2012 NFL Mock Draft: Rounds 1-3 (V2.0)

With the NFL Draft fast approaching, here is the latest breakdown of how we expect it to end up looking. Obviously things might change as we creep closer and close to the big day, but this will have to do for now.


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1. Indianapolis Colts = Andrew Luck QB Stanford
2. Washington Redskins (through St. Louis) = Robert Griffin III QB Baylor
3. Minnesota Vikings = Matt Kalil OT USC
4. Cleveland Browns = Trent Richardson HB Alabama
5. Tampa Bay Bucs = Luke Kuechly MLB Boston College
6. St. Louis Rams (through Washington) = Justin Blackmon WR Oklahoma State
7. Jacksonville Jaguars = Morris Claiborne CB LSU
8. Miami Dolphins = Ryan Tannehill QB Texas A&M
9. Carolina Panthers = Dontari Poe DT Memphis
10. Buffalo Bills = Riley Reiff OT Iowa


11. Kansas City Chiefs = David DeCastro OG Stanford
12. Seattle Seahawks = Courtney Upshaw OLB Alabama
13. Arizona Cardinals = Cordy Glenn OT Georgia
14. Dallas Cowboys = Michael Brockers DE LSU
15. Philadelphia Eagles = Fletcher Cox DT Mississippi State
16. New York Jets = Melvin Ingram OLB South Carolina
17. Cincinnati Bengals (through Oakland) = Kendall Wright WR Baylor
18. San Diego Chargers = Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame
19. Chicago Bears = Quinton Coples DE North Carolina
20. Tennessee Titans = Dre Kirkpatrick CB Alabama
21. Cincinnati Bengals = Mark Barron SS Alabama
22. Cleveland Browns (through Atlanta) = Jonathan Martin OT Stanford
23. Detroit Lions = Janoris Jenkins CB North Alabama
24. Pittsburgh Steelers = Nick Perry OLB USC
25. Denver Broncos = Devon Still DT Penn State
26. Houston Texans = Whitney Mercilus OLB Illinois
27. New England Patriots (through New Orleans) = Peter Konz OC Wisconsin
28. Green Bay Packers = Andre Branch OLB Clemson
29. Baltimore Ravens = Mike Adams OT Ohio State
30. San Francisco 49ers = Zebrie Sanders OT Florida State
31. New England Patriots = Dont'a Hightower MLB Alabama
32. New York Giants = Brandon Thompson DT Clemson

Round 2

33. St. Louis Rams = Jerel Worthy DT Michigan State
34. Indianapolis Colts = Stephon Gilmore CB South Carolina
35. Minnesota Vikings = Lavonte David OLB Nebraska
36. Tampa Bay Bucs = Doug Martin HB Boise State
37. Cleveland Browns = Stephen Hill WR Georgia Tech
38. Jacksonville Jaguars = Rueben Randle WR LSU
39. St. Louis Rams (through Washington) = Zach Brown OLB North Carolina
40. Carolina Panthers = Alshon Jeffery WR South Carolina
41. Buffalo Bills = Dwayne Allen TE Clemson
42. Miami Dolphins = Coby Fleener TE Stanford
43. Kansas City Chiefs = Shea McClellin OLB Boise State
44. Seattle Seahawks = Vinny Curry DE Marshall
45. Dallas Cowboys = Alfonzo Dennard CB Nebraska
46. Philadelphia Eagles (through Arizona) = Kevin Zeitler OG Wisconsin
47. New York Jets = Mohamed Sanu WR Rutgers
48. New England Patriots (through Oakland) = David Wilson HB Virginia Tech
49. San Diego Chargers = Harrison Smith SS Notre Dame
50. Chicago Bears = Bobby Massie OT Ole Miss
51. Philadelphia Eagles = Bobby Wagner OLB Utah State
52. Tennessee Titans = Ronnell Lewis OLB Oklahoma
53. Cincinnati Bengals = Chandler Jones DT Syracuse
54. Detroit Lions = Mychal Kendricks MLB California
55. Atlanta Falcons = Brandon Boykin CB Georgia
56. Pittsburgh Steelers = Lamar Miller HB Miami (Fla)
57. Denver Broncos = Kelechi Osomele OG Iowa State
58. Houston Texans = Dwight Bentley CB UL-Lafayette
59. Green Bay Packers = Kendall Reyes DE UConn
60. Baltimore Ravens = Brian Quick WR Appalachian State
61. San Francisco 49ers = Chase Minnifield CB Virginia
62. New England Patriots = Mike Martin DT Michigan
63. New York Giants = Jayron Hosley CB Virginia Tech

Round 3

64. Indianpolis Colts = Jared Crick DE Nebraska
65. St. Louis Rams = Josh Robinson CB Central Florida
66. Minnesota Vikings = Trumaine Johnson CB Montana
67. Cleveland Browns = Brandon Weeden QB Oklahoma State
68. Tampa Bay Bucs = Leonard Johnson CB Iowa State
69. Washington Redskins = Brandon Washington OG Miami (Fla)
70. Jacksonville Jaguars = Amini Silatolu OG Midwestern State
71. Buffalo Bills = Sean Spence OLB Miami (Fla)
72. Miami Dolphins = Chris Givens WR Wake Forest
73. Chicago Bears (through Carolina) = Ladarius Green TE UL-Lafayette
74. Kansas City Chiefs = Alameda Ta'amu NT Washington
75. Seattle Seahawks = Casey Hayward CB Vanderbilt
76. Philadelphia Eagles = Jamell Fleming CB Oklahoma
77. New York Jets = George Iloka FS Boise State
78. San Diego Chargers = Brandon Brooks OG Miami (Ohio)
79. Miami Dolphins (through Chicago) = Cam Johnson DE Virginia
80. Arizona Cardinals = Terrell Manning OLB NC State
81. Dallas Cowboys = Michael Brewster OC Ohio State
82. Tennessee Titans = Joe Adams WR Arkansas
83. Cincinnati Bengals = Bruce Irvin OLB West Virginia
84. Atlanta Falcons = Josh Chapman DT Alabama
85. Detroit Lions = Billy Winn DE Boise State
86. Pittsburgh Steelers = Omar Bolden CB Arizona State
87. Denver Broncos = Robert Turbin HB Utah State
88. Houston Texans = DeVier Posey WR Ohio State
89. New Orleans Saints = Antonio Allen SS South Carolina
90. Green Bay Packers = Chris Polk HB Washington
91. Baltimore Ravens = Nigel Bradham OLB Florida State
92. San Francisco 49ers = Marvin Jones WR California
93. New England Patriots = Jake Bequette DE Arkansas
94. New York Giants = Bernard Pierce HB Temple

Top 5 available on the board

Orson Charles TE Georgia
Brock Osweiler QB Arizona State
Kirk Cousins QB Michigan State
LaMichael James HB Oregon
Josh Norman CB Coastal Carolina