Jeremiah's Top 50

This might be a bit early for draft stuff seeing as the Conference Championship games and the Super Bowl have yet to be played. The Pro Bowl too. However, the march to the NFL Draft waits for no one. NFL Media Analyst Daniel Jeremiah released his first ranking of the Top 50 Prospects for the 2016 NFL Draft. Jeremiah's take on the players and the draft is interesting. He sees both through a scout's eye since he was a scout for the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns. Now he shares his experience and knowledge with us. I highly recommend the Move the Sticks podcast that he does with fellow NFL Media Analyst, former NFL player, and former scout Bucky Brooks.

Here's Daniel Jeremiah's first, and certainly not last, Top 50 Rankings for the 2016 NFL Draft.

1.   Laremy Tunsil, OT, Mississippi
2.   Jalen Ramsey, S, Florida St.
3.   Myles Jack, LB, UCLA
4.   Joey Bosa, DT, Ohio St.
5.   DeForest Buckner, DT, Oregon
6.   Ezekial Elliott, RB, Ohio St.
7.   Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota St.
8.   Jared Goff, QB, Cal
9.   Jaylon Smith, LB, Notre Dame
10. Reggie Ragland, LB, Alabama
11. Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida
12. Leonard Floyd, LB, Georgia
13. Jarran Reed, DT, Alabama
14. Eli Apple, CB, Ohio St.
15. Ronnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame
16. Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor
17. A'Shawn Robinson, DT, Alabama
18. Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi
19. Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson
20. Robert Nkemdiche, DT, Mississippi
21. Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis
22. Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson
23. Darron Lee, LB, Ohio St.
24. Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson
25. Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan St.
26. Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio St.
27. Sheldon Rankins, DT, Louisville
28. Kyler Fackrell, LB, Utah St.
29. Kamalei Correa, LB, Boise St.
30. Andrew Billings, DT, Baylor
31. Noah Spence, DE, Eastern Kentucky
32. Austin Johnson, DT, Penn St.
33. Miles Killebrew, S, Southern Utah
34. Frank Clark, DT, UCLA
35. Ryan Kelly, C, Alabama
36. Hunter Hnery, TE, Arkansas
37. Vernon Butler, DT, Louisiana Tech
38  Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama
39. Karl Joseph, S, West Virginia
40. Jonathan Bullard, DT, Florida
41. Cody Whitehair, OG, Kansas St.
42. Connor Cook, QB, Michigan St.
43. Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio St.
44. Sheldon Day, DT, Notre Dame
45. Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame
46. Braxton Miller, WR, Ohio St.
47. Josh Perry, LB, Ohio St.
48. Deion Jones, LB, LSU
49. Su'a Cravens, LB, USC
50. Artie Burns, CB, Miami (Fla.)

If a team is looking for a defensive tackle it looks like this is the draft to find one. 12 make Jeremiah's Top 50.

If I have a preference for the Minnesota Vikings at #23 I like the player that Jeremiah has at #23. Ohio State linebacker Darron Lee. After Anthony Barr in 2014 and Eric Kendricks last year, spending another high draft pick on another linebacker might be a little much. I still wouldn't mind. Barr, Kendricks, and Lee flying around would be a beautiful sight to see. An offensive lineman or a big receiver would address greater needs. Mississippi receiver Laquon Treadwell in the first and Kansas St. guard Cody Whitehair in the second would be nice. Especially since both could be gone before the Vikings even make a selection.

There will be a lot of draft talk in the coming months and this is the start of it.