2012 NFL Draft: Players Destined to Be Overdrafted

Either by impressive workouts or stellar college careers, there are always players that are significantly overdrafted. 

Teams become blind to the results in one of these two areas and ignore some gaping holes and/or massive red flags. Here are three players that will fit that mold in the 2012 NFL Draft. 

Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

Blackmon is going to be drafted in the top six. If he lasts until the St. Louis Rams' pick, they will not let him slide any farther.

With that lofty of a selection, a team needs to get a Pro Bowl, No. 1 receiver to make the selection worth it. 

Blackmon is not that guy. He will certainly be a productive receiver, but he is too slow to be dominant. He is strong, runs good routes and has solid leaping ability. This will make him a fantastic possession receiver, but not a game changer. 

Blackmon does not have the speed or the height to be a down-the-field threat and a true game changer. 

Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College

Kuechly was an amazing college linebacker. The guy was a tackling machine. This is going to lead to him being drafted in the mid parts of the first round. He should be a second-round pick at best. 

Kuechly does not have the strength or athleticism to be the kind of impact LB that warrants first-round selection. 

He will undoubtedly rack up tackles in the NFL, but these are going to be low-impact tackles well past the line of scrimmage. That is due to the fact that Kuechly does not have the goods to take on NFL offensive linemen. 

He is going to be swallowed by the stronger and bigger men any time he gets near the line of scrimmage. 

Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina

This draft does not have the same elite pass-rushing talent as last year's, but teams have the same need for them.

That is going to have them overdrafting these players and Coples is at the top of that list. He is an almost certain lock to be a top-10 pick, but there is plenty to be concerned about with this guy. 

Coples struggled his senior season with increased double teams. This is largely due to the fact that he doesn't have any real pass-rush moves and relies almost solely on the bull-rush. That is not going to get him far in the NFL. 

Coples should be considered a solid 3-4 DE, and not an elite pass-rusher.