2012 NFL Draft: Big Board
This is a standard draft, maybe a little better than last year simply because it has two QB’s that would both be number one overall picks. It’s heavy at the QB, WR, CB, and DT/DE positions. This draft has in my mind about 5 can’t miss players which is rare. As far as how the draft will unfold, I would expect Tannehill to fall out of the top ten, and I would predict a run on cornerbacks in the early teens which will lead to one of the big DL prospects falling into the mid twenties (probably Brockers or Coples). Everything is going to hinge on what happens with Tampa at the 5th pick. If Richardson and Claiborne aren’t there expect a trade. If either of those guys is available for Tampa then the Jags in the 7 hole are gonna be the determining pick/trade.
I rated the prospects by where I think they deserve to get drafted based on talent and projection. There are of course other reasons teams pick players, the most notable reason is marketing. Like I think RG3 should be picked around 10 and thought Cam should’ve gone in the teens last year, but these guys are going to go real early cuz they make a shitload of money for their team.
Kiper’s an asshole.
Organization: Each Position has a positional overview and each player is shown as:
Name—College—Height-Weight—Probable Draft Position—Rating—Description
The rating is out of 100.
A rating in the 90’s means 1st round grade, e.g. 95 is worth a mid first rounder
A rating in the 80’s means 2nd round grade, e.g. 82 is worth a late 2nd rounder
A rating in the 70’s means 3rd round grade, e.g. 78 is worth an early 3rd rounder
A rating in the 60’s or lower means a 3rd day prospect
Best overall:
1. Andrew Luck 100 QB
2. Trent Richardson 99 RB
3. Matt Kalil 99 T
4. Justin Blackmon 98 WR
5. Luke Kuechly 98 ILB
6. Morris Claiborne 98 CB
7. Robert Griffin III 97 QB
8. Stephon Gilmore 96 CB
9. Whitney Mercilus 95 OLB/DE
10. Chandler Jones 95 DE/OLB
11. Janoris Jenkins 95 CB
12. David DeCastro 95 G
13. Fletcher Cox 94 DT/DE
14. Michael Brockers 94 DT/DE
15. Dre Kirkpatrick 94 CB
16. Courtney Upshaw 94 OLB/DE
17. Riley Reiff 94 T
18. Quinton Coples 93 DE
19. Melvin Ingram 93 OLB/DE
20. Mark Barron 93 S
21. Michael Floyd 93 WR
22. Coby Fleener 92 TE
23. Jerel Worthy 92 DT
24. Vinny Curry 92 DE
25. Devon Still 92 DT/DE
26. Cordy Glenn 92 T
27. Dont’a Hightower 92 ILB
28. Dontari Poe 91 DT
29. Jonathan Martin 90 T
30. Andre Branch 89 OLB/DE
31. David Wilson 88 RB
32. Mike Adams 88 T
33. Rueben Randle 88 WR
34. Doug Martin 87 RB
35. Juron Criner 87 WR
36. Dwanye Allen 87 TE
37. Kirk Cousins 87 QB
38. Derek Wolfe 87 DT/DE
39. Kendall Reyes 87 DT/DE
40. Shea McClellin 87 OLB/DE
41. Casey Hayward 87 CB
42. Alameda Ta’amu 87 DT
43. Jake Bequette 87 DE
44. Trumaine Johnson 87 CB/S
45. Kendall Wright 86 WR
46. Harrison Smith 86 S
47. Jared Crick 86 DT/DE
48. Kevin Zeitler 85 G
49. Lavonte David 85 LB
50. Bobby Massie 85 T
51. Alshon Jeffery 85 WR
52. Brandon Weeden 84 QB
53. Peter Konz 83 C
54. Brandon Taylor 83 S
55. Jayron Hosley 83 CB
56. Nick Perry 83 OLB/DE
57. Marvin McNutt 83 WR
58. Amini Silatolu 82 G
59. Stephen Hill 82 WR
60. Brandon Thompson 82 DT
61. Lamar Miller 80 RB
62. Sean Spence 80 OLB
63. Chris Given 80 WR
64. Bruce Irvin 80 OLB
65. Josh Robinson 80 CB
66. Nick Toon 80 WR
67. Tyrone Crawford 80 DE
68. Jeff Allen 79 T
69. Rishard Matthews 78 WR
70. Bobby Wagner 78 LB
71. Nick Foles 78 QB
72. LaMichael James 78 RB
73. Chase Minnifield 77 CB
74. Brock Osweiler 77 QB
75. Zebrie Sanders 77 T
76. Nick Jean-Baptiste 77 DT
77. Zach Brown 76 LB
78. Ryan Broyles 75 WR
79. Russell Wilson 75 QB
80. Isaiah Pead 75 RB
81. Mohamed Sanu 75 WR
82. Orson Charles 75 TE
83. Brandon Washington75 G/T
84. Billy Winn 74 DE/OLB
85. Cam Johnson 73 DE/OLB
86. Chris Polk 73 RB
87. Kelechi Osemele 73 G
88. Brian Quick 72 WR
89. Brandon Boykin 72 CB
90. Cyrus Gray 72 RB
91. Mike Martin 71 DT
92. Joe Adams 70 WR
93. Bernard Pierce 70 RB