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The 2016 NFL draft was the 81st annual draft of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. As in 2015 , the draft took place at the Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park in Chicago . [ 1 ]
This includes juniors and redshirt sophomores who completed high school at least three years prior to the draft. A player that meets these requirements can renounce his remaining NCAA eligibility and enter the draft. Players had until January 18, 2016, to declare their intention to forgo their remaining collegiate eligibility. [1]
The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", [1] [2] [3] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. [4] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks.
Chicago won the bidding in both 2015 and 2016, hosting the draft for the first time since 1964. [123] These drafts marked the transformation of the draft into an event featuring festivities and attendance by large public crowds. After these drafts in Chicago, the NFL has held the draft in different cities each year. [95]
2016 NFL draft; List of 2016 NFL draft early entrants; N. 6th Annual NFL Honors; P. 2016–17 NFL playoffs; 2017 Pro Bowl; S. Super Bowl LI This page was last edited ...
The 2016 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 85th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 20th playing their home games at FedExField and the third under head coach Jay Gruden. The season saw the Redskins play in London for the first time in franchise history, where they tied the Cincinnati Bengals 27–27.
1942 first overall pick Bill Dudley was the first named NFL MVP and inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame 1945 first overall pick Charley Trippi retired as the leader in NFL offensive yards 1949 first overall pick Chuck Bednarik was one of the last NFL players to play offense and defense 1957 first overall pick Paul Hornung was the first Heisman Trophy winner inducted to the Pro Football ...
The NFL Draft will take place from April 28 through 30, 2016 and will be hosted by the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, IL. [1] The two following members of 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team were selected in the 2016 NFL draft .