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2016 NFL Draft: Mike Mayock Releases Final Position Rankings

Corey Coleman and Keanu Neal continue to climb up the board as draft day approaches.

By Brett Kollmann
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

NFL draft guru Mike Mayock has released his final position rankings for the 2016 draft season, and a few interesting names have crept up into his top five lists (I see you, Christian Hackenberg).  When looking at position groups that the Texans may actually be interested in drafting in the first round, Baylor’s Corey Coleman has overtaken TCU’s Josh Doctson as the number two wideout on Mayock’s board, while fellow Baylor Bear Andrew Billings has completely fallen out of Mayock’s defensive tackle rankings in favor of Mississippi’s Robert Nkemdiche.

You can take a look at the full lists for yourselves on NFL.com.  Down below we have cut them down to only Mayock’s top fives for every position of immediate need on the Texans' roster.

Wide Receiver

1. Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss

2. Corey Coleman, Baylor

3. Josh Doctson, TCU

4. Will Fuller, Notre Dame

T-5. Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma

T-5. Michael Thomas, Ohio State

Rise: Coleman (3)

Fall: Doctson (2)

Tight End

1. Hunter Henry, Arkansas

2. Jerrell Adams, South Carolina

3. Austin Hooper, Stanford

4. Nick Vannett, Ohio State

5. Beau Sandland, Montana State

Rise: Adams (3)

Fall: Hooper (2)

Offensive Tackle

1. Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss

2. Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame

3. Jack Conklin, Michigan State

4. Taylor Decker, Ohio State

5. Germain Ifedi, Texas A&M

Fall: Jason Spriggs, Indiana (T-5)

Center

1. Ryan Kelly, Alabama

2. Nick Martin, Notre Dame

3. Max Tuerk, USC

4. Evan Boehm, Missouri

T-5. Graham Glasgow, Michigan

T-5. Jack Allen, Michigan State

Interior Defensive Line

1. DeForest Buckner, Oregon

2. Sheldon Rankins, Louisville

3. A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama

4. Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss

5. Jarran Reed, Alabama

Rise: Robinson (4), Nkemdiche (NR)

Fall: Reed (3), Andrew Billings, Baylor (5)

Safeties

1. Karl Joseph, West Virginia

2. Vonn Bell, Ohio State

3. Keanu Neal, Florida

4. KeiVarae Russell, Notre Dame

5. Sean Davis, Maryland

Rise: Neal (4), Davis (NR)

Fall: Russell (3), Justin Simmons, Boston College (5)

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