BTN.com staff, BTN.com staff, May 3, 2015

The 2015 NFL Draft just concluded on Saturday evening. However, as is the case every year, pundits are already posting mock drafts for next year's draft.

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Several sites have published their super-early, way-too-early 2016 mock drafts, and more will certainly follow in the coming days.

Of course, a lot can/will change between now and this time next year. But, it's always exciting to take an early look ahead.

It's even more exciting when Big Ten prospects are expected to be all over the first round.

Take a look at some of the first mock drafts below:

247sports.com (Only ranked top 15 prospects)
No. 2: Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
No. 4: Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State
No. 6: Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State
No. 10: Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
No. 14: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State

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BleacherReport.com
No. 1: Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
No. 6: Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State
No. 7: Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State
No. 8: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
No. 9: Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
No. 28: Jack Conklin, OL, Michigan State
No. 29: Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State
No. 30: Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State

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CBSSports.com
No. 1: Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
No. 6: Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State
No. 12: Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
No. 18: Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State
No. 21: Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State
No. 24: Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State
No. 27: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
No. 30: Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State

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SBNation.com
No. 1: Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
No. 6: Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State
No. 8: Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State
No. 9: Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
No. 11: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
No. 12: Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State
No. 21: Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State
No. 27: Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State

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SportingNews.com
No. 1: Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
No. 3: Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
No. 6: Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State
No. 9: Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State
No. 11: Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State
No. 13: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
No. 14: Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State
No. 16: Anthony Zettel, DT, Penn State
No. 20: Adolphus Washington, DT, Ohio State
No. 26: Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State
No. 30: Darius Hamilton, DT, Rutgers

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WalterFootball.com
No. 1: Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
No. 3: Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State
No. 6: Christian Hackenbarg, QB, Penn State
No. 8: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
No. 9: Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
No. 18: Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State
No. 28: Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State

From the look of things, the 2016 draft could be a great one for the Big Ten, particularly Big Ten East powers Michigan State and Ohio State.

Joey Bosa and quarterbacks, too. Bosa is the No. 1 pick in five of the six mock drafts above; he's No. 2 in the other. Five of the mocks have three Big Ten signal-callers going in the top 10. Pretty impressive, especially considering the Big Ten hasn't had a QB go in Round 1 since 1995 (Kerry Collins).

Other names to consider: OL Jack Allen (Michigan State), DT Anthony Zettel (Penn State), WR Leonte Carroo (Rutgers), Vonn Bell (Ohio State), Josh Perry (Ohio State)