2012 NFL Mock Mock Draft

By Adam Stites Apr 7, 2012, 11:00am EDT

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 28: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks at the podium as draft prospect Cam Newton looks on (R) during the 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 28, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

I would've posted this six days ago, but people might not have taken me seriously.

2012 NFL Mock Mock Draft (4-7-12)
Pick	Team		Player	Pos.	School
1		Indianapolis Colts	Cooper Manning	QB	N/A
Yes, he's 38 years old and hasn't played football since high school. And yes, he has a spinal disorder. But it's worth a shot, right?
2		Washington Redskins	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Redskins forfeit their selection so they can save money for free agency. Rumor has it, there could be a mediocre QB on the market they could overpay in 2013!
3		Minnesota Vikings	Stephen Hill	WR	Georgia Tech
The Vikings need help all over their offense. Hill provides them with both a top receiver and a very fast, big player to tackle opposing defensive backs after they intercept Christian Ponder.
4		Cleveland Browns	Bryan Anger	P	California
The Browns have holes at just about every offensive position. The best move they can make is to take the consensus best punter and give their defense as much yardage between the offense and the endzone as possible.
5		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Brandon Weeden	QB	Oklahoma St.
In 2011 the Buccaneers were the youngest in the NFL on offense, defense and special teams. Weeden, 28, will provide the team with the veteran leadership they need.
6		St. Louis Rams	Vontaze Burfict	LB	Arizona State
Now without Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator, the Rams will have to go a different route to hurt all the star players in the NFC West, and that's by drafting Burfict, who very well may be clinically insane.
7		Jacksonville Jaguars	Devin Goda	WR	Slippery Rock
Bet you didn't think the Gene Smith would find his big playmaking WR at Slippery Rock. Come on, don't act surprised.
8		Carolina Panthers	Matt Kalil	OT	USC
Two Kalil's on one offensive line. Still no defense.
9		Miami Dolphins	Patrick Witt	QB	Yale
While the Dolphins desperately need help at quarterback, they also need help in the front office. A Yale graduate and Rhodes scholarship candidate can kill two birds with one stone.
10		Buffalo Bills	Mario Louis	WR	Grambling St.
ALL OF THE MARIOS!
11		Kansas City Chiefs	Asa Chapman	DT	Liberty
The Chiefs need a nose tackle so they look to draft the largest man possible. Chapman measured in at his pro day at 6-5, 386 pounds. That'll work.
12		Seattle Seahawks	David Beckham	K	N/A
The Seahawks new uniforms are pretty atrocious. Drafting a guy like Beckham might be their only chance to convince anyone otherwise.
13		Arizona Cardinals	Rod Tidwell	WR	Arizona State
It's been a while since the Cardinals had any buzz around their franchise. Time to bring back the excitement that Tidwell brought to the Cardinals. This time for real.
14		Dallas Cowboys	Shane Falco	QB	Ohio State
"Wait we can do that?" - Jerry Jones's reaction to the Cardinals selecting a fictional character 13th overall. "Well then I want Falco...Just because."
15		Philadelphia Eagles	Ryan Tannehill	QB	Texas A&M
"We were really looking hard for a not-so-good player that we could keep on the bench for two seasons then trade to the Cardinals for a king's ransom."
16		New York Jets	Trent Richardson	RB	Alabama
The Jets might as well fully turn their focus towards running the football.
17		Cincinnati Bengals	Luke Kuechly	LB	Boston College
No one knows better than Jaguars fans that a hometown player sells tickets. Kuechly is from Cincinnati and can come home to boost the ticket sales for the team that sells the fewest tickets. (...wait, that's not the Jaguars?)
18		San Diego Chargers	Bill Parcells	HC/GM	Wichita State
Norv Turner is still the head coach of the Chargers and A.J. Smith is still the general manager. I rest my case.
19		Chicago Bears	Doug Martin	RB	Boise State
"Because screw you Matt Forte."
20		Tennessee Titans	Morris Claiborne	CB	LSU
Morris Claiborne's 4 on the Wonderlic is better than at least half of the population of Tennessee could do on the test. Whether or not they all have learning disabilities remains to be seen.
21		Cincinnati Bengals	Janoris Jenkins	CB	North Alabama
The character concerns continue to mount for Jenkins and while the Bengals have drafted good guys like Andy Dalton, the team has to be getting that itch for someone like Jenkins to maintain the team reputation.
22		Cleveland Browns	Justin Blackmon	WR	Oklahoma St.
"Justin Blackmon is going to make for the perfect gunner to pair with our 4th overall selection, Bryan Anger. He might be able to contribute at receiver too."
23		Detroit Lions	Carl Olivier-Prime	LB	Wagner
Although, Olivier-Prime didn't declare for the draft and is considered an after- thought for the 2013 NFL Draft, the Lions are very excited about all the marketing possibilities available by having Megatron and a Prime on the same team.
24		Pittsburgh Steelers	Michael Floyd	WR	Notre Dame
Now that Hines Ward is gone, Ben Roethlisberger told the front office that he needs a new drinking buddy. Don't worry, Floyd won't be the one driving, Ben will bring the motorcycle.
25		Denver Broncos	Fletcher Cox	DT	Mississippi St.
"While everyone continues to hate me for the Tebow thing, I'm just going to go ahead and keep making excellent decisions." - John Elway
26		Houston Texans	J.J. Di Luigi	RB	BYU
Luigi is the cooler Super Mario brother anyway.
27		New England Patriots	Andrew Luck	QB	Stanford

28		Green Bay Packers	Melvin Ingram	OLB	South Carolina
"Son of a..." - Matt Stafford, Jay Cutler and Christian Ponder
29		Baltimore Ravens	Justin Tucker	K	Texas
Tucker says he is the best kicker in the draft which is perfect for the team with the best quarterback in the NFL. That and getting rid of Billy Cundiff makes this a match made in heaven.
30		San Francisco 49ers	Elvis Akpla	WR	Montana State
Little known NFL fact: In 1968 Dick Nolan lost a bet to then-Colts head coach Don Shula that forces the 49ers to draft every NFL player named Elvis. Akpla joins Elvis Grbac as only the second player in history to be affected by the bet.
31		New England Patriots	Robert Griffin III	QB	Baylor

32		New York Giants	Quinton Coples	DE	North Carolina
ALL OF THE SACKS!

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2012 NFL Mock Mock Draft (4-7-12)

Pick

Team

Player

Pos.

School

1

Cooper Manning

QB

N/A

Yes, he's 38 years old and hasn't played football since high school. And yes, he has a spinal disorder. But it's worth a shot, right?

2

N/A

N/A

N/A

The Redskins forfeit their selection so they can save money for free agency.Rumor has it, there could be a mediocre QB on the market they could overpay in2013!

3

Stephen Hill

WR

Georgia Tech

The Vikings need help all over their offense. Hill provides them with both a topreceiver and a very fast, big player to tackle opposing defensive backs after they intercept Christian Ponder.

4

Bryan Anger

P

California

The Browns have holes at just about every offensive position. The best movethey can make is to take the consensus best punter and give their defense asmuch yardage between the offense and the endzone as possible.

5

Brandon Weeden

QB

Oklahoma St.

In 2011 the Buccaneers were the youngest in the NFL on offense, defense andspecial teams. Weeden, 28, will provide the team with the veteran leadershipthey need.

6

Vontaze Burfict

LB

Arizona State

Now without Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator, the Rams will have to go a different route to hurt all the star players in the NFC West, and that's bydrafting Burfict, who very well may be clinically insane.

7

Devin Goda

WR

Slippery Rock

Bet you didn't think the Gene Smith would find his big playmaking WR at SlipperyRock. Come on, don't act surprised.

8

Matt Kalil

OT

USC

Two Kalil's on one offensive line. Still no defense.

9

Patrick Witt

QB

Yale

While the Dolphins desperately need help at quarterback, they also need help in the front office. A Yale graduate and Rhodes scholarship candidate can kill two birds with one stone.

10

Mario Louis

WR

Grambling St.

ALL OF THE MARIOS!

11

Asa Chapman

DT

Liberty

The Chiefs need a nose tackle so they look to draft the largest man possible. Chapman measured in at his pro day at 6-5, 386 pounds. That'll work.

12

David Beckham

K

N/A

The Seahawks new uniforms are pretty atrocious. Drafting a guy like Beckhammight be their only chance to convince anyone otherwise.

13

Rod Tidwell

WR

Arizona State

It's been a while since the Cardinals had any buzz around their franchise. Time to bring back the excitement that Tidwell brought to the Cardinals. This time for real.

14

Shane Falco

QB

Ohio State

"Wait we can do that?" - Jerry Jones's reaction to the Cardinals selecting afictional character 13th overall. "Well then I want Falco...Just because."

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Yes, he's 38 years old and hasn't played football since high school. And yes, he
has a spinal disorder. But it's worth a shot, right?

The Redskins forfeit their selection so they can save money for free agency.
Rumor has it, there could be a mediocre QB on the market they could overpay in
2013!

The Vikings need help all over their offense. Hill provides them with both a top
receiver and a very fast, big player to tackle opposing defensive backs after
they intercept Christian Ponder.

The Browns have holes at just about every offensive position. The best move
they can make is to take the consensus best punter and give their defense as
much yardage between the offense and the endzone as possible.

In 2011 the Buccaneers were the youngest in the NFL on offense, defense and
special teams. Weeden, 28, will provide the team with the veteran leadership
they need.

Now without Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator, the Rams will have to go
a different route to hurt all the star players in the NFC West, and that's by
drafting Burfict, who very well may be clinically insane.

Bet you didn't think the Gene Smith would find his big playmaking WR at Slippery
Rock. Come on, don't act surprised.

While the Dolphins desperately need help at quarterback, they also need help in
the front office. A Yale graduate and Rhodes scholarship candidate can kill two
birds with one stone.

The Chiefs need a nose tackle so they look to draft the largest man possible.
Chapman measured in at his pro day at 6-5, 386 pounds. That'll work.

The Seahawks new uniforms are pretty atrocious. Drafting a guy like Beckham
might be their only chance to convince anyone otherwise.

It's been a while since the Cardinals had any buzz around their franchise. Time
to bring back the excitement that Tidwell brought to the Cardinals. This time for
real.

"Wait we can do that?" - Jerry Jones's reaction to the Cardinals selecting a
fictional character 13th overall. "Well then I want Falco...Just because."

"We were really looking hard for a not-so-good player that we could keep on the
bench for two seasons then trade to the Cardinals for a king's ransom."

No one knows better than Jaguars fans that a hometown player sells tickets.
Kuechly is from Cincinnati and can come home to boost the ticket sales for the
team that sells the fewest tickets. (...wait, that's not the Jaguars?)

Norv Turner is still the head coach of the Chargers and A.J. Smith is still the
general manager. I rest my case.

Morris Claiborne's 4 on the Wonderlic is better than at least half of the population
of Tennessee could do on the test. Whether or not they all have learning
disabilities remains to be seen.

The character concerns continue to mount for Jenkins and while the Bengals
have drafted good guys like Andy Dalton, the team has to be getting that itch for
someone like Jenkins to maintain the team reputation.

"Justin Blackmon is going to make for the perfect gunner to pair with our 4th
overall selection, Bryan Anger. He might be able to contribute at receiver too."