The Kansas City Chiefs lost C Rodney Hudson to a big contract last year but signed WR Jeremy Maclin to a big contract so I'm not expecting any high compensatory picks when they're announced next month. That means the Chiefs will probably have three draft picks in the top 100 in the 2016 NFL Draft.
We now know the draft order for the first three rounds of the draft. Compensatory picks for other teams will be tacked on. A pick here or there might be traded for a player or for other picks. For the most part, however, this is the order we'll see in April.
The Chiefs did a really good job with their top 100 picks last season. CB Marcus Peters and C Mitch Morse in the first two rounds turned into starters. WR Chris Conley was a key contributor while CB Steven Nelson's future role is yet to be determined. The Chiefs would be doing well if they could have another draft with an impact like that (even without the defensive rookie of the year would be OK).
The Chiefs are drafting one spot ahead of New England (outside of the first round because of DeflateGate ... it's still crazy that the Patriots are losing a first round pick for that). I wonder if Andy and Bill will make a trade, which they did in this position once before for apparently no reason.
FIRST ROUND:
1. Tennessee Titans
2. Cleveland Browns
3. San Diego Chargers
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. Jacksonville Jaguars
6. Baltimore Ravens
7. San Francisco 49ers
8. Miami Dolphins
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10. New York Giants
11. Chicago Bears
12. New Orleans Saints
13. Philadelphia Eagles
14. Oakland Raiders
15. Los Angeles Rams
16. Detroit Lions
17. Atlanta Falcons
18. Indianapolis Colts
19. Buffalo Bills
20. New York Jets
21. Washington
22. Houston Texans
23. Minnesota Vikings
24. Cincinnati Bengals
25. Seattle Seahawks
26. Green Bay Packers
27. Pittsburgh Steelers
28. Kansas City Chiefs
29. Arizona Cardinals
30. Carolina Panthers
31. Denver Broncos
Note: New England's first-round pick was taken away following the DeflateGate scandal.
SECOND ROUND:
32. Cleveland Browns
33. Tennessee Titans
34. Dallas Cowboys
35. San Diego Chargers
36. Baltimore Ravens
37. San Francisco 49ers
38. Jacksonville Jaguars
39. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
40. New York Giants
41. Chicago Bears
42. Miami Dolphins
43. Los Angeles Rams (via Philadelphia)
44. Oakland Raiders
45. Los Angeles Rams
46. Detroit Lions
47. New Orleans Saints
48. Indianapolis Colts
49. Buffalo Bills
50. Atlanta Falcons
51. New York Jets
52. Houston Texans
53. Washington
54. Minnesota Vikings
55. Cincinnati Bengals
56. Seattle Seahawks
57. Green Bay Packers
58. Pittsburgh Steelers
59. Kansas City Chiefs
60. New England Patriots
61. Arizona Cardinals
62. Carolina Panthers
63. Denver Broncos
THIRD ROUND:
64. Tennessee Titans
65. Cleveland Browns
66. San Diego Chargers
67. Dallas Cowboys
68. San Francisco 49ers
69. Jacksonville Jaguars
70. Baltimore Ravens
71. New York Giants
72. Chicago Bears
73. Miami Dolphins
74. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
75. Oakland Raiders
76. Los Angeles Rams
77. Philadelphia Eagles
78. New Orleans Saints
79. Philadelphia Eagles
80. Buffalo Bills
81. Atlanta Falcons
82. Indianapolis Colts
83. New York Jets
84. Washington
85. Houston Texans
86. Minnesota Vikings
87. Cincinnati Bengals
88. Green Bay Packers
89. Pittsburgh Steelers
90. Seattle Seahawks
91. Kansas City Chiefs
92. New England Patriots
93. Arizona Cardinals
94. Carolina Panthers
95. Denver Broncos