Burns	DB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Miami
27	Kenny Clark	DL	Green Bay Packers	UCLA
31	Germain Ifedi	OL	Seattle Seahawks	Texas A&M

Round 2

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
32	Emmanuel Ogbah	DL	Cleveland Browns	Oklahoma State
34	Jaylon Smith	LB	Dallas Cowboys	Notre Dame
35	Hunter Henry	TE	Los Angeles Chargers	Arkansas
37	Chris Jones	DL	Kansas City Chiefs	Mississippi State
40	Sterling Shepard	WR	New York Giants	Oklahoma
43	Austin Johnson	DL	Tennessee Titans	Penn State
44	Jihad Ward	LB	Las Vegas Raiders	Illinois / Globe Institute
45	Derrick Henry	RB	Tennessee Titans	Alabama
46	A'Shawn Robinson	DL	Detroit Lions	Alabama
49	Jarran Reed	DL	Seattle Seahawks	Alabama / East Mississippi JC
52	Deion Jones	LB	Atlanta Falcons	LSU

Round 3

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
64	Kevin Byard	DB	Tennessee Titans	Middle Tennessee State
67	Maliek Collins	DL	Dallas Cowboys	Nebraska
72	Jonathan Bullard	DL	Chicago Bears	Florida
78	Joe Thuney	OL	New England Patriots	N.C. State
79	Isaac Seumalo	OL	Philadelphia Eagles	Oregon State
81	Austin Hooper	TE	Atlanta Falcons	Stanford
89	Javon Hargrave	DL	Pittsburgh Steelers	South Carolina State
91	Jacoby Brissett	QB	New England Patriots	N.C. State / Florida
94	Nick Vannett	TE	Seattle Seahawks	Ohio State
95	Graham Glasgow	OL	Detroit Lions	Michigan

Round 4

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
103	Sheldon Day	DL	Jacksonville Jaguars	Notre Dame
106	Eric Murray	DB	Kansas City Chiefs	Minnesota
107	Chris Moore	WR	Baltimore Ravens	Cincinnati
110	Tyler Higbee	TE	Los Angeles Rams	Western Kentucky
111	Miles Killebrew	DB	Detroit Lions	Southern Utah State
120	David Onyemata	DL	New Orleans Saints	Manitoba (Canada)
122	Andrew Billings	DL	Cincinnati Bengals	Baylor
124	Deon Bush	DB	Chicago Bears	Miami
126	Demarcus Robinson	WR	Kansas City Chiefs	Florida
135	Dak Prescott	QB	Dallas Cowboys	Mississippi State
137	Dean Lowry	DL	Green Bay Packers	Northwestern

Round 5

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
165	Tyreek Hill	WR	Kansas City Chiefs	West Alabama / Garden City CC / Oklahoma State
166	DJ Reader	DL	Houston Texans	Clemson

Round 6

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
201	Brandon Allen	QB	Jacksonville Jaguars	Arkansas
207	Jeff Driskel	QB	San Francisco 49ers	Louisiana Tech / Florida
214	Elandon Roberts	LB	New England Patriots	Houston / Morgan State
221	Ted Karras	OL	New England Patriots	Illinois

Round 7

Pick	Player	Pos	Drafted by	College
228	Riley Dixon	P	Denver Broncos	Syracuse
233	Jalen Mills	DB	Philadelphia Eagles	LSU

Only players in our dataset are listed (2025 rosters and long-career legends), not the full draft. Source: nflverse (CC BY 4.0).

2016 draft: questions

Who is the earliest 2016 pick on this page?

Jared Goff, round 1, pick 1, by the Los Angeles Rams.

How many 2016 draftees are still playing?

56 of the 56 players listed here are on a 2025 roster.

Which colleges produced the most 2016 picks here?

Alabama (4), Notre Dame (3), Ohio State (3).

2015 class 2017 class