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FACT: There will be 253 players taken in this year’s NFL draft. Starting on Thursday and ending on Sunday, all 32 NFL teams will welcome in players. For months now, people have been doing mock drafts (mostly just the first round) and big boards, but now, SportsHead gives you the 253 BEST players in the Class of 2012.
This is the mega, ultimate, super-duper big board.
# |
Name |
Pos. |
School |
Bryan’s Grade |
1 |
Andrew Luck | QB | Stanford |
A+ |
2 |
Robert Griffin III | QB | Baylor |
A+ |
3 |
Trent Richardson | RB | Alabama |
A+ |
4 |
Matt Kalil | OT | USC |
A+ |
5 |
Morris Claiborne | CB | LSU |
A+ |
6 |
Luke Kuechly | ILB | Boston College |
A+ |
7 |
Justin Blackmon | WR | Oklahoma State |
A+ |
8 |
Riley Reiff | OT | Iowa |
A |
9 |
Michael Floyd | WR | Notre Dame |
A |
10 |
Melvin Ingram | DE | South Carolina |
A |
11 |
Fletcher Cox | DT | Mississippi St. |
A |
12 |
Quinton Coples | DE | North Carolina |
A |
13 |
David DeCastro | OG | Stanford |
A |
14 |
Dre Kirkpatrick | CB | Alabama |
A |
15 |
Michael Brockers | DT | LSU |
A |
16 |
Stephon Gilmore | CB | South Carolina |
A |
17 |
Jonathan Martin | OT | Stanford |
A |
18 |
Dont’a Hightower | ILB | Alabama |
A |
19 |
Mark Barron | SS | Alabama |
A |
20 |
Whitney Mercilus | DE | Illinois |
A- |
21 |
Cordy Glenn | OT | Georgia |
A- |
22 |
Dontari Poe | DT | Memphis |
A- |
23 |
Courtney Upshaw | OLB | Alabama |
A- |
24 |
Andre Branch | DE | Clemson |
A- |
25 |
Stephen Hill | WR | Georgia Tech |
A- |
26 |
Mike Adams | OT | Ohio State |
A- |
27 |
Peter Konz | C | Wisconsin |
A- |
28 |
Nick Perry | DE | USC |
A- |
29 |
Devon Still | DT | Penn State |
A- |
30 |
Kendall Wright | WR | Baylor |
B+ |
31 |
Brandon Weeden | QB | Oklahoma State |
B+ |
32 |
Janoris Jenkins | CB | North Alabama |
B+ |
33 |
David Wilson | RB | Virginia Tech |
B+ |
34 |
Ryan Tannehill | QB | Texas A&M |
B+ |
35 |
Kendall Reyes | DE | Connecticut |
B+ |
36 |
Coby Fleener | TE | Stanford |
B+ |
37 |
Zach Brown | OLB | North Carolina |
B+ |
38 |
Shea McClellin | OLB | Boise State |
B+ |
39 |
Jerel Worthy | DT | Michigan State |
B+ |
40 |
Lamar Miller | RB | Miami |
B |
41 |
Kevin Zeitler | OG | Wisconsin |
B |
42 |
Alfonzo Dennard | CB | Nebraska |
B |
43 |
Harrison Smith | SS | Notre Dame |
B |
44 |
LaMichael James | RB | Oregon |
B |
45 |
Bobby Massie | OT | Mississippi |
B |
46 |
Jared Crick | DE | Nebraska |
B |
47 |
Bobby Wagner | OLB | Utah State |
B |
48 |
James Brown | OG | Troy |
B |
49 |
Chris Polk | RB | Washington |
B |
50 |
Juron Criner | WR | Arizona |
B |
51 |
Doug Martin | RB | Boise State |
B |
52 |
Josh Robinson | CB | Central Florida |
B- |
53 |
Markelle Martin | FS | Oklahoma State |
B- |
54 |
Mohamed Sanu | WR | Rutgers |
B- |
55 |
Mychal Kendricks | ILB | California |
B- |
56 |
Chandler Jones | OLB | Syracuse |
B- |
57 |
Amini Silatolu | OG | Midwestern State |
B- |
58 |
Alameda Ta’amu | DT | Washington |
B- |
59 |
Jonathan Massaquoi | OLB | Troy |
B- |
60 |
Brandon Boykin | CB | Georgia |
B- |
61 |
Brock Osweiler | QB | Arizona State |
B- |
62 |
Alshon Jeffery | WR | South Carolina |
C+ |
63 |
Lavonte David | OLB | Nebraska |
C+ |
64 |
Jayron Hosley | CB | Virginia Tech |
C+ |
65 |
Dwayne Allen | TE | Clemson |
C+ |
66 |
Ronnell Lewis | OLB | Oklahoma |
C+ |
67 |
Robert Turbin | RB | Utah State |
C+ |
68 |
Marvin Jones | WR | California |
C+ |
69 |
Cam Johnson | DE | Virginia |
C+ |
70 |
Zebrie Sanders | OT | Florida State |
C+ |
71 |
Vinny Curry | DE | Marshall |
C+ |
72 |
Michael Egnew | TE | Missouri |
C+ |
73 |
Isaiah Pead | RB | Cincinnati |
C+ |
74 |
Jeff Allen | OG | Illinois |
C+ |
75 |
Brandon Mosley | OT | Auburn |
C+ |
76 |
Ben Jones | C | Georgia |
C+ |
77 |
Dwight Jones | CB | La.-Lafayette |
C+ |
78 |
Brandon Thompson | DT | Clemson |
C+ |
79 |
Kelechi Osemele | OG | Iowa State |
C+ |
80 |
Ryan Broyles | WR | Oklahoma |
C+ |
81 |
Coryell Judie | CB | Texas A&M |
C+ |
82 |
Hebron Fangupo | DT | BYU |
C+ |
83 |
Michael Schwartz | OT | California |
C+ |
84 |
Casey Hayward | CB | Vanderbilt |
C+ |
85 |
Chris Givens | WR | Wake Forest |
C+ |
86 |
Sean Spence | OLB | Miami |
C+ |
87 |
Kirk Cousins | QB | Michigan State |
C+ |
88 |
Malik Jackson | DE | Tennessee |
C+ |
89 |
Chris Rainey | WR | Florida |
C+ |
90 |
George Iloka | FS | Boise State |
C+ |
91 |
Reuben Randle | WR | LSU |
C+ |
92 |
Josh Norman | CB | Coastal Carolina |
C+ |
93 |
LaDarius Green | TE | La.-Lafayette |
C+ |
94 |
Mike Martin | DT | Michigan |
C |
95 |
Audie Cole | LB | N.C. State |
C |
96 |
Cyrus Gray | RB | Texas A&M |
C |
97 |
Jake Bequette | DE | Arkansas |
C |
98 |
Brian Quick | WR | Appalachian State |
C |
99 |
Nick Toon | WR | Wisconsin |
C |
100 |
Trumaine Johnson | FS | Montana |
C |
101 |
Philip Blake | C | Baylor |
C |
102 |
Brandon Washington | OG | Miami |
C |
103 |
Kyle Wilber | OLB | Wake Forest |
C |
104 |
Bernard Pierce | RB | Temple |
C |
105 |
Brian Linthicum | TE | Michigan State |
C |
106 |
Kheeston Randall | DE | Texas |
C |
107 |
Demario Davis | OLB | Arkansas State |
C |
108 |
Orson Charles | TE | Georgia |
C |
109 |
Josh Kaddu | OLB | Oregon |
C |
110 |
A.J. Jenkins | WR | Illinois |
C |
111 |
Leonard Johnson | CB | Iowa State |
C |
112 |
Brandon Brooks | OG | Miami (OH) |
C |
113 |
Tony Bergstrom | OT | Utah |
C |
114 |
Trenton Robinson | FS | Michigan State |
C |
115 |
Nate Potter | OT | Boise State |
C |
116 |
Jamell Fleming | CB | Oklahoma |
C |
117 |
Tank Carder | ILB | TCU |
C |
118 |
Chase Minnifield | CB | Virginia |
C |
119 |
Marquis Maze | WR | Alabama |
C |
120 |
Matt McCants | OT | UAB |
C |
121 |
DaJohn Harris | DE | USC |
C |
122 |
Joe Adams | WR | Arkansas |
C |
123 |
Antonio Allen | SS | South Carolina |
C |
124 |
Trevor Guyton | DE | California |
C |
125 |
T.Y. Hilton | WR | Florida Int’l |
C |
126 |
Senio Kelemete | OG | Washington |
C |
127 |
Shaun Prater | CB | Iowa |
C |
128 |
Keenan Robinson | ILB | Texas |
C |
129 |
Ronnie Hillman | RB | San Diego State |
C |
130 |
DeVier Posey | WR | Ohio State |
C |
131 |
Travis Lewis | ILB | Oklahoma |
C- |
132 |
Derek Wolfe | DE | Cincinnati |
C- |
133 |
Jarius Wright | WR | Arkansas |
C- |
134 |
Brandon Taylor | SS | LSU |
C- |
135 |
Terrell Manning | OLB | N.C. State |
C- |
136 |
James-Michael Johnson | ILB | Nevada |
C- |
137 |
Marcus Forston | DT | Miami |
C- |
138 |
David Molk | C | Michigan |
C- |
139 |
Matt Conrath | DE | Virginia |
C- |
140 |
Tommy Streeter | WR | Miami |
C- |
141 |
Terrance Ganaway | RB | Baylor |
C- |
142 |
Vontaze Burfict | ILB | Arizona State |
C- |
143 |
Phillip Thomas | FS | Syracuse |
C- |
144 |
Markus Zucevics | OT | Iowa |
C- |
145 |
Donnie Fletcher | CB | Boston College |
C- |
146 |
Brandon Lindsey | OLB | Pittsburgh |
C- |
147 |
Tauren Poole | RB | Tennessee |
C- |
148 |
Eddie Whitley | FS | Virginia Tech |
C- |
149 |
Jaye Howard | DT | Florida |
C- |
150 |
Nigel Bradham | OLB | Florida State |
C- |
151 |
B.J. Coleman | QB | Chattanooga |
C- |
152 |
Junior Hemingway | WR | Michigan |
C- |
153 |
Rhett Ellison | TE | USC |
C- |
154 |
Coty Sensabaugh | CB | Clemson |
C- |
155 |
Quinton Saulsberry | C | Mississippi State |
C- |
156 |
Ryan Lindley | QB | San Diego State |
C- |
157 |
Josh Chapman | DT | Alabama |
C- |
158 |
Dan Herron | RB | Ohio State |
C- |
159 |
Andrew Datko | OT | Florida State |
C- |
160 |
Devon Wylie | WR | Fresno State |
C- |
161 |
Jack Crawford | DE | Penn State |
C- |
162 |
Justin Bethel | CB | Presbyterian |
D+ |
163 |
Bobby Rainey | RB | W. Kentucky |
D+ |
164 |
Emmanuel Acho | LB | Texas |
D+ |
165 |
DeQuan Menzie | CB | Alabama |
D+ |
166 |
Kevin Koger | TE | Michigan |
D+ |
167 |
Rishard Matthews | WR | Nevada |
D+ |
168 |
Lucas Nix | OG | Pittsburgh |
D+ |
169 |
Lamar Holmes | OT | Southern Miss |
D+ |
170 |
Akiem Hicks | DE | Regina |
D+ |
171 |
Marvin McNutt | WR | Iowa |
D+ |
172 |
Bruce Irvin | OLB | West Virginia |
D+ |
173 |
Duke Ihenacho | SS | San Jose State |
D+ |
174 |
Tom Compton | OT | South Dakota |
D+ |
175 |
Nicolas Jean-Baptiste | DT | Baylor |
D+ |
176 |
Matt Reynolds | OT | BYU |
D+ |
177 |
Russell Wilson | QB | Wisconsin |
D+ |
178 |
T.J. Graham | WR | N.C. State |
D+ |
179 |
Vick Ballard | RB | Mississippi State |
D+ |
180 |
Tyler Nielsen | LB | Iowa |
D+ |
181 |
Mike Brewster | C | Ohio State |
D+ |
182 |
Tyrone Crawford | DE | Boise State |
D+ |
183 |
Landon Walker | OT | Clemson |
D+ |
184 |
Ryan Steed | CB | Furman |
D+ |
185 |
Chris Owusu | WR | Stanford |
D+ |
186 |
Nick Foles | QB | Arizona |
D+ |
187 |
Deangelo Peterson | TE | LSU |
D+ |
188 |
Lance Lewis | WR | East Carolina |
D |
189 |
Omar Bolden | CB | Arizona State |
D |
190 |
Ryan Van Bergen | DE | Michigan |
D |
191 |
Olivier Vernon | OLB | Miami |
D |
192 |
Aaron Henry | FS | Wisconsin |
D |
193 |
Charles Brown | CB | North Carolina |
D |
194 |
Lennon Creer | RB | Louisiana Tech |
D |
195 |
Matt Daniels | SS | Duke |
D |
196 |
Chris Galippo | ILB | USC |
D |
197 |
Micah Pellerin | FS | Hampton |
D |
198 |
James Hanna | TE | Oklahoma |
D |
199 |
Ishmaa’ily Kitchen | DT | Kent State |
D |
200 |
Julian Miller | DE | West Virginia |
D |
201 |
Janzen Jackson | FS | McNeese State |
D |
202 |
Drake Dunsmore | TE | Northwestern |
D |
203 |
Asa Jackson | CB | Cal Poly |
D |
204 |
Jordan White | WR | W. Michigan |
D |
205 |
Edwin Baker | RB | Michigan State |
D |
206 |
Levy Adcock | OT | Oklahoma State |
D |
207 |
Adonis Thomas | RB | Toledo |
D |
208 |
Dwight Jones | WR | North Carolina |
D |
209 |
Jacory Harris | QB | Miami |
D |
210 |
Mike Daniels | DT | Iowa |
D |
211 |
Travis Benjamin | WR | Miami |
D |
212 |
Ron Brooks | CB | LSU |
D |
213 |
Brett Roy | DT | Nevada |
D |
214 |
Evan Rodriguez | FB | Temple |
D |
215 |
Cliff Harris | CB | Oregon |
D |
216 |
Jarrett Boykin | WR | Virginia Tech |
D |
217 |
Jerry Franklin | ILB | Arkansas |
D |
218 |
Jamie Blatnick | DE | Oklahoma State |
D |
219 |
Jermaine Kearse | WR | Washington |
D |
220 |
David Paulson | TE | Oregon |
D |
221 |
Chigbo Anunoby | DT | Morehouse Coll. |
D- |
222 |
Josh LeRibeus | OG | SMU |
D- |
223 |
Patrick Witt | QB | Yale |
D- |
224 |
Winston Guy | SS | Kentucky |
D- |
225 |
Ryan Houston | FB | North Carolina |
D- |
226 |
Ryan Miller | OG | Colorado |
D- |
227 |
Darron Thomas | QB | Oregon |
D- |
228 |
Drew Butler | P | Georgia |
D- |
229 |
Adrien Robinson | TE | Cincinnati |
D- |
230 |
Kelcie McCray | SS | Arkansas State |
D- |
231 |
Randy Bullock | K | Texas A&M |
D- |
232 |
Darius Fleming | OLB | Notre Dame |
D- |
233 |
Kellen Moore | QB | Boise State |
D- |
234 |
Carson Wiggs | K | Purdue |
D- |
235 |
Adrian Robinson | OLB | Temple |
D- |
236 |
D’Anton Lynn | FS | Penn State |
D- |
237 |
Cody Johnson | FB | Texas |
D- |
238 |
George Bryan | TE | N.C. State |
D- |
239 |
Keshawn Martin | WR | Michigan State |
D- |
240 |
Bryan Anger | P | California |
D- |
241 |
Case Keenum | QB | Houston |
D- |
242 |
Brandon Bolden | RB | Mississippi |
D- |
243 |
Jeff Fuller | WR | Texas A&M |
D- |
244 |
Greg Childs | WR | Arkansas |
D- |
245 |
Kevin Fitzpatrick | K | Tulsa |
D- |
246 |
Kashif Moore | WR | Connecticut |
D- |
247 |
Austin Davis | QB | Southern Miss |
D- |
248 |
B.J. Cunningham | WR | Michigan State |
D- |
249 |
James Carmon | OT | Mississippi State |
D- |
250 |
Travian Robertson | DE | South Carolina |
D- |
251 |
Chandler Harnish | QB | Northern Illinois |
D- |
252 |
Jason Ford | RB | Illinois |
D- |
253 |
Damon Harrison | DT | William Penn |
D- |
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