2012 NFL Mock Draft: How First-Round Picks at the Senior Bowl Are Trending

Every January, millions of dollars are won and lost during the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. The prospects participating are under a tremendous amount of pressure to prove themselves worthy among some of their best peers. 

Through two days of practice, let's take a look how each projected first-round pick is trending at the Senior Bowl.

1.  Indianapolis Colts—Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford 

2.  St. Louis Rams—Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

3.  Minnesota Vikings—Matt Kalil, OT, USC

4.  Cleveland Browns—Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor

5.  Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU

6.  Washington Redskins—Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford

7.  Jacksonville Jaguars—Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina  

8.  Carolina Panthers—Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina

Steady: Most pegged Coples as a top-10 talent coming in and he's done nothing in Mobile to change that. Coples has a strong case to be the first defensive lineman off the board. 

9.  Miami Dolphins—Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa

10.  Buffalo Bills—Courtney Upshaw, OLB, Alabama

Up: Upshaw is the class of the 3-4 outside linebackers, and there's a number of eyes in Mobile who think Upshaw is the best player on the field. He's looking like he could have a Von Miller-like impact in his rookie year. 

11.  Kansas City Chiefs—Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama

12.  Seattle Seahawks—Michael Brockers, DT, LSU

13.  Arizona Cardinals—Melvin Ingram, DE/OLB, South Carolina

Up: Ingram is a guy I'm pegging to rocket up boards in the coming months. He's shown the ability to play defensive end in a 4-3 and outside linebacker in a 3-4, and SI's Tony Pauline called his Tuesday practice "terrific."

14.  Dallas Cowboys—Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

15.  Philadelphia Eagles—Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College 

16.  New York Jets—Nick Perry, LB, USC

17.  Cincinnati Bengals—Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama

Way up: Despite a year off from playing at the top level of college football, Jenkins has looked like the best cornerback in Mobile. Pauline said that Jenkins "sticks like glue to opposing receivers and shows terrific ball skills." 

18.  San Diego Chargers—David DeCastro, OG, Stanford

19.  Chicago Bears—Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame

20.  Tennessee Titans—Zach Brown, OLB, UNC

Up: There's going to be some team in the first round that falls love with his athletic ability as a "Will" linebacker in a 4-3. Brown continues to flash the speed and explosion from that position.

21.  Cincinnati Bengals—Lamar Miller, RB, Miami

22.  Cleveland Browns—Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor  

23.  Detroit Lions—Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska

Down: Few players struggled as much as Dennard did on Monday, but he rebounded on Day 2. Still, there are concerns about his ability to turn the hips and stick with receivers downfield.

24.  Pittsburgh Steelers—Cordy Glenn, OL, Georgia

Up: Glenn is improving his stock by showing off the versatility to play both tackle and guard. From Pauline: "[Glenn] moved back inside to guard at practice and has been very effective. He's strong and has stayed with blocks."

25.  Denver Broncos—Devon Still, DL, Penn State 

26.  Houston Texans—Dontari Poe, NT, Memphis

27.  New England Patriots—Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin

28.  Green Bay Packers—Whitney Mercilus, DE/OLB, Illinois

29.  Baltimore Ravens—Vontaze Burfict, LB, Arizona State

30.  San Francisco 49ers—Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers

31.  New York Giants—Dont'a Hightower, LB, Alabama    

32.  New England Patriots—Mark Barron, S, Alabama