2012 NFL Mock Draft: First Round Final Version with Trades

Following the Colts making public their intentions to make quarterback Andrew Luck the number one overall selection and the Redskins trading up into the number, the Minnesota Vikings are now un-officially on the clock.

It’s my belief that the Vikings will go with either Morris Claiborne or Matt Kalil. That decision is still very much in the air.

They have to ask themselves would they rather take Claiborne to help combat NFC North quarterbacks Stafford, Cutler and Rodgers? Or would they rather take Kalil to help combat defensive juggernauts Suh, Allen and Peppers?

Another option for the Vikings at third overall is trading out of the position.

Like I said, the decision is still very much in the air.

Teams all over the league are facing the same questions the Vikings are at their individual draft positions.

More and more in today’s NFL, teams are drafting elite young talent that will instantly be integrated into their starting rosters.

With that in mind, here is my final mock as I make my final preparations to head into Radio City Music Hall.

*There are trades projected in this version of my mock.

2012 NFL Mock Draft Final Version

1^st Overall: Indianapolis Colts

QB Andrew Luck - Stanford

2^nd Overall: Washington Redskins (From Rams)

QB Robert Griffin III - Baylor

3^rd Overall: Minnesota Vikings

OT Matt Kalil - USC 

4^th Overall: Cleveland Browns

RB Trent Richardson - Alabama

5^th Overall: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

CB Morris Claiborne - LSU

6^th Overall: St. Louis Rams (From Redskins)

WR Justin Blackmon - Oklahoma State

7^th Overall: Dallas Cowboys (From Jaguars) !!TRADE!!

S Mark Barron - Alabama

8^th Overall: Miami Dolphins

QB Ryan Tannehill - Texas A & M

9^th Overall: Carolina Panthers

DE Melvin Ingram - South Carolina

10^th Overall: Buffalo Bills

LB Luke Kuechly - Boston College

11^th Overall: Kansas City Chiefs

G David DeCastro - Stanford

12^th Overall: Seattle Seahawks

DE/DT Quinton Coples - North Carolina

13^th Overall: Arizona Cardinals

WR Michael Floyd - Notre Dame

14^th Overall: Jacksonville Jaguars (From Cowboys) !!!TRADE!!!

DT Fletcher Cox - Mississippi State

15^th Overall: Philadelphia Eagles

CB Stephon Gilmore - South Carolina

16^th Overall: New York Jets

OLB Courtney Upshaw - Alabama

17^th Overall: Cincinnati Bengals (From Raiders)

CB Dre Kirkpatrick - Alabama

18^th Overall: San Diego Chargers

DE Whitney Mercilus - Illinois

19^th Overall: Chicago Bears

DT Michael Brockers - LSU

20^th Overall: Tennessee Titans

DT Dontari Poe - Memphis

21^st Overall: Cincinnati Bengals

G Cordy Glenn - Georgia

22^nd Overall: Cleveland Browns (From Falcons)

WR Kendall Wright - Baylor

23^rd Overall: Detroit Lions

OT Riley Reiff - Iowa

24^th Overall: Pittsburgh Steelers

ILB Dont’a Hightower - Alabama

25^th Overall: Denver Broncos

RB Doug Martin - Boise State

26^th Overall: Houston Texans

DE/OLB Nick Perry - USC

27^th Overall: New England Patriots (From Saints)

DE/OLB Vinny Curry

28^th Overall: Green Bay Packers

S Harrison Smith - Notre Dame

29^th Overall: Baltimore Ravens

C Peter Konz - Wisconsin

30^th Overall: San Francisco 49ers

G Amini Silatolu - Midwestern State

31^st Overall: Indianapolis Colts (From Patriots) !!!TRADE!!!

TE Coby Fleener - Stanford

32^nd Overall: New York Giants

OT Jonathon Martin - Stanford