Mel Kiper Jr. 2012 NFL Mock Draft: 5 Picks That Make Absolutely No Sense

We have heard all about the big names in the draft and believe all the hype behind the impact they will bring to a team,but what about the names that make us scratch our heads?

There are always a few  players who have been over-hyped on Mel Kiper Jr's big board that sneak into the first round of many mock drafts. Here are five players who have been over-hyped and don't make any sense for teams to take a chance on so early in the draft.

Ryan Tannehill

Ryan Tannehill has seen his draft stock rise in the recent weeks and is now the third best quarterback in the draft. There are a lot of factors that have made him one of the top 10 picks that we can't deny.

One is that teams like the Miami Dolphins need a quarterback to give life to their franchise again. Or it could be that at 6'4" and 221 pounds, he has all the characteristics of a quarterback that will succeed in the NFL .

That's where it stops, though. Tannehill doesn't have the experience at the position and doesn't seem ready to be a starter on any team right now.

The former Aggie had only 19 career starts and made the switch from wide receiver to quarterback his junior year. Another big question is, if Matt Barkley or Landry Jones had entered the NFL, draft would Tannehill still be considered a top-10 pick? Probably not—more like a early-second-round pick where he belongs.

Quinton Coples

Quinton Coples was a definite top-five pick before the 2011 season, but now he is just another name on the draft board.

Before 2011 he was a defensive stud that scouts and NFL teams drooled over. After a poor showing in 2011, everything has changed. 

There was no more hunger in Coples in the 2011 season in which he should have dominated the ACC. Only recording 7.5 sacks this past season it had a lot of people questioning his motor and his drive. Coples has even admitted to giving a C performance while at UNC in his senior season.

If that's not a red flag for teams, I don't know what is. If he gave up his senior year in which he played for free, just imagine what he will do when he gets paid seven figures. Sounds like a young Albert Haynesworth in the making to me—only playing when he wants to.

Mike Adams

Standing 6'7" and 323 pounds is Ohio State's Mike Adams, one of the top five lineman in this year's draft, who is projected to go in the middle of the first round.

Adams sounds good on paper as a key component to protect your quarterback, but that is where it stops.

Adams has had a number of suspensions and just hasn't used his raw talent. It also doesn't look good for Adams in the discipline category. He's been suspended twice: in 2009 for two games for violating team rules, and then five games in 2011 for receiving illegal benefits

Adams even tested positive for marijuana at the NFL combine in early February—a clear disregard of the rules, when everyone knows that there is a drug test at the combine.

The only thing that is helping Adams right now is game tape of him being incredible at pass protection, but then that even shows that he is not your best rush blocker. Adams should not be in anybody's first round; he is more like a mid-second-round pick that you take a chance on.

Coby Fleener

Coby Fleener is coming off a great career at Stanford where he caught numerous passes from Andrew Luck. Fleener is the top tight end in the draft this year, mainly because of his ability to catch the ball—a perfect fit for a pass-heavy NFL.

To waste a first-round pick on a tight end wouldn't be the best thing for teams to do since a great tight end can fall in your hands in the later rounds. A great example would be what the Patriots did drafting Rob Gronkowski in the second round and Aaron Hernandez in the fourth round, who both went on to have stellar seasons

Fleener has all the skills to catch the ball but raises some red flags when it comes to blocking. Being a tight end in the NFL, you have two jobs—to catch the ball and to block on the line with the big boys. If you can't do both, your career in the NFL is going to be very short.

Dontari Poe

Dontari Poe might have had the best combine ever in Indianapolis, where he performed at a freakish level. Poe ran a 4.9 40-yard dash, had 29-inch vertical jump and bench-pressed 225 pounds 44 times. This performance alone pushed his draft stock way higher than he probably expected.

The only thing is, does a great combine translate to pure NFL talent?

Poe had an average season at Memphis, where he played in 12 games and had 33 tackles and one sack. Most teams are going to take a risk on him just for the simple fact that Poe has the skills, figuring that they can work to bring out the best in him. Poe will more likely be another average player in the NFL who never reached his upside.