The 2012 Super Bowl, played in Indianapolis, is now history, and NFL fans can turn our attention to the next tower looming over the football landscape: the 2012 NFL Draft. Part of the beauty of today’s NFL is that no team is perfect, as so clearly demonstrated by the New York Giants and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Fortunately, the draft can help each team move closer to being flawless. Here is how I see the 2012 draft playing out, as of early February.
1. Indianapolis Colts, Andrew Luck QB, Stanford
2. St. Louis Rams , Matt Kalil, OT, USC
3. Minnesota Vikings ,Justin Blackmon WR, Oklahoma State
4. Cleveland Browns Robert Griffin III QB, Baylor
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Morris Claiborne CB, LSU
6. Washington Redskins Riley Reiff OT, Iowa
7. Jacksonville Jaguars Dre Kirkpatrick CB, Alabama
8. Carolina Panthers Devon Still DT, Penn State
9. Miami Dolphins Quinton Coples DE, North Carolina
10. Buffalo Bills Courtney Upshaw OLB, Alabama
11. Kansas City Chiefs Jonathan Martin OT, Stanford
12. Seattle Seahawks Nick Perry DE, USC
13. Arizona Cardinals Zach Brown OLB, North Carolina
14. Dallas Cowboys Alfonzo Dennard CB, Nebraska
15. Philadelphia Eagles Luke Kuechly ILB, Boston College
16. New York Jets Mark Barron SS, Alabama
17. Cincinnati Bengals Trent Richardson RB, Alabama
18. San Diego Chargers Vontaze Burfict ILB, Arizona State
19. Chicago Bears Michael Floyd WR, Notre Dame
20. Tennessee Titans Melvin Ingram DE, South Carolina
21. Cincinnati Bengals Fletcher Cox DT, Mississippi State
22. Cleveland Browns Lamar Miller RB, Miami
23. Detroit Lions Dont’a Hightower ILB, Alabama
24. Pittsburgh Steelers Cordy Glenn T, Georgia
25. Denver Broncos Dwayne Allen TE, Clemson
26. Houston Texans Alshon Jeffery WR, South Carolina
27. New England Patriots Janoris Jenkins CB, North Alabama
28. Green Bay Packers Andre Branch DE, Clemson
29. Baltimore Ravens Peter Konz C, Wisconsin
30. San Francisco 49ers Mohamed Sanu WR, Rutgers
31. New England Patriots Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis
32. New York Giants David DeCastro OG, Stanford