2012 NFL Mock Draft: Examining the Luxury Picks in the First Round

Not every first-round pick fills a need. Oftentimes teams are in a position to simply grab the best player available or a guy that can be labeled as a "luxury pick," so to speak. 

Let's outline the "luxury picks" along with a full mock draft of the first round. 

2012 NFL Mock Draft (March 22nd Update)

1. Indianapolis Colts: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

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

3. Minnesota Vikings: Matt Kalil, OT, Southern California 

4. Cleveland Browns: Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

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

6. St. Louis Rams (trade with Washington Redskins): Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama

This is a semi-luxury pick. The Rams are certainly rebuilding and have holes on their defensive, offensive line and in their receiving corps. However, Richardson is the best player available and represents the future of the backfield. 

The team is still confident with Steven Jackson as their primary runner, but Richardson allows Jackson to stay fresh as the former Alabama star is groomed for the days after Jackson hangs up the cleats. 

7. Jacksonville Jaguars: Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame

8. Miami Dolphins: Melvin Ingram, DE/OLB, South Carolina

9. Carolina Panthers: Michael Brockers, DL, LSU

10. Buffalo Bills: Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford

11. Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College

I've said it a countless amount of times, I'll say it again. Look at the Chiefs roster. There aren't many holes—especially if Jamaal Charles and Eric Berry return to 100 percent from their knee injuries.

They could add a cornerback to replace Brandon Carr, but there's depth at that position in this year's class.

They don't need a linebacker, but a Kuechly-Derrick Johnson tandem is quite a formidable one.  

12. Seattle Seahawks: Nick Perry, DE, Southern California

13. Arizona Cardinals: Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

14. Dallas Cowboys: David DeCastro, OG, Stanford 

15. Philadelphia Eagles: Fletcher Cox, DL, Mississippi State

16. New York Jets: Dont'a Hightower, LB, Alabama

17. Cincinnati Bengals: Courtney Upshaw, DE/OLB Alabama  

18. San Diego Chargers: Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina

19. Chicago Bears: Cordy Glenn, OL, Georgia  

20. Tennessee Titans: Zach Brown, LB, North Carolina

21. Cincinnati Bengals: Janoris Jenkins, CB, Alabama

With Adam Jones, Nate Clements and Leon Hall the Bengals have three above-average cornerbacks on their roster. However, Hall suffered a tear in his Achilles tendon—typically a devastating injury that has a lasting effect on a player. 

Jenkins will be used in a situational role in 2012, but beyond next season, he'll be a major part of the secondary rotation and will give defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer a great deal of flexibility in the future. 

22. Cleveland Browns (from Atlanta): Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina

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

24. Pittsburgh Steelers: Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa 

25. Denver Broncos: Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis

26. Houston Texans: Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor

27. New England Patriots (from New Orleans): Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska

28. Green Bay Packers: Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin   

29. Baltimore Ravens: Chandler Jones, DE, Syracuse 

30. San Francisco 49ers: Kevin Zeitler, G, Wisconsin 

31. New England Patriots: Whitney Mercilus, DE, Illinois

32. New York Giants, Kelechi Osemele, OL, Iowa State

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