2012 NFL Mock Draft: Players Who Will Get Massive Boost at Combine

Ask any Philadelphia Eagles fan if they have any reservations about judging players based on the NFL Combine, and one player will immediately be uttered:

Mike Mamula.

Mamula shot up the draft boards after an impressive Combine in 1995, and the Eagles traded up to pick him seventh overall, passing up Warren Sapp.

Mamula was a bust. Sapp will be a Hall of Famer.

So the Combine is no sure indicator of talent, that's for sure. Nonetheless, here are a few players who should improve their draft stocks with impressive workouts.

LaMichael James, Oregon

I believe James will come out this year, and I believe he will be taken as a high-second-, and possibly even low-first-round pick. The man is electric, and he'll prove that at the Combine with an excellent 40 time.

I see James as Darren Sproles but with the ability to carry more of a load in the ground game. Frankly, I would love to have him on my team.

Dwight Jones, North Carolina

When talking wide receiver in this year's draft, the consensus top three is Justin Blackmon, Alshon Jeffery and Michael Floyd.

Well, you may want to familiarize yourself with North Carolina's Dwight Jones before the Combine. At 6'4" and 215 pounds, Jones is a beast. He's also a solid deep threat, always something teams look for. Don't sleep on Mr. Jones.

(Note: I couldn't find a better highlight film for Jones, so this one from last year will have to do.)

Vinny Curry, Marshall

Ideally a 3-4 outside linebacker, Marshall's Vinny Curry has a high motor and should impress with his speed at the Combine.

Added to 11 sacks and six forced fumbles, a strong showing at the Combine could see Curry jump to a low-first-round or second-round pick.

Here is the rest of my current mock:

* The Indianapolis Colts will trade the top overall pick to the Cleveland Browns for the Browns' fourth and 26th picks in the first round along with their second- and fourth-round pick this year and first and second-round picks next year.

** The Redskins, worried the Colts might take Robert Griffin III at No. 4, trade the sixth pick in the first round along with their third-round pick this year and second next year for St. Louis' second overall pick.

*** From Oakland in the Carson Palmer trade.

No.	Team	Player	Position	College
1.	Cleveland Browns*	Andrew Luck	QB	Stanford
2.	Washington Redskins**	Robert Griffin III	QB	Baylor
3.	Minnesota Vikings	Matt Kalil	OT	USC
4.	Indianapolis Colts*	Morris Claiborne	CB	LSU
5.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Justin Blackmon	WR	Oklahoma State
6.	St. Louis Rams**	Alshon Jeffery	WR	South Carolina
7.	Jacksonville Jaguars	Dre Kirkpatrick	CB	Alabama
8.	Carolina Panthers	Quinton Coples	DE	North Carolina
9.	Miami Dolphins	Riley Reiff	RT	Iowa
10.	Buffalo Bills	Courtney Upshaw	OLB	Alabama
11.	Kansas City Chiefs	Trent Richardson	RB	Alabama
12.	Seattle Seahawks	Whitney Mercilus	DE	Illinois
13.	Arizona Cardinals	Jonathan Martin	OT	Stanford
14.	Dallas Cowboys	David DeCastro	OG	Stanford
15.	Philadelphia Eagles	Luke Kuechly	MLB	Boston College
16.	New York Jets	Nick Perry	DE	USC
17.	Cincinnati Bengals***	Stephon Gilmore	CB	South Carolina
18.	San Diego Chargers	Michael Floyd	WR	Notre Dame
19.	Chicago Bears	Mike Adams	OT	Ohio State
20.	Tennessee Titans	Melvin Ingram	DE	South Carolina
21.	Denver Broncos	Devon Still	DE	Penn State
22.	New York Giants	Alfonzo Dennard	CB	Nebraska
23.	Detroit Lions	Peter Konz	C	Wisconsin
24.	Houston Texans	Kendall Wright	WR	Baylor
25.	Cincinnati Bengals	Lamar Miller	RB	Miami
26.	Indianapolis Colts*	Vontaze Burfict	MLB	Arizona State
27.	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dontari Poe	NT	Memphis
28.	San Francisco 49ers	Mohamed Sanu	WR	Rutgers
29.	Baltimore Ravens	Jared Crick	DE	Nebraska
30.	New Orleans Saints	Jamell Fleming	CB	Oklahoma
31.	New England Patriots	Chandler Jones	OLB	Syracuse
32.	Green Bay Packers	Janoris Jenkins	CB	North Alabama