2012 NFL Mock Draft: The Latest Full 7-Round Predictions

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The NFL Draft draws closer and closer, which means it is time to see us expanding our mock drafts and predictions well into the second and third days.

To trade, or not to trade?

In most of my mocks, I prefer not to forecast trades, as they tend to be even more of a crapshoot than picking players for a mock.

Best player available, or pick by need?

The unpleasant truth about the NFL draft is that the concepts of "need" and "fit" guide about 80 percent of what happens in the round. All of my mock drafts pay a hefty portion of attention to those concepts of "need" and "fit," which defy the logic of a magical, all-knowing and correct Heavenly Draft Board being out there somewhere, that has the correct order of which every player available in the draft should be taken.

We've got a lot of picks to get through, so I won't slow you down with explanations of each and every pick. Most of my first-round picks are identical to previous mock drafts, which can be found here, here and here.

Let's take a look.

2012 NFL Draft: 1st Round

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1. Indianapolis Selects QB Andrew Luck

2. Washington Selects QB Robert Griffin

3. Minnesota Selects OT Matt Kalil

4. Cleveland Selects RB Trent Richardson

5. Tampa Bay Selects CB Morris Claiborne

6. St. Louis Selects WR Justin Blackmon

7. Jacksonville Selects DE Quinton Coples

8. Miami Selects QB Ryan Tannehill

9. Carolina Selects LB Melvin Ingram

10. Buffalo Selects WR Michael Floyd

11. Kansas City Selects DT Dontari Poe

12. Seattle Selects LB Luke Kuechly

13. Arizona Selects G/T David DeCastro

14. Dallas Selects DE Fletcher Cox

15. Philadelphia Selects LB Bobby Wagner

16. New York Jets Selects DE Courtney Upshaw

17. Cincinnati Selects DT Michael Brockers

18. San Diego Selects OT Riley Reiff

19. Chicago Selects TE Coby Fleener

20. Tennessee Selects CB Dre Kirkpatrick

21. Cincinnati Selects RB Doug Martin

22. Cleveland Selects QB Brandon Weeden

23. Detroit Selects OT Cordy Glenn

24. Pittsburgh Selects OT Jonathan Martin

25. Denver Selects OC Peter Konz

26. Houston Selects WR Stephen Hill

27. New England Selects DE Nick Perry

28. Green Bay Selects DT Kendall Reyes

29. Baltimore Selects SS Mark Barron

30. San Francisco Selects CB Stephon Gilmore

31. New England Selects CB Janoris Jenkins

32. New York Giants Selects WR Kendall Wright

2012 NFL Draft: 2nd Round

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33. St. Louis Selects LB Shea McClellin

34. Indianapolis Selects LB Mychal Kendricks

35. Minnesota Selects DT Devon Still

36. Tampa Bay Selects LB Zach Brown

37. Cleveland Selects WR Rueben Randle

38. Jacksonville Selects OG Kevin Zeitler

39. St. Louis Selects OT Kelechi Osemele

40. Carolina Selects DT Brandon Thompson

41. Buffalo Selects CB Alfonzo Dennard

42. Miami Selects DE Chandler Jones

43. Seattle Selects QB Brock Osweiler

44. Kansas City Selects CB Josh Robinson

45. Dallas Selects OG Brandon Brooks

46. Philadelphia Selects OT Bobby Massie

47. New York Jets Selects OT Mike Adams

48. New England Selects DE Whitney Mercilus

49. San Diego Selects TE Dwayne Allen

50. Chicago Selects DE Andre Branch

51. Philadelphia Selects DT Jerel Worthy

52. Tennessee Selects DE Vinny Curry

53. Cincinnati Selects WR Alshon Jeffery

54. Detroit Selects CB Jayron Hosley

55. Atlanta Selects LB Dont'a Hightower

56. Pittsburgh Selects OG Amini Silatolu

57. Denver Selects RB David Wilson

58. Houston Selects DE Jared Crick

59. Green Bay Selects OT Jeff Allen

60. Baltimore Selects OG Philip Blake

61. San Francisco Selects NT Alameda Ta'amu

62. New England Selects DT Billy Winn

63. New York Giants Selects SS Harrison Smith

2012 NFL Draft: 3rd Round

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64. Indianapolis Selects CB Jamell Fleming

65. St. Louis Selects CB Trumaine Johnson

66. Minnesota Selects LB James-Michael Johnson

67. Cleveland Selects LB Ronnell Lewis

68. Tampa Bay Selects FS Markelle Martin

69. Washington Selects OT Mitchell Schwartz

70. Jacksonville Selects WR Mohamed Sanu

71. Buffalo Selects QB Kirk Cousins

72. Miami Selects WR Chris Givens

73. Miami Selects TE Michael Egnew

74. Kansas City Selects FS George Iloka

75. Seattle Selects DE Cam Johnson

76. Houston Selects OT Zebrie Sanders

77. New York Jets Selects WR Juron Criner

78. San Diego Selects SS Brandon Taylor

79. Chicago Selects DT Kheeston Randall

80. Arizona Selects WR Greg Childs

81. Dallas Selects CB Brandon Boykin

82. Tennessee Selects LB Sean Spence

83. Cincinnati Selects TE Orson Charles

84. Atlanta Selects CB Dwight Bentley

85. Detroit Selects OG James Brown

86. Pittsburgh Selects CB Ron Brooks

87. Denver Selects NT Mike Martin

88. Philadelphia Selects RB Bernard Pierce

89. New Orleans Selects DE Malik Jackson

90. Green Bay Selects RB Lamar Miller

91. Baltimore Selects RB Isaiah Pead

92. San Francisco Selects CB Casey Hayward

93. New England Selects WR Ryan Broyles

94. New York Giants Selects RB Robert Turbin

95. Oakland Selects DE Tyrone Crawford

2012 NFL Draft: 4th Round

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96. St. Louis Selects RB LaMichael James

97. Indianapolis Selects WR Nick Toon

98. Minnesota Selects CB Trevin Wade

99. Houston Selects LB Tank Carder

100. Cleveland Selects OT Brandon Mosley

101. Jacksonville Selects LB Nigel Bradham

102. Washington Selects LB Audie Cole

103. Miami Selects WR Devon Wylie

104. Carolina Selects OG Donald Stephenson

105. Buffalo Selects OT Tony Bergstrom

106. Seattle Selects OT Tom Compton

107. Kansas City Selects OG Brandon Washington

108. Denver Selects OG Senio Kelemete

109. Washington Selects OC Ben Jones

110. San Diego Selects RB Chris Polk

111. Chicago Selects OT Andrew Datko

112. Arizona Selects OG Lucas Nix

113. Dallas Selects TE Ladarius Green

114. Philadelphia Selects QB Russell Wilson

115. Tennessee Selects FS Trenton Robinson

116. Cincinnati Selects WR Brian Quick

117. Detroit Selects SS Antonio Allen

118. Cleveland Selects CB Chase Minnifield

119. Pittsburgh Selects LB Josh Kaddu

120. Denver Selects CB Omar Bolden

121. Houston Selects TE Chase Ford

122. New Orleans Selects DT Marcus Fortson

123. Green Bay Selects LB Jake Bequette

124. Buffalo Selects LB Travis Lewis

125. San Francisco Selects DE Derek Wolfe

126. New England Selects SS Winston Guy

127. New York Giants Selects OT Matt McCants

128. Minnesota Selects WR Marvin Jones

129. Oakland Selects TE Drake Dunsmore

130. Baltimore Selects LB Kyle Wilbur

131. New York Giants Selects LB Terrell Manning

132. Green Bay Selects OC Michael Brewster

133. Green Bay Selects FS Aaron Henry

134. Minnesota Selects OT Desmond Wynn

135. Dallas Selects SS Duke Ihenacho

2012 NFL Draft: 5th Round

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136. Indianapolis Selects DT Jaye Howard

137. Denver Selects QB B.J. Coleman

138. Minnesota Selects SS Eddie Pleasant

139. Cleveland Selects OG Josh LeRibeus

140. Tampa Bay Selects RB Ronnie Hillman

141. Washington Selects CB Shawn Prater

142. Jacksonville Selects CB Josh Norman

143. Carolina Selects WR Tommy Streeter

144. Buffalo Selects TE Evan Rodriguez

145. Miami Selects OT Jeff Adams

146. Kansas City Selects CB Ryan Lindley

147. Buffalo Selects OG Quentin Saulsberry

148. Oakland Selects FS Janzen Jackson

149. San Diego Selects OG Ryan Miller

150. Chicago Selects OG Jaymes Brooks

151. Arizona Selects CB Coryell Judie

152. Dallas Selects LB Jerry Franklin

153. Philadelphia Selects WR Rishard Matthews

154. New York Jets Selects DT Brett Roy

155. Tennessee Selects TE DeAngelo Peterson

156. Cincinnati Selects OG Rishaw Johnson

157. Atlanta Selects DE Olivier Vernon

158. Detroit Selects FS Brandon Hardin

159. Pittsburgh Selects QB Nick Foles

160. Cleveland Selects WR Chris Rainey

161. Houston Selects CB Leonard Johnson

162. New Orleans Selects LB Demario Davis

163. Green Bay Selects QB Chandler Harnish

164. Baltimore Selects OT Levy Adcock

165. San Francisco Selects DE Tim Fugger

166. Cincinnati Selects SS Sean Cattouse

167. New York Giants Selects DT Hebron Fangupo

168. Oakland Selects CB Ryan Steed

169. Baltimore Selects WR Joe Adams

170. Indianapolis Selects TE Taylor Thompson

2012 NFL Draft: 6th Round

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171. St. Louis Selects OG Joe Looney

172. Philadelphia Selects WR T.Y. Hilton

173. Washington Selects OG Adam Gettis

174. Tampa Bay Selects DT DaJohn Harris

175. Minnesota Selects TE Adrien Robinson

176. Jacksonville Selects LB Emmanuel Acho

177. Arizona Selects LB Miles Burris

178. Buffalo Selects DE Bruce Irvin

179. New Orleans Selects CB Micah Pellerin

180. Carolina Selects DE Trevor Guyton

181. Seattle Selects SS Cyhl Quarles

182. Kansas City Selects LB Noah Keller

183. San Diego Selects WR Dwight Jones

184. Chicago Selects CB Charles Brown

185. Arizona Selects LB Chris Galippo

186. Dallas Selects DT Akiem Hicks

187. New York Jets Selects CB Asa Jackson

188. Denver Selects LB Alex Hoffman-Ellis

189. Oakland Selects OT Nate Potter

190. Tennessee Selects TE Kevin Koger

191. Cincinnati Selects QB Austin Davis

192. Atlanta Selects TE Josh Chichester

193. Pittsburgh Selects OT Matt Reynolds

194. Philadelphia Selects TE Garrett Celek

195. Houston Selects OG David Molk

196. Miami Selects FS Tavon Wilson

197. Green Bay Selects CB DeQuan Menzie

198. Baltimore Selects WR Marvin McNutt

199. San Francisco Selects OG Al Netter

200. Philadelphia Selects DE Jonathan Massaquoi

201. New York Giants Selects OT Markus Zusevics

202. New York Jets Selects RB Michael Smith

203. New York Jets Selects CB Chris Greenwood

204. Cleveland Selects DT Travian Robertson

205. Cleveland Selects OT Lamar Holmes

206. Indianapolis Selects FB Emil Igwenagu

207. Carolina Selects CB Larry Parker

2012 NFL Draft: 7th Round

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208. Indianapolis Selects DE Jamie Blatnick

209. St. Louis Selects SS Matt Daniels

210. Minnesota Selects RB Cyrus Gray

211. Cleveland Selects CB Donnie Fletcher

212. Tampa Bay Selects LB Keenan Robinson

213. Washington Selects OG Antoine McClain

214. Indianapolis Selects FS Neiko Thorpe

215. Miami Selects OG Garth Gerhart

216. Carolina Selects DT Tydreke Powell

217. Buffalo Selects DT Micanor Regis

218. Kansas City Selects WR Dale Moss

219. Detroit Selects WR Keshawn Martin

220. Chicago Selects DT Markus Kuhn

221. Arizona Selects LB Adrien Cole

222. Dallas Selects WR Jarius Wright

223. Minnesota Selects DE Frank Alexander

224. Green Bay Selects CB Keith Tandy

225. Seattle Selects WR Chris Owusu

226. San Diego Selects WR LaVon Brazill

227. Tennessee Selects WR Junior Hemingway

228. Jacksonville Selects SS Kelcie McCray

229. Atlanta Selects WR Danny Coale

230. Detroit Selects DE Jacquies Smith

231. Pittsburgh Selects WR Eric Page

232. New York Jets Selects CB Mike Harris

233. Houston Selects RB Tauren Poole

234. New Orleans Selects QB G.J. Kinne

235. Green Bay Selects FS Christian Thompson

236. Baltimore Selects QB Aaron Corp

237. San Francisco Selects OT Chandler Burden

238. Kansas City Selects LB Brandon Lindsey

239. New York Giants Selects QB Case Keenum

240. Pittsburgh Selects TE Brian Linthicum

241. Green Bay Selects OG Derek Dennis

242. New York Jets Selects TE Brad Herman

243. Green Bay Selects RB Edwin Baker

244. New York Jets Selects LB Tahir Whitehead

245. Cleveland Selects FB Brad Smelley

246. Pittsburgh Selects DE Scott Solomon

247. Cleveland Selects LB Braylon Broughton

248. Pittsburgh Selects OG Rokevious Watkins

249. Atlanta Selects QB Darron Thomas

250. San Diego Selects RB Dan Herron

251. Buffalo Selects OC William Vlachos

252. St. Louis Selects SS Johnny Thomas

253. Indianapolis Selects CB Coty Sensabaugh