2012_NFL_Draft

2012 NFL draft

2012 NFL draft

77th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players

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",[1] was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from April 26 to April 28, 2012.[2][3][4] There were 253 draft selections: 221 regular selections and 32 compensatory selections.[5] The Indianapolis Colts, who compiled the league's worst season in 2011 with a 2–14 record, had the right to the first selection.[6] A record 26 prospects attended the draft in person.[7]

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A main story around the draft was around quarterback prospect Andrew Luck. 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.[8] Luck was highly touted as one of the best quarterback prospects in years and widely regarded as the top overall prospect in the draft.[9][10] 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.[11][12] 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.[13] Another story of the draft was around Heisman-trophy winning quarterback Robert Griffin III. 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 has struggled to show the same level of play since; Griffin would later be released by the Redskins after the 2015 season.[14][15]

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.[16][17] Wilson was the most successful quarterback of the draft, making nine Pro Bowls and leading the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl victory.[18] 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.[19] 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.[18] 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.[20][21] 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.[22]

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.[23] Of the 65, 44 (or 67.7%) were drafted.[24]

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.[25] Eight of the first ten players chosen in this draft were non-seniors, which matched the record set in the previous draft.[25] Mark Barron and Ryan Tannehill were the only two seniors among the first ten draftees.[23]

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[N 1]
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[lower-alpha 1]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[lower-alpha 2] K Kicker[lower-alpha 3] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[lower-alpha 4] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[lower-alpha 1] 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.
Linebacker Luke Kuechly and cornerback Stephon Gilmore were selected with the ninth and tenth-overall picks in the first round, and would both go on to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors.
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.[26]

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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.[32]

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Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowl[N 1]

Some notable undrafted players:[33]

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Trades

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

Round one
  1. [R 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).[source 1] 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.[source 2]
  2. [R 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.[source 3]
  3. [R 3]
    No. 4: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Browns.[source 3]
  4. [R 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.[source 4]
  5. [R 5]
    No. 6: multiple trades:
    No. 6: Washington → St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis → Washington.[source 1]
    No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Dallas for their first (14th) and second round (45th) selections this year.[source 5]
  6. [R 6]
    No. 7: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville.[source 4]
  7. [R 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.[source 6]
  8. [R 8]
    No. 14: Dallas → St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas.[source 5]
  9. [R 9]
    No. 15: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.[source 6]
  10. [R 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.[source 7][source 8]
  11. [R 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.[source 9]
  12. [R 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).[source 10]
  13. [R 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.[source 9]
  14. [R 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).[source 11]
    No. 27: New England → Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati → New England.[source 9]
  15. [R 15]
    No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota (D). Baltimore traded this selection to Minnesota for their second (35th) and fourth round (98th) selections this year.[source 12]
  16. [R 16]
    No. 31: multiple trades:
    No. 31: New England → Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver → New England.[source 9]
    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.[source 13]
Round two
  1. [R 1]
    No. 35: Minnesota → Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota.[source 12]
  2. [R 2]
    No. 36: Tampa Bay → Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.[source 13]
  3. [R 3]
    No. 39: Washington → St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis → Washington.[source 1]
  4. [R 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.[source 14]
  5. [R 5]
    No. 45: multiple trades:
    No. 45: Dallas → St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas.[source 5]
    No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Chicago for their second (50th) and fifth round (150th) selections this year.[source 15]
  6. [R 6]
    No. 47: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.[source 14]
  7. [R 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).[source 16]
  8. [R 8]
    No. 50: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago.[source 15]
  9. [R 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.[source 17]
    No. 51: Philadelphia → Green Bay (D). Philadelphia traded this selection to Green Bay for their second (59th) and fourth round (123rd) selections.[source 18]
  10. [R 10]
    No. 58: Houson → 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.[source 19]
  11. [R 11]
    No. 59: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia → Green Bay.[source 18]
  12. [R 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.[source 20]
Round three
  1. [R 1]
    No. 67: Cleveland → Denver (D). Cleveland traded this selection to Denver for their third (87th) and fourth round (120th) selections.[source 21]
  2. [R 2]
    No. 68: Tampa Bay → Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.[source 19]
  3. [R 3]
    No. 69: Washington → Buffalo (D). Washington traded this selection to Buffalo for their third (71st) and seventh round (217th) selections.[source 22]
  4. [R 4]
    No. 71: Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington → Buffalo.[source 22]
  5. [R 5]
    No. 73: multiple trades:
    No. 73: Carolina → Chicago (PD). Carolina traded this selection to Chicago for tight end Greg Olsen.[source 23]
    No. 73: Chicago → Miami (PD). Chicago traded this selection and a 2013 third-round selection (82nd) to Miami for wide receiver Brandon Marshall.[source 24]
    No. 73: Miami → San Diego (D). Miami traded this selection to San Diego for their third (78th) and sixth round (183rd) selections.[source 25]
  6. [R 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).[source 26]
  7. [R 7]
    No. 78: San Diego → Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami → San Diego.[source 25]
  8. [R 8]
    No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore (D). Atlanta traded this selection to Baltimore for their third (91st) and fifth round (164th) selections.[source 27]
  9. [R 9]
    No. 87: Denver → Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland → Denver.[source 21]
  10. [R 10]
    No. 88: Houston → Philadelphia (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston.[source 26]
  11. [R 11]
    No. 90: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 62: New England → Green Bay.[source 20]
  12. [R 12]
    No. 91: Baltimore → Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore.[source 27]
  13. [R 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).[source 28]
  14. [R 14]
    No. 93: New England → Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati → New England.[source 9]
Round four
  1. [R 1]
    No. 97: multiple trades:
    No. 97: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). see No. 92: San Francisco → Indianapolis.[source 28]
    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).[source 29]
  2. [R 2]
    No. 98: Minnesota → Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota.[source 12]
  3. [R 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).[source 30]
    No. 99: Philadelphia → Houston (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston.[source 26]
  4. [R 4]
    No. 101: multiple trades:
    No. 101: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville.[source 4]
    No. 101: Tampa Bay → Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.[source 13]
  5. [R 5]
    No. 103: multiple trades:
    No. 103: Miami → San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco → Miami.[source 29]
    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).[source 31]
  6. [R 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).[source 32]
  7. [R 7]
    No. 109: multiple trades:
    No. 109: Oakland → Washington (PD). Oakland traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Jason Campbell.[source 33]
    No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh (D). Washington traded this selection to Pittsburgh for their fourth (119th) and sixth round selections (193rd).[source 34]
  8. [R 8]
    No. 114: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.[source 6]
  9. [R 9]
    No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco (D). Detroit traded this selection to San Francisco for their fourth (125th) and sixth round selections (196th).[source 35]
  10. [R 10]
    No. 118: multiple trades:
    No. 118: Atlanta → Cleveland (PD). see No. 22: Atlanta → Cleveland.[source 10]
    No. 118: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland.[source 3]
  11. [R 11]
    No. 119: Pittsburgh → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh.[source 34]
  12. [R 12]
    No. 120: Denver → Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland → Denver.[source 21]
  13. [R 13]
    No. 123: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia → Green Bay.[source 18]
  14. [R 14]
    No. 124: Baltimore → Buffalo (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Buffalo for wide receiver Lee Evans.[source 36]
  15. [R 15]
    No. 125: San Francisco → Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco.[source 35]
  16. [R 16]
    No. 126: multiple trades:
    No. 126: New England → Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver → New England.[source 9]
    No. 126: Denver → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.[source 13]
    No. 126: Tampa Bay → Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.[source 19]
Round five
  1. [R 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.[source 37]
  2. [R 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).[source 38]
  3. [R 3]
    No. 139: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland.[source 3]
  4. [R 4]
    No. 145: Miami → Tennessee (D). Miami traded this selection to Tennessee for their fifth (155th) and seventh round (227th) selections.[source 39]
  5. [R 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.[source 40]
  6. [R 6]
    No. 148: Oakland → Detroit (D). Oakland traded this selection to Detroit for their fifth (158th) and seventh-round selections (230th) this year.[source 41]
  7. [R 7]
    No. 150: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago.[source 15]
  8. [R 8]
    No. 154: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.[source 14]
  9. [R 9]
    No. 155: Tennessee → Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami → Tennessee.[source 39]
  10. [R 10]
    No. 158: Detroit → Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland → Detroit.[source 41]
  11. [R 11]
    No. 160: Denver → Cleveland (PD). Denver traded this selection and a 2011 sixth-round selection to Cleveland for quarterback Brady Quinn.[source 42]
  12. [R 12]
    No. 163: multiple trades:
    No. 163: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 62: New England → Green Bay.[source 20]
    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).[source 43]
  13. [R 13]
    No. 164: Baltimore → Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore.[source 27]
  14. [R 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.[source 44]
  15. [R 15]
    No. 167: New York Giants → Cincinnati (PD). The Giants traded this selection to Cincinnati for linebacker Keith Rivers.[source 45]
Round six
  1. [R 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) .[source 46]
    No. 172: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.[source 6]
  2. [R 2]
    No. 173: Minnesota → Washington (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Donovan McNabb.[source 47] 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.[30]
  3. [R 3]
    No. 175: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). Cleveland traded this selection to Minnesota for defensive end Jayme Mitchell.[source 48]
  4. [R 4]
    No. 177: Washington → Arizona (PD). Washington traded defensive end Vonnie Holliday and this selection to Arizona in exchange for running back Tim Hightower.[source 49]
  5. [R 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) .[source 50]
  6. [R 6]
    No. 180: Carolina → San Francisco (D). see No. 103: San Francisco → Carolina.[source 31]
  7. [R 7]
    No. 183: San Diego → Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami → San Diego.[source 25]
  8. [R 8]
    No. 187: multiple trades:
    No. 187: Philadelphia → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 172: Indianapolis → Philadelphia.[source 46]
    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).[source 51]
  9. [R 9]
    No. 188: New York Jets → Denver (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets → Denver.[source 32]
  10. [R 10]
    No. 193: Pittsburgh → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh.[source 34]
  11. [R 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.[source 52]
  12. [R 12]
    No. 196: multiple trades:
    No. 196: New Orleans → Miami (PD). see No. 179: Miami → New Orleans.[source 50]
    No. 196: Miami → San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco → Miami.[source 29]
    No. 196: San Francisco → Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco.[source 35]
  13. [R 13]
    No. 197: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay → New England.[source 43]
  14. [R 14]
    No. 200: New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded this selection to Philadelphia for linebacker Tracy White and a seventh-round selection (223rd).[source 53]
Round seven
  1. [R 1]
    No. 211: multiple trades:
    No. 211: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland.[source 3]
    No. 211: Minnesota → Tennessee (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Tennessee for a sixth round selection in 2013 (176th).[source 54]
  2. [R 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.[source 55]
    No. 214: New York Jets → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 187: Indianapolis → New York Jets.[source 51]
  3. [R 3]
    No. 217: Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington → Buffalo.[source 22]
  4. [R 4]
    No. 219: multiple trades:
    No. 219: Seattle → Detroit (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Detroit for offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus.[source 56]
    No. 219: Detroit → Minnesota (D). see No. 138: Minnesota → Detroit.[source 38]
  5. [R 5]
    No. 223: multiple trades:
    No. 223: Philadelphia → New England (PD). see No. 200: New England → Philadelphia.[source 53]
    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 57]
    No. 223: Minnesota → Detroit (D). see No. 138: Minnesota → Detroit.[source 38]
  6. [R 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.[source 58]
    No. 224: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: New England → Green Bay.[source 43]
  7. [R 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.[source 59] The 2013 selection became the Raiders fifth-rounder (138th) after Curry lasted barely more than a year before getting cut by the Raiders.[source 60]
  8. [R 8]
    No. 227: Tennessee → Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami → Tennessee.[source 39]
  9. [R 9]
    No. 228: Cincinnati → Jacksonville (PD). Cincinnati traded this selection and cornerback David Jones to Jacksonville for safety Reggie Nelson.[source 61]
  10. [R 10]
    No. 229: Atlanta → Philadelphia (PD). Atlanta traded this selection to Philadelphia for cornerback Asante Samuel.[source 62]
  11. [R 11]
    No. 230: Detroit → Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland → Detroit.[source 41]
  12. [R 12]
    No. 232: multiple trades:
    No. 232: Denver → New York Jets (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets → Denver.[source 32]
    No. 232: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.[source 14]
  13. [R 13]
    No. 233: Houston → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.[source 19]
  14. [R 14]
    No. 235: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay → New England.[source 43]
  15. [R 15]
    No. 238: New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded this conditional selection to Kansas City for safety Jarrad Page.[source 63]

Forfeited picks

Three picks in the 2012 draft were forfeited:

  1. [F 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.[28]
  2. [F 2]
    Oakland forfeited its third-round selection after selecting quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.[29]
  3. [F 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.[31]

Selections by conference

Selection totals by college conference (including supplemental draft)[34]

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