The 2012 Draft: Picture Analysis

[The Alex]

Do you really want to read blocks of text breaking down each pick for you? Of course not, you want something short and sweet. Which is why I give you my first round analysis, presented in the form of animated gifs. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words.

1. Indianapolis Colts - Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford



2. Washington Redskins - Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor



3. Cleveland Browns - Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama



4. Minnesota Vikings - Matt Kalil, OT, USC



5. Jacksonville Jaguars - Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State



6. Dallas Cowboys - Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU



7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Mark Barron, S, Albama



8. Miami Dolphins - Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M



9. Carolina Panthers - Luke Kuechley, LB, Boston College



10. Buffalo Bills - Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina



11. Kansas City Chiefs - Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis



12. Philadelphia Eagles - Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi State



13. Arizona Cardinals - Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame



14. St. Louis Rams - Michael Brockers, DT, LSU



15. Seattle Seahawks - Bruce Irvin, DE/OLB, West Virginia







16. New York Jets - Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina



17. Cincinnati Bengals - Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama



18. San Diego Chargers - Melvin Ingram, DE/OLB, South Carolina



19. Chicago Bears - Shea McClellin, DE, Boise State



20. Tennessee Titans - Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor



21. New England Patriots - Chandler Jones, DE/OLB, Syracuse



22. Cleveland Browns - Brandon Weeden, QB, Oklahoma State





















23. Detroit Lions - Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa



24. Pittsburgh Steelers - David DeCastro, OG, Stanford



25. New England Patriots - Dont'a Hightower, DE/ILB/OLB, Alabama



26. Houston Texans - Whitney Mercilus, DE/OLB, Illinois



27. Cincinnati Bengals - Kevin Zeitler, OG, Wisconsin



28. Green Bay Packers - Nick Perry, DE/OLB, USC



29. Minnesota Vikings - Harrison Smith, S, Notre Dame



30. San Francisco 49ers - A.J. Jenkins, WR, Illinois



31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Doug Martin, RB, Boise State



32. New York Giants - David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech



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Round 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold

33. St. Louis Rams - Brian Quick, WR, Appalachian State



34. Indianapolis Colts - Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford



35. Baltimore Ravens - Courtney Upshaw, DE/OLB, Alabama



36. Denver Broncos - Derek Wolfe, DT, Cincinnati



37. Cleveland Browns - Mitchell Schwartz, OT, California



38. Jacksonville Jaguars - Andre Branch, DE, Clemson



39. St. Louis Rams - Janoris Jenkins, CB, Northern Alabama



40. Carolina Panthers - Amini Silatolu, OG, Midwestern State



41. Buffalo Bills - Cordy Glenn, OG/OT, Georgia



42. Miami Dolphins - Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford



43. New York Jets - Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech



44. Kansas City Chiefs - Jeff Allen, OG/OT, Illinois



45. Chicago Bears - Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina



46. Philadelphia Eagles - Mychal Kendricks, ILB, California



47. Seattle Seahawks - Bobby Wagner, LB, Utah State



48. New England Patriots - Tavon Wilson, DB, Illinois



49. San Diego Chargers - Kendall Reyes, DT/DE, Connecticut



50. St. Louis Rams - Isaiah Pead, RB, Cincinnati



51. Green Bay Packers - Jerel Worthy, DT/DE, Michigan State



52. Tennessee Titans - Zach Brown, LB, North Carolina



53. Cincinnati Bengals - Devon Still, DT, Penn State



54. Detroit Lions - Ryan Broyles, WR, Oklahoma



55. Atlanta Falcons - Peter Konz, C/OG, Wisconsin



56. Pittsburgh Steelers - Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State



57. Denver Broncos - Brock Osweiler, QB, Arizona State



58. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Lavonte David, LB, Nebraska



59. New Orleans Saints - Nope



59. Philadelphia Eagles - Vinny Curry, DE, Marshall



60. Baltimore Ravens - Kelechi Osemele, OG, Iowa State



61. San Francisco 49ers - LaMichael James, RB, Oregon



62. Green Bay Packers - Casey Hayward, CB, Vanderbilt



63. New York Giants - Rueben Randle, WR, LSU



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Round 3: Beyond Thunderdome

64. Indianapolis Colts - Dwayne Allen, TE, Clemson



65. St. Louis Rams - Trumaine Johnson, DB, Montana



66. Minnesota Vikings - Josh Robinson, CB, UCF



67. Denver Broncos - Ronnie Hillman, RB, San Diego State



68. Houston Texans - DeVier Posey, WR, Ohio State



69. Buffalo Bills - T.J. Graham, WR, N.C. State



70. Jacksonville Jaguars - Bryan Anger, P, California























71. Washington Redskins - Josh LeRibeus, OG, SMU



72. Miami Dolphins - Olivier Vernon, DE, Miami



73. San Diego Chargers - Brandon Taylor, S, LSU



74. Kansas City Chiefs - Donald Stephenson, OT, Oklahoma



75. Seattle Seahawks - Russell Wilson, QB, Wisconsin



76. Houston Texans - Brandon Brooks, OG, Miami of Ohio



77. New York Jets - Demario Davis, LB, Arkansas State



78. Miami Dolphins - Michael Egnew, TE, Missouri



79. Chicago Bears - Brandon Hardin, S, Oregon State



80. Arizona Cardinals - Jamell Fleming, CB, Oklahoma



81. Dallas Cowboys - Tyrone Crawford, DE, Boise State



82. Tennessee Titans - Mike Martin, DT, Michigan



83. Cincinnati Bengals - Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers



84. Baltimore Ravens - Bernard Pierce, RB, Temple



85. Detroit Lions - Dwight Bentley, CB, Louisiana-Lafayette



86. Pittsburgh Steelers - Sean Spence, LB, Miami



87. Cleveland Browns - John Hughes, DT, Cincinnati



88. Philadelphia Eagles - Nick Foles, QB, Arizona



89. New Orleans Saints - Akiem Hicks, DT, Regina



90. New England Patriots - Jake Bequette, DE, Arkansas



91. Atlanta Falcons - Lamar Holmes, OT, Southern Miss



92. Indianapolis Colts - T.Y. Hilton, WR, Florida International



93. Cincinnati Bengals - Brandon Thompson, DT, Clemson



94. New York Giants - Jayron Hosley, CB, Virginia Tech



95. Oakland Raiders - Tony Bergstrom, OG/OT, Utah



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Round 4: High Noon At Mega Mountain

98. Baltimore Ravens - Gino Gradkowski, G, Delawar



100. Cleveland Browns - Travis Benjamin, WR, Miami



102. Washington Redskins - Kirk Cousins, QB, Michigan State



107. Kansas City Chiefs - Devon Wylie, WR, Fresno State



115. Tennessee Titans - Coty Sensabaugh, CB, Clemson



122. New Orleans Saints - Nick Toon, WR, Wisconsin



133. Green Bay Packers - Jerron McMillian, S, Maine



135. Dallas Cowboys - Matt Johnson, S, Eastern Washington







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Round 5: Rave From The Grave

138. Detroit Lions - Tahir Whitehead, DE/OLB, Temple



145. Tennessee Titans - Taylor Thompson, DE/TE, SMU



149. San Diego Chargers - Johnnie Troutman, OG, Penn State



153. Philadelphia Eagles - Dennis Kelly, OT, Purdue



154. Seattle Seahawks - Korey Toomer, LB, Idaho



162. New Orleans Saints - Corey White, S, Samford



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Round 6: Back 2 Tha Hood

172. Seattle Seahawks - Jeremy Lane, CB, Northwestern State



181. Seattle Seahawks - Winston Guy, S, Kentucky



189. Oakland Raiders - Christo Bulukidi, DT, Georgia State



190. Tennessee Titans - Markelle Martin, S, Oklahoma State



197. New England Patriots - Nate Ebner, DB, Ohio State



199. San Francisco 49ers - Jason Slowey, C, Western Oregon



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Round 7: Mission To Moscow

209. St. Louis Rams - Aaron Brown, OLB, Hawaii



211. Tennessee Titans - Scott Solomon, DE, Rice



214. Indianapolis Colts - Tim Fugger, DE/OLB, Vanderbilt



224. New England Patriots - Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska



225. Seattle Seahawks - J.R. Sweezy, DT, N.C. State



228. Jacksonville Jaguars - Jeris Pendleton, DT, Ashland



229. Philadelphia Eagles - Bryce Brown, RB, Kansas State



232. Seattle Seahawks - Greg Scruggs, DT, Louisville



1 - 253. Nobody - Vontaze Burfict, LB, Arizona State