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2016 NFL Mock Draft: First Round, Week 9

Laremy Tunsil Mississippi — With the college football regular season winding down, it will soon be bowl season and the process leading to the 2016 NFL Draft will begin.

Here is your first-round NFL mock draft for Week 9. Remember the New England Patriots won't have a first-round pick next year, as part of their "DeflateGate" penalty.

Updated draft order comes courtesy of NFL.com's Lance Zierlein.

With the college football regular season winding down, it will soon be bowl season and the process leading to the 2016 NFL Draft will begin.

Here is your first-round NFL mock draft for Week 9. Remember the New England Patriots won't have a first-round pick next year, as part of their "DeflateGate" penalty.

Updated draft order comes courtesy of NFL.com's Lance Zierlein.

1. Detroit Lions: Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State

1. Detroit Lions: Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State

The Lions are starting to clean house, but a new general manager will have an easy decision to take Bosa No. 1 overall.

2. Tennessee Titans: Robert Nkemdiche, DE, Mississippi

2. Tennessee Titans: Robert Nkemdiche, DE, Mississippi

Nkemdiche's position in mock drafts is sure to fluctuate going forward, but the Titans should gladly make an easy decision with the second overall pick.

3. Cleveland Browns: Jared Goff, QB, California

3. Cleveland Browns: Jared Goff, QB, California

The Browns may be hitting the reset button again this season. Getting a potential franchise quarterback, like Goff, would be a solid step.

4. San Diego Chargers: Laremy Tunsil, OT, Mississippi

4. San Diego Chargers: Laremy Tunsil, OT, Mississippi

6-Jacksonville-Laremy-Tunsil-Justin-Ford-USAT-Copy — Tunsil could make a case to go No. 1 overall, but the offensive line-need Chargers will jump at the chance to take a bookend left tackle.

Tunsil could make a case to go No. 1 overall, but the offensive line-need Chargers will jump at the chance to take a bookend left tackle.

5. Baltimore Ravens: Jalen Ramsey, CB, Florida State

5. Baltimore Ravens: Jalen Ramsey, CB, Florida State

The Ravens need a shutdown corner, among other reinforcements in the secondary. Ramsey would be a great start in that process, and he's arguably the best corner in this year's class.

6. San Francisco 49ers: Kenny Clark, DT, UCLA

6. San Francisco 49ers: Kenny Clark, DT, UCLA

Kenny Clark-Kirby Lee USAT - Copy — Clark is putting himself in the first-round conversation, and his stock could continue to rise. Taking him here looks like a reach, but the 49ers look like the team to do it.

Clark is putting himself in the first-round conversation, and his stock could continue to rise. Taking him here looks like a reach, but the 49ers look like the team to do it.

7. Jacksonville Jaguars: Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida

7. Jacksonville Jaguars: Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida

Jacksonville needs help defensively, particularly in the secondary. Hargreaves can step right in and be a No. 1, shutdown corner.

8. Chicago Bears: Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State

8. Chicago Bears: Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State

Chicago needs a quarterback of the future. If Jay Cutler is moved during the offseason, Cook could start Week 1 of 2016.

9. Dallas Cowboys: Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi

9. Dallas Cowboys: Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi

The Cowboys need a No. 2 receiver to go with Dez Bryant, and that will be a top offseason need. Treadwell is on track to be the first wide receiver off the board next spring, and he would be a great fit.

10. Houston Texans: Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State

10. Houston Texans: Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State

This pick assumes Bill O'Brien remains in place as Texans' head coach, since he coached Hackenberg for one season at Penn State.

11. Kansas City Chiefs: Ronnie Stanley, OT. Notre Dame

11. Kansas City Chiefs: Ronnie Stanley, OT. Notre Dame

Stanley is a potential top-10 pick, so the Chiefs getting him here is good value and a potential early steal.

12. Miami Dolphins: Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State

12. Miami Dolphins: Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State

Miami's long term investment in Ryan Tannehill makes upgrading their offensive line a priority. Decker can be an immediate starter.

13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: A'Shawn Robinson, DT, Alabama

13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: A'Shawn Robinson, DT, Alabama

Robinson is a pick made with upside in mind. But I don’t see how Tampa Bay doesn't take a measured risk by taking him, for better or worse.

14. Washington Redskins: Jaylon Smith, OLB, Notre Dame

14. Washington Redskins: Jaylon Smith, OLB, Notre Dame

There's a chance Smith doesn't fall this far, but in this scenario he does and the Redskins will gladly take him.

15. Buffalo Bills: Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Oklahoma State

15. Buffalo Bills: Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Oklahoma State

Ogbah could become a 3-4 outside linebacker in the NFL, and that potential versatility would surely appeal to Rex Ryan.

16. Philadelphia Eagles: Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson

16. Philadelphia Eagles: Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson

Lawson is a rising prospect, and the Eagles need a pass rusher. The fit here is clear, if Chip Kelly resists the urge to overthink it.

17. Seattle Seahawks: Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State

17. Seattle Seahawks: Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State

16-Seattle-Jack-Conklin — The Seahawks need offensive line help, no doubt. Conklin is a pro-ready prospect, so he fits perfectly for a team with continuing Super Bowl expectations.

The Seahawks need offensive line help, no doubt. Conklin is a pro-ready prospect, so he fits perfectly for a team with continuing Super Bowl expectations.

18. Pittsburgh Steelers: Kendall Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech

18. Pittsburgh Steelers: Kendall Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech

The Steeler need major help at cornerback. As long as Fuller fully recovers from a season-ending knee surgery, he has to be the pick.

19. New Orleans Saints: DeForest Buckner, DE, Oregon

19. New Orleans Saints: DeForest Buckner, DE, Oregon

The Saints need to add talent on the defensive side of the ball. At this pick, there's an argument for Buckner as the best player available.

20. St. Louis Rams: Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor

20. St. Louis Rams: Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor

Wide receiver is a lingering need for St. Louis. Coleman is raising his draft stock with a big season, so the Rams should make him their pick without question.

21. New York Jets: Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia

21. New York Jets: Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia

The Jets need a difference-making edge rusher. Floyd stands out as the best one available here, and he would be an early candidate for Defensive Rookie of the Year.

22. Oakland Raiders: Myles Jack, LB, UCLA

22. Oakland Raiders: Myles Jack, LB, UCLA

Jack should be ready to go for the pre-draft process. The Raiders should be glad to add him to their group of young talent.

23. Minnesota Vikings: Jeremy Cash, S, Duke

23. Minnesota Vikings: Jeremy Cash, S, Duke

The Vikings need to upgrade the safety spot alongside Harrison Smith. Cash has the versatility to be a Smith clone.

24. Atlanta Falcons: Reggie Ragland, ILB, Alabama

24. Atlanta Falcons: Reggie Ragland, ILB, Alabama

The Falcons could go multiple ways here. A building block for their defense stands out as a need though, so Ragland is a great fit.

25. Indianapolis Colts-Germain Ifedi, OT, Texas A&M

25. Indianapolis Colts-Germain Ifedi, OT, Texas A&M

The Colts need to prioritize offensive line this offseason. Ifedi has played both tackle spots during his college career, so he has to be the pick here.

26. New York Giants: Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State

26. New York Giants: Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State

Calhoun is a great fit for the Giants, who need to bolster their pass rush and defensive line as a whole.

27. Arizona Cardinals: Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis

27. Arizona Cardinals: Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis

Lynch could easily be a top-10 pick, but I see his flaws being exposed as NFL scouts take a closer look at him. The Cardinals need a quarterback of the future, and they'll be happy to take Lynch here.

28. Green Bay Packers: Adolphus Washington, DL, Ohio State

28. Green Bay Packers: Adolphus Washington, DL, Ohio State

The Packers could lose multiple free agents along their defensive line this offseason. Washington looks like a great fit, and he's an easy choice.

29. Cincinnati Bengals: Tyler Boyd, WR, Pittsburgh

29. Cincinnati Bengals: Tyler Boyd, WR, Pittsburgh

The Bengals could lose Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu in free agency, so wide receiver may become a need. Boyd could step right into a starting spot opposite A.J. Green.

30. Carolina Panthers: Josh Doctson, WR, TCU

30. Carolina Panthers: Josh Doctson, WR, TCU

The Panthers need to add weapons around Cam Newton. Doctson has fallen compared to our recent mock drafts, so Carolina gets a potential steal here.

31. Denver Broncos: Vadal Alexander, OT/OG, LSU

31. Denver Broncos: Vadal Alexander, OT/OG, LSU

The Broncos need to bolster their offensive line. Alexander's versatility makes him an easy choice here, and an immediate fix.

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