The 1st round of the 2012 NFL Draft has been completed. There were not many surprises at the top of the first round this year. Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III were drafted 1 and 2 as predicted, with Richardson and Kahlil close behind. Justin Blackmon escaped not running the 40 yard dash at the combine due to injury and was drafted 5th by the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Morris Claiborne did not fall far due to his leaked combine score. Tampa Bay drafted elite talent Mark Barron, who also could not perform at the combine due to injury.
2012 NFL Draft First Round Recap:
- Indianapolis Colts – Andrew Luck – QB – Stanford
- Washinton Redskins – Robert Griffin III – QB – Baylor
- Cleveland Browns – Trent Richardson – RB – Alabama
- Minnesota Vikings – Matt Kahlil – OT – Southern California
- Jacksonville Jaguars – Justin Blackmon – WR – Oklahoma State
- Dallas Cowboys – Morris Claiborne – CB – LSU
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Mark Barron FS – Alabama
- Miami Dolphins – Ryan Tannehill – QB – Texas A&M
- Carolina Panthers – Luke Kuechly – ILB – Boston College
- Buffalo Bills – Stephon Gilmore – CB – South Carolina
- Kansas City Chiefs – Dontari Poe – DT – Memphis
- Philadelphia Eagles – Fletcher Cox – DT – Mississippi State
- Arizona Cardinals – Michael Floyd – WR – Notre Dame
- St. Louis Rams – Michael Brockers – DT – LSU
- Seattle Seahawks – Bruce Irvin – ILB – West Virginia
- New York Jets – Quinton Coples – DE – North Carolina
- Cincinnatti Bengals – Dre Kirkpatrick – CB – Alabama
- San Diego Chargers – Melvin Ingram – DE – South Carolina
- Chicago Bears – Shea McClellin – OLB – Boise State
- Tennessee Titans – Kendall Wright – RB – Baylor
- New England Patriots – Chandler Jones – DE – Syracuse
- Cleveland Browns – Brandon Weeden – QB – Oklahoma State
- Detroit Lions – Riley Reiff – OT – Iowa
- Pittsburgh Steelers – David DeCastro – OG – Stanford
- New England Patriots – Dont’a Hightower
- Houston Texans – Whitney Mercilus – DE – Illinois
- Cincinatti Bengals – Kevin Zetiler – OG – Wisconsin
- Green Bay Packers – Nick Perry – DE – Southern California
- Minnesota Vikings – Harrison Smith – FS – Notre Dame
- San Francisco 49ers – A.J. Jenkins – WR – Illinois
- Tampa Bay Buccanneers – Doug Martin – RB – Boise State
- New York Giants – David Wilson – RB – Virgina Tech
Full 2012 NFL Draft Results can be found here: 2012 NFL Draft Results