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Updated April 25 – Order based on NFL Power Rankings until November (unless denoted by a * – which determines projected playoff elimination sequence).

2012 NFL Mock Draft to be updated on Thursday using this order. Follow @walterfootball for updates.


Round 1
  1. Indianapolis (2-14)
  2. Washington – from St. Louis (2-14)
  3. Minnesota (3-13)
  4. Cleveland (4-12)
  5. Tampa Bay (4-12)
  6. St. Louis – from Washington (5-11)
  7. Jacksonville (5-11)
  8. Miami (6-10)
  9. Carolina (6-10)
  10. Buffalo (6-10)
  11. Kansas City (7-9)
  12. Seattle (7-9)
  13. Arizona (8-8)
  14. Dallas (8-8)
  15. Philadelphia (8-8)
  16. New York Jets (8-8)
  17. Cincinnati – from Oakland (8-8)
  18. San Diego (8-8)
  19. Chicago (8-8)
  20. Tennessee (9-7)
  21. Cincinnati* (9-7)
  22. Cleveland – from Atlanta* (10-6)
  23. Detroit* (10-6)
  24. Pittsburgh* (12-4)
  25. Denver* (8-8)
  26. Houston* (10-6)
  27. New England – from New Orleans* (13-3)
  28. Green Bay* (15-1)
  29. Baltimore* (12-4)
  30. San Francisco* (13-3)
  31. New England* (13-3)
  32. New York Giants* (9-7)


  • Atlanta -> Cleveland: Julio Jones
  • New Orleans -> New England: Mark Ingram
  • Oakland -> Cincinnati: Carson Palmer
  • St. Louis <-> Washington: Robert Griffin


    Round 2
    1. St. Louis (2-14)
    2. Indianapolis (2-14)
    3. Minnesota (3-13)
    4. Tampa Bay (4-12)
    5. Cleveland (4-12)
    6. Jacksonville (5-11)
    7. St. Louis – from Washington (5-11)
    8. Carolina (6-10)
    9. Buffalo (6-10)
    10. Miami (6-10)
    11. Seattle (7-9)
    12. Kansas City (7-9)
    13. Dallas (8-8)
    14. Philadelphia (8-8)
    15. New York Jets (8-8)
    16. New England – from Oakland (8-8)
    17. San Diego (8-8)
    18. Chicago (8-8)
    19. Philadelphia – from Arizona (8-8)
    20. Tennessee (9-7)
    21. Cincinnati* (9-7)
    22. Detroit* (10-6)
    23. Atlanta* (10-6)
    24. Pittsburgh* (12-4)
    25. Denver* (8-8)
    26. Houston* (10-6)
    27. New Orleans* (13-3)
    28. Green Bay* (15-1)
    29. Baltimore* (12-4)
    30. San Francisco* (13-3)
    31. New England* (13-3)
    32. New York Giants* (9-7)


  • Oakland -> New England: Joseph Barksdale and Taiwan Jones
  • Arizona -> Philadelphia: Kevin Kolb
  • Washington -> St. Louis: Robert Griffin
  • Saints forfeit pick for Bountygate





    Round 3
    1. Indianapolis (2-14)
    2. St. Louis (2-14)
    3. Minnesota (3-13)
    4. Cleveland (4-12)
    5. Tampa Bay (4-12)
    6. Washington (5-11)
    7. Jacksonville (5-11)
    8. Buffalo (6-10)
    9. Miami (6-10)
    10. Miami – from Chicago via Carolina (6-10)
    11. Kansas City (7-9)
    12. Seattle (7-9)
    13. Houston – from Philadelphia (8-8)
    14. New York Jets (8-8)
    15. Oakland (8-8)
    16. San Diego (8-8)
    17. Chicago (8-8)
    18. Arizona (8-8)
    19. Dallas (8-8)
    20. Tennessee (9-7)
    21. Cincinnati* (9-7)
    22. Atlanta* (10-6)
    23. Detroit* (10-6)
    24. Pittsburgh* (12-4)
    25. Denver* (8-8)
    26. Philadelphia – from Houston* (10-6)
    27. New Orleans* (13-3)
    28. Green Bay* (15-1)
    29. Baltimore* (12-4)
    30. San Francisco* (13-3)
    31. New England* (13-3)
    32. New York Giants* (9-7)
    33. Oakland (compensatory)


  • Carolina -> Chicago: Greg Olsen
  • Raiders used 3rd-round pick on Terrelle Pryor in supplemental draft
  • Chicago -> Miami: Brandon Marshall
  • Philadelphia <-> Houston: DeMeco Ryans








    Round 4
    1. St. Louis (2-14)
    2. Indianapolis (2-14)
    3. Minnesota (3-13)
    4. Houston – from Philadelphia via Tampa Bay (4-12)
    5. Cleveland (4-12)
    6. Jacksonville (5-11)
    7. Washington (5-11)
    8. Miami (6-10)
    9. Carolina (6-10)
    10. Buffalo (6-10)
    11. Seattle (7-9)
    12. Kansas City (7-9)
    13. Denver – from New York Jets (8-8)
    14. Washington – from Oakland (8-8)
    15. San Diego (8-8)
    16. Chicago (8-8)
    17. Arizona (8-8)
    18. Dallas (8-8)
    19. Philadelphia (8-8)
    20. Tennessee (9-7)
    21. Cincinnati* (9-7)
    22. Detroit* (10-6)
    23. Cleveland – from Atlanta* (10-6)
    24. Pittsburgh* (12-4)
    25. Denver* (8-8)
    26. Houston* (10-6)
    27. New Orleans* (13-3)
    28. Green Bay* (15-1)
    29. Buffalo – from Baltimore* (12-4)
    30. San Francisco* (13-3)
    31. New England* (13-3)
    32. New York Giants* (9-7)
    33. Minnesota (compensatory)
    34. Oakland (compensatory)
    35. Baltimore (compensatory)
    36. New York Giants (compensatory)
    37. Green Bay (compensatory)
    38. Green Bay (compensatory)
    39. Minnesota (compensatory)
    40. Dallas (compensatory)


  • Atlanta -> Cleveland: Julio Jones
  • Oakland -> Washington: Jason Campbell
  • Tampa Bay -> Philadelphia: Luke Stocker
  • Baltimore -> Buffalo: Lee Evans
  • NY Jets -> Denver: Tim Tebow





    Round 5
    1. Indianapolis (2-14)
    2. Denver – from St. Louis (2-14)
    3. Minnesota (3-13)
    4. Cleveland (4-12)
    5. Tampa Bay (4-12)
    6. Washington (5-11)
    7. Jacksonville (5-11)
    8. Carolina (6-10)
    9. Buffalo (6-10)
    10. Miami (6-10)
    11. Kansas City (7-9)
    12. Buffalo – from Seattle (7-9)
    13. Oakland (8-8)
    14. San Diego (8-8)
    15. Chicago (8-8)
    16. Arizona (8-8)
    17. Dallas (8-8)
    18. Philadelphia (8-8)
    19. New York Jets (8-8)
    20. Tennessee (9-7)
    21. Cincinnati* (9-7)
    22. Atlanta* (10-6)
    23. Detroit* (10-6)
    24. Pittsburgh* (12-4)
    25. Cleveland – from Denver* (8-8)
    26. Houston* (10-6)
    27. New Orleans* (13-3)
    28. Green Bay* (15-1)
    29. Baltimore* (12-4)
    30. San Francisco* (13-3)
    31. Cincinnati – from New England* (13-3)
    32. Cincinnati – from New York Giants* (9-7)
    33. Oakland (compensatory)
    34. Baltimore (compensatory)
    35. Indianapolis (compensatory)


  • New England -> Cincinnati: Chad Ochocinco
  • St. Louis -> Denver: Brandon Lloyd
  • Seattle -> Buffalo: Marshawn Lynch
  • Denver -> Cleveland: Brady Quinn
  • NY Giants -> Cincinnati: Keith Rivers


    Round 6
    1. St. Louis (2-14)
    2. Philadelphia – from Indianapolis (2-14)
    3. Washington – from Minnesota (3-13)
    4. Tampa Bay (4-12)
    5. Minnesota – from Cleveland (4-12)
    6. Jacksonville (5-11)
    7. Arizona – from Washington (5-11)
    8. Buffalo (6-10)
    9. New Orleans – from Miami (6-10)
    10. Carolina (6-10)
    11. Seattle (7-9)
    12. Kansas City (7-9)
    13. San Diego (8-8)
    14. Chicago (8-8)
    15. Arizona (8-8)
    16. Dallas (8-8)
    17. New York Jets – from Indianapolis via Philadelphia (8-8)
    18. Denver – from New York Jets (8-8)
    19. Oakland (8-8)
    20. Tennessee (9-7)
    21. Cincinnati* (9-7)
    22. Detroit* (10-6)
    23. Atlanta* (10-6)
    24. Pittsburgh* (12-4)
    25. Philadelphia – from Denver* (8-8)
    26. Houston* (10-6)
    27. Miami – from New Orleans* (13-3)
    28. Green Bay* (15-1)
    29. Baltimore* (12-4)
    30. San Francisco* (13-3)
    31. Philadelphia – from New England* (13-3)
    32. New York Giants* (9-7)
    33. New York Jets (compensatory)
    34. New York Jets (compensatory)
    35. Cleveland (compensatory)
    36. Cleveland (compensatory)
    37. Indianapolis (compensatory)
    38. Carolina (compensatory)


  • Denver -> Philadelphia: Joe Mays
  • Washington -> Arizona: Tim Hightower
  • New England -> Philadelphia: Tracy White
  • New Orleans <-> Miami: Reggie Bush
  • Philadelphia <-> Indianapolis: Winston Justice
  • NY Jets -> Denver: Tim Tebow
  • Indianapolis -> NY Jets: Drew Stanton
  • Minnesota -> Washington: Donovan McNabb
  • Cleveland -> Minnesota: Jayme Mitchel
  • Lions’ pick forfeited because of tampering






  • Round 7
    1. Indianapolis (2-14)
    2. St. Louis (2-14)
    3. Minnesota (3-13)
    4. Cleveland (4-12)
    5. Tampa Bay (4-12)
    6. Washington (5-11)
    7. Indianapolis – from New York Jets via Jacksonville (5-11)
    8. Miami (6-10)
    9. Carolina (6-10)
    10. Buffalo (6-10)
    11. Kansas City (7-9)
    12. Detroit – from Seattle (7-9)
    13. Chicago (8-8)
    14. Arizona (8-8)
    15. Dallas (8-8)
    16. Minnesota – from New England via Philadelphia (8-8)
    17. Green Bay – from New York Jets (8-8)
    18. Seattle – from Oakland (8-8)
    19. San Diego (8-8)
    20. Tennessee (9-7)
    21. Jacksonville – from Cincinnati* (9-7)
    22. Philadelphia – from Atlanta* (10-6)
    23. Detroit* (10-6)
    24. Pittsburgh* (12-4)
    25. New York Jets – from Denver* (8-8)
    26. Houston* (10-6)
    27. New Orleans* (13-3)
    28. Green Bay* (15-1)
    29. Baltimore* (12-4)
    30. San Francisco* (13-3)
    31. Kansas City – from New England* (13-3)
    32. New York Giants* (9-7)
    33. Pittsburgh (compensatory)
    34. Green Bay (compensatory)
    35. New York Jets (compensatory)
    36. Green Bay (compensatory)
    37. New York Jets (compensatory)
    38. Cleveland (compensatory)
    39. Pittsburgh (compensatory)
    40. Cleveland (compensatory)
    41. Pittsburgh (compensatory)
    42. Atlanta (compensatory)
    43. San Diego (compensatory)
    44. Buffalo (compensatory)
    45. St. Louis (compensatory)
    46. Indianapolis (compensatory)


  • Philadelphia -> New England -> Minnesota: Tracy White; Randy Moss
  • New England -> Kansas City: Jarrad Page
  • Oakland -> Seattle: Aaron Curry
  • Denver -> NY Jets: Tim Tebow
  • Jets -> Indianapolis: Drew Stanton
  • New York Jets -> Green Bay: Caleb Schlauderaff
  • Seattle -> Detroit: Tyler Polumbus
  • Cincinnati -> Jacksonville: Reggie Nelson



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