NFL Notes: 2016 Draft, Early Entrants, Bengals, & Patriots

2016 Draft

Mike Wilkening of Pro Football Talk points out that four teams picked up additional 2016 draft picks during this past week’s NFL Draft.

• Eagles: 2016 third-round selection (from the Lions).
• 49ers: 2016 fifth-round selection (from the Chargers), 2016 sixth-round selection (from the Cowboys).
• Lions: 2016 fifth-round selection (from the Broncos).
• Redskins: 2016 sixth-round selection (from the Saints).

Early Entrants

According to Dane Brugler of CBS Sports, 24 out of 84 underclassmen wound up going undrafted this year. The full list includes:

• SS Durell Eskridge, Syracuse
• CB Jacoby Glenn, UCF
• FS Chris Hackett, TCU
• WR DaVaris Daniels, Notre Dame
• RB Trey Williams, Texas A&M
• DE Deion Barnes, Penn State
• TE Jean Sifrin, Massachusetts
• DT David Irving, Iowa State
• WR Deontay Greenberry, Houston
• DT Ellis McCarthy, UCLA
• RB B.J. Catalon, TCU
• WR Chris Harper, California
• LB Max Flores, Northern Colorado
• RB Dee Hart, Colorado State
• RB Braylon Heard, Kentucky
• WR George Farmer, USC
• WR Nigel King, Kansas
• OT Patrick Miller, Auburn
• WR Zach D’Orazio, Akron
• WR Tacoi Sumler, Appalachian State
• OG Tyler Moore, Florida
• WR Jaquel Pitts, Trinity International
• LS Easton Wahlstrom, Arizona State
• OLB Darien Rankin, North Carolina

Bengals

Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com takes a look at the team’s 2015 draft and what we can expect to see at the start of the season.

• According to Hobson, first-round pick OT Cedric Ogbuehi could begin the year on the physically unable to perform list, which would cost him the  first six weeks of the season.
• Second-round selection, OT Jake Fisher could end up being the Bengals’ first player off the bench. Although, Hobson wouldn’t be surprised to see him get some looks at center.
• Hobson expects rookie LB Paul Dawson to get plenty of snaps and chances to play this season.

Patriots

• According to Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald, the Patriots did show interest in Eagles G Evan Mathis. However, Howe mentions that because Mathis was not moved in a trade this weekend, there’s a chance he could remain in Philadelphia for another year.