2012 NFL Mock Draft: Free Agent Signings Change First-Round Landscape

The following first-round picks in our 2012 NFL mock draft may have been effected by free agent signings over the last two days: 

2012 NFL Mock Draft 

1. Indianapolis Colts: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

2. Washington Redskins: Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor (via trade with St. Louis Rams)

3. Minnesota Vikings: Matt Kalil, OT, USC

4. Cleveland Browns: Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU  

5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama

The Bucs added a vertical threat in Vincent Jackson and the game's top guard in Carl Nicks during the first two days of free agency. There are needs on defense, but teaming Richardson with Jackson and Nicks would revolutionize the Bucs offense.

6. St. Louis Rams: Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State (via trade with Washington Redskins)  

7. Jacksonville Jaguars: Melvin Ingram, DE, South Carolina

8. Miami Dolphins: Courtney Upshaw, OLB/DE, Alabama

Might a receiver be in play at No. 8 after the Dolphins gutted the position in their trade with Chicago?

9. Carolina Panthers: Michael Brockers, DT, LSU

10. Buffalo Bills: Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina

Signing Mario Williams in the coming hours would take Coples off the Bills' need list. 

11. Kansas City Chiefs: Dontari Poe, NT Memphis

Signing Peyton Hillis should take the Chiefs completely out of the picture for Trent Richardson. 

12. Seattle Seahawks: Nick Perry, DE, USC  

13. Arizona Cardinals: Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa

14. Dallas Cowboys: David DeCastro, G, Stanford

Now that Dallas has its new cornerback in Brandon Carr, it's doubtful that the Cowboys will take one in the first round. They can now look at building the interior offensive line at No. 14. 

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

16. New York Jets: Mark Barron, S, Alabama  

17. Cincinnati Bengals: Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

18. San Diego Chargers: Whitney Mercilus, DE/OLB, Illinois

We originally had the Chargers taking Michael Floyd of Notre Dame to replace Vincent Jackson, but the signing of Robert Meachem Tuesday fills that need. San Diego should look at building its pass rush in the first round.  

19. Chicago Bears: Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford

Trading for Brandon Marshall gave Chicago the No. 1 receiver it's lacked for the better part of a decade. For Jay Cutler to find Marshall, however, he has to be standing upright. Getting another bookend tackle will help do just that. 

20. Tennessee Titans: Cordy Glenn, G, Georgia 

21. Cincinnati Bengals: Lamar Miller, RB, Miami

22. Cleveland Browns: Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame 

23. Detroit Lions: Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina

Losing Eric Wright to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers makes getting a cornerback even more important in the early rounds of the draft.

24. Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State 

25. Denver Broncos: Devon Still, DT, Penn State

26. Houston Texans: Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor

27. New England Patriots: Harrison Smith, S, Notre Dame

28. Green Bay Packers: Fletcher Cox, DL, Mississippi State

29. Baltimore Ravens: Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin

30. San Francisco 49ers: Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina

It's very possible that signing Randy Moss takes the 49ers out of the running for a receiver early in the draft. But San Francisco didn't put a ton of monetary investment into Moss, and he isn't a long-term option. 

31. New England Patriots: Rueben Randle, WR, LSU

32. New York Giants: Dont'a Hightower, LB, Alabama