20 Best Prospects Available on Day 3 of the 2016 NFL Draft

While a majority of the draft's most intriguing players have been selected over the first three rounds, there are still plenty of promising prospects and potential starters on the board going into the final four rounds of the draft. Here are my picks for the 20 best players still available going into day three of the 2016 NFL Draft.

1.Devonate Booker, running back (Utah)
2.Andrew Billings, defensive tackle (Baylor)
3.Jeremy Cash, safety (Duke)
4.Alex Collins, running back (Arkansas)
5.Kenneth Dixon, running back (Louisiana Tech)
6.Pharaoh Cooper, wide receiver (South Carolina)
7.Christian Westerman, guard (Arizona State)
8.Jerrell Adams, tight end (South Carolina)
9.Jack Allen, center (Michigan State)
10.Kentrell Brothers, inside linebacker (Missouri)
11.Hassan Ridgeway, defensive tackle (Texas)
12.Connor McGovern, guard (Missouri)
13.K.J. Dillon, safety (West Virginia)
14.Rashard Higgins, wide receiver (Colorado State)
15.Brandon Allen, quarterback (Arkansas)
16.Sheldon Day, defensive tackle (Notre Dame)
17.Jerald Hawkins, tackle (LSU)
18.Dak Prescott, quarterback (Mississippi State)
19.Charles Tapper, defensive end/outside linebacker (Oklahoma)
20.Scooby Wright III, inside linebacker (Arizona)

2016 NFL Draft: Top 50 Prospects + Top 5 Players By Position

Draft day has finally arrived! After spending an unholy amount of time breaking down game tape and reading scouting reports over the past two and a half months, here are my picks for the 50 best prospects and five best players at each position in the 2016 NFL Draft.
(Updated 5/1 with prospects NFL teams)

Top 50 Overall Prospects
1.Joey Bosa, defensive end/outside linebacker (Ohio State) Selected 3rd overall by the San Diego Chargers
2.Jalen Ramsey, cornerback/safety (Florida State) Selected 5th overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars
3.Ezekiel Elliot, running back (Ohio State) Selected 4th overall by the Dallas Cowboys
4.Myles Jack, inside/outside linebacker (UCLA) Selected 36th overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars
5.Vernon Hargreaves, cornerback (Florida) Selected 11th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6.Ronnie Stanley, tackle (Notre Dame) Selected 6th overall by the Baltimore Ravens
7.Jared Goff, quarterback (California) Selected 1st overall by the Los Angeles Rams
8.Carson Wentz, quarterback (North Dakota State) Selected 2nd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
9.Karl Joseph, safety (West Virginia) Selected 14th overall by the Oakland Raiders
10.Laremy Tunsil, tackle (Mississippi) Selected 13th overall by the Miami Dolphins
11.Noah Spence,defensive end/outside linebacker (Eastern Kentucky) Selected 39th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12.Jack Conklin, tackle (Michigan State) Selected 8th overall by the Tennessee Titans
13.Shaq Lawson, defensive end/outside linebacker (Clemson) Selected 19th overall by the Buffalo Bills
14.DeForest Buckner, defensive tackle/end (Oregon) Selected 7th overall by the San Francisco 49ers
15.Ryan Kelly, center (Alabama) Selected 18th overall by the Indianapolis Colts
16.Reggie Ragland, inside linebacker (Alabama) Selected 41st overall by the Buffalo Bills
17.Corey Coleman, wide receiver (Baylor) Selected 15th overall by the Cleveland Browns
18.Laquon Treadwell, wide receiver (Mississippi) Selected 23rd overall by the Minnesota Vikings
19.Cody Whitehair, guard (Kansas State) Selected 56th overall by the Chicago Bears
20.William Jackson III, cornerback (Houston) Selected 24th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
21.Artie Burns, cornerback (Miami) Selected 25th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
22.Derrick Henry, running back (Alabama) Selected 45th overall by the Tennessee Titans
23.Vonn Bell, safety (Ohio State) Selected 61st overall by the New Orleans Saints
24.Sterling Shepard, wide receiver (Oklahoma) Selected 40th overall by the New York Giants
25.Darron Lee, inside/outside linebacker (Ohio State) Selected 20th overall by the New York Jets
26.Mackensie Alexander, cornerback (Clemson) Selected 54th overall by the Minnesota Vikings
27.Jaylon Smith, inside/outside linebacker (Notre Dame) Selected 34th overall by the Dallas Cowboys
28.Devonate Booker, running back (Utah) Selected 136th overall by the Denver Broncos
29.Andrew Billings, defensive tackle (Baylor) Selected 122nd overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
30.Jarran Reed, defensive tackle (Alabama) Selected 49th overall by the Seattle Seahawks
31.Kevin Dodd, defensive end/outside linebacker (Clemson) Selected 33rd overall by the Tennessee Titans
32.Tyler Boyd, wide receiver (Pittsburgh) Selected 55th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
33.Chris Jones, defensive tackle/end (Mississippi State) Selected 37th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs
34.Vernon Butler, defensive tackle (Louisiana Tech) Selected 30th overall by the Carolina Panthers
35.Alex Collins, running back (Arkansas)Selected 171st overall by the Seattle Seahawks
36.Michael Thomas, wide receiver (Ohio State) Selected 47th overall by the New Orleans Saints
37.Leonard Floyd, defensive end/outside linebacker (Georgia) Selected 9th overall by the Chicago Bears
38.Taylor Decker, tackle (Ohio State) Selected 16th overall by the Detroit Lions
39.Sheldon Rankins, defensive tackle (Louisville) Selected 12th overall by the New Orleans Saints
40.Kenneth Dixon, running back (Louisiana Tech) Selected 134th overall by the Baltimore Ravens
41.Hunter Henry, tight end (Arkansas) Selected 34th overall by the San Diego Chargers
42.Alex Garnett, guard (Stanford) Selected 28th overall by the San Francisco 49ers
43.Paxton Lynch, quarterback (Memphis) Selected 26th overall by the Denver Broncos
44.Su'a Cravens, linebacker/safety (USC) Selected 53rd overall by the Washington Redskins 
45.Emmanuel Ogbah, defensive end/outside linebacker (Oklahoma State) Selected 32nd overall by the Cleveland Browns
46.Kendall Fuller, cornerback (Virginia Tech) Selected 84th overall by the Washington Redskins
47.Darian Thompson, safety (Boise State) Selected 71st overall by the New York Giants
48.Pharaoh Cooper, wide receiver (South Carolina) Selected 117th overall by the Los Angeles Rams
49.Cyrus Jones, cornerback (Alabama) Selected 62nd overall by the New England Patriots
50.Justin Simmons, safety (Boston College) Selected 98th overall by the Denver Broncos

Top 5 Players by Position:
Quarterback
1.Jared Goff (California) NFL team: Los Angeles Rams
2.Carson Wentz (North Dakota State) NFL team: Philadelphia Eagles
3.Paxton Lynch (Memphis) NFL team: Denver Broncos
4.Brandon Allen (Arkansas) NFL team: Jacksonville Jaguars
5.Jacoby Brissett (NC State) NFL team: New England Patriots

Running Back
1.Ezekiel Elliott (Ohio State) NFL team: Dallas Cowboys
2.Derrick Henry (Alabama) NFL team: Tennessee Titans
3.Devonate Booker (Utah) NFL team: Denver Broncos
4.Alex Collins (Arkansas) NFL team: Seattle Seahawks
5.Kenneth Dixon (Louisiana Tech) NFL team: Baltimore Ravens

Wide Receiver
1.Corey Coleman (Baylor) NFL team: Cleveland Browns
2.Laquon Treadwell (Mississippi) NFL team: Minnesota Vikings
3.Sterling Shepard (Oklahoma) NFL team: New York Giants
4.Tyler Boyd (Pittsburgh) NFL team: Cincinnati Bengals
5.Michael Thomas (Ohio State) NFL team: New Orleans Saints

Tight End
1.Hunter Henry (Arkansas) NFL team: San Diego Chargers
2.Jerrell Adams (South Carolina) NFL team: New York Giants
3.Austin Hooper (Stanford) NFL team: Atlanta Falcons
4.Nick Vannett (Ohio State) NFL team: Seattle Seahawks
5.Ben Braunecker (Harvard) NFL team: Chicago Bears

Tackle

1.Ronnie Stanley (Notre Dame) NFL team: Baltimore Ravens

2.Laremy Tunsil (Mississippi) NFL team: Miami Dolphins

3.Jack Conklin (Michigan State) NFL team: Tennessee Titans

4.Taylor Decker (Ohio State) NFL team: Detroit Lions

5.Jason Spriggs (Indiana) NFL team: Green Bay Packers

Guard
1.Cody Whitehair (Kansas State) NFL team: Chicago Bears
2.Alex Garnett (Stanford) NFL team: San Francisco 49ers
3.Christian Westerman (Arizona State) NFL team: Cincinnati Bengals
4.Connor McGovern (Missouri) NFL team: Denver Broncos
5.Vadal Alexander (LSU) NFL team: Oakland Raiders

Center
1.Ryan Kelly (Alabama) NFL team: Indianapolis Colts
2.Nick Martin (Notre Dame) NFL team: Houston Texans
3.Jack Allen (Michigan State) NFL team: New Orleans Saints
4.Evan Boehm (Missouri) NFL team: Arizona Cardinals
5.Max Turek (USC) NFL team: San Diego Chargers

Defensive Tackle
1.DeForest Buckner (Oregon) NFL team: San Francisco 49ers
2.Andrew Billings (Baylor) NFL team: Cincinnati Bengals
3.Jarran Reed (Alabama) NFL team: Seattle Seahawks
4.Chris Jones (Mississippi State) NFL team: Kansas City Chiefs
5.Vernon Butler (Louisiana Tech) NFL team: Carolina Panthers

Edge Defenders (Defensive End/Outside Linebacker)
1.Joey Bosa (Ohio State) NFL team: San Diego Chargers
2.Noah Spence (Eastern Kentucky) NFL team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3.Shaq Lawson (Clemson) NFL team: Buffalo Bills
4.Kevin Dodd (Clemson) NFL team: Tennessee Titans
5.Leonard Floyd (Georgia) NFL team: Chicago Bears

Inside Linebacker:
1.Myles Jack (UCLA) NFL team: Jacksonville Jaguars
2.Reggie Ragland (Alabama) NFL team: Buffalo Bills
3.Darron Lee (Ohio State) NFL team: New York Jets
4.Jaylon Smith (Notre Dame) NFL team: Dallas Cowboys
5.Su'a Cravens (USC) NFL team: Washington Redskins

Cornerback:

1.Jalen Ramsey (Florida State) NFL team: Jacksonville Jaguars

2.Vernon Hargreaves (Florida) NFL team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3.William Jackson III (Houston) NFL team: Cincinnati Bengals

4.Artie Burns (Miami) NFL team: Pittsburgh Steelers

5.Mackensie Alexander (Clemson) NFL team: Minnesota Vikings

Safety:

1.Karl Joseph (West Virginia) NFL team: Oakland Raiders

2.Vonn Bell (Ohio State) NFL team: New Orleans Saints

3.Darian Thompson (Boise State) NFL team: New York Giants

4.Justin Simmons (Boston College) NFL team: Denver Broncos
5.T.J. Green (Clemson) NFL team: Indianapolis Colts

2016 NFL Mock Draft (Draft Day 4/28)

1.Los Angeles Rams: Jared Goff, quarterback (California)
The Rams went out and made one of the splashiest deals in recent NFL Draft history dealing six picks include the number 15 overall pick in this year's and a first round pick in next year's draft to the Tennessee Titans for the number one overall pick. This high stakes trade is a risk the Rams pretty much had to take at this point in time since their lack of a viable starting quarterback has been a vast majority of the reason they've failed to make the playoffs since Jeff Fisher took over as head coach in 2012. They are in a very unique position with this pick because this draft has a pair of QB's in Goff and Carson Wentz that have equal upside as pro's. Since the Rams are entering their first season in the biggest media market in the United States, what this pick is going to ultimately come down to is marketability. While Wentz is arguably the more pro-ready prospect of the two, his soft-spoken demeanor and humble North Dakota roots are highly unlikely to woo fans in Southern California who've been without a football team since 1994. Goff is a Northern California boy with the big-school pedigree and unwavering aura of confidence needed to win over a Hollywood crowd.

2.Philadelphia Eagles: Carson Wentz, quarterback (North Dakota State)
Despite committing $56 million to quarterbacks this offseason with the re-signing of 2015 starter Sam Bradford and acquisition of ex-Chiefs backup Chase Daniel in free agency, the Eagles decided they weren't in good enough shape at the position and made a drastic deal with the Cleveland Browns to move up to the second pick. Head coach Doug Pederson was talking up Wentz like crazy in the media before they even made the trade with the Browns, so barring the Rams going against the odds and picking him over Goff, the North Dakota State product will be headed to Philly. 

3.San Diego Chargers: Jalen Ramsey, cornerback/safety (Florida State)
This pick is going to play a pivotal role in how the rest of the first round plays out. The Chargers are in a very interesting position as they get first crack at the draft's top non-quarterback prospects and have a number of pressing needs (offensive line, secondary, defensive line) on both sides of the ball. Out of all the widely coveted prospects they could select here, Ramsey makes the most sense for them. Ramsey is a perfect complementary piece to put alongside rising star corner Jason Verrett and his freakish athleticism and versatility gives the Chargers the flexibility to plug him in anywhere they need him to play in the secondary. 

4.Dallas Cowboys: DeForest Buckner, defensive tackle/end (Oregon)
It's going to be hard for an old-school football guy like Jerry Jones to pass on Ezekiel Elliot with this pick, but with Tony Romo just turning 36 and potentially on the cusp of retiring in the near future, the team is in win-now mode and adding a potential differencemaker on defense gives them the best chance of making a deep playoff run within the next two or three seasons. Buckner hasn't garnered as much fanfare as guys like Joey Bosa and Myles Jack, but his ability to play all four spots on the line paired with his equal proficiency in stopping the run and rushing the passer makes him an intelligent pick for a Cowboys squad that desperately needs to revamp their defensive line.

5.Jacksonville Jaguars: Myles Jack, inside/outside linebacker (UCLA):
A report that came out on Sunday night from NFL Network's Albert Breer revealing that Jack has a chondral defect in his knee has lead many league reporters and front offices to believe that Jack is going to slip in the draft. I'm not buying that notion in the slightest. There's been all sorts of conflicting reports on the status of Jack's knee throughout the draft process yet the Jaguars have continued to show heavy interest in him. The status of his knee definitely raises some red flags for his ability to stay healthy, but given that the Jaguars are only a few defensive pieces away from being a playoff team and Jack is a potential blue-chip talent at a position that they're desperate for help at, I believe they'll be willing to take the risk on him.
 
6.Baltimore Ravens: Joey Bosa, defensive end/outside linebacker (Ohio State):
The Ravens very well could end up be the biggest beneficiaries of the Rams and Eagles trading up for the top two picks. This is a team that only ended up with a pick this high due to an onslaught of season-ending injuries to their best players in 2015 and they've seemingly been repaid for their season of suffering by getting an opportunity to add a top-flight prospect to an already talent-filled roster. While I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they decided to find an eventual replacement for oft-injured left tackle Eugene Monroe or draft a second corner to put opposite Jimmy Smith with this pick, Joey Bosa seems like the player they'll gravitate to here. Getting Bosa, whose considered by many scouts and personnel guys to be the best player in the draft, at this spot would be a great value pick and with current top pass-rushers Terrell Suggs and Elvis Dumervil set to turn 34 and 32 respectively before the end of the 2016 season, he would serve as a much-needed injection of youth at the position.
  
7.San Francisco 49ers: Laremy Tunsil, tackle (Mississippi):
Any analyst that claims they have the 49ers pick locked down is lying through their teeth. The team is honestly in such bad shape on both sides of the ball that it's incredibly hard to predict what direction they'll go in with this pick. Based on value and the fact that no move general manager Trent Baalke is going to be salvage their 2016 campaign, Ole Miss tackle and one-time favorite to be the number one overall pick Laremy Tunsil would represent the "safest" possible choice at this juncture. The 49ers offensive line is desperate for new blood after a disastrous 2015 campaign and if Tunsil pans out as the once-in-a-generation prospect he's largely been pegged to be, he could be the eventual successor to perennial Pro Bowler (and one of the few good players left on this roster) Joe Staley at left tackle. 

8.Cleveland Browns: Ezekiel Elliott, running back (Ohio State):
The new Browns front office continued to distance themselves from the mistake-filled past regimes  by making the extremely unBrowns-like decision to trade down get more picks in this and next year's draft. Like the 49ers, the Browns lack of overall talent gives them the freedom to truly draft the best overall player here. The options are once again plentiful, but I'd be very surprised if they passed on Elliott if he was available. New head coach/offensive coordinator Hue Jackson is one of the few guys in the league that still highly values running the football and drafting a complete, three-down back like Elliott to pair with pass-catching specialist Duke Johnson would give the Browns a potentially dangerous running back combo to build their revamped offense around.

9.Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Vernon Hargreaves, cornerback (Florida):
The Buccaneers defensive woes in 2015 squashed any chance the team had at making a surprise playoff berth and played a large part in the firing of head coach Love Smith this offseason. Their secondary was easily their biggest weakness and despite the fact they brought in productive veteran corner Brent Grimes in free agency, they still need to make additional moves if they want to turn the tide in 2016. Hargreaves is arguably the best pure cover corner in the draft and has a very good chance of coming in and developing into a long-term shutdown corner for this suddenly promising young team.

10.New York Giants: Ronnie Stanley, tackle (Notre Dame):
The choice may seem puzzling since the Giants just selected Ereck Flowers in the first round last year, but Flowers' overwhelmingly physical, often ugly style of play make him much better suited to play right tackle at the professional level. Stanley has the fluid footwork and well-rounded game needed to excel at left tackle in the NFL and he could possibly serve as the missing piece the Giants offensive line needs to build off the promise they showed in 2015 and become one of the league's premier units.

11.Chicago Bears: Shaq Lawson, defensive end/outside linebacker (Clemson):
The Bears are definitely in the market for a cornerback and left tackle in this draft, but there's no prospect at either of those positions that would be a natural fit here, which means edge-rusher is the default pick for them. Lawson's combination of pass-rushing prowess with the run-stopping efficiency that defensive coordinator Vic Fangio covets in members of his defensive front makes him by far the best fit of the remaining available edge defenders.

12.New Orleans Saints: Sheldon Rankins, defensive tackle (Louisville)
The Saints seems like prime candidates to trade down. Their defense is a disaster from the top-down and since they are in win-now mode as Drew Brees enters the twilight of his career, obtaining more picks could help them clog up some of the many holes they have on that side of the ball. However if they end up staying put, Rankins seems like the type of player that would fit in beautifully on this defense. Rankins-whose stock has benefited significantly from the character concerns and dedication issues that have respectively plagued fellow defensive tackles Robert Nkemdiche and A'Shawn Robinson throughout the pre-draft process-is an athletic and crafty interior pass-rusher with a high ceiling that could finally give them another disruptive presence upfront to pair alongside their criminally underrated defensive end Cameron Jordan.

13.Miami Dolphins: Leonard Floyd, defensive end/outside linebacker (Georgia)
The depth of the Dolphins once-feared pass-rush basically went out the window this offseason when Oliver Vernon and Derrick Shelby left the team in free agency. Given the potential effect of the free agent departures and the fact that they're current top pass rushing duo (Cameron Wake and Mario Williams) are well into their 30's, the addition of Floyd could be a potential godsend for this defense. Floyd lacks ideal size and strength for the position, but he's an instinctive and often explosive player that could come in and make a major impact from the jump.

14.Oakland Raiders: Reggie Ragland, inside linebacker (Alabama):
The Raiders patched up a lot of their needs on defense in free agency, but they still have a major hole at inside linebacker. Ragland is easily the best natural inside linebacker in this draft class and his elite instincts and cover skills could make him the piece that pushes this up-and-coming Raiders defense into dominant territory.
 
15.Tennessee Titans: Eli Apple, cornerback (Ohio State):
Just about every major draft analyst is mocking a tackle to the Titans, but I don't believe that's the direction they'll decide to go in. Cornerback is a much more pressing need for the Titans and Apple is the type of long, physical corner that new defensive coordinator Dick LaBeau salivates over.
 
16.Detroit Lions: Jack Conklin, tackle (Michigan State):
With Calvin Johnson out of the equation and a highly conservative offensive coordinator in Jim Bob Cooter calling the shots, the Lions are going to need to beef up their offensive line in order to stay afloat in the ultra competitive NFC North this season. The highly underrated Conklin is a mauler with a nasty mean streak that excels in both run-blocking and pass-protection who has the potential to come in instantly change the attitude and playing style of the entire Lions O-line.
 
17.Atlanta Falcons: Kevin Dodd, defensive end/outside linebacker (Clemson)
The Falcons spent their first round pick in 2015 on edge rusher Vic Beasley and while Beasley had a respectable rookie campaign, the Falcons were still dead last in the league in sacks with a paltry 19 sacks on the year. Dodd's relentlessness and burst off the edge has caused him to soar up draft boards despite the fact that he was only a one-year starter at Clemson. With the proper coaching and usage, Dodd has the potential to be a stud at the next level and alongside fellow Clemson Tiger Beasley, form one of the most exciting, athletic young pass-rushing tandems in the league.

18.Indianapolis Colts: Ryan Kelly, center (Alabama):
Anyone that watched the Colts play for more than five minutes last season knows that Andrew Luck, Matt Hasselbeck and every other random D-list schmuck they were forced to trot out at quarterback due to injuries got absolutely pummeled due to their horrid offensive line play. Center might not be the sexy pick at this juncture of the draft, but a polished, scrappy force like Kelly on the interior of the line gives the Colts the best chance of fixing their offensive line woes and avoid spending another season watching Luck get lit up every time he drops back to pass.

19.Buffalo Bills: Darron Lee, inside/outside linebacker (Ohio State)
While talking heads and football fans across the country have spent no shortage of time ripping Rex Ryan and defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman's coaching for the Bills defensive problems last season, the real reason the Bills defense fell way short of expectations was the horrendous play of their linebackers. Ryan and Thurman's scheme needs versatile, athletic linebackers that can drop back into coverage and aid the defensive line in stopping the run in order to thrive and the Bills simply didn't have that last season. While Lee needs to become a more consistent tackler at the next level, his has jaw-dropping sideline-to-sideline speed and solid coverage skills make him a perfect fit for this defense.
  
20.New York Jets: Taylor Decker, tackle (Ohio State):
There's a lot of buzz surrounding the Jets taking Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch here, but I don't see them actually pulling the trigger on him. The Jets are basically married to Ryan Fitzpatrick at this point in time and given the advanced age of a majority of their key offensive players, they're not likely to have the patience to wait for the very raw Lynch to develop into a viable starting quarterback. The Jets may have brought in ex-Bronco Ryan Clady to replace the recently retired D'Brickshaw Ferguson at left tackle, but given Clady's recent injury history, he's a longshot to be a long-term solution at the position. Decker is far from the most pro-ready tackle in this draft class, but he has the raw physical tools needed to evolve into a productive starting left tackle in the NFL two or three years from now.

21.Washington Redskins: Andrew Billings, defensive tackle (Baylor):
The Redskins defense took a huge blow this offseason when their run-stuffing monster nose tackle Terrence Knighton signed with the Patriots in free agency. At 6'1, 303 lbs with a background in competitive weightlifting, Billings is the Redskins best chance of replicating the powerful, pile-moving presence Knighton brought to their defensive interior.

22.Houston Texans: Corey Coleman, wide receiver (Baylor):
This pick marks the start of what I believe will be a massive run on wide receivers at the tail end of the first round. Gauging who is going to come off the board first is extremely difficult as there are currently four or five receiver in this class generating equal amounts of buzz in the days leading up to the draft. For this pick, I have to give Coleman the slight edge over guys like Laquon Treadwell, Josh Doctson and Will Fuller. Coleman's mix of speed, after-the-catch ability and the versatility to line up in the slot or outside gives him a terrific opportunity to emerge as a highly productive complement to their big, physical superstar wideout DeAndre Hopkins.
 
23.Minnesota Vikings: Laquon Treadwell, wide receiver (Mississippi):
For much of the past month, I thought Treadwell's "slow" 40 time (4.65) was going to force him to slip into the second round. But once I re-watched some of his tape and further contemplated how NFL team will view his skill set, I realized that he'd be a perfect fit for a team like the Vikings that features an offense that is far more concerned with constantly moving the chains than making splash plays. Treadwell's size, physicality and tremendous vertical jump makes him an ideal redzone target for a conservative Vikings passing attack that is in dire need of a receiver that has a nose for the endzone.

24.Cincinnati Bengals: Josh Doctson, wide receiver (TCU):
The Bengals taking a receiver here is one of the biggest no-brainer picks in the first round since they lost both Marvin Jones and Mommahed Sanu in free agency and currently have Brandon "I catch 1 in every 10 passes thrown to me " LaFell penciled in as their number two wideout. Doctson is a sure-handed, sharp route-running wideout who could very well flourish in the Bengals wide-open passing attack.

25.Pittsburgh Steelers: William Jackson III, cornerback (Houston):
I have strong feeling that 2016 will be the year that the Steelers finally address their lingering secondary issues and use a first-round pick to take a cornerback. Jackson III's plethora of starting experience (three years) in college combined with his excellent ball and route recognition skills make him a dark horse contender to be the most pro-ready corner in this draft.

26.Seattle Seahawks: Jason Spriggs, tackle (Indiana):
With the departure of starting left tackle Russell Okung and guard J.R. Sweezy in free agency making this talent-barren offensive line even weaker, the Seahawks pretty much have to select an offensive lineman with this pick. Spriggs is a quick, freakishly athletic tackle that would be an ideal fit for the Seahawks uptempo offense.

27.Green Bay Packers: Jarran Reed, defensive tackle (Alabama):
Another season, another potential steal for the perennially draft-savvy Packers. Reed's inability to consistently get to the quarterback (4 sacks during his four-year tenure at Alabama) has forced his stock to slip recently, but he's quite possibly the best pure run-stopping defensive lineman in this year's draft. For a Packers squad that has finished in the bottom half of the league in run defense for four consecutive seasons, Reed's specialty skill set would be a gift from the football gods. 

28.Kansas City Chiefs: Mackensie Alexander, cornerback (Clemson):
Alexander was a highly productive college player that possesses the ability to be a potential lockdown corner at the professional level, but character concerns might keep him out of the first round of the draft. Sound familiar? That was the exact same narrative that followed Chiefs 2015 first-round pick and reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year Marcus Peters coming into the draft. Alexander has the skill set to come in and compete for the vacant starting job alongside Peters and immediately succeed in the NFL.

29.Arizona Cardinals: Noah Spence, defensive end/outside linebacker (Eastern Kentucky)
There's been plenty of speculation that Spence won't be picked in the first round because of his dismissal from Ohio State and subsequent banning from the Big Ten in 2014 after he tested positive for MDMA twice. While there may be validity to these rumors, I don't think the Cardinals will be one of the teams scared off by Spence. Spence has taken a number of steps since his dismissal from Ohio State to get clean including voluntarily checking into rehab and requesting random once-a-month drug tests while he was at Eastern Kentucky in 2015 and his immense potential as a pass-rusher makes him far too attractive for an edge-rusher needy squad like the Cardinals to pass up. The Cardinals were willing to take a chance on Tyrann Mathieu when no one else would and like Mathieu, drafting Spence could end up paying major dividends for the team.
 
30.Carolina Panthers: Artie Burns, cornerback (Miami):
This was a pick that I really struggled with throughout the duration of the mock draft process as the Panthers had a number of areas where they could improve (tackle, safety, pass-rush, wide receiver), but no real glaring holes that needed to be addressed with a first round pick. That all changed when they unexpectedly rescinded the franchise tag from star cornerback Josh Norman last Wednesday and he signed with the Redskins 48 hours later. While Burns clearly won't be able to match the lockdown presence of Norman this season, his combination of physicality and excellent ball skills should allow him to step in and contribute immediately.  

31.Denver Broncos: Paxton Lynch, quarterback (Memphis):
Given that Goff and Wentz are locks to be the top two overall picks and a handful of teams outside of the Rams and Eagles are desperate enough to overdraft a quarterback with the hopes that he turns into a viable long-term starter, I highly doubt that Lynch will make it to this pick. However, I do think the Broncos will be the team that ends up selecting him once their aggressive general manager John Elway finds a trade partner in the late teens/early 20's (my money would be on the Bills or Redskins). Lynch is an extremely raw prospect with questionable mechanics and zero experience in a pro-style offense, but his superb athleticism and quality decisionmaking gives the Broncos a better chance of making another deep playoff run than current de facto starter Mark Sanchez does.

Round 2:
32.Cleveland Browns: Connor Cook, quarterback (Michigan State)
33.Tennessee Titans: Germain Ifedi, tackle/guard (Texas A&M)
34.Dallas Cowboys: Dak Prescott, quarterback (Mississippi State)
35.San Diego Chargers: Le'Raven Clark, tackle (Texas Tech)
36.Baltimore Ravens: Kendall Fuller, cornerback (Virginia Tech)
37.San Francisco 49ers: Emmanuel Ogbah, defensive end/outside linebacker (Oklahoma State)
38.Jacksonville Jaguars: Karl Joseph, safety (West Virginia)
39.Tampa Bay Buccaneers: A'Shawn Robinson, defensive tackle (Alabama)
40.New York Giants: Michael Thomas, wide receiver (Ohio State)
41.Chicago Bears: Derrick Henry, running back (Alabama)
42.Miami Dolphins: Xavien Howard, cornerback (Baylor)
43.Tennessee Titans: T.J. Green, safety (Clemson)
44.Oakland Raiders: Vonn Bell, safety (Ohio State)
45.Tennessee Titans: Robert Nkemdiche, defensive tackle (Mississippi)
46.Detroit Lions: Vernon Butler, defensive tackle (Louisiana Tech)
47.New Orleans Saints: Will Fuller, wide receiver (Notre Dame)
48.Indianapolis Colts: Kamalei Correa, defensive end/outside linebacker (Boise State)
49.Buffalo Bills: Chris Jones, defensive tackle/end (Mississippi State)
50.Atlanta Falcons: Keanu Neal, safety (Florida)
51.New York Jets: Jordan Jenkins, defensive end/outside linebacker (Georgia)
52.Houston Texans: Cody Whitehair, guard (Kansas State)
53.Washington Redskins: Su'a Cravens, safety/outside linebacker (USC)
54.Minnesota Vikings: Christian Westerman, guard (Arizona State)
55.Cincinnati Bengals: Kenny Clark, defensive tackle (UCLA)
56.Seattle Seahawks: Austin Johnson, defensive tackle (Penn State)
57.Green Bay Packers: Hunter Henry, tight end (Arkansas)
58.Pittsburgh Steelers: Jeremy Cash, safety (Duke)
59.Kansas City Chiefs: Tyler Boyd, wide receiver (Pittsburgh)
60.New England Patriots: Tyler Matakevich, inside linebacker (Temple)
61.New England Patriots: Sean Davis, cornerback/safety (Maryland)
62.Carolina Panthers: Justin Simmons, safety (Boston College)
63.Denver Broncos: Alex Garnett, guard (Stanford)

The Best and Worst of Jennifer Aniston

The "Best and Worst" series profiles the best and worst work of an actor starring in one of the week's new theatrical releases. This week I take a look at the filmography of "Mother's Day" star Jennifer Aniston.

Film starring Jennifer Aniston that I've seen:
The Iron Giant
Office Space 
Rock Star
Bruce Almighty
Along Came Polly
The Bounty Hunter
Just Go with It
Horrible Bosses
Wanderlust
We're the Millers
Life of Crime
Horrible Bosses 2
Cake 

Best Performance: Horrible Bosses (2011)
Aniston is at her best when she's playing loopy comedic characters and there is no better display of her talent than her role as sex-addicted dentist Dr. Julia Harris in Horrible Bosses. In a movie loaded with premier comic talent including Jason Bateman, Jason Sudekis and Charlie Day, Aniston's flawless timing and unwavering commitment to every over-the-top vulgar gag makes her the standout performer.

Worst Performance: Rock Star (2001)
Aniston is mostly known as a comedic actress, but she's proved multiple times over the years (Cake, Life of Crime) that her dramatic acting chops shouldn't be slept on. However, that dramatic acting ability was nowhere to be found in Rock Star. As the sweet, caring girlfriend of a small-time cover band frontman (Mark Wahlberg) who suddenly becomes the lead singer of his favorite band, Aniston's only real purpose here is to serve as perpetually neglected eye candy that stares blankly into the camera while her asshole boyfriend indulges in the various excesses of his newly-minted rock star lifestyle.  

Best Film: Office Space (1999)
On paper, Office Space shouldn't work that well. It's simply a dark comedy about a group of IT guys who hate their jobs and plot to screw their company over. While the concept is really basic and doesn't seem like it's full of strong comic material, writer/director Mike Judge made it an unlikely comedy classic by filling the film with colorful, eccentric characters, excellent dialogue and a message (working for people that don't respect you and/or treat you fairly is awful) that resonates with a vast majority of people on the planet right now.

Worst Film: The Bounty Hunter (2010)
Every single year Hollywood pumps out at least half a dozen safe, schmaltzy PG-13 romantic comedies to make a quick buck before permanently disappearing from the minds of 99% of the filmgoing public. These films were a basically rite of passage for now-highly regarded actors such as Amy Adams (The Wedding Date), Bradley Cooper (Failure to Launch) and Matthew McConaguhey (most of his career before The Lincoln Lawyer) when they were coming up in the industry and barring some kind of unforeseen miracle, they won't ever stop being made. There are far worse entries in this unofficial genre than The Bounty Hunter, but its predictable story, weak jokes and the lack of chemistry between Gerard Butler and Aniston still make it pretty painful to sit through.  

Thank you for reading this week's installment of "The Best and Worst of". Next week, I'll take a look at the best and worst work of "Captain America: Civil War" star Anthony Mackie .

Upcoming Posts for the Week of April 25th

Dear loyal readers,
Due to the extensive work required to complete my annual NFL Mock Draft, I won't be posting regularly for most of this week. This week's installment of "The Best and Worst of" focusing on Mother's Day star Jennifer Aniston will be up sometime tomorrow, but unless some kind of unforeseen miracle happens, I won't be posting anything else until my final mock goes live Thursday morning. I will return to posting with a vengeance as soon as this piece is finished and I thank you for your patience and continued readership.

Chris Maitland

The Best and Worst of Jessica Chastain

The "Best and Worst" series profiles the best and worst work of an actor starring in one of the week's new theatrical releases. This week I take a look at the filmography of "The Huntsman: Winter's War" star Jessica Chastain.

Films starring Jessica Chastain that I've seen:
The Tree of Life
The Help
The Debt
Lawless
Zero Dark Thirty
Interstellar
A Most Violent Year
The Martian
Crimson Peak

Best Performance: Crimson Peak (2015)
Chastain became one of the most well-respected actresses in Hollywood courtesy of her Oscar-nominated performances in 2011's The Help and 2012's Zero Dark Thirty and heavily-acclaimed turns in indie films such as 2011's Take Shelter and 2014's A Most Violent Year, but it was her turn in Guillermo Del Toro's Gothic horror/romance film Crimson Peak that left the biggest lasting impression on me. As the mysterious sister of a young entrepreneur (Tom Hiddleston) who falls in love with a wealthy young American writer (Mia Wasikowska), Chastain is an eerie and imposing presence that perfectly fits the film's consistently unsettling tone.     

Worst Performance: The Tree of Life (2011)
The poor quality of this performance really isn't on Chastain. Writer/director Terrence Malick handed her a thankless role that consists of nothing but crying, getting screamed at for no reason by short-tempered husband (Brad Pitt) and looking confused for two and a half hours and there was nothing she could do to salvage it.

Best Film: Lawless (2012)
The tale of the Virginia-based bootlegging bandits The Bondurants is one of the most underrated crime drams of this decade so far. The story is remarkably engrossing, the ensemble cast anchored by Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy and Guy Pearce is superb and the action sequences are appropriately brutal and satisfying. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this was hailed as a seminal film in the genre five or 10 years from now.  

Worst Film: The Tree of Life (2011)
I've spent so much time ripping this film on this blog since I saw it in early 2012 that I've pretty much run out of original ways to criticize it. All that I'll say now is that The Tree of Life is a pretentious, hollow pile of shit that fills me with an immeasurable amount of rage every time I hear it mentioned. 

Thank you for reading this week's installment of "The Best and Worst of". Next week, I'll take a look at the best and worst work of "Mother's Day" star Jennifer Aniston. 

10 Most Anticipated Films of Summer 2016

After a long and mostly uneventful winter and spring, the magic of summer movie season is finally upon us. The 2016 summer movie slate-which officially starts on May 6th with the release of Captain America: Civil War-doesn't feature an abundance of intriguing titles, but there's still a fair amount of titles on the docket that I'm highly anticipating. Regardless of the relatively low quantity of titles I'm looking forward to, I'm just hoping that this summer won't offer up as many monumental letdowns as 2015 did. Without further ado, here are the 10 films I'm most excited to see this summer.

10.Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (7/8): The trailer that came out in February wasn't that funny, but the comedic talent of its four leads (Adam DeVine, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick) paired with the overwhelmingly positive reception from its screening at last month's South by Southwest Festival in Austin gives me faith that this could be a rock solid R-rated comedy.

9.The Nice Guys (5/20): Shane Black's first original film since 2005's Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang is one of only a dozen or so non-blockbusters set for wide release over the next four months. The pairing of two vastly different yet well-matched leads in Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling is very appealing and the film appears to have the zany, darkly comic vibe that has made Black's previous projects a ton of fun.
  
8.Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (5/20): The first Neighbors was one of the funniest movies of 2014 and the sequel is in prime position to duplicate that success. All of the key players from the original are back and Chloe Grace Moretz looks to have crushed her role as the leader of the sorority that's terrorizing the Radner's (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) and their small children this time around.

7.Ghostbusters (7/15): Based on the overwhelmingly negative reception to the first trailer, I seem to be one of the very few people that's excited for this. Ghostbusters is a film that needed to be remade and given the presence of four comedy superstars (Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon Leslie Jones) in the leading roles and a top-flight director in Paul Feig (Spy, Bridesmaids), I'd be surprised if this wasn't one of the better remakes to come out in quite some time.

6.Star Trek Beyond (7/22): This would be much higher on the list if J.J. Abrams was still attached to it. While Justin Lin (Fast and Furious 3-6) is a gifted filmmaker who excels at directing massive action sequences, he doesn't have the magic touch that Abrams has with sci-fi films. That being said, I loved the first two Star Trek films too much to not be excited about spending another two hours with the crew of USS Enterprise (once again led by Chris Pine as Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock and Zoe Saldana as Uhra.)

5.War Dogs (8/19): Veteran comedy director Todd Philips (The Hangover trilogy, Old School) has taken a page out of the Adam McKay (Anchorman, The Big Short) playbook by making an unexpected departure from the world of lowbrow comedies to dark, fact-based satire. With a fascinating premise (a pair of 20-something dudes wind up getting a $300 million Pentagon contract to supply weapons to American allies in Afghanistan), a pair of tremendous actors in Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in the lead roles and an excellent trailer, War Dogs has the potential to be a game-changer for Phillips' career.

4.Sausage Party (8/12): Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's R-rated animated passion project about a group of food items who live in a grocery store discovering the true nature of their existence is quite possibly the most bizarre release on the entire summer schedule. Early reports are that its one of the most deranged, strange and over-the top vulgar movies to ever hit theaters in the United States. If that's not an effective sales pitch, I don't know what is.

3.Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (6/3): It may taken nine long years for a studio to greenlit another project for them after the financial failure of Hot Rod, but Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island are finally bringing their brand of brilliant, absurd humor back to the big screen with Popstar. With a mockumentary style and an absurd premise documenting the rise, fall and rise of an excess-obsessed popstar (Samberg), they appear to have the perfect backdrop to create another unpredictable, oddball comic masterpiece.
   
2.X-Men: Apocalypse (5/27):The X-Men franchise has made a massive turnaround since it was rebooted in 2011. The franchise is completely independent from Marvel Studios, which means the filmmakers can focus on telling satisfying, standalone narratives instead of consistently churning out films that merely exist to set up the next Avengers film. With the latest installment bringing back  writer Simon Kinberg, director Bryan Singer and all of the pivotal members of the cast (Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, etc.) and adding the always fantastic Oscar Issac to the fold as the titular villain, X-Men: Apocalypse seems poised to be another stellar entry in this consistent and highly underrated series.

1.Suicide Squad (8/5): The rumors of reshoots to add more humor almost forced me to remove this from the top spot of this list. Then the third trailer came out and I realized that nothing could possibly spoil my excitement for this. The consistently astonishing quality of the trailers combined with the presence of a phenomenal ensemble cast led by Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto and top-notch writer/director in David Ayer (End of Watch, Fury) are responsible for making this my most hotly-anticipated blockbuster since 2010's Inception. If this ends up sucking, I might have a mental breakdown.

Also Interested In:
Captain America: Civil War (5/6)
High-Rise (5/13)
The Lobster (5/13)
Money Monster (5/13)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (6/3)
The Conjuring 2 (6/10)
Now You See Me 2 (6/10)
Central Intelligence (6/17)
Clown (6/17)
Finding Dory (6/17)
Swiss Army Man (6/17)
Free State of Jones (6/24)
Independence Day: Resurgence (6/24)
The Purge: Election Year (7/1)
Captain Fantastic (7/8)
The Infiltrator (7/15)
Bad Moms (7/29)
Jason Bourne (7/29)
The Founder (8/5)
Cafe Society (8/12) 
Hell or High Water (8/12)
Spectral (8/12)
Ben-Hur (8/19)
Southside with You (8/19)
Don't Breathe (8/26)
Hands of Stone (8/26) 
The Hollars (8/26)
Mechanic: Resurrection (8/26)