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Headlines: 2016 NFL Draft Preparations

A sampling of media reports on the Buccaneers today.

Apr 04, 2016 at 10:48 PM
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Don Banks' First-Round Mock Draft

See how Sports Illustrated Senior Writer Don Banks predicts Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft.

DEN - Connor Cook, QB
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  1. DEN - Connor Cook, QB
CAR - Germain Ifedi, OT
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  1. CAR - Germain Ifedi, OT
AZ - Robert Nkemdiche, DT
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  1. AZ - Robert Nkemdiche, DT
KC - William Jackson, CB
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  1. KC - William Jackson, CB
GB - A'Shawn Robinson, DT
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  1. GB - A'Shawn Robinson, DT
SEA - Cody Whitehair, OL
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  1. SEA - Cody Whitehair, OL
PIT - Eli Apple, CB
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  1. PIT - Eli Apple, CB
CIN - Corey Coleman, WR
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  1. CIN - Corey Coleman, WR  
MIN - Will Fuller, WR
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  1. MIN - Will Fuller, WR
HOU - Josh Doctson, WR
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  1. HOU - Josh Doctson, WR
WAS - Reggie Ragland
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  1. WAS - Reggie Ragland
NYJ - Leonard Floyd, OLB
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  1. NYJ - Leonard Floyd, OLB
BUF - Noah Spence, DE
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  1. BUF - Noah Spence, DE
IND - Taylor Decker, OT
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  1. IND - Taylor Decker, OT
ATL - Sheldon Rankins, DT
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  1. ATL - Sheldon Rankins, DT
DET- Laquon Treadwell, WR
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  1. DET- Laquon Treadwell, WR
LA - Paxton Lynch, QB
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  1. LA - Paxton Lynch, QB
OAK - Mackensie Alexander, CB
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  1. OAK - Mackensie Alexander, CB
MIA - Shaq Lawson, DE
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  1. MIA - Shaq Lawson, DE
NO - Darron Lee, LB
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  1. NO - Darron Lee, LB
CHI - Jack Conklin, OT
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  1. CHI - Jack Conklin, OT
NYG - Ronnie Stanley, OT
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  1. NYG - Ronnie Stanley, OT
TB - Vernon Hargreaves, CB
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  1. TB - Vernon Hargreaves, CB
PHI - Ezekiel Elliott, RB
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  1. PHI - Ezekiel Elliott, RB
SF - Carson Wentz, QB
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  1. SF - Carson Wentz, QB
BAL - Joey Bosa, DE
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  1. BAL - Joey Bosa, DE
JAX - Myles Jack, LB
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  1. JAX - Myles Jack, LB
DAL - DeForest Buckner, DE
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  1. DAL - DeForest Buckner, DE
SD - Jalen Ramsey, S
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  1. SD - Jalen Ramsey, S
CLE - Jared Goff, QB
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  1. CLE - Jared Goff, QB
TEN - Laremy Tunsil, OT
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  1. TEN - Laremy Tunsil, OT
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