The Top Ten 2016 NFL Draft Classes
By Brady Lunt
With the post-season soon underway, it’s time to take a look back at the last 17 weeks of football. With a full year under their belt, it’s time to find out which team’s rookie class stood above the rest.
What a thrilling year of football 2016 turned out to be. Tom Brady returned after a four-game suspension in Brady-like fashion, playing at an MVP level and leading his Patriots to the best record in football. Running backs appear to be making a resurgence as teams begin recognizing just how important a strong running game can be. Great players are hanging up their cleats and a new generation of football players is settling in to soon replace the names we’ve come to love and honor all across the league. Oh, and the Browns finally won a game!
All this aside, the conclusion of the regular-season gives us an opportunity to review the year’s events, including the 2016 NFL Draft. As is the case each year, some teams drafted metaphorical gems while others found themselves empty-handed and regretful. While it is only year one for the 2016 draft class, we now have a foundation to build from as we analyze each team’s successes in the draft.
In this article, we turn our attention to the top 10 draft classes from the 2016 NFL Draft. Which teams were the most successful in building up the roster and adding the talent necessary to maintain long-term success?