2012 NFL Mock Draft: The Latest First-Round Risers and Fallers, Pre-Super Bowl

Can you believe that we're only a day away from the Super Bowl?

It seems like just yesterday that every NFL fan on the planet was holding their breath as the lockout threatened to take away the entire season. Now, we're just a day and change away from professional football being done for the next six months.

While the games will end after Sunday night, the football talk will not. It's NFL draft time, and for the vast majority of fans, the focus has already switched over.

Let's take the last look at our NFL mock draft before the Super Bowl, focusing on the latest risers and fallers   

2012 NFL Mock Draft 

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

9.  Miami Dolphins – Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa

10.  Buffalo Bills – Courtney Upshaw, OLB, Alabama

Upshaw's dominating effort at the Senior Bowl solidified his draft stock in the top 15. With Buffalo needing a pass rush in the worst way, it's hard to see them passing up such a versatile player that can do just that.

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

12.  Seattle Seahawks – Michael Brockers, DT, LSU

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

Ingram is going to be a riser throughout the pre-draft process if he can continue to show he's a fit in both the 4-3 and 3-4 defenses. The Cardinals are looking for a player to replace Joey Porter, so Ingram could be a fit here.

14.  Dallas Cowboys – Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

How much will Kirkpatrick's drug arrest effect his draft position? Some saw him as a potential top-10 pick; I don't see him getting past the Cowboys if he's available at No. 14. 

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

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

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

I'm not sure any player at the Senior Bowl made as much money as Jenkins did. He showed throughout the week that any worries about his game following a season-long trip to North Alabama are minimal at best. 

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

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

20.  Tennessee Titans – Zach Brown, OLB, UNC

21.  Cincinnati Bengals – Lamar Miller, RB, Miami

22.  Cleveland Browns – Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor  

23.  Detroit Lions – Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska

While Jenkins impressed, Dennard's stock took a slide. He struggled staying with receivers downfield and then ducked out of the game with an injury. Dennard has some work to do to get his name back into the first-round area.

24.  Pittsburgh Steelers – Cordy Glenn, OL, Georgia 

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

The more you read about Burfict these days, the less you think he's going to be a top-15 pick. Too many character/maturity issues to take the risk. But at No. 29 and considering the locker room he'd be placed in, Baltimore makes a ton of sense. 

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