2016 NFL Draft Watchlist - Version 1.0

Yes, I absolutely agree that it is way too early for this.  But, it is possible that you might want to use this sometime this weekend, so I want to be here for you, if you are a draft eager beaver.

This is my first list of 2016 NFL Draft Prospects.  My personal list is much longer than this one, but let's just go with a Top 50 list for public perusal.  According to my small amount of research dedicated to this, the following is a list of 50 names.  These 50 names are believed to be candidates right now for the Top 2 rounds in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Admittedly, by the actual draft, if even 30 of these end up in the Top 2 rounds, we should be pleased with the results.

THIS LIST IS ALPHABETIZED BY SCHOOL AND THEREFORE HAS NO RANKING WHATSOEVER AT THIS JUNCTURE.  (this means your guy is not ranked too high or too low because it is only September 3rd.  He is not ranked at all.  He is either on this list or he is not.  And this list is completely arbitrary because no games have been played and no players have been watched yet).

This list is only constructed for your added viewing enjoyment as you pop on your college games early in the year and want to know who might be high in the draft. I even included jersey numbers to help you with your own scouting.  But, of course, the draft will be determined based on how these gentlemen perform this fall which means - nobody has any idea who will actually be in the the 1st and 2nd round in 8 months.

Name	Pos	School	Jersey #
Derrick Henry	RB	Alabama	2
OJ Howard	TE	Alabama	88
Reggie Ragland	LB	Alabama	19
A'Shawn Robinson	DT	Alabama	86
Scooby Wright	LB	Arizona	32
Carl Lawson	DE/LB	Auburn	55
Andrew Billings	NT	Baylor	75
Spencer Drango	T	Baylor	58
Shawn Oakman	DE	Baylor	2
Jared Goff	QB	California	16
Gunner Keil	QB	Cincinnati	11
Mike Williams	WR	Clemson	7
Jalen Ramsey	S/CB	Florida State	8
Vernon Hargeaves	CB	Florida	1
Leonard Floyd	LB	Georgia	84
Nate Sudfeld	QB	Indiana	7
Vadal Alexander	G	LSU	74
Tre'Davious White	CB	LSU	18
Shilique Calhoun	DE	Michigan St	89
Jack Conklin	T	Michigan St	74
Connor Cook	QB	Michigan St	48
Chris Jones	DE/DT	Mississippi St	98
Corey Robinson	WR	Notre Dame	88
KeiVarae Russell	CB	Notre Dame	6
Jaylon Smith	DE/LB	Notre Dame	9
Ronnie Stanley	T	Notre Dame	78
Joey Bosa	DE	Ohio State	97
Taylor Decker	T	Ohio State	68
Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Ohio State	15
Cardale Jones	QB	Ohio State	12
Darron Lee	LB	Ohio State	43
Michael Thomas	WR	Ohio State	3
Adolph Washington	DT	Ohio State	92
Emmanuel Ogbah	DE	Oklahoma St	38
Zack Sanchez	CB	Oklahoma	15
Tony Conner	S	Mississippi	12
Robert Nkemdiche	DT	Mississippi	5
Laquon Treadwell	WR	Mississippi	1
Laremy Tunsil	T	Mississippi	78
DeForest Buckner	DE	Oregon	44
Christian Hackenberg	QB	Penn State	14
Anthony Zettel	DE/DT	Penn State	98
Tyler Boyd	WR	Pittsburgh	23
Pharoh Cooper	WR	South Carolina	11
German Ifedi	T	Texas A&M	74
Kenny Clark	DT	UCLA	97
Myles Jack	LB	UCLA	30
Su'A Cravens	S	USC	21
Kendall Fuller	CB	Virginia Tech	11
Corey Clement	RB	Wisconsin	6

Surely, there are names included that shouldn't be, and names not included that should be.  But, this is only our first draft and we will be changing this often as we go.  Nevertheless, college football 2015 begins tonight, so here is the list at this particular moment according to this particular draft nerd.