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2012 NFL Draft
The 2012 NFL draft was the 77th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players for their rosters. The draft, which is officially called the "NFL Player Selection Meeting", was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from April 26 to April 28, 2012. There were 253 draft selections: 221 regular selections and 32 compensatory selections. The Indianapolis Colts, who compiled the league's worst season in 2011 with a 2–14 record, had the right to the first selection. A record 26 prospects attended the draft in person.

Quarterback prospect Andrew Luck received a lot of attention in the weeks preceding the draft. On April 17, Indianapolis general manager Ryan Grigson announced that the team would take Luck as their first-overall pick after releasing their longtime starting quarterback Peyton Manning, saying it was "the right thing to do" in anticipation of the "media gauntlet" Luck would face in the days leading up to the draft. Luck was highly touted as one of the best quarterback prospects in years and widely regarded as the top overall prospect in the draft. As a result, he had been the subject of the "Suck for Luck" campaigns by fans, who hoped that their teams would end up with the worst record in the 2011 season so they would have the chance to draft him. He was successful with the Colts, but dealt with several injuries throughout his career and decided to retire in 2019 while still in his prime, after winning the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award. Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III was the subject of another major story in the draft. He was selected second-overall by the Washington Redskins, and had a breakout rookie season en route to winning that year's NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. However, Griffin suffered an injury during the postseason that same year and struggled to show the same level of play thereafter; Griffin would later be released by the Redskins after the 2015 season.

The draft was highly regarded for its quarterback talent, with six out of the eleven quarterbacks selected (Luck, Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, Russell Wilson, Nick Foles, and Kirk Cousins) selected to at least one Pro Bowl. Tannehill and Foles both had a season in which they led the NFL in passer rating; Foles was also named MVP of Super Bowl LII. As of 2022, Cousins is ranked in the top ten in career passer rating and completion percentage. Wilson was the most successful quarterback of the draft, making nine Pro Bowls and leading the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl victory. The draft also had several notable quarterbacks who are now regarded as draft busts. There were two players drafted in 2012 at 28 years old. Brandon Weeden became the oldest first-round selection in NFL history at 28 years old when he was selected by the Cleveland Browns, but left the team after two seasons. Jeris Pendleton became the oldest seventh-round selection in NFL history at 28 years old when he was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars, but he left the team after one season. Brock Osweiler and Ryan Lindley also had largely unsuccessful careers in the NFL. A rare occurrence happened when the first and final picks in the draft were both quarterbacks and were taken by the same team; Chandler Harnish was chosen with the final pick of the draft by the Colts, causing him to be dubbed Mr. Irrelevant for 2012. Besides its quarterbacks, the draft overall is considered one of the best of all-time with numerous prospects showing Hall of Fame talent throughout their careers, including Defensive Player of the Year winners Luke Kuechly and Stephon Gilmore, along with perennial Pro Bowlers Lavonte David, Bobby Wagner, Fletcher Cox, T. Y. Hilton, Chandler Jones, Johnny Hekker, and Justin Tucker.

Early entrants

Main article: List of 2012 NFL draft early entrants

A record 65 non-seniors announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves eligible to be selected. Of the 65, 44 (or 67.7%) were drafted.

The selection of Luck, a junior, marked the fourth straight draft where the first overall selection was not a senior. Prior to the 2012 draft, six out of the previous seven first-overall draft selections had been players who had entered the draft early. Eight of the first ten players chosen in this draft were non-seniors, which matched the record set in the previous draft. Mark Barron and Ryan Tannehill were the only two seniors among the first ten draftees.

Player selections

The following is the breakdown of the 253 players selected by position:

Draft selections

Player selections legend
* = compensatory selection
^ = supplemental compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard K Kicker KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Andrew Luck was selected first-overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
Ryan Tannehill was selected eighth-overall by the Miami Dolphins.
Bobby Wagner was selected 47th overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
Russell Wilson was selected in the third round 75th overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
Super Bowl LII MVP Nick Foles was selected 88th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kirk Cousins was selected in the fourth-round 102nd overall by the Washington Redskins.

The draft was held between April 26 through April 28, 2012.

2012 NFL Draft selections
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Indianapolis Colts Andrew Luck  QB Stanford Pac-12
1 2 Washington Redskins Robert Griffin III  QB Baylor Big 12
from St. Louis ;
2011 Heisman Trophy winner 
1 3 Cleveland Browns Trent Richardson  RB Alabama SEC
from Minnesota 
1 4 Minnesota Vikings Matt Kalil  OT USC Pac-12
from Cleveland 
1 5 Jacksonville Jaguars Justin Blackmon  WR Oklahoma State Big 12
from Tampa Bay 
1 6 Dallas Cowboys Morris Claiborne  CB LSU SEC
1 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mark Barron  S Alabama SEC
1 8 Miami Dolphins Ryan Tannehill  QB Texas A&M Big 12
1 9 Carolina Panthers Luke Kuechly  LB Boston College ACC
1 10 Buffalo Bills Stephon Gilmore  CB South Carolina SEC
1 11 Kansas City Chiefs Dontari Poe  DT Memphis C-USA
1 12 Philadelphia Eagles Fletcher Cox  DT Mississippi State SEC
from Seattle 
1 13 Arizona Cardinals Michael Floyd  WR Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
1 14 St. Louis Rams Michael Brockers  DE LSU SEC
from Dallas 
1 15 Seattle Seahawks Bruce Irvin  DE West Virginia Big East
1 16 New York Jets Quinton Coples  DE North Carolina ACC
1 17 Cincinnati Bengals Dre Kirkpatrick  CB Alabama SEC
from Oakland 
1 18 San Diego Chargers Melvin Ingram  LB South Carolina SEC
1 19 Chicago Bears Shea McClellin  DE Boise State MW
1 20 Tennessee Titans Kendall Wright  WR Baylor Big 12
1 21 New England Patriots Chandler Jones  DE Syracuse Big East
from Cincinnati 
1 22 Cleveland Browns Brandon Weeden  QB Oklahoma State Big 12
from Atlanta 
1 23 Detroit Lions Riley Reiff  OT Iowa Big Ten
1 24 Pittsburgh Steelers David DeCastro  OG Stanford Pac-12
1 25 New England Patriots Dont'a Hightower  LB Alabama SEC
from Denver 
1 26 Houston Texans Whitney Mercilus  DE Illinois Big Ten
1 27 Cincinnati Bengals Kevin Zeitler  OG Wisconsin Big Ten
1 28 Green Bay Packers Nick Perry  LB USC Pac-12
1 29 Minnesota Vikings Harrison Smith  S Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
from Baltimore 
1 30 San Francisco 49ers A. J. Jenkins  WR Illinois Big Ten
1 31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Doug Martin  RB Boise State MW
from New England via Denver 
1 32 New York Giants David Wilson  RB Virginia Tech ACC
2 33 St. Louis Rams Brian Quick  WR Appalachian State SoCon
2 34 Indianapolis Colts Coby Fleener  TE Stanford Pac-12
2 35 Baltimore Ravens Courtney Upshaw  LB Alabama SEC
from Minnesota 
2 36 Denver Broncos Derek Wolfe  DT Cincinnati Big East
from Tampa Bay
2 37 Cleveland Browns Mitchell Schwartz  OT California Pac-12
2 38 Jacksonville Jaguars Andre Branch  DE Clemson ACC
2 39 St. Louis Rams Janoris Jenkins  CB North Alabama Gulf South
from Washington 
2 40 Carolina Panthers Amini Silatolu  OG Midwestern State LSC
2 41 Buffalo Bills Cordy Glenn  OT Georgia SEC
2 42 Miami Dolphins Jonathan Martin  OT Stanford Pac-12
2 43 New York Jets Stephen Hill  WR Georgia Tech ACC
from Seattle
2 44 Kansas City Chiefs Jeff Allen  OG Illinois Big Ten
2 45 Chicago Bears Alshon Jeffery  WR South Carolina SEC
from Dallas via St. Louis 
2 46 Philadelphia Eagles Mychal Kendricks  LB California Pac-12
2 47 Seattle Seahawks Bobby Wagner  LB Utah State WAC
2 48 New England Patriots Tavon Wilson  S Illinois Big Ten
from Oakland 
2 49 San Diego Chargers Kendall Reyes  DT Connecticut Big East
2 50 St. Louis Rams Isaiah Pead  RB Cincinnati Big East
from Chicago
2 51 Green Bay Packers Jerel Worthy  DT Michigan State Big Ten
2 52 Tennessee Titans Zach Brown  LB North Carolina ACC
2 53 Cincinnati Bengals Devon Still  DT Penn State Big Ten
2 54 Detroit Lions Ryan Broyles  WR Oklahoma Big 12
2 55 Atlanta Falcons Peter Konz  C Wisconsin Big Ten
2 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Adams  OT Ohio State Big Ten
2 57 Denver Broncos Brock Osweiler  QB Arizona State Pac-12
2 58 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lavonte David  LB Nebraska Big Ten
from Houston
2 59.5– New Orleans Saints selection forfeited
2 59 Philadelphia Eagles Vinny Curry  DE Marshall C-USA
from Green Bay
2 60 Baltimore Ravens Kelechi Osemele  OG Iowa State Big 12
2 61 San Francisco 49ers LaMichael James  RB Oregon Pac-12
2 62 Green Bay Packers Casey Hayward  CB Vanderbilt SEC
2 63 New York Giants Rueben Randle  WR LSU SEC
3 64 Indianapolis Colts Dwayne Allen  TE Clemson ACC
3 65 St. Louis Rams Trumaine Johnson  CB Montana Big Sky
3 66 Minnesota Vikings Josh Robinson  CB UCF C-USA
3 67 Denver Broncos Ronnie Hillman  RB San Diego State MW
from Cleveland
3 68 Houston Texans DeVier Posey  WR Ohio State Big Ten
from Tampa Bay
3 69 Buffalo Bills T. J. Graham  WR NC State ACC
3 70 Jacksonville Jaguars Bryan Anger  P California Pac-12
3 71 Washington Redskins Josh LeRibeus  OG SMU C-USA
from Buffalo
3 72 Miami Dolphins Olivier Vernon  DE Miami (FL) ACC
3 73 San Diego Chargers Brandon Taylor  S LSU SEC
from Carolina via Chicago and Miami 
3 74 Kansas City Chiefs Donald Stephenson  OT Oklahoma Big 12
3 75 Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson  QB Wisconsin Big Ten
3 76 Houston Texans Brandon Brooks  OG Miami (OH) MAC
3 77 New York Jets Demario Davis  LB Arkansas State Sun Belt
3 77.5– Oakland Raiders selection forfeited in the 2011 Supplemental draft.
3 78 Miami Dolphins Michael Egnew  TE Missouri Big 12
from San Diego
3 79 Chicago Bears Brandon Hardin  S Oregon State Pac-12
3 80 Arizona Cardinals Jamell Fleming  CB Oklahoma Big 12
3 81 Dallas Cowboys Tyrone Crawford  DE Boise State MW
3 82 Tennessee Titans Mike Martin  DT Michigan Big Ten
3 83 Cincinnati Bengals Mohamed Sanu  WR Rutgers Big East
3 84 Baltimore Ravens Bernard Pierce  RB Temple MAC
from Atlanta
3 85 Detroit Lions Dwight Bentley  CB Louisiana–Lafayette Sun Belt
3 86 Pittsburgh Steelers Sean Spence  LB Miami (FL) ACC
3 87 Cleveland Browns John Hughes  DT Cincinnati Big East
from Denver
3 88 Philadelphia Eagles Nick Foles  QB Arizona Pac-12
3 89 New Orleans Saints Akiem Hicks  DT Regina CWUAA
3 90 New England Patriots Jake Bequette  DE Arkansas SEC
from Green Bay
3 91 Atlanta Falcons Lamar Holmes  OT Southern Miss C-USA
from Baltimore
3 92 Indianapolis Colts T. Y. Hilton  WR FIU Sun Belt
3 93 Cincinnati Bengals Brandon Thompson  DT Clemson ACC
3 94 New York Giants Jayron Hosley  CB Virginia Tech ACC
3* 95 Oakland Raiders Tony Bergstrom  OG Utah Pac-12
4 96 St. Louis Rams Chris Givens  WR Wake Forest ACC
4 97 Miami Dolphins Lamar Miller  RB Miami (FL) ACC
4 98 Baltimore Ravens Gino Gradkowski  OG Delaware CAA
from Minnesota
4 99 Houston Texans Ben Jones  C Georgia SEC
4 100 Cleveland Browns Travis Benjamin  WR Miami (FL) ACC
4 101 Denver Broncos Omar Bolden  CB Arizona State Pac-12
4 102 Washington Redskins Kirk Cousins  QB Michigan State Big Ten
4 103 Carolina Panthers Frank Alexander  DE Oklahoma Big 12
4 104 Carolina Panthers Joe Adams  WR Arkansas SEC
4 105 Buffalo Bills Nigel Bradham  LB Florida State ACC
4 106 Seattle Seahawks Robert Turbin  RB Utah State WAC
4 107 Kansas City Chiefs Devon Wylie  WR Fresno State WAC
4 108 Denver Broncos Philip Blake  C Baylor Big 12
4 109 Pittsburgh Steelers Alameda Ta'amu  DT Washington Pac-12
from Oakland via Washington 
4 110 San Diego Chargers Ladarius Green  TE Louisiana–Lafayette Sun Belt
4 111 Chicago Bears Evan Rodriguez  TE Temple MAC
4 112 Arizona Cardinals Bobby Massie  OT Ole Miss SEC
4 113 Dallas Cowboys Kyle Wilber  LB Wake Forest ACC
4 114 Seattle Seahawks Jaye Howard  DT Florida SEC
4 115 Tennessee Titans Coty Sensabaugh  CB Clemson ACC
4 116 Cincinnati Bengals Orson Charles  TE Georgia SEC
4 117 San Francisco 49ers Joe Looney  OG Wake Forest ACC
from Detroit 
4 118 Minnesota Vikings Jarius Wright  WR Arkansas SEC
from Atlanta via Cleveland
4 119 Washington Redskins Keenan Robinson  LB Texas Big 12
4 120 Cleveland Browns James-Michael Johnson  LB Nevada WAC
from Denver
4 121 Houston Texans Keshawn Martin  WR Michigan State Big Ten
4 122 New Orleans Saints Nick Toon  WR Wisconsin Big Ten
4 123 Philadelphia Eagles Brandon Boykin  CB Georgia SEC
from Green Bay
4 124 Buffalo Bills Ron Brooks  CB LSU SEC
from Baltimore 
4 125 Detroit Lions Ronnell Lewis  LB Oklahoma Big 12
4 126 Houston Texans Jared Crick  DE Nebraska Big Ten
4 127 New York Giants Adrien Robinson  TE Cincinnati Big East
4* 128 Minnesota Vikings Rhett Ellison  FB USC Pac-12
4* 129 Oakland Raiders Miles Burris  LB San Diego State MW
4* 130 Baltimore Ravens Christian Thompson  S South Carolina State MEAC
4* 131 New York Giants Brandon Mosley  OT Auburn SEC
4* 132 Green Bay Packers Mike Daniels  DT Iowa Big Ten
4* 133 Green Bay Packers Jerron McMillian  S Maine CAA
4* 134 Minnesota Vikings Greg Childs  WR Arkansas SEC
4* 135 Dallas Cowboys Matt Johnson  S Eastern Washington Big Sky
5 136 Indianapolis Colts Josh Chapman  DT Alabama SEC
5 137 Denver Broncos Malik Jackson  DE Tennessee SEC
from St. Louis 
5 138 Detroit Lions Tahir Whitehead  LB Temple MAC
from Minnesota
5 139 Minnesota Vikings Robert Blanton  S Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
from Cleveland
5 140 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Najee Goode  LB West Virginia Big East
5 141 Washington Redskins Adam Gettis  OG Iowa Big Ten
5 142 Jacksonville Jaguars Brandon Marshall  LB Nevada WAC
5 143 Carolina Panthers Josh Norman  CB Coastal Carolina Big South
5 144 Buffalo Bills Zebrie Sanders  OT Florida State ACC
5 145 Tennessee Titans Taylor Thompson  DE SMU C-USA
from Miami
5 146 Kansas City Chiefs DeQuan Menzie  CB Alabama SEC
5 147 Buffalo Bills Tank Carder  LB TCU MW
from Seattle 
5 148 Detroit Lions Chris Greenwood  CB Albion MIAA
from Oakland 
5 149 San Diego Chargers Johnnie Troutman  OG Penn State Big Ten
5 150 St. Louis Rams Rokevious Watkins  OG South Carolina SEC
from Chicago
5 151 Arizona Cardinals Senio Kelemete  OG Washington Pac-12
5 152 Dallas Cowboys Danny Coale  WR Virginia Tech ACC
5 153 Philadelphia Eagles Dennis Kelly  OT Purdue Big Ten
5 154 Seattle Seahawks Korey Toomer  LB Idaho WAC
5 155 Miami Dolphins Josh Kaddu  LB Oregon Pac-12
from Tennessee
5 156 Cincinnati Bengals Shaun Prater  CB Iowa Big Ten
5 157 Atlanta Falcons Bradie Ewing  FB Wisconsin Big Ten
5 158 Oakland Raiders Jack Crawford  DE Penn State Big Ten
from Detroit 
5 159 Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Rainey  RB Florida SEC
5 160 Cleveland Browns Ryan Miller  OG Colorado Pac-12
from Denver 
5 161 Houston Texans Randy Bullock  K Texas A&M Big 12
5 162 New Orleans Saints Corey White  S Samford SoCon
5 163 Green Bay Packers Terrell Manning  LB NC State ACC
5 164 Atlanta Falcons Jonathan Massaquoi  DE Troy Sun Belt
from Baltimore
5 165 San Francisco 49ers Darius Fleming  LB Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
5 166 Cincinnati Bengals Marvin Jones  WR California Pac-12
5 167 Cincinnati Bengals George Iloka  S Boise State MW
5* 168 Oakland Raiders Juron Criner  WR Arizona Pac-12
5* 169 Baltimore Ravens Asa Jackson  CB Cal Poly Great West
5* 170 Indianapolis Colts Vick Ballard  RB Mississippi State SEC
6 171 St. Louis Rams Greg Zuerlein  K Missouri Western MIAA
6 172 Seattle Seahawks Jeremy Lane  CB Northwestern State Southland
6 173 Washington Redskins Alfred Morris  RB Florida Atlantic Sun Belt
from Minnesota 
6 174 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Keith Tandy  CB West Virginia Big East
6 175 Minnesota Vikings Blair Walsh  K Georgia SEC
from Cleveland 
6 176 Jacksonville Jaguars Mike Harris  CB Florida State ACC
6 177 Arizona Cardinals Justin Bethel  S Presbyterian Big South
from Washington 
6 178 Buffalo Bills Mark Asper  OG Oregon Pac-12
6 179 New Orleans Saints Andrew Tiller  OG Syracuse Big East
from Miami 
6 180 San Francisco 49ers Trenton Robinson  S Michigan State Big Ten
from Carolina
6 181 Seattle Seahawks Winston Guy  S Kentucky SEC
6 182 Kansas City Chiefs Cyrus Gray  RB Texas A&M Big 12
6 183 Miami Dolphins B.J. Cunningham  WR Michigan State Big Ten
from San Diego
6 184 Chicago Bears Isaiah Frey  CB Nevada WAC
6 185 Arizona Cardinals Ryan Lindley  QB San Diego State MW
6 186 Dallas Cowboys James Hanna  TE Oklahoma Big 12
6 187 New York Jets Josh Bush  S Wake Forest ACC
6 188 Denver Broncos Danny Trevathan  LB Kentucky SEC
6 189 Oakland Raiders Christo Bilukidi  DT Georgia State Ind. (FCS)
6 190 Tennessee Titans Markelle Martin  S Oklahoma State Big 12
6 191 Cincinnati Bengals Dan Herron  RB Ohio State Big Ten
6 191.5– Detroit Lions selection forfeited
6 192 Atlanta Falcons Charles Mitchell  S Mississippi State SEC
6 193 Washington Redskins Tom Compton  OT South Dakota Great West
6 194 Philadelphia Eagles Marvin McNutt  WR Iowa Big Ten
from Denver 
6 195 Houston Texans Nick Mondek  OT Purdue Big Ten
6 196 Detroit Lions Jonte Green  CB New Mexico State WAC
6 197 New England Patriots Nate Ebner  S Ohio State Big Ten
from Green Bay
6 198 Baltimore Ravens Tommy Streeter  WR Miami (FL) ACC
6 199 San Francisco 49ers Jason Slowey  OT Western Oregon GNAC
6 200 Philadelphia Eagles Brandon Washington  OG Miami (FL) ACC
6 201 New York Giants Matt McCants  OT UAB C-USA
6* 202 New York Jets Terrance Ganaway  RB Baylor Big 12
6* 203 New York Jets Robert Griffin  OG Baylor Big 12
6* 204 Cleveland Browns Emmanuel Acho  LB Texas Big 12
6* 205 Cleveland Browns Billy Winn  DT Boise State MW
6* 206 Indianapolis Colts LaVon Brazill  WR Ohio MAC
6* 207 Carolina Panthers Brad Nortman  P Wisconsin Big Ten
7 208 Indianapolis Colts Justin Anderson  OG Georgia SEC
7 209 St. Louis Rams Brown, AaronAaron Brown  LB Hawaii WAC
7 210 Minnesota Vikings Audie Cole  LB NC State ACC
7 211 Tennessee Titans Scott Solomon  DE Rice C-USA
from Cleveland via Minnesota 
7 212 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Michael Smith  RB Utah State WAC
7 213 Washington Redskins Richard Crawford  CB SMU C-USA
7 214 Indianapolis Colts Fugger, TimTim Fugger  LB Vanderbilt SEC
7 215 Miami Dolphins Kheeston Randall  DT Texas Big 12
7 216 Carolina Panthers D. J. Campbell  S California Pac-12
7 217 Washington Redskins Jordan Bernstine  CB Iowa Big Ten
from Buffalo
7 218 Kansas City Chiefs Jerome Long  DT San Diego State MW
7 219 Minnesota Vikings Trevor Guyton  DE California Pac-12
from Seattle via Detroit 
7 220 Chicago Bears Greg McCoy  CB TCU MW
7 221 Arizona Cardinals Nate Potter  OT Boise State MW
7 222 Dallas Cowboys Caleb McSurdy  ILB Montana Big Sky
7 223 Detroit Lions Travis Lewis  OLB Oklahoma Big 12
7 224 New England Patriots Alfonzo Dennard  CB Nebraska Big Ten
7 225 Seattle Seahawks J. R. Sweezy  OG NC State ACC
from Oakland 
7 226 San Diego Chargers David Molk  C Michigan Big Ten
7 227 Miami Dolphins Rishard Matthews  WR Nevada WAC
from Tennessee
7 228 Jacksonville Jaguars Jeris Pendleton  DT Ashland GLIAC
from Cincinnati 
7 229 Philadelphia Eagles Bryce Brown  RB Kansas State Big 12
from Atlanta 
7 230 Oakland Raiders Nathan Stupar  OLB Penn State Big Ten
from Detroit 
7 231 Pittsburgh Steelers Toney Clemons  WR Colorado Pac-12
7 232 Seattle Seahawks Greg Scruggs  DE Louisville Big East
7 233 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Drake Dunsmore  TE Northwestern Big Ten
from Houston
7 234 New Orleans Saints Marcel Jones  OT Nebraska Big Ten
7 235 New England Patriots Jeremy Ebert  WR Northwestern Big Ten
from Green Bay
7 236 Baltimore Ravens DeAngelo Tyson  DT Georgia SEC
7 237 San Francisco 49ers Cam Johnson  DE Virginia ACC
7 238 Kansas City Chiefs Junior Hemingway  WR Michigan Big Ten
7 239 New York Giants Markus Kuhn  DT NC State ACC
7* 240 Pittsburgh Steelers David Paulson  TE Oregon Pac-12
7* 241 Green Bay Packers Andrew Datko  OT Florida State ACC
7* 242 New York Jets Antonio Allen  S South Carolina SEC
7* 243 Green Bay Packers B. J. Coleman  QB Chattanooga SoCon
7* 244 New York Jets Jordan White  WR Western Michigan MAC
7* 245 Cleveland Browns Trevin Wade  CB Arizona Pac-12
7* 246 Pittsburgh Steelers Terrence Frederick  CB Texas A&M Big 12
7* 247 Cleveland Browns Brad Smelley  TE Alabama SEC
7* 248 Pittsburgh Steelers Kelvin Beachum  OG SMU C-USA
7* 249 Atlanta Falcons Travian Robertson  DT South Carolina SEC
7* 250 San Diego Chargers Edwin Baker  RB Michigan State Big Ten
7* 251 Buffalo Bills John Potter  K Western Michigan MAC
7^ 252 St. Louis Rams Daryl Richardson  RB Abilene Christian LSC
7^ 253 Indianapolis Colts Chandler Harnish  QB Northern Illinois MAC

Supplemental draft

A supplemental draft was held on July 12, 2012. For each player selected in this draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. Eight players were available, but only one was selected.

Supplemental draft picks
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
2 – Cleveland Browns Josh Gordon  WR Baylor Big 12

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowl

Some notable undrafted players:

Undrafted player signings
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Arizona Cardinals Everrette Thompson  DE Washington Pac-12
Atlanta Falcons Dominique Davis  QB East Carolina C-USA
Atlanta Falcons Josh Harris  LS Auburn SEC
Atlanta Falcons Peyton Thompson  S San Jose State WAC
Baltimore Ravens Bobby Rainey  RB Western Kentucky Sun Belt
Baltimore Ravens Deonte Thompson  WR Florida SEC
Baltimore Ravens Justin Tucker  K Texas Big 12
Buffalo Bills Shawn Powell  P Florida State ACC
Chicago Bears Joseph Anderson  WR Texas Southern SWAC
Chicago Bears Ryan Quigley  P Boston College ACC
Cincinnati Bengals Vontaze Burfict  LB Arizona State Pac-12
Cincinnati Bengals Chris Lewis-Harris  CB Chattanooga SoCon
Cincinnati Bengals Trevor Robinson  C Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
Cleveland Browns L. J. Fort  LB Northern Iowa MVFC
Cleveland Browns Tashaun Gipson  S Wyoming MW
Dallas Cowboys Cole Beasley  WR SMU C-USA
Dallas Cowboys Charley Hughlett  LS UCF C-USA
Dallas Cowboys Ronald Leary  OG Memphis C-USA
Dallas Cowboys Jamize Olawale  FB North Texas Sun Belt
Dallas Cowboys Aston Whiteside  DE Abilene Christian LSC
Denver Broncos Aaron Brewer  LS San Diego State MW
Denver Broncos Duke Ihenacho  S San Jose State WAC
Denver Broncos Mike Remmers  OT Oregon State Pac-12
Detroit Lions Wallace Miles  WR North Carolina A&T MEAC
Detroit Lions Kellen Moore  QB Boise State MW
Green Bay Packers Don Barclay  OT West Virginia Big East
Green Bay Packers Brandon Bostick  TE Newberry SAC
Green Bay Packers Dezman Moses  LB Tulane C-USA
Green Bay Packers Sean Richardson  S Vanderbilt SEC
Green Bay Packers Greg Van Roten  C Penn Ivy
Houston Texans Case Keenum  QB Houston C-USA
Houston Texans Eddie Pleasant  S Oregon Pac-12
Jacksonville Jaguars Valentino Blake  CB UTEP C-USA
Jacksonville Jaguars Jarrett Boykin  WR Virginia Tech ACC
Jacksonville Jaguars Drew Nowak  C Western Michigan MAC
Kansas City Chiefs Josh Bellamy  WR Louisville Big East
Kansas City Chiefs Alex Tanney  QB Monmouth (IL) Midwest
Miami Dolphins Derrick Shelby  DE Utah Pac-12
Minnesota Vikings Chase Ford  TE Miami (FL) ACC
Minnesota Vikings Austin Pasztor  OT Virginia ACC
New England Patriots Brandon Bolden  RB Ole Miss SEC
New Orleans Saints Travaris Cadet  RB Appalachian State SoCon
New Orleans Saints A. J. Davis  CB Jacksonville State OVC
New Orleans Saints Erik Harris  S California (PA) PSAC
New York Jets Damon Harrison  DT William Penn MSFA
New York Jets Matt Simms  QB Tennessee SEC
Oakland Raiders Marquette King  P Fort Valley State SIAC
Oakland Raiders Lucas Nix  OG Pittsburgh Big East
San Francisco 49ers Garrett Celek  TE Michigan State Big Ten
San Francisco 49ers Michael Thomas  S Stanford Pac-12
St. Louis Rams Austin Davis  QB Southern Miss C-USA
St. Louis Rams Cory Harkey  FB UCLA Pac-12
St. Louis Rams Johnny Hekker  P Oregon State Pac-12
St. Louis Rams Rodney McLeod  FS Virginia ACC
Seattle Seahawks Derrick Coleman  FB UCLA Pac-12
Seattle Seahawks Jermaine Kearse  WR Washington Pac-12
Seattle Seahawks Sean McGrath  TE Henderson State GAC
Seattle Seahawks DeShawn Shead  CB Portland State Big Sky
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Andrew DePaola  LS Rutgers Big East

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one
  1. ^ No. 2: St. Louis → Washington (PD). St. Louis traded this selection to Washington for first-round selections in 2012 (6th), 2013 (22nd), and 2014 (2nd), and a 2012 second-round selection (39th). After a number of subsequent trades over the next two drafts, St. Louis ended up turning this pick (and its 2013 sixth-round selection) into the following players: OT Greg Robinson, LB Alec Ogletree, WR Stedman Bailey, RBs Zac Stacy and Isaiah Pead, DT Michael Brockers, CB Janoris Jenkins and G Rokevious Watkins.
  2. ^ No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to Cleveland for their first (4th), fourth (118th), fifth (139th), and seventh round (211th) selections this year.
  3. ^ No. 4: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Browns.
  4. ^ No. 5: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville (D). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Jacksonville for their first (7th) and fourth round (101st) selections this year.
  5. ^ No. 6: multiple trades:
    No. 6: Washington → St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis → Washington.
    No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Dallas for their first (14th) and second round (45th) selections this year.
  6. ^ No. 7: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville.
  7. ^ No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia (D). Seattle traded this selection to Philadelphia for their first (15th), fourth (114th), and sixth round (172nd) selections this year.
  8. ^ No. 14: Dallas → St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas.
  9. ^ No. 15: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.
  10. ^ No. 17: Oakland → Cincinnati (PD). Oakland traded this selection and their 2013 second-round selection (37th) to Cincinnati for quarterback Carson Palmer. The 2013 selection would have become Oakland's first-rounder if Oakland had made it to the 2012–13 AFC Championship game.
  11. ^ No. 21: Cincinnati → New England (D). Cincinnati traded this selection to New England for their first (27th) and third round (93rd) selections this year.
  12. ^ No. 22: Atlanta → Cleveland (PD). Atlanta traded this selection, a fourth-round (118th) 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).
  13. ^ No. 25: Denver → New England (D). Denver traded this selection to New England for their first (31st) and fourth round (126th) selections this year.
  14. ^ No. 27: multiple trades:
    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 II).
    No. 27: New England → Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati → New England.
  15. ^ No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota (D). Baltimore traded this selection to Minnesota for their second (35th) and fourth round (98th) selections this year.
  16. ^ No. 31: multiple trades:
    No. 31: New England → Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver → New England.
    No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay (D). Denver traded this selection and their fourth round (126th) selection to Tampa for their second (36th) and fourth round (101st) selections this year.
Round two
  1. ^ No. 35: Minnesota → Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota.
  2. ^ No. 36: Tampa Bay → Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.
  3. ^ No. 39: Washington → St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis → Washington.
  4. ^ No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets (D). Seattle traded this selection to the New York Jets for New York's second (47th), fifth (154th), and seventh round (232nd) selections.
  5. ^ No. 45: multiple trades:
    No. 45: Dallas → St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas.
    No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Chicago for their second (50th) and fifth round (150th) selections this year.
  6. ^ No. 47: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ No. 50: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago.
  9. ^ No. 51: multiple trades:
    No. 51: Arizona → Philadelphia (PD). Arizona traded this selection and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to Philadelphia for QB Kevin Kolb.
    No. 51: Philadelphia → Green Bay (D). Philadelphia traded this selection to Green Bay for their second (59th) and fourth round (123rd) selections.
  10. ^ No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay (D). Houston traded this selection and their seventh round (233rd) selection to Tampa Bay for their third (68th) and fourth round (126th) selections.
  11. ^ No. 59: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia → Green Bay.
  12. ^ No. 62: New England → Green Bay (D). New England traded this selection to Green Bay for their third (90th) and fifth round (163rd) selections.
Round three
  1. ^ No. 67: Cleveland → Denver (D). Cleveland traded this selection to Denver for their third (87th) and fourth round (120th) selections.
  2. ^ No. 68: Tampa Bay → Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.
  3. ^ No. 69: Washington → Buffalo (D). Washington traded this selection to Buffalo for their third (71st) and seventh round (217th) selections.
  4. ^ No. 71: Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington → Buffalo.
  5. ^ No. 73: multiple trades:
    No. 73: Carolina → Chicago (PD). Carolina traded this selection to Chicago for tight end Greg Olsen.
    No. 73: Chicago → Miami (PD). Chicago traded this selection and a 2013 third-round selection (82nd) to Miami for wide receiver Brandon Marshall.
    No. 73: Miami → San Diego (D). Miami traded this selection to San Diego for their third (78th) and sixth round (183rd) selections.
  6. ^ No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection and their fourth-round (99th) selection to Houston for linebacker DeMeco Ryans and a third-round selection (88th).
  7. ^ No. 78: San Diego → Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami → San Diego.
  8. ^ No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore (D). Atlanta traded this selection to Baltimore for their third (91st) and fifth round (164th) selections.
  9. ^ No. 87: Denver → Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland → Denver.
  10. ^ No. 88: Houston → Philadelphia (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston.
  11. ^ No. 90: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 62: New England → Green Bay.
  12. ^ No. 91: Baltimore → Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore.
  13. ^ No. 92: San Francisco → Indianapolis (D). San Francisco traded this selection to Indianapolis for their fourth round (97th) selection and a fifth round selection in 2013 (157th).
  14. ^ No. 93: New England → Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati → New England.
Round four
  1. ^ No. 97: multiple trades:
    No. 97: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). see No. 92: San Francisco → Indianapolis.
    No. 97: San Francisco → Miami (D). San Francisco traded this selection to Miami for their fourth round selection (103rd), a sixth round selection (196th), and a sixth round selection in 2013 (180th).
  2. ^ No. 98: Minnesota → Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota.
  3. ^ 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).
    No. 99: Philadelphia → Houston (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston.
  4. ^ No. 101: multiple trades:
    No. 101: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville.
    No. 101: Tampa Bay → Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.
  5. ^ No. 103: multiple trades:
    No. 103: Miami → San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco → Miami.
    No. 103: San Francisco → Carolina (D). San Francisco traded this selection to Carolina for their sixth round selection (180th) and a third round selection in 2013 (74th).
  6. ^ No. 108: New York Jets → Denver (PD). The Jets traded this selection and a sixth-round selection (188th) to Denver for quarterback Tim Tebow and a seventh-round selection (232nd).
  7. ^ No. 109: multiple trades:
    No. 109: Oakland → Washington (PD). Oakland traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Jason Campbell.
    No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh (D). Washington traded this selection to Pittsburgh for their fourth (119th) and sixth round selections (193rd).
  8. ^ No. 114: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.
  9. ^ No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco (D). Detroit traded this selection to San Francisco for their fourth (125th) and sixth round selections (196th).
  10. ^ No. 118: multiple trades:
    No. 118: Atlanta → Cleveland (PD). see No. 22: Atlanta → Cleveland.
    No. 118: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland.
  11. ^ No. 119: Pittsburgh → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh.
  12. ^ No. 120: Denver → Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland → Denver.
  13. ^ No. 123: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia → Green Bay.
  14. ^ No. 124: Baltimore → Buffalo (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Buffalo for wide receiver Lee Evans.
  15. ^ No. 125: San Francisco → Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco.
  16. ^ No. 126: multiple trades:
    No. 126: New England → Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver → New England.
    No. 126: Denver → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.
    No. 126: Tampa Bay → Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.
Round five
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ No. 138: Minnesota → Detroit (D). Minnesota traded this selection and their seventh round selection (223rd) to Detroit for their seventh round selection (219th) and a fourth round selection in 2013 (102nd).
  3. ^ No. 139: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland.
  4. ^ No. 145: Miami → Tennessee (D). Miami traded this selection to Tennessee for their fifth (155th) and seventh round (227th) selections.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ No. 148: Oakland → Detroit (D). Oakland traded this selection to Detroit for their fifth (158th) and seventh-round selections (230th) this year.
  7. ^ No. 150: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago.
  8. ^ No. 154: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.
  9. ^ No. 155: Tennessee → Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami → Tennessee.
  10. ^ No. 158: Detroit → Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland → Detroit.
  11. ^ No. 160: Denver → Cleveland (PD). Denver traded this selection and a 2011 sixth-round selection to Cleveland for quarterback Brady Quinn.
  12. ^ No. 163: multiple trades:
    No. 163: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 62: New England → Green Bay.
    No. 163: New England → Green Bay (D). New England traded this selection to Green Bay for their sixth round selection (197th) and two seventh round selections (224th and 235th).
  13. ^ No. 164: Baltimore → Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore.
  14. ^ No. 166: New England → Cincinnati (PD). New England traded this selection and a 2013 sixth-round selection (197th) to Cincinnati for wide receiver Chad Ochocinco.
  15. ^ No. 167: New York Giants → Cincinnati (PD). The Giants traded this selection to Cincinnati for linebacker Keith Rivers.
Round six
  1. ^ No. 172: multiple trades:
    No. 172: Indianapolis → Philadelphia (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to Philadelphia for offensive tackle Winston Justice and a sixth-round selection (187th) .
    No. 172: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.
  2. ^ No. 173: Minnesota → Washington (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Donovan McNabb. The trade also included a condition for the Vikings to add a sixth-round pick in the 2013 draft, but McNabb did not reach the playing time benchmarks that would have triggered the additional compensation.
  3. ^ No. 175: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). Cleveland traded this selection to Minnesota for defensive end Jayme Mitchell.
  4. ^ No. 177: Washington → Arizona (PD). Washington traded defensive end Vonnie Holliday and this selection to Arizona in exchange for running back Tim Hightower.
  5. ^ No. 179: Miami → New Orleans (PD). Miami traded this selection to New Orleans for running back Reggie Bush and a sixth-round selection (196th) .
  6. ^ No. 180: Carolina → San Francisco (D). see No. 103: San Francisco → Carolina.
  7. ^ No. 183: San Diego → Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami → San Diego.
  8. ^ No. 187: multiple trades:
    No. 187: Philadelphia → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 172: Indianapolis → Philadelphia.
    No. 187: Indianapolis → New York Jets (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to New York Jets for quarterback Drew Stanton and a seventh-round selection (214th).
  9. ^ No. 188: New York Jets → Denver (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets → Denver.
  10. ^ No. 193: Pittsburgh → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ No. 196: multiple trades:
    No. 196: New Orleans → Miami (PD). see No. 179: Miami → New Orleans.
    No. 196: Miami → San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco → Miami.
    No. 196: San Francisco → Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco.
  13. ^ No. 197: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay → New England.
  14. ^ No. 200: New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded this selection to Philadelphia for linebacker Tracy White and a seventh-round selection (223rd).
Round seven
  1. ^ No. 211: multiple trades:
    No. 211: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland.
    No. 211: Minnesota → Tennessee (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Tennessee for a sixth round selection in 2013 (176th).
  2. ^ 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.
    No. 214: New York Jets → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 187: Indianapolis → New York Jets.
  3. ^ No. 217: Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington → Buffalo.
  4. ^ No. 219: multiple trades:
    No. 219: Seattle → Detroit (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Detroit for offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus.
    No. 219: Detroit → Minnesota (D). see No. 138: Minnesota → Detroit.
  5. ^ No. 223: multiple trades:
    No. 223: Philadelphia → New England (PD). see No. 200: New England → Philadelphia.
    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).
    No. 223: Minnesota → Detroit (D). see No. 138: Minnesota → Detroit.
  6. ^ No. 224: multiple trades:
    No. 224: New York Jets → Green Bay (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Green Bay in exchange for guard Caleb Schlauderaff.
    No. 224: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: New England → Green Bay.
  7. ^ 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. The 2013 selection became the Raiders fifth-rounder (138th) after Curry lasted barely more than a year before getting cut by the Raiders.
  8. ^ No. 227: Tennessee → Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami → Tennessee.
  9. ^ No. 228: Cincinnati → Jacksonville (PD). Cincinnati traded this selection and cornerback David Jones to Jacksonville for safety Reggie Nelson.
  10. ^ No. 229: Atlanta → Philadelphia (PD). Atlanta traded this selection to Philadelphia for cornerback Asante Samuel.
  11. ^ No. 230: Detroit → Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland → Detroit.
  12. ^ No. 232: multiple trades:
    No. 232: Denver → New York Jets (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets → Denver.
    No. 232: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.
  13. ^ No. 233: Houston → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.
  14. ^ No. 235: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay → New England.
  15. ^ No. 238: New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded this conditional selection to Kansas City for safety Jarrad Page.

Forfeited picks

Three picks in the 2012 draft were forfeited:

  1. ^ New Orleans forfeited its second-round selection as well as a 2013 second-round selection as part of the punishment for the team's bounty scandal.
  2. ^ Oakland forfeited its third-round selection after selecting quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the 2011 Supplemental draft.
  3. ^ Detroit forfeited its sixth-round selection due to findings of tampering consisting of comments made by defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham about certain Kansas City Chiefs' players.

Selections by conference

Selection totals by college conference (including supplemental draft)

Conference Players
selected 		Division
Southeastern Conference 42 I FBS
Big Ten Conference 41 I FBS
Atlantic Coast Conference 31 I FBS
Pac-12 Conference 28 I FBS
Big 12 Conference 26 I FBS
Big East Conference 12 I FBS
Mountain West Conference 12 I FBS
Western Athletic Conference 11 I FBS
Conference USA 10 I FBS
Mid-American Conference 8 I FBS
Sun Belt Conference 6 I FBS
Independent 5 I FBS
Big Sky Conference 3 I FCS
Southern Conference 3 I FCS
Big South Conference 2 I FCS
Colonial Athletic Association 2 I FCS
Great West Conference 2 I FCS
Lone Star Conference 2 II
Canada West Universities Athletic Association 1 CIS
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 II
Great Northwest Athletic Conference 1 II
Gulf South Conference 1 II
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1 III
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1 II
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 1 I FCS
Southland Conference 1 I FCS

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