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How accurate were the experts' 2016 Mock Drafts?

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*A look back at Mike Mayock and Mel Kiper Jr.'s Mock Draft results from 2016: *

By now you know which player the Giants are going to draft this year.

Not exactly.

To show how unpredictable the draft is to the outside world, Giants.com went back to last year's mock drafts and examined how they lined up with the actual outcome.

Here is a look at how NFL Network's Mike Mayock and ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. thought the 2016 NFL Draft would play out:

Mike Mayock Mel Kiper Jr. Actual
1. QB Jared Goff (Rams) 1. QB Jared Goff (Rams) 1. QB Jared Goff (Rams) 
2. QB Carson Wentz (Eagles) 2. QB Carson Wentz (Eagles) 2. QB Carson Wentz (Eagles)
3. OT Ronnie Stanley (Chargers) 3. DE DeForest Buckner (Chargers) 3. DE Joey Bosa (Chargers)
4. RB Ezekiel Elliott (Cowboys) 4. RB Ezekiel Elliott (Cowboys) 4. RB Ezekiel Elliott (Cowboys)
5. CB Jalen Ramsey (Jaguars) 5. CB Jalen Ramsey (Jaguars) 5. CB Jalen Ramsey (Jaguars)
6. OT Laremy Tunsil (Titans) 6. DE Joey Bosa (Ravens) 6. OT Ronnie Stanley (Ravens)
7. DE DeForest Buckner (49ers) 7. OT Laremy Tunsil (49ers) 7. DE DeForest Buckner (49ers)
8. DE Joey Bosa (Browns) 8. OT Ronnie Stanley (Browns) 8. OT Jack Conklin (Titans)
9. LB Leonard Floyd (Buccaneers) 9. LB Leonard Floyd (Buccaneers) 9. LB Leonard Floyd (Bears)
10. OT Jack Conklin (Giants) 10. OT Jack Conklin (Giants) 10. CB Eli Apple (Giants)
11. CB Vernon Hargreaves (Bears)* 11. DE Shaq Lawson (Bears) 11. CB Vernon Hargreaves (Bucs)
12. DT Sheldon Rankins (Saints) 12. DT Sheldon Rankins (Saints) 12. DT Sheldon Rankins (Saints)
13. DE Shaq Lawson (Dolphins) 13. LB Myles Jack (Dolphins) 13. OT Laremy Tunsil (Dolphins)
14. LB Myles Jack (Raiders) 14. LB Reggie Ragland (Raiders) 14. S Karl Joseph (Raiders)
15. WR Josh Doctson (Ravens) 15. CB Vernon Hargreaves (Titans) 15. WR Corey Coleman (Browns)
16. OT Taylor Decker (Lions) 16. OT Taylor Decker (Lions) 16. OT Taylor Decker (Lions)
17. LB Darron Lee (Falcons) 17. LB Darron Lee (Falcons) 17. S Keanu Neal (Falcons)
18. C Ryan Kelly (Colts) 18. C Ryan Kelly (Colts) 18. C Ryan Kelly (Colts)
19. DT Robert Nkemdiche (Bills) 19. WR Corey Coleman (Bills) 19. DE Shaq Lawson (Bills)
20. QB Paxton Lynch (Jets) 20. S Keanu Neal (Jets) 20. LB Darron Lee (Jets)
21. DT Jarran Reed (Redskins) 21. DT A'Shawn Robinson (Redskins) 21. WR Will Fuller (Texans)
22. WR Corey Coleman (Texans) 22. S Karl Joseph (Texans) 22. WR Josh Doctson (Redskins)
23. WR Laquon Treadwell (Vikings) 23. WR Laquon Treadwell (Vikings) 23. WR Laquon Treadwell (Vikings)
24. WR Will Fuller (Bengals) 24. WR Josh Doctson (Bengals) 24. CB William Jackson (Bengals)
25. CB Eli Apple (Steelers) 25. CB William Jackson (Steelers) 25. CB Artie Burns (Steelers)
26. DT A'Shawn Robinson (Seahawks) 26. S T.J. Green (Seahawks) 26. QB Paxton Lynch (Broncos)
27. LB Reggie Ragland (Packers) 27. DT Jarran Reed (Packers) 27. DT Kenny Clark (Packers)
28. CB William Jackson (Chiefs) 28. DT Robert Nkemdiche (Chiefs) 28. G Joshua Garnett (49ers)
29. CB Artie Burns (Cardinals) 29. CB Eli Apple (Cardinals) 29. DT Robert Nkemdiche (Cardinals)
30. DE Kevin Dodd (Panthers) 30. DE Kevin Dodd (Panthers) 30. DT Vernon Butler (Panthers)
31. S Karl Joseph (Broncos) 31. G Germain Ifedi (Seahawks) 31. G Germain Ifedi (Seahawks)

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