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2012 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)	April 26-28, 2012
Time	8:00 pm EDT (April 26); 7:00 pm EDT (April 27); Noon EDT (April 28)
Location	Radio City Music Hall; in New York City, NY
Network(s)	ESPN, NFL Network
Overview
	253 total selections in 7 rounds
League	NFL
	Andrew Luck, QB; Indianapolis Colts
Mr. Irrelevant	Chandler Harnish, QB; Indianapolis Colts
Most selections (11)	Cleveland Browns
Fewest selections (5)	New Orleans Saints
	← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 NFL draft was the 77th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft, which is officially called the "NFL Player Selection Meeting",^[1] was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from April 26-28.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The Indianapolis Colts, who compiled the league's worst record in the 2011 season with a 2-14 record, had the right to the first selection.^[6]

On April 17, Indianapolis general manager Ryan Grigson announced that the team would take Andrew Luck as their first pick, 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.^[7] Luck, being highly regarded as one of the best quarterback prospects in years, had been the subject of the "Suck for Luck" campaigns by fans hoping their teams would end up with the worst record in the 2011 season so they would have the chance to draft Luck. Something rare occurred when the first and last picks in the draft were both quarterbacks and were taken by the same team. Chandler Harnish, chosen with the final pick of the draft by the Colts, made him Mr. Irrelevant for 2012.^[8]

Even at a relatively early stage, the strength of the quarterbacks in the 2012 class had been noted. For the first time since the 1970 merger, five rookie quarterbacks would start during opening week - first-round draft picks Luck, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, and Brandon Weeden, as well as third-rounder Russell Wilson.^[9]^[10] By season's end, three more rookie quarterbacks would start their first games - third-round draft pick Nick Foles, fourth-rounder Kirk Cousins, and sixth-rounder Ryan Lindley.^[11]^[12]^[13] Undrafted quarterbacks Austin Davis, Case Keenum, and Kellen Moore, who were each signed to teams following the draft, as well as second-round draft pick Brock Osweiler, would each eventually start at quarterback in one or more NFL games during later seasons. Luck, Griffin, and Wilson would be named to the Pro Bowl following the conclusion of the regular season, while Foles, Cousins, and Tannehill would be recognized as Pro Bowlers later on in their careers. Wilson, Osweiler, and Foles have each been a part of a Super Bowl winning team, with Nick Foles eventually becoming the MVP of Super Bowl LII.

In the draft, a record 5 players not from the United States were drafted, being Canadians Tyrone Crawford (drafted 81st overall by the Dallas Cowboys) and Philip Blake (drafted 108th overall by the Denver Broncos), Angolan Christo Bilukidi (drafted 189th overall by Oakland Raiders), Englishman Jack Crawford (drafted 158th overall by Oakland), and German Markus Kuhn (drafted 239th overall by the New York Giants).^[14]

The following is the breakdown of the 253 players selected by position:

Early entrants

A record 65 underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves eligible to be selected in the draft.^[15] Of the 65 eligible underclassmen, 44 (or 67.7%) were drafted.^[16]

The selection of Luck, a junior, marked the fourth straight draft where the first overall selection was an underclassman. Since non-seniors were first eligible to be drafted in 1990, fifteen first overall picks (including seven of the last eight) have been players who have entered the draft early.^[17] 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.

Determination of draft order

The draft order is generally based on each team's record from the previous season, with teams who qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs.^[18]

Player selections

*	= compensatory selection
^	= supplemental compensatory selection
+	= Pro Bowler^{[N 1]}

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	HB	Halfback	K	Placekicker	KR	Kick returner
LB	Linebacker	LS	Long snapper	OT	Offensive tackle	OL	Offensive lineman
NT	Nose tackle	P	Punter	PR	Punt returner	QB	Quarterback
RB	Running back	S	Safety	SS	Strong safety	TB	Tailback
TE	Tight end	WR	Wide receiver

Andrew Luck, the first overall pick, was a 4× Pro Bowl selection and led the Indianapolis Colts to the playoffs four times in his seven-year career.

2013 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly was drafted with the 9th overall pick by the Carolina Panthers.

Defensive tackle Dontari Poe, taken 11th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs, has appeared in 2 Pro Bowls.

Russell Wilson, taken in the third round by the Seattle Seahawks, has appeared in two Super Bowls and 8 Pro Bowls.

Rnd.	Pick #	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 ^{[R1 - 1]}; 2011 Heisman Trophy winner ^{[N 2]}
1	3	Cleveland Browns	Trent Richardson	RB	Alabama	SEC	from Minnesota ^{[R1 - 2]}
1	4	Minnesota Vikings	Matt Kalil ⁺	OT	USC	Pac-12	from Cleveland ^{[R1 - 3]}
1	5	Jacksonville Jaguars	Justin Blackmon	WR	Oklahoma State	Big 12	from Tampa Bay ^{[R1 - 4]}
1	6	Dallas Cowboys	Morris Claiborne	CB	LSU	SEC	from Washington via St. Louis ^{[R1 - 5]}
1	7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mark Barron	S	Alabama	SEC	from Jacksonville ^{[R1 - 6]}
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 ^{[R1 - 7]}
1	13	Arizona Cardinals	Michael Floyd	WR	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
1	14	St. Louis Rams	Michael Brockers	DE	LSU	SEC	from Dallas ^{[R1 - 8]}
1	15	Seattle Seahawks	Bruce Irvin	DE	West Virginia	Big East	from Philadelphia ^{[R1 - 9]}
1	16	New York Jets	Quinton Coples	DE	North Carolina	ACC
1	17	Cincinnati Bengals	Dre Kirkpatrick	CB	Alabama	SEC	from Oakland ^{[R1 - 10]}
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 ^{[R1 - 11]}
1	22	Cleveland Browns	Brandon Weeden	QB	Oklahoma State	Big 12	from Atlanta ^{[R1 - 12]}
1	23	Detroit Lions	Riley Reiff	OT	Iowa	Big Ten
1	24	Pittsburgh Steelers	David DeCastro ⁺	G	Stanford	Pac-12
1	25	New England Patriots	Dont'a Hightower ⁺	LB	Alabama	SEC	from Denver ^{[R1 - 13]}
1	26	Houston Texans	Whitney Mercilus	DE	Illinois	Big Ten
1	27	Cincinnati Bengals	Kevin Zeitler	G	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from New Orleans via New England ^{[R1 - 14]}
1	28	Green Bay Packers	Nick Perry	LB	USC	Pac-12
1	29	Minnesota Vikings	Harrison Smith ⁺	S	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Baltimore ^{[R1 - 15]}
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 ^{[R1 - 16]}
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 ^{[R2 - 1]}
2	36	Denver Broncos	Derek Wolfe	DT	Cincinnati	Big East	from Tampa Bay ^{[R2 - 2]}
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 ^{[R2 - 3]}
2	40	Carolina Panthers	Amini Silatolu	G	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 ^{[R2 - 4]}
2	44	Kansas City Chiefs	Jeff Allen	G	Illinois	Big Ten
2	45	Chicago Bears	Alshon Jeffery ⁺	WR	South Carolina	SEC	from Dallas via St. Louis ^{[R2 - 5]}
2	46	Philadelphia Eagles	Mychal Kendricks	LB	California	Pac-12
2	47	Seattle Seahawks	Bobby Wagner ⁺	LB	Utah State	WAC	from New York Jets ^{[R2 - 6]}
2	48	New England Patriots	Tavon Wilson	S	Illinois	Big Ten	from Oakland ^{[R2 - 7]}
2	49	San Diego Chargers	Kendall Reyes	DT	Connecticut	Big East
2	50	St. Louis Rams	Isaiah Pead	RB	Cincinnati	Big East	from Chicago ^{[R2 - 8]}
2	51	Green Bay Packers	Jerel Worthy	DT	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Arizona via Philadelphia ^{[R2 - 9]}
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 ^{[R2 - 10]}
2	59.5-	New Orleans Saints	selection forfeited^{[Forfeited picks 1]}
2	59	Philadelphia Eagles	Vinny Curry	DE	Marshall	C-USA	from Green Bay ^{[R2 - 11]}
2	60	Baltimore Ravens	Kelechi Osemele ⁺	G	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 ^{[R2 - 12]}
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	Central Florida	C-USA
3	67	Denver Broncos	Ronnie Hillman	RB	San Diego State	MW	from Cleveland ^{[R3 - 1]}
3	68	Houston Texans	DeVier Posey	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Tampa Bay ^{[R3 - 2]}
3	69	Buffalo Bills	T. J. Graham	WR	NC State	ACC	from Washington ^{[R3 - 3]}
3	70	Jacksonville Jaguars	Bryan Anger	P	California	Pac-12
3	71	Washington Redskins	Josh LeRibeus	G	SMU	C-USA	from Buffalo ^{[R3 - 4]}
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 ^{[R3 - 5]}
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 ⁺	G	Miami (OH)	MAC	from Philadelphia ^{[R3 - 6]}
3	77	New York Jets	Demario Davis	LB	Arkansas State	Sun Belt
3	77.5-	Oakland Raiders	selection forfeited in the 2011 Supplemental Draft. ^{[Forfeited picks 2]}
3	78	Miami Dolphins	Michael Egnew	TE	Missouri	Big 12	from San Diego ^{[R3 - 7]}
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 ^{[R3 - 8]}
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 ^{[R3 - 9]}
3	88	Philadelphia Eagles	Nick Foles ⁺	QB	Arizona	Pac-12	SB52 MVP, from Houston ^{[R3 - 10]}
3	89	New Orleans Saints	Akiem Hicks ⁺	DT	Regina	CWUAA
3	90	New England Patriots	Jake Bequette	DE	Arkansas	SEC	from Green Bay ^{[R3 - 11]}
3	91	Atlanta Falcons	Lamar Holmes	OT	Southern Miss	C-USA	from Baltimore ^{[R3 - 12]}
3	92	Indianapolis Colts	T. Y. Hilton ⁺	WR	Florida International	Sun Belt	from San Francisco ^{[R3 - 13]}
3	93	Cincinnati Bengals	Brandon Thompson	DT	Clemson	ACC	from New England ^{[R3 - 14]}
3	94	New York Giants	Jayron Hosley	CB	Virginia Tech	ACC
3*	95	Oakland Raiders	Tony Bergstrom	G	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 ^{[R4 - 1]}
4	98	Baltimore Ravens	Gino Gradkowski	G	Delaware	CAA	from Minnesota ^{[R4 - 2]}
4	99	Houston Texans	Ben Jones	C	Georgia	SEC	from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia ^{[R4 - 3]}
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 ^{[R4 - 4]}
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 ^{[R4 - 5]}
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 ^{[R4 - 6]}
4	109	Pittsburgh Steelers	Alameda Ta'amu	DT	Washington	Pac-12	from Oakland via Washington ^{[R4 - 7]}
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 ^{[R4 - 8]}
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	G	Wake Forest	ACC	from Detroit ^{[R4 - 9]}
4	118	Minnesota Vikings	Jarius Wright	WR	Arkansas	SEC	from Atlanta via Cleveland ^{[R4 - 10]}
4	119	Washington Redskins	Keenan Robinson	LB	Texas	Big 12	from Pittsburgh ^{[R4 - 11]}
4	120	Cleveland Browns	James-Michael Johnson	LB	Nevada	WAC	from Denver ^{[R4 - 12]}
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 ^{[R4 - 13]}
4	124	Buffalo Bills	Ron Brooks	CB	LSU	SEC	from Baltimore ^{[R4 - 14]}
4	125	Detroit Lions	Ronnell Lewis	LB	Oklahoma	Big 12	from San Francisco ^{[R4 - 15]}
4	126	Houston Texans	Jared Crick	DE	Nebraska	Big Ten	from New England via Denver and Tampa Bay ^{[R4 - 16]}
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 ^{[R5 - 1]}
5	138	Detroit Lions	Tahir Whitehead	LB	Temple	MAC	from Minnesota ^{[R5 - 2]}
5	139	Minnesota Vikings	Robert Blanton	S	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Cleveland ^{[R5 - 3]}
5	140	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Najee Goode	LB	West Virginia	Big East
5	141	Washington Redskins	Adam Gettis	G	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 ^{[R5 - 4]}
5	146	Kansas City Chiefs	DeQuan Menzie	CB	Alabama	SEC
5	147	Buffalo Bills	Tank Carder	LB	TCU	MW	from Seattle ^{[R5 - 5]}
5	148	Detroit Lions	Chris Greenwood	CB	Albion	MIAA	from Oakland ^{[R5 - 6]}
5	149	San Diego Chargers	Johnnie Troutman	G	Penn State	Big Ten
5	150	St. Louis Rams	Rokevious Watkins	G	South Carolina	SEC	from Chicago ^{[R5 - 7]}
5	151	Arizona Cardinals	Senio Kelemete	G	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 ^{[R5 - 8]}
5	155	Miami Dolphins	Josh Kaddu	LB	Oregon	Pac-12	from Tennessee ^{[R5 - 9]}
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 ^{[R5 - 10]}
5	159	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chris Rainey	RB	Florida	SEC
5	160	Cleveland Browns	Ryan Miller	G	Colorado	Pac-12	from Denver ^{[R5 - 11]}
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 ^{[R5 - 12]}
5	164	Atlanta Falcons	Jonathan Massaquoi	DE	Troy	Sun Belt	from Baltimore ^{[R5 - 13]}
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 ^{[R5 - 14]}
5	167	Cincinnati Bengals	George Iloka	S	Boise State	MW	from New York Giants ^{[R5 - 15]}
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 ^{[R6 - 1]}
6	173	Washington Redskins	Alfred Morris ⁺	RB	Florida Atlantic	Sun Belt	from Minnesota ^{[R6 - 2]}
6	174	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Keith Tandy	CB	West Virginia	Big East
6	175	Minnesota Vikings	Blair Walsh ⁺	K	Georgia	SEC	from Cleveland ^{[R6 - 3]}
6	176	Jacksonville Jaguars	Mike Harris	CB	Florida State	ACC
6	177	Arizona Cardinals	Justin Bethel ⁺	S	Presbyterian	Big South	from Washington ^{[R6 - 4]}
6	178	Buffalo Bills	Mark Asper	G	Oregon	Pac-12
6	179	New Orleans Saints	Andrew Tiller	G	Syracuse	Big East	from Miami ^{[R6 - 5]}
6	180	San Francisco 49ers	Trenton Robinson	S	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Carolina ^{[R6 - 6]}
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 ^{[R6 - 7]}
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 ^{[R6 - 8]}
6	188	Denver Broncos	Danny Trevathan	LB	Kentucky	SEC	from New York Jets ^{[R6 - 9]}
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 ^{[Forfeited picks 3]}
6	192	Atlanta Falcons	Charles Mitchell	S	Mississippi State	SEC
6	193	Washington Redskins	Tom Compton	OT	South Dakota	Great West	from Pittsburgh ^{[R6 - 10]}
6	194	Philadelphia Eagles	Marvin McNutt	WR	Iowa	Big Ten	from Denver ^{[R6 - 11]}
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 ^{[R6 - 12]}
6	197	New England Patriots	Nate Ebner	DB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Green Bay ^{[R6 - 13]}
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	G	Miami (FL)	ACC	from New England ^{[R6 - 14]}
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	G	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	G	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 ^{[R7 - 1]}
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 ^{[R7 - 2]}
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 ^{[R7 - 3]}
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 ^{[R7 - 4]}
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 ^{[R7 - 5]}
7	224	New England Patriots	Alfonzo Dennard	CB	Nebraska	Big Ten	from New York Jets via Green Bay ^{[R7 - 6]}
7	225	Seattle Seahawks	J. R. Sweezy	G	NC State	ACC	from Oakland ^{[R7 - 7]}
7	226	San Diego Chargers	David Molk	C	Michigan	Big Ten
7	227	Miami Dolphins	Rishard Matthews	WR	Nevada	WAC	from Tennessee ^{[R7 - 8]}
7	228	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jeris Pendleton	DT	Ashland	GLIAC	from Cincinnati ^{[R7 - 9]}
7	229	Philadelphia Eagles	Bryce Brown	RB	Kansas State	Big 12	from Atlanta ^{[R7 - 10]}
7	230	Oakland Raiders	Nathan Stupar	OLB	Penn State	Big Ten	from Detroit ^{[R7 - 11]}
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 ^{[R7 - 12]}
7	233	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Drake Dunsmore	TE	Northwestern	Big Ten	from Houston ^{[R7 - 13]}
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 ^{[R7 - 14]}
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 ^{[R7 - 15]}
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	G	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	NIU	MAC

Supplemental draft

A supplemental draft was held on July 12, 2012. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. 8 players were available, but only 1 was selected.^[24]

	Rnd.	Pick #	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	2	-	Cleveland Browns	Josh Gordon ⁺	WR	Baylor	Big 12

Notable undrafted players

⁺	= Pro Bowler^{[N 1]}

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Atlanta Falcons	Josh Harris	LS	Auburn	SEC
Atlanta Falcons	Peyton Thompson	S	San Jose State	WAC
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	Ryan Quigley	P	Boston College	ACC
Cincinnati Bengals	Vontaze Burfict ⁺	LB	Arizona State	Pac-12
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	Ronald Leary	G	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	Dezman Moses	LB	Tulane	C-USA
Green Bay Packers	Greg Van Roten	C	Penn	Ivy
Houston Texans	Case Keenum	QB	Houston	C-USA
Jacksonville Jaguars	Valentino Blake	CB	UTEP	C-USA
Jacksonville Jaguars	Drew Nowak	C	Western Michigan	MAC
Minnesota Vikings	Austin Pasztor	OT	Virginia	ACC
New England Patriots	Brandon Bolden	RB	Ole Miss	SEC
New York Jets	Damon Harrison	DT	William Penn	MSFA
Oakland Raiders	Marquette King	P	Fort Valley State	SIAC
Oakland Raiders	Lucas Nix	G	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	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	Sean McGrath	TE	Henderson State	GAC
Seattle Seahawks	Jermaine Kearse	WR	Washington	Pac-12
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Andrew DePaola	LS	Rutgers	Big East
New Orleans Saints	Erik Harris	S	California (PA)	PSAC

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).^{[source 1]} 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.^{[source 2]}
^ 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.^{[source 3]}
^ No. 4: Cleveland -> Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota -> Browns.^{[source 3]}
^ No. 5: Tampa Bay -> Jacksonville (D). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Jacksonville for their first (7th) and fourth round (101st) selections this year.^{[source 4]}
^ No. 6: multiple trades:
No. 6: Washington -> St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis -> Washington.^{[source 1]}

No. 6: St. Louis -> Dallas (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Dallas for their first (14th) and second round (45th) selections this year.^{[source 5]}
^ No. 7: Jacksonville -> Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay -> Jacksonville.^{[source 4]}
^ No. 12: Seattle -> Philadelphia (D). Seattle traded this selection to Philadelphia for their first (15th), fourth (114th), and sixth round (172nd) selections this year.^{[source 6]}
^ No. 14: Dallas -> St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis -> Dallas.^{[source 5]}
^ No. 15: Philadelphia -> Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle -> Philadelphia.^{[source 6]}
^ 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.^{[source 7]}^{[source 8]}
^ No. 21: Cincinnati -> New England (D). Cincinnati traded this selection to New England for their first (27th) and third round (93rd) selections this year.^{[source 9]}
^ 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).^{[source 10]}
^ No. 25: Denver -> New England (D). Denver traded this selection to New England for their first (31st) and fourth round (126th) selections this year.^{[source 9]}
^ 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).^{[source 11]}

No. 27: New England -> Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati -> New England.^{[source 9]}
^ No. 29: Baltimore -> Minnesota (D). Baltimore traded this selection to Minnesota for their second (35th) and fourth round (98th) selections this year.^{[source 12]}
^ No. 31: multiple trades:
No. 31: New England -> Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver -> New England.^{[source 9]}

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.^{[source 13]}

Round two

^ No. 35: Minnesota -> Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore -> Minnesota.^{[source 12]}
^ No. 36: Tampa Bay -> Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 13]}
^ No. 39: Washington -> St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis -> Washington.^{[source 1]}
^ 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.^{[source 14]}
^ No. 45: multiple trades:
No. 45: Dallas -> St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis -> Dallas.^{[source 5]}

No. 45: St. Louis -> Chicago (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Chicago for their second (50th) and fifth round (150th) selections this year.^{[source 15]}
^ No. 47: New York Jets -> Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle -> New York Jets.^{[source 14]}
^ 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).^{[source 16]}
^ No. 50: Chicago -> St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis -> Chicago.^{[source 15]}
^ No. 51: multiple trades:
No. 51: Arizona -> Philadelphia (PD). Arizona traded this selection and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to Philadelphia for QB Kevin Kolb.^{[source 17]}

No. 51: Philadelphia -> Green Bay (D). Philadelphia traded this selection to Green Bay for their second (59th) and fourth round (123rd) selections.^{[source 18]}
^ No. 58: Houson -> 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.^{[source 19]}
^ No. 59: Green Bay -> Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia -> Green Bay.^{[source 18]}
^ No. 62: New England -> Green Bay (D). New England traded this selection to Green Bay for their third (90th) and fifth round (163rd) selections.^{[source 20]}

Round three

^ No. 67: Cleveland -> Denver (D). Cleveland traded this selection to Denver for their third (87th) and fourth round (120th) selections.^{[source 21]}
^ No. 68: Tampa Bay -> Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 19]}
^ No. 69: Washington -> Buffalo (D). Washington traded this selection to Buffalo for their third (71st) and seventh round (217th) selections.^{[source 22]}
^ No. 71: Buffalo -> Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington -> Buffalo.^{[source 22]}
^ No. 73: multiple trades:
No. 73: Carolina -> Chicago (PD). Carolina traded this selection to Chicago for tight end Greg Olsen.^{[source 23]}

No. 73: Chicago -> Miami (PD). Chicago traded this selection and a 2013 third-round selection (82nd) to Miami for wide receiver Brandon Marshall.^{[source 24]}

No. 73: Miami -> San Diego (D). Miami traded this selection to San Diego for their third (78th) and sixth round (183rd) selections.^{[source 25]}
^ 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).^{[source 26]}
^ No. 78: San Diego -> Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami -> San Diego.^{[source 25]}
^ No. 84: Atlanta -> Baltimore (D). Atlanta traded this selection to Baltimore for their third (91st) and fifth round (164th) selections.^{[source 27]}
^ No. 87: Denver -> Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland -> Denver.^{[source 21]}
^ No. 88: Houston -> Philadelphia (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia -> Houston.^{[source 26]}
^ No. 90: Green Bay -> New England (D). see No. 62: New England -> Green Bay.^{[source 20]}
^ No. 91: Baltimore -> Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta -> Baltimore.^{[source 27]}
^ 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).^{[source 28]}
^ No. 93: New England -> Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati -> New England.^{[source 9]}

Round four

^ No. 97: multiple trades:
No. 97: Indianapolis -> San Francisco (D). see No. 92: San Francisco -> Indianapolis.^{[source 28]}

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).^{[source 29]}
^ No. 98: Minnesota -> Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore -> Minnesota.^{[source 12]}
^ 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).^{[source 30]}

No. 99: Philadelphia -> Houston (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia -> Houston.^{[source 26]}
^ No. 101: multiple trades:
No. 101: Jacksonville -> Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay -> Jacksonville.^{[source 4]}

No. 101: Tampa Bay -> Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 13]}
^ No. 103: multiple trades:
No. 103: Miami -> San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco -> Miami.^{[source 29]}

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).^{[source 31]}
^ 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).^{[source 32]}
^ No. 109: multiple trades:
No. 109: Oakland -> Washington (PD). Oakland traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Jason Campbell.^{[source 33]}

No. 109: Washington -> Pittsburgh (D). Washington traded this selection to Pittsburgh for their fourth (119th) and sixth round selections (193rd).^{[source 34]}
^ No. 114: Philadelphia -> Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle -> Philadelphia.^{[source 6]}
^ No. 117: Detroit -> San Francisco (D). Detroit traded this selection to San Francisco for their fourth (125th) and sixth round selections (196th).^{[source 35]}
^ No. 118: multiple trades:
No. 118: Atlanta -> Cleveland (PD). see No. 22: Atlanta -> Cleveland.^{[source 10]}

No. 118: Cleveland -> Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota -> Cleveland.^{[source 3]}
^ No. 119: Pittsburgh -> Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington -> Pittsburgh.^{[source 34]}
^ No. 120: Denver -> Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland -> Denver.^{[source 21]}
^ No. 123: Green Bay -> Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia -> Green Bay.^{[source 18]}
^ No. 124: Baltimore -> Buffalo (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Buffalo for wide receiver Lee Evans.^{[source 36]}
^ No. 125: San Francisco -> Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit -> San Francisco.^{[source 35]}
^ No. 126: multiple trades:
No. 126: New England -> Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver -> New England.^{[source 9]}

No. 126: Denver -> Tampa Bay (D). see No. 31: Denver -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 13]}

No. 126: Tampa Bay -> Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 19]}

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.^{[source 37]}
^ 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).^{[source 38]}
^ No. 139: Cleveland -> Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota -> Cleveland.^{[source 3]}
^ No. 145: Miami -> Tennessee (D). Miami traded this selection to Tennessee for their fifth (155th) and seventh round (227th) selections.^{[source 39]}
^ 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.^{[source 40]}
^ No. 148: Oakland -> Detroit (D). Oakland traded this selection to Detroit for their fifth (158th) and seventh-round selections (230th) this year.^{[source 41]}
^ No. 150: Chicago -> St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis -> Chicago.^{[source 15]}
^ No. 154: New York Jets -> Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle -> New York Jets.^{[source 14]}
^ No. 155: Tennessee -> Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami -> Tennessee.^{[source 39]}
^ No. 158: Detroit -> Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland -> Detroit.^{[source 41]}
^ No. 160: Denver -> Cleveland (PD). Denver traded this selection and a 2011 sixth-round selection to Cleveland for quarterback Brady Quinn.^{[source 42]}
^ No. 163: multiple trades:
No. 163: Green Bay -> New England (D). see No. 62: New England -> Green Bay.^{[source 20]}

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).^{[source 43]}
^ No. 164: Baltimore -> Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta -> Baltimore.^{[source 27]}
^ 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.^{[source 44]}
^ No. 167: New York Giants -> Cincinnati (PD). The Giants traded this selection to Cincinnati for linebacker Keith Rivers.^{[source 45]}

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) .^{[source 46]}

No. 172: Philadelphia -> Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle -> Philadelphia.^{[source 6]}
^ No. 173: Minnesota -> Washington (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Donovan McNabb.^{[source 47]} 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.^[22]
^ No. 175: Cleveland -> Minnesota (PD). Cleveland traded this selection to Minnesota for defensive end Jayme Mitchell.^{[source 48]}
^ No. 177: Washington -> Arizona (PD). Washington traded defensive end Vonnie Holliday and this selection to Arizona in exchange for running back Tim Hightower.^{[source 49]}
^ No. 179: Miami -> New Orleans (PD). Miami traded this selection to New Orleans for running back Reggie Bush and a sixth-round selection (196th) .^{[source 50]}
^ No. 180: Carolina -> San Francisco (D). see No. 103: San Francisco -> Carolina.^{[source 31]}
^ No. 183: San Diego -> Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami -> San Diego.^{[source 25]}
^ No. 187: multiple trades:
No. 187: Philadelphia -> Indianapolis (PD). see No. 172: Indianapolis -> Philadelphia.^{[source 46]}

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).^{[source 51]}
^ No. 188: New York Jets -> Denver (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets -> Denver.^{[source 32]}
^ No. 193: Pittsburgh -> Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington -> Pittsburgh.^{[source 34]}
^ 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.^{[source 52]}
^ No. 196: multiple trades:
No. 196: New Orleans -> Miami (PD). see No. 179: Miami -> New Orleans.^{[source 50]}

No. 196: Miami -> San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco -> Miami.^{[source 29]}

No. 196: San Francisco -> Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit -> San Francisco.^{[source 35]}
^ No. 197: Green Bay -> New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay -> New England.^{[source 43]}
^ No. 200: New England -> Philadelphia (PD). New England traded this selection to Philadelphia for linebacker Tracy White and a seventh-round selection (223rd).^{[source 53]}

Round seven

^ No. 211: multiple trades:
No. 211: Cleveland -> Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota -> Cleveland.^{[source 3]}

No. 211: Minnesota -> Tennessee (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Tennessee for a sixth round selection in 2013 (176th).^{[source 54]}
^ 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.^{[source 55]}

No. 214: New York Jets -> Indianapolis (PD). see No. 187: Indianapolis -> New York Jets.^{[source 51]}
^ No. 217: Buffalo -> Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington -> Buffalo.^{[source 22]}
^ No. 219: multiple trades:
No. 219: Seattle -> Detroit (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Detroit for offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus.^{[source 56]}

No. 219: Detroit -> Minnesota (D). see No. 138: Minnesota -> Detroit.^{[source 38]}
^ No. 223: multiple trades:
No. 223: Philadelphia -> New England (PD). see No. 200: New England -> Philadelphia.^{[source 53]}

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).^{[source 57]}

No. 223: Minnesota -> Detroit (D). see No. 138: Minnesota -> Detroit.^{[source 38]}
^ 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.^{[source 58]}

No. 224: Green Bay -> New England (D). see No. 163: New England -> Green Bay.^{[source 43]}
^ 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.^{[source 59]} The 2013 selection became the Raiders fifth-rounder (138th) after Curry lasted barely more than a year before getting cut by the Raiders.^{[source 60]}
^ No. 227: Tennessee -> Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami -> Tennessee.^{[source 39]}
^ No. 228: Cincinnati -> Jacksonville (PD). Cincinnati traded this selection and cornerback David Jones to Jacksonville for safety Reggie Nelson.^{[source 61]}
^ No. 229: Atlanta -> Philadelphia (PD). Atlanta traded this selection to Philadelphia for cornerback Asante Samuel.^{[source 62]}
^ No. 230: Detroit -> Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland -> Detroit.^{[source 41]}
^ No. 232: multiple trades:
No. 232: Denver -> New York Jets (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets -> Denver.^{[source 32]}

No. 232: New York Jets -> Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle -> New York Jets.^{[source 14]}
^ No. 233: Houston -> Tampa Bay (D). see No. 58: Houston -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 19]}
^ No. 235: Green Bay -> New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay -> New England.^{[source 43]}
^ No. 238: New England -> Kansas City (PD). New England traded this conditional selection to Kansas City for safety Jarrad Page.^{[source 63]}

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.^[20]
^ Oakland forfeited its third-round selection after selecting quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.^[21]
^ 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.^[23]

Selections by conference

Selection totals by college conference (including supplemental draft)^[25]

#	Conference	Players selected	Division
1	Southeastern Conference	42	I FBS
2	Big Ten Conference	41	I FBS
3	Atlantic Coast Conference	31	I FBS
4	Pac-12 Conference	28	I FBS
5	Big 12 Conference	26	I FBS
6	Big East Conference	12	I FBS
6	Mountain West Conference	12	I FBS
8	Western Athletic Conference	11	I FBS
9	Conference USA	10	I FBS
10	Mid-American Conference	8	I FBS
11	Sun Belt Conference	6	I FBS
12	Independent	5	I FBS
13	Big Sky Conference	3	I FCS
13	Southern Conference	3	I FCS
15	Big South Conference	2	I FCS
15	Colonial Athletic Association	2	I FCS
15	Great West Conference	2	I FCS
15	Lone Star Conference	2	II
19	Canada West Universities Athletic Association	1	CIS
19	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	1	II
19	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	1	II
19	Gulf South Conference	1	II
19	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	1	III
19	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	1	II
19	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	1	I FCS
19	Southland Conference	1	I FCS

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^ ^a ^b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Robert Griffin III was the 2011 winner of the Heisman Trophy which is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football.^[19]

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[22] 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).^{[source 1]} 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.^{[source 2]}

[26] 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.^{[source 3]}

[27] No. 4: Cleveland -> Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota -> Browns.^{[source 3]}

[29] No. 5: Tampa Bay -> Jacksonville (D). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Jacksonville for their first (7th) and fourth round (101st) selections this year.^{[source 4]}

[31] No. 6: multiple trades:
No. 6: Washington -> St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis -> Washington.^{[source 1]}

No. 6: St. Louis -> Dallas (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Dallas for their first (14th) and second round (45th) selections this year.^{[source 5]}

[32] No. 7: Jacksonville -> Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay -> Jacksonville.^{[source 4]}

[34] No. 12: Seattle -> Philadelphia (D). Seattle traded this selection to Philadelphia for their first (15th), fourth (114th), and sixth round (172nd) selections this year.^{[source 6]}

[35] No. 14: Dallas -> St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis -> Dallas.^{[source 5]}

[36] No. 15: Philadelphia -> Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle -> Philadelphia.^{[source 6]}

[39] 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.^{[source 7]}^{[source 8]}

[41] No. 21: Cincinnati -> New England (D). Cincinnati traded this selection to New England for their first (27th) and third round (93rd) selections this year.^{[source 9]}

[43] 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).^{[source 10]}

[44] No. 25: Denver -> New England (D). Denver traded this selection to New England for their first (31st) and fourth round (126th) selections this year.^{[source 9]}

[46] 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).^{[source 11]}

No. 27: New England -> Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati -> New England.^{[source 9]}

[48] No. 29: Baltimore -> Minnesota (D). Baltimore traded this selection to Minnesota for their second (35th) and fourth round (98th) selections this year.^{[source 12]}

[50] No. 31: multiple trades:
No. 31: New England -> Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver -> New England.^{[source 9]}

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.^{[source 13]}

[51] No. 35: Minnesota -> Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore -> Minnesota.^{[source 12]}

[52] No. 36: Tampa Bay -> Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 13]}

[53] No. 39: Washington -> St. Louis (PD). see No. 2: St. Louis -> Washington.^{[source 1]}

[55] 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.^{[source 14]}

[57] No. 45: multiple trades:
No. 45: Dallas -> St. Louis (D). see No. 6: St. Louis -> Dallas.^{[source 5]}

No. 45: St. Louis -> Chicago (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Chicago for their second (50th) and fifth round (150th) selections this year.^{[source 15]}

[58] No. 47: New York Jets -> Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle -> New York Jets.^{[source 14]}

[60] 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).^{[source 16]}

[61] No. 50: Chicago -> St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis -> Chicago.^{[source 15]}

[64] No. 51: multiple trades:
No. 51: Arizona -> Philadelphia (PD). Arizona traded this selection and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to Philadelphia for QB Kevin Kolb.^{[source 17]}

No. 51: Philadelphia -> Green Bay (D). Philadelphia traded this selection to Green Bay for their second (59th) and fourth round (123rd) selections.^{[source 18]}

[66] No. 58: Houson -> 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.^{[source 19]}

[69] No. 59: Green Bay -> Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia -> Green Bay.^{[source 18]}

[71] No. 62: New England -> Green Bay (D). New England traded this selection to Green Bay for their third (90th) and fifth round (163rd) selections.^{[source 20]}

[73] No. 67: Cleveland -> Denver (D). Cleveland traded this selection to Denver for their third (87th) and fourth round (120th) selections.^{[source 21]}

[74] No. 68: Tampa Bay -> Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 19]}

[76] No. 69: Washington -> Buffalo (D). Washington traded this selection to Buffalo for their third (71st) and seventh round (217th) selections.^{[source 22]}

[77] No. 71: Buffalo -> Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington -> Buffalo.^{[source 22]}

[81] No. 73: multiple trades:
No. 73: Carolina -> Chicago (PD). Carolina traded this selection to Chicago for tight end Greg Olsen.^{[source 23]}

No. 73: Chicago -> Miami (PD). Chicago traded this selection and a 2013 third-round selection (82nd) to Miami for wide receiver Brandon Marshall.^{[source 24]}

No. 73: Miami -> San Diego (D). Miami traded this selection to San Diego for their third (78th) and sixth round (183rd) selections.^{[source 25]}

[83] 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).^{[source 26]}

[86] No. 78: San Diego -> Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami -> San Diego.^{[source 25]}

[88] No. 84: Atlanta -> Baltimore (D). Atlanta traded this selection to Baltimore for their third (91st) and fifth round (164th) selections.^{[source 27]}

[89] No. 87: Denver -> Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland -> Denver.^{[source 21]}

[90] No. 88: Houston -> Philadelphia (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia -> Houston.^{[source 26]}

[91] No. 90: Green Bay -> New England (D). see No. 62: New England -> Green Bay.^{[source 20]}

[92] No. 91: Baltimore -> Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta -> Baltimore.^{[source 27]}

[94] 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).^{[source 28]}

[95] No. 93: New England -> Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati -> New England.^{[source 9]}

[97] No. 97: multiple trades:
No. 97: Indianapolis -> San Francisco (D). see No. 92: San Francisco -> Indianapolis.^{[source 28]}

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).^{[source 29]}

[98] No. 98: Minnesota -> Baltimore (D). see No. 29: Baltimore -> Minnesota.^{[source 12]}

[100] 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).^{[source 30]}

No. 99: Philadelphia -> Houston (PD). see No. 76: Philadelphia -> Houston.^{[source 26]}

[101] No. 101: multiple trades:
No. 101: Jacksonville -> Tampa Bay (D). see No. 5: Tampa Bay -> Jacksonville.^{[source 4]}

No. 101: Tampa Bay -> Denver (D). see No. 31: Denver -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 13]}

[103] No. 103: multiple trades:
No. 103: Miami -> San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco -> Miami.^{[source 29]}

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).^{[source 31]}

[105] 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).^{[source 32]}

[108] No. 109: multiple trades:
No. 109: Oakland -> Washington (PD). Oakland traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Jason Campbell.^{[source 33]}

No. 109: Washington -> Pittsburgh (D). Washington traded this selection to Pittsburgh for their fourth (119th) and sixth round selections (193rd).^{[source 34]}

[109] No. 114: Philadelphia -> Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle -> Philadelphia.^{[source 6]}

[111] No. 117: Detroit -> San Francisco (D). Detroit traded this selection to San Francisco for their fourth (125th) and sixth round selections (196th).^{[source 35]}

[112] No. 118: multiple trades:
No. 118: Atlanta -> Cleveland (PD). see No. 22: Atlanta -> Cleveland.^{[source 10]}

No. 118: Cleveland -> Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota -> Cleveland.^{[source 3]}

[113] No. 119: Pittsburgh -> Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington -> Pittsburgh.^{[source 34]}

[114] No. 120: Denver -> Cleveland (D). see No. 67: Cleveland -> Denver.^{[source 21]}

[115] No. 123: Green Bay -> Philadelphia (D). see No. 51: Philadelphia -> Green Bay.^{[source 18]}

[117] No. 124: Baltimore -> Buffalo (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Buffalo for wide receiver Lee Evans.^{[source 36]}

[118] No. 125: San Francisco -> Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit -> San Francisco.^{[source 35]}

[119] No. 126: multiple trades:
No. 126: New England -> Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver -> New England.^{[source 9]}

No. 126: Denver -> Tampa Bay (D). see No. 31: Denver -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 13]}

No. 126: Tampa Bay -> Houston (D). see No. 58: Houston -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 19]}

[121] 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.^{[source 37]}

[123] 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).^{[source 38]}

[124] No. 139: Cleveland -> Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota -> Cleveland.^{[source 3]}

[126] No. 145: Miami -> Tennessee (D). Miami traded this selection to Tennessee for their fifth (155th) and seventh round (227th) selections.^{[source 39]}

[128] 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.^{[source 40]}

[130] No. 148: Oakland -> Detroit (D). Oakland traded this selection to Detroit for their fifth (158th) and seventh-round selections (230th) this year.^{[source 41]}

[131] No. 150: Chicago -> St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis -> Chicago.^{[source 15]}

[132] No. 154: New York Jets -> Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle -> New York Jets.^{[source 14]}

[133] No. 155: Tennessee -> Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami -> Tennessee.^{[source 39]}

[134] No. 158: Detroit -> Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland -> Detroit.^{[source 41]}

[136] No. 160: Denver -> Cleveland (PD). Denver traded this selection and a 2011 sixth-round selection to Cleveland for quarterback Brady Quinn.^{[source 42]}

[138] No. 163: multiple trades:
No. 163: Green Bay -> New England (D). see No. 62: New England -> Green Bay.^{[source 20]}

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).^{[source 43]}

[139] No. 164: Baltimore -> Atlanta (D). see No. 84: Atlanta -> Baltimore.^{[source 27]}

[141] 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.^{[source 44]}

[143] No. 167: New York Giants -> Cincinnati (PD). The Giants traded this selection to Cincinnati for linebacker Keith Rivers.^{[source 45]}

[145] 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) .^{[source 46]}

No. 172: Philadelphia -> Seattle (D). see No. 12: Seattle -> Philadelphia.^{[source 6]}

[148] No. 173: Minnesota -> Washington (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to Washington for quarterback Donovan McNabb.^{[source 47]} 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.^[22]

[150] No. 175: Cleveland -> Minnesota (PD). Cleveland traded this selection to Minnesota for defensive end Jayme Mitchell.^{[source 48]}

[152] No. 177: Washington -> Arizona (PD). Washington traded defensive end Vonnie Holliday and this selection to Arizona in exchange for running back Tim Hightower.^{[source 49]}

[154] No. 179: Miami -> New Orleans (PD). Miami traded this selection to New Orleans for running back Reggie Bush and a sixth-round selection (196th) .^{[source 50]}

[155] No. 180: Carolina -> San Francisco (D). see No. 103: San Francisco -> Carolina.^{[source 31]}

[156] No. 183: San Diego -> Miami (D). see No. 73: Miami -> San Diego.^{[source 25]}

[158] No. 187: multiple trades:
No. 187: Philadelphia -> Indianapolis (PD). see No. 172: Indianapolis -> Philadelphia.^{[source 46]}

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).^{[source 51]}

[159] No. 188: New York Jets -> Denver (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets -> Denver.^{[source 32]}

[162] No. 193: Pittsburgh -> Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington -> Pittsburgh.^{[source 34]}

[164] 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.^{[source 52]}

[165] No. 196: multiple trades:
No. 196: New Orleans -> Miami (PD). see No. 179: Miami -> New Orleans.^{[source 50]}

No. 196: Miami -> San Francisco (D). see No. 97: San Francisco -> Miami.^{[source 29]}

No. 196: San Francisco -> Detroit(D). see No. 117: Detroit -> San Francisco.^{[source 35]}

[166] No. 197: Green Bay -> New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay -> New England.^{[source 43]}

[168] No. 200: New England -> Philadelphia (PD). New England traded this selection to Philadelphia for linebacker Tracy White and a seventh-round selection (223rd).^{[source 53]}

[170] No. 211: multiple trades:
No. 211: Cleveland -> Minnesota (PD). see No. 3: Minnesota -> Cleveland.^{[source 3]}

No. 211: Minnesota -> Tennessee (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Tennessee for a sixth round selection in 2013 (176th).^{[source 54]}

[172] 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.^{[source 55]}

No. 214: New York Jets -> Indianapolis (PD). see No. 187: Indianapolis -> New York Jets.^{[source 51]}

[173] No. 217: Buffalo -> Washington (D). see No. 69: Washington -> Buffalo.^{[source 22]}

[175] No. 219: multiple trades:
No. 219: Seattle -> Detroit (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Detroit for offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus.^{[source 56]}

No. 219: Detroit -> Minnesota (D). see No. 138: Minnesota -> Detroit.^{[source 38]}

[177] No. 223: multiple trades:
No. 223: Philadelphia -> New England (PD). see No. 200: New England -> Philadelphia.^{[source 53]}

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).^{[source 57]}

No. 223: Minnesota -> Detroit (D). see No. 138: Minnesota -> Detroit.^{[source 38]}

[179] 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.^{[source 58]}

No. 224: Green Bay -> New England (D). see No. 163: New England -> Green Bay.^{[source 43]}

[182] 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.^{[source 59]} The 2013 selection became the Raiders fifth-rounder (138th) after Curry lasted barely more than a year before getting cut by the Raiders.^{[source 60]}

[183] No. 227: Tennessee -> Miami (D). see No. 145: Miami -> Tennessee.^{[source 39]}

[185] No. 228: Cincinnati -> Jacksonville (PD). Cincinnati traded this selection and cornerback David Jones to Jacksonville for safety Reggie Nelson.^{[source 61]}

[187] No. 229: Atlanta -> Philadelphia (PD). Atlanta traded this selection to Philadelphia for cornerback Asante Samuel.^{[source 62]}

[188] No. 230: Detroit -> Oakland (D). see No. 148: Oakland -> Detroit.^{[source 41]}

[189] No. 232: multiple trades:
No. 232: Denver -> New York Jets (PD). see No. 108: New York Jets -> Denver.^{[source 32]}

No. 232: New York Jets -> Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle -> New York Jets.^{[source 14]}

[190] No. 233: Houston -> Tampa Bay (D). see No. 58: Houston -> Tampa Bay.^{[source 19]}

[191] No. 235: Green Bay -> New England (D). see No. 163: Green Bay -> New England.^{[source 43]}

[193] No. 238: New England -> Kansas City (PD). New England traded this conditional selection to Kansas City for safety Jarrad Page.^{[source 63]}

[68] 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.^[20]

[85] Oakland forfeited its third-round selection after selecting quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.^[21]

[161] 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.^[23]

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[Pro_Bowler_note-19] Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

[24] Robert Griffin III was the 2011 winner of the Heisman Trophy which is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football.^[19]

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