| 2012 NFL Draft | |
|---|---|
| No. 1 Overall pick | Andrew Luck, QB Indianapolis Colts |
| No. of picks | 253 |
| Location | Radio City Music Hall Manhattan, NY |
| Date | April 26, 2012 - April 28, 2012 |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Chandler Harnish, QB Indianapolis Colts |
| Previous Draft | Next Draft |
| 2011 | 2013 |
The 2012 NFL Draft was the 77th annual meeting of NFL franchises to select newly eligible football players.
Forfeited picks[]
- Detroit will forfeit a pick in this draft due to findings of tampering consisting of comments made by defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham about certain Kansas City Chiefs players. If Detroit makes the 2012 NFL Playoffs, they will give up their sixth-round selection, otherwise they will forfeit their seventh-rounder.[1]
- Oakland will forfeit its third-round selection in order to take Terrelle Pryor in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.
Draft Results[]
Trades[]
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2012 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round one[]
- ↑ No. 2: St. Louis → Washington (PD). St. Louis traded this selection to Washington for first-round selections in 2012, 2013, and 2014, and a 2012 second-round selection.[source 1]
- ↑ No. 5 Tampa Bay → Jacksonville (D). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Jacksonville for their 1st round selection (7th) and 4th round selection (101st). Kuharsky, Paul (April 26, 2012). Jaguars bold, smart to go get Blackmon. ESPN. Retrieved on April 26, 2012..[source 2]
- ↑ No. 6: Washington → St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis → Washington.[source 1]
- ↑ No. 17: Oakland → Cincinnati (PD). Oakland traded this selection and a conditional 2013 second-round selection (that could increase to a first-rounder if Oakland makes it to the 2012–13 AFC Championship game) to Cincinnati for quarterback Carson Palmer.[source 3]
- ↑ No. 22: Atlanta → Cleveland (PD). Atlanta traded this selection, a fourth-round selection, and their first-, second-, and fourth-round selections in the 2011 NFL Draft (No. 27, after all trades and the clock expiring on their original pick, Baltimore selected Jimmy Smith; No. 59, Cleveland selected Greg Little; and No. 124, Cleveland selected Owen Marecic) to Cleveland for Cleveland's 2011 first-round selection (No. 6, used to select Julio Jones).[source 4]
- ↑ No. 27: New Orleans → New England (PD). New Orleans traded this selection and their 2011 second-round selection (No. 56, New England selected Shane Vereen) to New England for New England's first-round selection in the 2011 Draft (No. 28, New Orleans selected Mark Ingram).[source 5]
Round two[]
- ↑ No. 39: Washington → St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis → Washington.[source 1]
- ↑ No. 48: Oakland → New England (PD). Oakland traded this selection and a 2011 seventh-round selection (No. 219, New England selected Malcolm Williams) to New England for New England's third- and fourth-round selections in 2011 (Nos. 92 and 125, Oakland selected Joseph Barksdale and Taiwan Jones, respectively).[source 6]
- ↑ No. 51: Arizona → Philadelphia (PD). Arizona traded this selection and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to Philadelphia for QB Kevin Kolb.[source 7]
Round three[]
- ↑ No. 73: multiple trades:
No. 73: Carolina → Chicago (PD). Carolina traded this selection to Chicago for tight end Greg Olsen.[source 8]
No. 73: Chicago → Miami (PD). Chicago traded this selection and a 2013 third-round selection to Miami for wide receiver Brandon Marshall.[source 9] - ↑ No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston (PD). Philadelphia traded its third- and fourth-round selections to Houston for linebacker DeMeco Ryans and a third-round selection.[source 10]
- ↑ No. 88: Houston → Philadelphia (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston.[source 10]
Round four[]
- ↑ No. 99: multiple trades:
No. 99: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Philadelphia with a fourth-round pick in 2011 (No. 116, Philadelphia selected Casey Matthews) for a fourth-round pick in 2011 (No. 104, Tampa Bay selected Luke Stocker).[source 11]
No. 99: Philadelphia → Houston (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston.[source 10] - ↑ No. 108: New York Jets → Denver (PD). The Jets traded this selection and a sixth-round selection to Denver for quarterback Tim Tebow and a seventh-round selection.[source 12]
- ↑ No. 109: Oakland → Washington (PD). Oakland traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Jason Campbell.[source 13]
- ↑ No. 118: Atlanta → Cleveland (PD). see No. 22: Atlanta → Cleveland.[source 4]
- ↑ No. 124: Baltimore → Buffalo (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Buffalo for wide receiver Lee Evans.[source 14]
Round five[]
- ↑ No. 137: St. Louis → Denver (PD). St. Louis traded a conditional sixth-round selection to Denver in exchange for wide receiver Brandon Lloyd; the selection was later upgraded to a fifth-rounder after a condition was met in which Lloyd made a minimum of 30 receptions with St. Louis during the 2011 season.[source 15]
- ↑ No. 147: Seattle → Buffalo (PD). Seattle traded this selection and a 2011 fourth-round selection (No. 122, Buffalo selected Chris Hairston) to Buffalo for running back Marshawn Lynch.[source 16]
- ↑ No. 160: Denver → Cleveland (PD). Denver traded this selection and a 2011 sixth-round selection to Cleveland for quarterback Brady Quinn.[source 17]
- ↑ No. 166: New England → Cincinnati (PD). New England traded this selection and a 2013 sixth-round selection to Cincinnati for wide receiver Chad Ochocinco.[source 18]
- ↑ No. 167: New York Giants → Cincinnati (PD). The Giants traded this selection to Cincinnati for linebacker Keith Rivers.[source 19]
Round six[]
- ↑ No. 172: Indianapolis → Philadelphia (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to Philadelphia for offensive tackle Winston Justice and a sixth-round selection.[source 20]
- ↑ No. 173: Minnesota → Washington (PD). Minnesota traded this conditional selection and a 2013 sixth-round selection to Washington for quarterback Donovan McNabb.[source 21]
- ↑ No. 175: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). Cleveland traded this selection to Minnesota for defensive end Jayme Mitchell.[source 22]
- ↑ No. 177: Washington → Arizona (PD). Washington traded defensive end Vonnie Holliday and this selection to Arizona in exchange for running back Tim Hightower.[source 23]
- ↑ No. 179: Miami → New Orleans (PD). Miami traded this selection to New Orleans for running back Reggie Bush and a sixth-round selection.[source 24]
- ↑ No. 187: multiple trades:
No. 187: Philadelphia → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 172: Indianapolis → Philadelphia.[source 20]
No. 187: Indianapolis → New York Jets (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to New York Jets for quarterback Drew Stanton and a seventh-round selection.[source 25] - ↑ No. 188: New York Jets → Denver (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets → Denver.[source 12]
- ↑ No. 194: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded this selection to Philadelphia for linebacker Joe Mays. Denver originally sent running back J. J. Arrington to Philadelphia, with the condition that if Arrington did not make Philadelphia's 53-man roster, Denver would instead send the sixth-round selection.[source 26]
- ↑ No. 196: New Orleans → Miami (PD). see No. 179: Miami → New Orleans.[source 24]
- ↑ No. 200: New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded this selection to Philadelphia for linebacker Tracy White and a seventh-round selection.[source 27]
Round seven[]
- ↑ No. 214: multiple trades:
No. 214: Jacksonville → New York Jets (PD). Jacksonville traded this selection to the New York Jets for defensive back Dwight Lowery.[source 28]
No. 214: New York Jets → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 187: Indianapolis → New York Jets.[source 25] - ↑ No. 219: Seattle → Detroit (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Detroit for offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus.[source 29]
- ↑ No. 223: multiple trades:
No. 223: Philadelphia → New England (PD). see No. 200: New England → Philadelphia.[source 27]
No. 223: New England → Minnesota (PD). New England traded this selection and wide receiver Randy Moss to Minnesota for a 2011 third-round selection (No. 74, New England selected Ryan Mallett).[source 30] - ↑ No. 224: New York Jets → Green Bay (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Green Bay in exchange for guard Caleb Schlauderaff.[source 31]
- ↑ No. 225: Oakland → Seattle (PD). Oakland traded this selection and a conditional mid-round selection in the 2013 NFL Draft to Seattle for linebacker Aaron Curry.[source 32]
- ↑ No. 228: Cincinnati → Jacksonville (PD). Cincinnati traded this selection and cornerback David Jones to Jacksonville for safety Reggie Nelson.[source 33]
- ↑ No. 229: Atlanta → Philadelphia (PD). Atlanta traded this selection to Philadelphia for cornerback Asante Samuel.[source 34]
- ↑ No. 232: Denver → New York Jets (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets → Denver.[source 12]
- ↑ No. 238: New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded this conditional selection to Kansas City for safety Jarrad Page.[source 35]
Trade references[]
- ↑ "NFL suspends Saints coach Payton for one year without pay", March 21, 2012. Retrieved on March 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Raiders draft Terrelle Pryor", Aug 22, 2011. Retrieved on Aug 22, 2011.
- ↑ Biggs, Brad. "Lions win appeal in tampering case, sort of", April 1, 2011. Retrieved on May 4, 2011.
Notes[]
Forfeited picks[]
Three picks in the 2012 draft will be forfeited:
- ↑ New Orleans will forfeit its second-round selection as well as a 2013 second-round selection as part of the punishment for the team's bounty scandal.[1]
- ↑ Oakland will forfeit its third-round selection after selecting quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.[2]
- ↑ Detroit will forfeit its sixth-round selection due to findings of tampering consisting of comments made by defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham about certain Kansas City Chiefs' players.[3]
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