# 2012 NFL draft

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", was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from April 26 to April 28, 2012. There were 253 draft selections: 221 regular selections and 32 compensatory selections. The Indianapolis Colts, who compiled the league's worst season in 2011 with a 2–14 record, had the right to the first selection. A record 26 prospects attended the draft in person.
Quarterback prospect Andrew Luck received signifigant attention in the weeks preceding the draft. 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. Luck was highly touted as one of the best quarterback prospects in years and widely regarded as the top overall prospect in the draft. 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. 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. Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III was the subject of another major story in the draft. 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 struggled to show the same level of play thereafter; Griffin would later be released by the Redskins after the 2015 season.
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. Wilson was the most successful quarterback of the draft, making nine Pro Bowls and leading the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl victory. 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. 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. 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. 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.

## Early entrants

A record 65 non-seniors announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves eligible to be selected. Of the 65, 44 (or 67.7%) were drafted.
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. Eight of the first ten players chosen in this draft were non-seniors, which matched the record set in the previous draft. Mark Barron and Ryan Tannehill were the only two seniors among the first ten draftees.

## Player selections

The following is the breakdown of the 253 players selected by position:
| 33 Linebackers 33 Wide receivers 31 Cornerbacks 22 Defensive tackles 21 Defensive ends | 21 Offensive guards 19 Running backs 19 Offensive tackles 19 Safeties 11 Quarterbacks | 11 Tight ends 4 Centers 4 Placekickers 2 Fullbacks 2 Punters 1 Nose tackle |

## Draft selections

| * | = compensatory selection |
| ^ | = supplemental compensatory selection |
| † | = Pro Bowler |
Positions key :
| C | Center | CB | Cornerback | DB | Defensive back | DE | Defensive end |
| DL | Defensive lineman | DT | Defensive tackle | FB | Fullback | FS | Free safety |
| G | Guard | K | Kicker | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker |
| LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker | OT | Offensive tackle | OL | Offensive lineman |
| OLB | Outside linebacker | 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 |
The draft was held between April 26 through April 28, 2012.
2012 NFL Draft selections :
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts | Andrew Luck $^†$ | QB | Stanford | Pac-12 | |
| 1 | 2 | Washington Redskins | Robert Griffin III $^†$ | QB | Baylor | Big 12 | from St. Louis; 2011 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 3 | Cleveland Browns | Trent Richardson | RB | Alabama | SEC | from Minnesota |
| 1 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Matt Kalil $^†$ | OT | USC | Pac-12 | from Cleveland |
| 1 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Justin Blackmon | WR | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | from Tampa Bay |
| 1 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys | Morris Claiborne | CB | LSU | SEC | from Washington via St. Louis |
| 1 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mark Barron | S | Alabama | SEC | from Jacksonville |
| 1 | 8 | Miami Dolphins | Ryan Tannehill $^†$ | QB | Texas A&M | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 9 | Carolina Panthers | Luke Kuechly $^†$ | LB | Boston College | ACC | |
| 1 | 10 | Buffalo Bills | Stephon Gilmore $^†$ | CB | South Carolina | SEC | |
| 1 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dontari Poe $^†$ | DT | Memphis | C-USA | |
| 1 | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fletcher Cox $^†$ | DT | Mississippi State | SEC | from Seattle |
| 1 | 13 | Arizona Cardinals | Michael Floyd | WR | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | |
| 1 | 14 | St. Louis Rams | Michael Brockers | DE | LSU | SEC | from Dallas |
| 1 | 15 | Seattle Seahawks | Bruce Irvin | DE | West Virginia | Big East | from Philadelphia |
| 1 | 16 | New York Jets | Quinton Coples | DE | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 1 | 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dre Kirkpatrick | CB | Alabama | SEC | from Oakland |
| 1 | 18 | San Diego Chargers | Melvin Ingram $^†$ | LB | South Carolina | SEC | |
| 1 | 19 | Chicago Bears | Shea McClellin | DE | Boise State | MW | |
| 1 | 20 | Tennessee Titans | Kendall Wright | WR | Baylor | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 21 | New England Patriots | Chandler Jones $^†$ | DE | Syracuse | Big East | from Cincinnati |
| 1 | 22 | Cleveland Browns | Brandon Weeden | QB | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | from Atlanta |
| 1 | 23 | Detroit Lions | Riley Reiff | OT | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | David DeCastro $^†$ | OG | Stanford | Pac-12 | |
| 1 | 25 | New England Patriots | Dont'a Hightower $^†$ | LB | Alabama | SEC | from Denver |
| 1 | 26 | Houston Texans | Whitney Mercilus | DE | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 27 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kevin Zeitler $^†$ | OG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | from New Orleans via New England |
| 1 | 28 | Green Bay Packers | Nick Perry | LB | USC | Pac-12 | |
| 1 | 29 | Minnesota Vikings | Harrison Smith $^†$ | S | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | from Baltimore |
| 1 | 30 | San Francisco 49ers | A. J. Jenkins | WR | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 31 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Doug Martin $^†$ | RB | Boise State | MW | from New England via Denver |
| 1 | 32 | New York Giants | David Wilson | RB | Virginia Tech | ACC | |
| 2 | 33 | St. Louis Rams | Brian Quick | WR | Appalachian State | SoCon | |
| 2 | 34 | Indianapolis Colts | Coby Fleener | TE | Stanford | Pac-12 | |
| 2 | 35 | Baltimore Ravens | Courtney Upshaw | LB | Alabama | SEC | from Minnesota |
| 2 | 36 | Denver Broncos | Derek Wolfe | DT | Cincinnati | Big East | from Tampa Bay |
| 2 | 37 | Cleveland Browns | Mitchell Schwartz $^†$ | OT | California | Pac-12 | |
| 2 | 38 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Andre Branch | DE | Clemson | ACC | |
| 2 | 39 | St. Louis Rams | Janoris Jenkins $^†$ | CB | North Alabama | Gulf South | from Washington |
| 2 | 40 | Carolina Panthers | Amini Silatolu | OG | Midwestern State | LSC | |
| 2 | 41 | Buffalo Bills | Cordy Glenn | OT | Georgia | SEC | |
| 2 | 42 | Miami Dolphins | Jonathan Martin | OT | Stanford | Pac-12 | |
| 2 | 43 | New York Jets | Stephen Hill | WR | Georgia Tech | ACC | from Seattle |
| 2 | 44 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jeff Allen | OG | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 45 | Chicago Bears | Alshon Jeffery $^†$ | WR | South Carolina | SEC | from Dallas via St. Louis |
| 2 | 46 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mychal Kendricks | LB | California | Pac-12 | |
| 2 | 47 | Seattle Seahawks | Bobby Wagner $^†$ | LB | Utah State | WAC | from New York Jets |
| 2 | 48 | New England Patriots | Tavon Wilson | S | Illinois | Big Ten | from Oakland |
| 2 | 49 | San Diego Chargers | Kendall Reyes | DT | Connecticut | Big East | |
| 2 | 50 | St. Louis Rams | Isaiah Pead | RB | Cincinnati | Big East | from Chicago |
| 2 | 51 | Green Bay Packers | Jerel Worthy | DT | Michigan State | Big Ten | from Arizona via Philadelphia |
| 2 | 52 | Tennessee Titans | Zach Brown $^†$ | LB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 2 | 53 | Cincinnati Bengals | Devon Still | DT | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 54 | Detroit Lions | Ryan Broyles | WR | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 55 | Atlanta Falcons | Peter Konz | C | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 56 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Adams | OT | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 57 | Denver Broncos | Brock Osweiler | QB | Arizona State | Pac-12 | |
| 2 | 58 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Lavonte David $^†$ | LB | Nebraska | Big Ten | from Houston |
| 2 | 59.5– | New Orleans Saints | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited |
| 2 | 59 | Philadelphia Eagles | Vinny Curry | DE | Marshall | C-USA | from Green Bay |
| 2 | 60 | Baltimore Ravens | Kelechi Osemele $^†$ | OG | Iowa State | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 61 | San Francisco 49ers | LaMichael James | RB | Oregon | Pac-12 | |
| 2 | 62 | Green Bay Packers | Casey Hayward $^†$ | CB | Vanderbilt | SEC | from New England |
| 2 | 63 | New York Giants | Rueben Randle | WR | LSU | SEC | |
| 3 | 64 | Indianapolis Colts | Dwayne Allen | TE | Clemson | ACC | |
| 3 | 65 | St. Louis Rams | Trumaine Johnson | CB | Montana | Big Sky | |
| 3 | 66 | Minnesota Vikings | Josh Robinson | CB | UCF | C-USA | |
| 3 | 67 | Denver Broncos | Ronnie Hillman | RB | San Diego State | MW | from Cleveland |
| 3 | 68 | Houston Texans | DeVier Posey | WR | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Tampa Bay |
| 3 | 69 | Buffalo Bills | T. J. Graham | WR | NC State | ACC | from Washington |
| 3 | 70 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Bryan Anger $^†$ | P | California | Pac-12 | |
| 3 | 71 | Washington Redskins | Josh LeRibeus | OG | SMU | C-USA | from Buffalo |
| 3 | 72 | Miami Dolphins | Olivier Vernon $^†$ | DE | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 3 | 73 | San Diego Chargers | Brandon Taylor | S | LSU | SEC | from Carolina via Chicago and Miami |
| 3 | 74 | Kansas City Chiefs | Donald Stephenson | OT | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 75 | Seattle Seahawks | Russell Wilson $^†$ | QB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 76 | Houston Texans | Brandon Brooks $^†$ | OG | Miami (OH) | MAC | from Philadelphia |
| 3 | 77 | New York Jets | Demario Davis $^†$ | LB | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | |
| 3 | 77.5– | Oakland Raiders | selection forfeited in the 2011 Supplemental draft. | selection forfeited in the 2011 Supplemental draft. | selection forfeited in the 2011 Supplemental draft. | selection forfeited in the 2011 Supplemental draft. | selection forfeited in the 2011 Supplemental draft. |
| 3 | 78 | Miami Dolphins | Michael Egnew | TE | Missouri | Big 12 | from San Diego |
| 3 | 79 | Chicago Bears | Brandon Hardin | S | Oregon State | Pac-12 | |
| 3 | 80 | Arizona Cardinals | Jamell Fleming | CB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 81 | Dallas Cowboys | Tyrone Crawford | DE | Boise State | MW | |
| 3 | 82 | Tennessee Titans | Mike Martin | DT | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 83 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mohamed Sanu | WR | Rutgers | Big East | |
| 3 | 84 | Baltimore Ravens | Bernard Pierce | RB | Temple | MAC | from Atlanta |
| 3 | 85 | Detroit Lions | Dwight Bentley | CB | Louisiana–Lafayette | Sun Belt | |
| 3 | 86 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sean Spence | LB | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 3 | 87 | Cleveland Browns | John Hughes | DT | Cincinnati | Big East | from Denver |
| 3 | 88 | Philadelphia Eagles | Nick Foles $^†$ | QB | Arizona | Pac-12 | Super Bowl LII MVP, from Houston |
| 3 | 89 | New Orleans Saints | Akiem Hicks $^†$ | DT | Regina | CWUAA | |
| 3 | 90 | New England Patriots | Jake Bequette | DE | Arkansas | SEC | from Green Bay |
| 3 | 91 | Atlanta Falcons | Lamar Holmes | OT | Southern Miss | C-USA | from Baltimore |
| 3 | 92 | Indianapolis Colts | T. Y. Hilton $^†$ | WR | FIU | Sun Belt | from San Francisco |
| 3 | 93 | Cincinnati Bengals | Brandon Thompson | DT | Clemson | ACC | from New England |
| 3 | 94 | New York Giants | Jayron Hosley | CB | Virginia Tech | ACC | |
| 3* | 95 | Oakland Raiders | Tony Bergstrom | OG | Utah | Pac-12 | |
| 4 | 96 | St. Louis Rams | Chris Givens | WR | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 4 | 97 | Miami Dolphins | Lamar Miller $^†$ | RB | Miami (FL) | ACC | from Indianapolis via San Francisco |
| 4 | 98 | Baltimore Ravens | Gino Gradkowski | OG | Delaware | CAA | from Minnesota |
| 4 | 99 | Houston Texans | Ben Jones $^†$ | C | Georgia | SEC | from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia |
| 4 | 100 | Cleveland Browns | Travis Benjamin | WR | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 4 | 101 | Denver Broncos | Omar Bolden | CB | Arizona State | Pac-12 | from Jacksonville via Tampa Bay |
| 4 | 102 | Washington Redskins | Kirk Cousins $^†$ | QB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 103 | Carolina Panthers | Frank Alexander | DE | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from Miami via San Francisco |
| 4 | 104 | Carolina Panthers | Joe Adams | WR | Arkansas | SEC | |
| 4 | 105 | Buffalo Bills | Nigel Bradham | LB | Florida State | ACC | |
| 4 | 106 | Seattle Seahawks | Robert Turbin | RB | Utah State | WAC | |
| 4 | 107 | Kansas City Chiefs | Devon Wylie | WR | Fresno State | WAC | |
| 4 | 108 | Denver Broncos | Philip Blake | C | Baylor | Big 12 | from New York Jets |
| 4 | 109 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Alameda Ta'amu | DT | Washington | Pac-12 | from Oakland via Washington |
| 4 | 110 | San Diego Chargers | Ladarius Green | TE | Louisiana–Lafayette | Sun Belt | |
| 4 | 111 | Chicago Bears | Evan Rodriguez | TE | Temple | MAC | |
| 4 | 112 | Arizona Cardinals | Bobby Massie | OT | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 4 | 113 | Dallas Cowboys | Kyle Wilber | LB | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 4 | 114 | Seattle Seahawks | Jaye Howard | DT | Florida | SEC | from Philadelphia |
| 4 | 115 | Tennessee Titans | Coty Sensabaugh | CB | Clemson | ACC | |
| 4 | 116 | Cincinnati Bengals | Orson Charles | TE | Georgia | SEC | |
| 4 | 117 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Looney | OG | Wake Forest | ACC | from Detroit |
| 4 | 118 | Minnesota Vikings | Jarius Wright | WR | Arkansas | SEC | from Atlanta via Cleveland |
| 4 | 119 | Washington Redskins | Keenan Robinson | LB | Texas | Big 12 | from Pittsburgh |
| 4 | 120 | Cleveland Browns | James-Michael Johnson | LB | Nevada | WAC | from Denver |
| 4 | 121 | Houston Texans | Keshawn Martin | WR | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 122 | New Orleans Saints | Nick Toon | WR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 123 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brandon Boykin | CB | Georgia | SEC | from Green Bay |
| 4 | 124 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Brooks | CB | LSU | SEC | from Baltimore |
| 4 | 125 | Detroit Lions | Ronnell Lewis | LB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from San Francisco |
| 4 | 126 | Houston Texans | Jared Crick | DE | Nebraska | Big Ten | from New England via Denver and Tampa Bay |
| 4 | 127 | New York Giants | Adrien Robinson | TE | Cincinnati | Big East | |
| 4* | 128 | Minnesota Vikings | Rhett Ellison | FB | USC | Pac-12 | |
| 4* | 129 | Oakland Raiders | Miles Burris | LB | San Diego State | MW | |
| 4* | 130 | Baltimore Ravens | Christian Thompson | S | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
| 4* | 131 | New York Giants | Brandon Mosley | OT | Auburn | SEC | |
| 4* | 132 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Daniels $^†$ | DT | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 4* | 133 | Green Bay Packers | Jerron McMillian | S | Maine | CAA | |
| 4* | 134 | Minnesota Vikings | Greg Childs | WR | Arkansas | SEC | |
| 4* | 135 | Dallas Cowboys | Matt Johnson | S | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | |
| 5 | 136 | Indianapolis Colts | Josh Chapman | DT | Alabama | SEC | |
| 5 | 137 | Denver Broncos | Malik Jackson $^†$ | DE | Tennessee | SEC | from St. Louis |
| 5 | 138 | Detroit Lions | Tahir Whitehead | LB | Temple | MAC | from Minnesota |
| 5 | 139 | Minnesota Vikings | Robert Blanton | S | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | from Cleveland |
| 5 | 140 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Najee Goode | LB | West Virginia | Big East | |
| 5 | 141 | Washington Redskins | Adam Gettis | OG | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 142 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Brandon Marshall | LB | Nevada | WAC | |
| 5 | 143 | Carolina Panthers | Josh Norman $^†$ | CB | Coastal Carolina | Big South | |
| 5 | 144 | Buffalo Bills | Zebrie Sanders | OT | Florida State | ACC | |
| 5 | 145 | Tennessee Titans | Taylor Thompson | DE | SMU | C-USA | from Miami |
| 5 | 146 | Kansas City Chiefs | DeQuan Menzie | CB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 5 | 147 | Buffalo Bills | Tank Carder | LB | TCU | MW | from Seattle |
| 5 | 148 | Detroit Lions | Chris Greenwood | CB | Albion | MIAA | from Oakland |
| 5 | 149 | San Diego Chargers | Johnnie Troutman | OG | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 150 | St. Louis Rams | Rokevious Watkins | OG | South Carolina | SEC | from Chicago |
| 5 | 151 | Arizona Cardinals | Senio Kelemete | OG | Washington | Pac-12 | |
| 5 | 152 | Dallas Cowboys | Danny Coale | WR | Virginia Tech | ACC | |
| 5 | 153 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dennis Kelly | OT | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 154 | Seattle Seahawks | Korey Toomer | LB | Idaho | WAC | from New York Jets |
| 5 | 155 | Miami Dolphins | Josh Kaddu | LB | Oregon | Pac-12 | from Tennessee |
| 5 | 156 | Cincinnati Bengals | Shaun Prater | CB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 157 | Atlanta Falcons | Bradie Ewing | FB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 158 | Oakland Raiders | Jack Crawford | DE | Penn State | Big Ten | from Detroit |
| 5 | 159 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chris Rainey | RB | Florida | SEC | |
| 5 | 160 | Cleveland Browns | Ryan Miller | OG | Colorado | Pac-12 | from Denver |
| 5 | 161 | Houston Texans | Randy Bullock | K | Texas A&M | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 162 | New Orleans Saints | Corey White | S | Samford | SoCon | |
| 5 | 163 | Green Bay Packers | Terrell Manning | LB | NC State | ACC | from Green Bay via New England |
| 5 | 164 | Atlanta Falcons | Jonathan Massaquoi | DE | Troy | Sun Belt | from Baltimore |
| 5 | 165 | San Francisco 49ers | Darius Fleming | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | |
| 5 | 166 | Cincinnati Bengals | Marvin Jones | WR | California | Pac-12 | from New England |
| 5 | 167 | Cincinnati Bengals | George Iloka | S | Boise State | MW | from New York Giants |
| 5* | 168 | Oakland Raiders | Juron Criner | WR | Arizona | Pac-12 | |
| 5* | 169 | Baltimore Ravens | Asa Jackson | CB | Cal Poly | Great West | |
| 5* | 170 | Indianapolis Colts | Vick Ballard | RB | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 6 | 171 | St. Louis Rams | Greg Zuerlein $^†$ | K | Missouri Western | MIAA | |
| 6 | 172 | Seattle Seahawks | Jeremy Lane | CB | Northwestern State | Southland | from Indianapolis via Philadelphia |
| 6 | 173 | Washington Redskins | Alfred Morris $^†$ | RB | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | from Minnesota |
| 6 | 174 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Keith Tandy | CB | West Virginia | Big East | |
| 6 | 175 | Minnesota Vikings | Blair Walsh $^†$ | K | Georgia | SEC | from Cleveland |
| 6 | 176 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Mike Harris | CB | Florida State | ACC | |
| 6 | 177 | Arizona Cardinals | Justin Bethel $^†$ | S | Presbyterian | Big South | from Washington |
| 6 | 178 | Buffalo Bills | Mark Asper | OG | Oregon | Pac-12 | |
| 6 | 179 | New Orleans Saints | Andrew Tiller | OG | Syracuse | Big East | from Miami |
| 6 | 180 | San Francisco 49ers | Trenton Robinson | S | Michigan State | Big Ten | from Carolina |
| 6 | 181 | Seattle Seahawks | Winston Guy | S | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 6 | 182 | Kansas City Chiefs | Cyrus Gray | RB | Texas A&M | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 183 | Miami Dolphins | B.J. Cunningham | WR | Michigan State | Big Ten | from San Diego |
| 6 | 184 | Chicago Bears | Isaiah Frey | CB | Nevada | WAC | |
| 6 | 185 | Arizona Cardinals | Ryan Lindley | QB | San Diego State | MW | |
| 6 | 186 | Dallas Cowboys | James Hanna | TE | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 187 | New York Jets | Josh Bush | S | Wake Forest | ACC | from Philadelphia via Indianapolis |
| 6 | 188 | Denver Broncos | Danny Trevathan | LB | Kentucky | SEC | from New York Jets |
| 6 | 189 | Oakland Raiders | Christo Bilukidi | DT | Georgia State | Ind. (FCS) | |
| 6 | 190 | Tennessee Titans | Markelle Martin | S | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 191 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dan Herron | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 191.5– | Detroit Lions | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited |
| 6 | 192 | Atlanta Falcons | Charles Mitchell | S | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 6 | 193 | Washington Redskins | Tom Compton | OT | South Dakota | Great West | from Pittsburgh |
| 6 | 194 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marvin McNutt | WR | Iowa | Big Ten | from Denver |
| 6 | 195 | Houston Texans | Nick Mondek | OT | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 196 | Detroit Lions | Jonte Green | CB | New Mexico State | WAC | from New Orleans via Miami and San Francisco |
| 6 | 197 | New England Patriots | Nate Ebner | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Green Bay |
| 6 | 198 | Baltimore Ravens | Tommy Streeter | WR | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 6 | 199 | San Francisco 49ers | Jason Slowey | OT | Western Oregon | GNAC | |
| 6 | 200 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brandon Washington | OG | Miami (FL) | ACC | from New England |
| 6 | 201 | New York Giants | Matt McCants | OT | UAB | C-USA | |
| 6* | 202 | New York Jets | Terrance Ganaway | RB | Baylor | Big 12 | |
| 6* | 203 | New York Jets | Robert Griffin | OG | Baylor | Big 12 | |
| 6* | 204 | Cleveland Browns | Emmanuel Acho | LB | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 6* | 205 | Cleveland Browns | Billy Winn | DT | Boise State | MW | |
| 6* | 206 | Indianapolis Colts | LaVon Brazill | WR | Ohio | MAC | |
| 6* | 207 | Carolina Panthers | Brad Nortman | P | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 208 | Indianapolis Colts | Justin Anderson | OG | Georgia | SEC | |
| 7 | 209 | St. Louis Rams | Brown, AaronAaron Brown | LB | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 7 | 210 | Minnesota Vikings | Audie Cole | LB | NC State | ACC | |
| 7 | 211 | Tennessee Titans | Scott Solomon | DE | Rice | C-USA | from Cleveland via Minnesota |
| 7 | 212 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Michael Smith | RB | Utah State | WAC | |
| 7 | 213 | Washington Redskins | Richard Crawford | CB | SMU | C-USA | |
| 7 | 214 | Indianapolis Colts | Fugger, TimTim Fugger | LB | Vanderbilt | SEC | from Jacksonville via New York Jets |
| 7 | 215 | Miami Dolphins | Kheeston Randall | DT | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 216 | Carolina Panthers | D. J. Campbell | S | California | Pac-12 | |
| 7 | 217 | Washington Redskins | Jordan Bernstine | CB | Iowa | Big Ten | from Buffalo |
| 7 | 218 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jerome Long | DT | San Diego State | MW | |
| 7 | 219 | Minnesota Vikings | Trevor Guyton | DE | California | Pac-12 | from Seattle via Detroit |
| 7 | 220 | Chicago Bears | Greg McCoy | CB | TCU | MW | |
| 7 | 221 | Arizona Cardinals | Nate Potter | OT | Boise State | MW | |
| 7 | 222 | Dallas Cowboys | Caleb McSurdy | ILB | Montana | Big Sky | |
| 7 | 223 | Detroit Lions | Travis Lewis | OLB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from Philadelphia via New England |
| 7 | 224 | New England Patriots | Alfonzo Dennard | CB | Nebraska | Big Ten | from New York Jets via Green Bay |
| 7 | 225 | Seattle Seahawks | J. R. Sweezy | OG | NC State | ACC | from Oakland |
| 7 | 226 | San Diego Chargers | David Molk | C | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 227 | Miami Dolphins | Rishard Matthews | WR | Nevada | WAC | from Tennessee |
| 7 | 228 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jeris Pendleton | DT | Ashland | GLIAC | from Cincinnati |
| 7 | 229 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bryce Brown | RB | Kansas State | Big 12 | from Atlanta |
| 7 | 230 | Oakland Raiders | Nathan Stupar | OLB | Penn State | Big Ten | from Detroit |
| 7 | 231 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Toney Clemons | WR | Colorado | Pac-12 | |
| 7 | 232 | Seattle Seahawks | Greg Scruggs | DE | Louisville | Big East | from Denver via New York Jets |
| 7 | 233 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Drake Dunsmore | TE | Northwestern | Big Ten | from Houston |
| 7 | 234 | New Orleans Saints | Marcel Jones | OT | Nebraska | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 235 | New England Patriots | Jeremy Ebert | WR | Northwestern | Big Ten | from Green Bay |
| 7 | 236 | Baltimore Ravens | DeAngelo Tyson | DT | Georgia | SEC | |
| 7 | 237 | San Francisco 49ers | Cam Johnson | DE | Virginia | ACC | |
| 7 | 238 | Kansas City Chiefs | Junior Hemingway | WR | Michigan | Big Ten | from New England |
| 7 | 239 | New York Giants | Markus Kuhn | DT | NC State | ACC | |
| 7* | 240 | Pittsburgh Steelers | David Paulson | TE | Oregon | Pac-12 | |
| 7* | 241 | Green Bay Packers | Andrew Datko | OT | Florida State | ACC | |
| 7* | 242 | New York Jets | Antonio Allen | S | South Carolina | SEC | |
| 7* | 243 | Green Bay Packers | B. J. Coleman | QB | Chattanooga | SoCon | |
| 7* | 244 | New York Jets | Jordan White | WR | Western Michigan | MAC | |
| 7* | 245 | Cleveland Browns | Trevin Wade | CB | Arizona | Pac-12 | |
| 7* | 246 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Terrence Frederick | CB | Texas A&M | Big 12 | |
| 7* | 247 | Cleveland Browns | Brad Smelley | TE | Alabama | SEC | |
| 7* | 248 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kelvin Beachum | OG | SMU | C-USA | |
| 7* | 249 | Atlanta Falcons | Travian Robertson | DT | South Carolina | SEC | |
| 7* | 250 | San Diego Chargers | Edwin Baker | RB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 7* | 251 | Buffalo Bills | John Potter | K | Western Michigan | MAC | |
| 7^ | 252 | St. Louis Rams | Daryl Richardson | RB | Abilene Christian | LSC | |
| 7^ | 253 | Indianapolis Colts | Chandler Harnish | QB | Northern Illinois | MAC | |

## 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.
Supplemental draft picks :
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 2 | – | Cleveland Browns | Josh Gordon $^†$ | WR | Baylor | Big 12 | |

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowl |
Some notable undrafted players:
Undrafted player signings :
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | Dominique Davis | QB | East Carolina | C-USA |
| Atlanta Falcons | Josh Harris $^†$ | LS | Auburn | SEC |
| Atlanta Falcons | Peyton Thompson | S | San Jose State | WAC |
| Baltimore Ravens | Bobby Rainey | RB | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt |
| Baltimore Ravens | Deonte Thompson | WR | Florida | SEC |
| Baltimore Ravens | Justin Tucker $^†$ | K | Texas | Big 12 |
| Buffalo Bills | Shawn Powell | P | Florida State | ACC |
| Chicago Bears | Joseph Anderson | WR | Texas Southern | SWAC |
| Chicago Bears | Ryan Quigley | P | Boston College | ACC |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Vontaze Burfict $^†$ | LB | Arizona State | Pac-12 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Chris Lewis-Harris | CB | Chattanooga | SoCon |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Trevor Robinson | C | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) |
| Cleveland Browns | L. J. Fort | LB | Northern Iowa | MVFC |
| Cleveland Browns | Tashaun Gipson $^†$ | S | Wyoming | MW |
| Dallas Cowboys | Cole Beasley | WR | SMU | C-USA |
| Dallas Cowboys | Charley Hughlett | LS | UCF | C-USA |
| Dallas Cowboys | Ronald Leary | OG | Memphis | C-USA |
| Dallas Cowboys | Jamize Olawale | FB | North Texas | Sun Belt |
| Denver Broncos | Aaron Brewer | LS | San Diego State | MW |
| Denver Broncos | Duke Ihenacho | S | San Jose State | WAC |
| Denver Broncos | Mike Remmers | OT | Oregon State | Pac-12 |
| Detroit Lions | Kellen Moore | QB | Boise State | MW |
| Green Bay Packers | Don Barclay | OT | West Virginia | Big East |
| Green Bay Packers | Brandon Bostick | TE | Newberry | SAC |
| Green Bay Packers | Dezman Moses | LB | Tulane | C-USA |
| Green Bay Packers | Sean Richardson | S | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Green Bay Packers | Greg Van Roten | C | Penn | Ivy |
| Houston Texans | Case Keenum | QB | Houston | C-USA |
| Houston Texans | Eddie Pleasant | S | Oregon | Pac-12 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Valentino Blake | CB | UTEP | C-USA |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Jarrett Boykin | WR | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Drew Nowak | C | Western Michigan | MAC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Josh Bellamy | WR | Louisville | Big East |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Alex Tanney | QB | Monmouth (IL) | Midwest |
| Miami Dolphins | Derrick Shelby | DE | Utah | Pac-12 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Chase Ford | TE | Miami (FL) | ACC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Austin Pasztor | OT | Virginia | ACC |
| New England Patriots | Brandon Bolden | RB | Ole Miss | SEC |
| New Orleans Saints | Travaris Cadet | RB | Appalachian State | SoCon |
| New Orleans Saints | A. J. Davis | CB | Jacksonville State | OVC |
| New Orleans Saints | Erik Harris | S | California (PA) | PSAC |
| New York Jets | Damon Harrison | DT | William Penn | MSFA |
| New York Jets | Matt Simms | QB | Tennessee | SEC |
| Oakland Raiders | Marquette King | P | Fort Valley State | SIAC |
| Oakland Raiders | Lucas Nix | OG | Pittsburgh | Big East |
| San Francisco 49ers | Garrett Celek | TE | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| San Francisco 49ers | Michael Thomas $^†$ | S | Stanford | Pac-12 |
| St. Louis Rams | Austin Davis | QB | Southern Miss | C-USA |
| St. Louis Rams | Cory Harkey | FB | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| St. Louis Rams | Johnny Hekker $^†$ | P | Oregon State | Pac-12 |
| St. Louis Rams | Rodney McLeod | FS | Virginia | ACC |
| Seattle Seahawks | Derrick Coleman | FB | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Seattle Seahawks | Jermaine Kearse | WR | Washington | Pac-12 |
| Seattle Seahawks | Sean McGrath | TE | Henderson State | GAC |
| Seattle Seahawks | DeShawn Shead | CB | Portland State | Big Sky |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Andrew DePaola $^†$ | LS | Rutgers | Big East |

## Trades

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

### Round one

* ↑ 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). 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ No. 4: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Browns.
* ↑ No. 5: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville (D). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Jacksonville for their first (7th) and fourth round (101st) selections this year.
* ↑ No. 6: multiple trades: No. 6: Washington → St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis → Washington. No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Dallas for their first (14th) and second round (45th) selections this year.
* ↑ No. 7: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville.
* ↑ No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia (D). Seattle traded this selection to Philadelphia for their first (15th), fourth (114th), and sixth round (172nd) selections this year.
* ↑ No. 14: Dallas → St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas.
* ↑ No. 15: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ No. 21: Cincinnati → New England (D). Cincinnati traded this selection to New England for their first (27th) and third round (93rd) selections this year.
* ↑ 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).
* ↑ No. 25: Denver → New England (D). Denver traded this selection to New England for their first (31st) and fourth round (126th) selections this year.
* ↑ 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). No. 27: New England → Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati → New England.
* ↑ No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota (D). Baltimore traded this selection to Minnesota for their second (35th) and fourth round (98th) selections this year.
* ↑ No. 31: multiple trades: No. 31: New England → Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver → New England. 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.

### Round two

* ↑ No. 35: Minnesota → Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota.
* ↑ No. 36: Tampa Bay → Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 39: Washington → St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis → Washington.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ No. 45: multiple trades: No. 45: Dallas → St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis → Dallas. No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Chicago for their second (50th) and fifth round (150th) selections this year.
* ↑ No. 47: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.
* ↑ 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).
* ↑ No. 50: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago.
* ↑ No. 51: multiple trades: No. 51: Arizona → Philadelphia (PD). Arizona traded this selection and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to Philadelphia for QB Kevin Kolb. No. 51: Philadelphia → Green Bay (D). Philadelphia traded this selection to Green Bay for their second (59th) and fourth round (123rd) selections.
* ↑ No. 58: Houston → 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.
* ↑ No. 59: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia → Green Bay.
* ↑ No. 62: New England → Green Bay (D). New England traded this selection to Green Bay for their third (90th) and fifth round (163rd) selections.

### Round three

* ↑ No. 67: Cleveland → Denver (D). Cleveland traded this selection to Denver for their third (87th) and fourth round (120th) selections.
* ↑ No. 68: Tampa Bay → Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 69: Washington → Buffalo (D). Washington traded this selection to Buffalo for their third (71st) and seventh round (217th) selections.
* ↑ No. 71: Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington → Buffalo.
* ↑ No. 73: multiple trades: No. 73: Carolina → Chicago (PD). Carolina traded this selection to Chicago for tight end Greg Olsen. No. 73: Chicago → Miami (PD). Chicago traded this selection and a 2013 third-round selection (82nd) to Miami for wide receiver Brandon Marshall. No. 73: Miami → San Diego (D). Miami traded this selection to San Diego for their third (78th) and sixth round (183rd) selections.
* ↑ 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).
* ↑ No. 78: San Diego → Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami → San Diego.
* ↑ No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore (D). Atlanta traded this selection to Baltimore for their third (91st) and fifth round (164th) selections.
* ↑ No. 87: Denver → Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland → Denver.
* ↑ No. 88: Houston → Philadelphia (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston.
* ↑ No. 90: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 62: New England → Green Bay.
* ↑ No. 91: Baltimore → Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore.
* ↑ 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).
* ↑ No. 93: New England → Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati → New England.

### Round four

* ↑ No. 97: multiple trades: No. 97: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). see No. 92: San Francisco → Indianapolis. 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).
* ↑ No. 98: Minnesota → Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore → Minnesota.
* ↑ 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). No. 99: Philadelphia → Houston (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia → Houston.
* ↑ No. 101: multiple trades: No. 101: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville. No. 101: Tampa Bay → Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 103: multiple trades: No. 103: Miami → San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco → Miami. 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).
* ↑ 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).
* ↑ No. 109: multiple trades: No. 109: Oakland → Washington (PD). Oakland traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Jason Campbell. No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh (D). Washington traded this selection to Pittsburgh for their fourth (119th) and sixth round selections (193rd).
* ↑ No. 114: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.
* ↑ No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco (D). Detroit traded this selection to San Francisco for their fourth (125th) and sixth round selections (196th).
* ↑ No. 118: multiple trades: No. 118: Atlanta → Cleveland (PD). see No. 22: Atlanta → Cleveland. No. 118: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland.
* ↑ No. 119: Pittsburgh → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh.
* ↑ No. 120: Denver → Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland → Denver.
* ↑ No. 123: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia → Green Bay.
* ↑ No. 124: Baltimore → Buffalo (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Buffalo for wide receiver Lee Evans.
* ↑ No. 125: San Francisco → Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 126: multiple trades: No. 126: New England → Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver → New England. No. 126: Denver → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay. No. 126: Tampa Bay → Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.

### Round five

* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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).
* ↑ No. 139: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland.
* ↑ No. 145: Miami → Tennessee (D). Miami traded this selection to Tennessee for their fifth (155th) and seventh round (227th) selections.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ No. 148: Oakland → Detroit (D). Oakland traded this selection to Detroit for their fifth (158th) and seventh-round selections (230th) this year.
* ↑ No. 150: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis → Chicago.
* ↑ No. 154: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.
* ↑ No. 155: Tennessee → Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami → Tennessee.
* ↑ No. 158: Detroit → Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland → Detroit.
* ↑ No. 160: Denver → Cleveland (PD). Denver traded this selection and a 2011 sixth-round selection to Cleveland for quarterback Brady Quinn.
* ↑ No. 163: multiple trades: No. 163: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 62: New England → Green Bay. 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).
* ↑ No. 164: Baltimore → Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta → Baltimore.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ No. 167: New York Giants → Cincinnati (PD). The Giants traded this selection to Cincinnati for linebacker Keith Rivers.

### Round six

* ↑ 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) . No. 172: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle → Philadelphia.
* ↑ No. 173: Minnesota → Washington (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Donovan McNabb. 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.
* ↑ No. 175: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). Cleveland traded this selection to Minnesota for defensive end Jayme Mitchell.
* ↑ No. 177: Washington → Arizona (PD). Washington traded defensive end Vonnie Holliday and this selection to Arizona in exchange for running back Tim Hightower.
* ↑ No. 179: Miami → New Orleans (PD). Miami traded this selection to New Orleans for running back Reggie Bush and a sixth-round selection (196th) .
* ↑ No. 180: Carolina → San Francisco (D). see No. 103: San Francisco → Carolina.
* ↑ No. 183: San Diego → Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami → San Diego.
* ↑ No. 187: multiple trades: No. 187: Philadelphia → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 172: Indianapolis → Philadelphia. 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).
* ↑ No. 188: New York Jets → Denver (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets → Denver.
* ↑ No. 193: Pittsburgh → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Pittsburgh.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ No. 196: multiple trades: No. 196: New Orleans → Miami (PD). see No. 179: Miami → New Orleans. No. 196: Miami → San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco → Miami. No. 196: San Francisco → Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 197: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay → New England.
* ↑ No. 200: New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded this selection to Philadelphia for linebacker Tracy White and a seventh-round selection (223rd).

### Round seven

* ↑ No. 211: multiple trades: No. 211: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota → Cleveland. No. 211: Minnesota → Tennessee (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Tennessee for a sixth round selection in 2013 (176th).
* ↑ 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. No. 214: New York Jets → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 187: Indianapolis → New York Jets.
* ↑ No. 217: Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington → Buffalo.
* ↑ No. 219: multiple trades: No. 219: Seattle → Detroit (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Detroit for offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus. No. 219: Detroit → Minnesota (D). see No. 138: Minnesota → Detroit.
* ↑ No. 223: multiple trades: No. 223: Philadelphia → New England (PD). see No. 200: New England → Philadelphia. 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). No. 223: Minnesota → Detroit (D). see No. 138: Minnesota → Detroit.
* ↑ 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. No. 224: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: New England → Green Bay.
* ↑ 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. The 2013 selection became the Raiders fifth-rounder (138th) after Curry lasted barely more than a year before getting cut by the Raiders.
* ↑ No. 227: Tennessee → Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami → Tennessee.
* ↑ No. 228: Cincinnati → Jacksonville (PD). Cincinnati traded this selection and cornerback David Jones to Jacksonville for safety Reggie Nelson.
* ↑ No. 229: Atlanta → Philadelphia (PD). Atlanta traded this selection to Philadelphia for cornerback Asante Samuel.
* ↑ No. 230: Detroit → Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland → Detroit.
* ↑ No. 232: multiple trades: No. 232: Denver → New York Jets (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets → Denver. No. 232: New York Jets → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → New York Jets.
* ↑ No. 233: Houston → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 58: Houston → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 235: Green Bay → New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay → New England.
* ↑ No. 238: New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded this conditional selection to Kansas City for safety Jarrad Page.

## Forfeited picks

Three picks in the 2012 draft were forfeited:
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Oakland forfeited its third-round selection after selecting quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the 2011 Supplemental draft.
* ↑ 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.

## Selections by conference

Selection totals by college conference (including supplemental draft)
| Conference | Players selected | Division |
| Southeastern Conference | 42 | I FBS |
| Big Ten Conference | 41 | I FBS |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | I FBS |
| Pac-12 Conference | 28 | I FBS |
| Big 12 Conference | 26 | I FBS |
| Big East Conference | 12 | I FBS |
| Mountain West Conference | 12 | I FBS |
| Western Athletic Conference | 11 | I FBS |
| Conference USA | 10 | I FBS |
| Mid-American Conference | 8 | I FBS |
| Sun Belt Conference | 6 | I FBS |
| Independent | 5 | I FBS |
| Big Sky Conference | 3 | I FCS |
| Southern Conference | 3 | I FCS |
| Big South Conference | 2 | I FCS |
| Colonial Athletic Association | 2 | I FCS |
| Great West Conference | 2 | I FCS |
| Lone Star Conference | 2 | II |
| Canada West Universities Athletic Association | 1 | CIS |
| Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | II |
| Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 1 | II |
| Gulf South Conference | 1 | II |
| Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1 | III |
| Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 1 | II |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 1 | I FCS |
| Southland Conference | 1 | I FCS |