2012 NFL Draft Position Rankings

Final Updated Position Rankings (4/13/12)

Grading System:

90-100: Future NFL superstar
80-89: Top of the line prospect, solid starter
70-79: Prospect with decent upside as starter
60-69: Role player, could potentially develop into starter
50-59: Developmental prospect, not great upside but tools to work with; special teams weapon
40-49: Below average prospect, camp invitee
30-39: Fringe NFL prospect

Quarterbacks (Position Grade: C+)

1. Andrew Luck, Stanford (99)
2. Robert Griffin III, Baylor (98)
3. Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M (90)
4. Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State (85)
5. Brock Osweiler, Arizona State (78)
6. Kirk Cousins, Michigan State (76)
7. Russell Wilson, Wisconsin (75)
8. B.J. Coleman, UT Chattanooga (70)
9. Nick Foles, Arizona (65)
10. Ryan Lindley, San Diego State (47)
11. Austin Davis, Southern Mississippi (45)
12. Case Keenum, Houston (45)
13. Kellen Moore, Boise State (40)
14. Chandler Harnish, Northern Illinois (37)
15. Darron Thomas, Oregon (37)
16. G.J. Kinne, Tulsa (30)
17. Jordan Jefferson, LSU (30)
18. Aaron Corp, Richmond (30)
19. Patrick Witt, Yale (30)
20. Jacory Harris, Miami (30)
21. John Brantley, Florida (30)
22. Dominique Davis, East Carolina (30)
23. Stephen Garcia, South Carolina (30)

Running Back

1. Trent Richardson, Alabama (98)
2. Doug Martin, Boise State (90)
3. Lamar Miller, Miami (90)
4. David Wilson, Virginia Tech (90)
5. Chris Polk, Washington (90)
6. LaMichael James, Oregon (89)
7. Isaiah Pead, Cincinnati (88)
8. Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M (88)
9. Bernard Pierce, Temple (85)
10. Robert Turbin, Utah State (84)
11. Ronnie Hillman, San Diego State (82)
12. Chris Rainey, Florida (79)
13. Vick Ballard, Mississippi State (78)
14. Jewel Hampton, Southern Illinois (75)
15. Edwin Baker, Michigan State (72)
16. Terrance Ganaway, Baylor (72)
17. Tauren Poole, Tennessee (70)
18. Michael Smith, Utah State (69)
19. Dan Herron, Ohio State (67)
20. Bobby Rainey, Western Kentucky (65)
21. Davin Meggett, Maryland (63)
22. Mike Ball, Nevada (60)
23. Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss (60)
24. Lennon Creer, Louisiana Tech (58)
25. Bryce Brown, Kansas State (58)
26. Alvester Alexander, Wyoming (57)
27. Marc Tyler, USC (55)
28. Adonis Thomas, Toledo (53)
29. Raymond Carter, Colorado State (52)
30. Darrell Scott, South Florida (51)
31. Fozzy Whittaker, Texas (49)
32. Alfred Morris, Florida Atlantic (48)
33. Marcus Hyde, William and Mary (47)
34. Jonas Gray, Notre Dame (42)
35. Lance Dunbar, North Texas (40)

Fullback

1. Evan Rodriguez, Temple (60)
2. Brad Smelley, Alabama (58)
3. Emil Igwenagu, Massachusetts (57)
4. Bradie Ewing, Wisconsin (54)
5. Drake Dunsmore, Northwestern (50)
6. Chad Diehl, Clemson (45)
7. Derrick Coleman, UCLA (40)
8. Joe Martinek, Rutgers (35)

Wide Receiver

1. Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State (93)
2. Kendall Wright, Baylor (92)
3. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame (92)
4. Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina (91)
5. Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech (90)
6. Rueben Randle, LSU (90)
7. Chris Givens, Wake Forest (88)
8. Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers (87)
9. Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma (87)
10. Juron Criner, Arizona (85)
11. Marvin McNutt, Iowa (84)
12. Brian Quick, Appalachian State (82)
13. Greg Childs, Arkansas (80)
14. A.J. Jenkins, Illinois (80)
15. Marvin Jones, California (78)
16. Nick Toon, Wisconsin (78)
17. Tommy Streeter, Miami (76)
18. T.Y. Hilton, Florida International (75)
19. Joe Adams, Arkansas (73)
20. Rishard Matthews, Nevada (72)
21. Dwight Jones, North Carolina (72)
22. Jarius Wright, Arkansas (72)
23. Devon Wylie, Fresno State (70)
24. Dale Moss, South Dakota State (70)
25. Junior Hemingway, Michigan (68)
26. Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M (67)
27. Danny Coale, Virginia Tech (67)
28. DeVier Posey, Ohio State (66)
29. Lavon Brazill, Ohio (65)
30. Eric Page, Toledo (64)
31. T.J. Graham, North Carolina State (62)
32. Jordan White, Western Michigan (62)
33. Tim Benford, Tennessee Tech (60)
34. Gerrell Robinson, Arizona State (60)
35. B.J. Cunningham, Michigan State (59)
36. Chris Owusu, Stanford (58)
37. Marquis Maze, Alabama (57)
38. Keshawn Martin, Michigan State (55)
39. Jermaine Kearse, Washington (53)
40. Derek Moye, Penn State (50)
41. Jarrett Boykin, Virginia Tech (50)
42. Lance Lewis, East Carolina (49)
43. Brandon Carswell, USC (48)
44. Elvis Akpla, Montana State (45)

Tight End

1. Coby Fleener, Stanford (90)
2. Orson Charles, Georgia (85)
3. Dwayne Allen, Clemson (82)
4. Ladarius Green, Louisiana-Lafayette (80)
5. Michael Egnew, Missouri (76)
6. Deangelo Peterson, LSU (75)
7. James Hanna, Oklahoma (74)
8. Brian Linthicum, Michigan State (68)
9. Kevin Koger, Michigan (67)
10. Josh Chichester, Louisville (66)
11. Chase Ford, Miami (FL) (63)
12. George Bryan, North Carolina State (62)
13. Nick Provo, Syracuse (60)
14. Adrien Robinson, Cincinnati (60)
15. David Paulson, Oregon (58)
16. Taylor Thompson, SMU (57)
17. Cory Harkey, UCLA (55)
18. Garrett Celek, Michigan State (53)
19. Beau Reliford, Florida State (51)

Offensive Tackle

1. Matt Kalil, USC (97)
2. Riley Reiff, Iowa (95)
3. Jonathan Martin, Stanford (94)
4. Cordy Glenn, Georgia (91)
5. Mike Adams, Ohio State (88)
6. Bobby Massie, Ole Miss (87)
7. Zebrie Sanders, Florida State (86)
8. Mitchell Schwartz, California  (85)
9. Donald Stephenson, Oklahoma (82)
10. Brandon Mosley, Auburn (80)
11. Matt McCants, UAB (77)
12. Jeff Allen, Illinois (76)
13. Nate Potter, Boise State (75)
14. Tony Bergstrom, Utah (74)
15. Tom Compton, South Dakota (72)
16. Andrew Datko, Florida State (72)
17. Matt Reynolds, BYU (70)
18. Levy Adcock, Oklahoma State (70)
19. Markus Zusevics, Iowa (69)
20. Marcel Jones, Nebraska (67)
21. Lamar Holmes, Southern Mississippi (64)
22. Dustin Waldron, Portland State (60)
23. Landon Walker, Clemson (59)
24. John Cullen, Utah (57)
25. Josh Oglesby, Wisconsin (57)
26. Don Barclay, West Virginia (55)
27. Chandler Burden, Kentucky (52)

Offensive Guards

1. David DeCastro, Stanford (97)
2. Cordy Glenn, Georgia (91)
3. Amini Silatolu, Midwestern State (88)
4. Brandon Brooks, Miami (OH) (86)
5. Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin (86)
6. Kelechi Osemele, Iowa State (86)
7. Jeff Allen, Illinois (76)
8. Brandon Washington, Miami (76)
9. James Brown, Troy (75)
10. Senio Kelemete, Washington (74)
11. Adam Gettis, Iowa (74)
12. Lucas Nix, Pittsburgh (72)
13. Josh LeRibeus, Southern Methodist (67)
14. Ryan Miller, Colorado (66)
15. Rishaw Johnson, California (PA) (65)
16. Jaymes Brooks, Virginia Tech (64)
17. Desmond Wynn, Rutgers (55)
18. Derek Dennis, Temple (50)
19. Joe Looney, Wake Forest (50)

Center

1. Peter Konz, Wisconsin (89)
2. Ben Jones, Georgia (86)
3. Michael Brewster, Ohio State (85)
4. David Molk, Michigan (80)
5. Philip Blake, Baylor (75)
6. Quentin Saulsberry, Mississippi State (70)
7. Garth Gerhart, Arizona State (60)
8. Moe Petrus, Connecticut (60)
9. Grant Garner, Oklahoma State (55)
10. Scott Wedige, Northern Illinois (50)
11. Mason Cloy, Clemson (45)

Defensive End

1. Courtney Upshaw, Alabama (95)
2. Melvin Ingram, South Carolina (94)
3. Quinton Coples, North Carolina (90)
4. Whitney Mercilus, Illinois (90)
5. Nick Perry, USC (89)
6. Andre Branch, Clemson (88)
7. Chandler Jones, Syracuse (87)
8. Vinny Curry, Marshall (80)
9. Billy Winn, Boise State (3-4) (80)
10. Jared Crick, Nebraska (3-4) (80)
11. Tyrone Crawford, Boise State (79)
12. Cam Johnson, Virginia (77)
13. Malik Jackson, Tennessee (76)
14. Trevor Guyton, California (3-4) (75)
15. Jake Bequette, Arkansas (73)
16. Jack Crawford, Penn State (72)
17. Tim Fugger, Vanderbilt (72)
18. Frank Alexander, Oklahoma (71)
19. Jacquies Smith, Missouri (68)
20. Cordarro Law, Southern Mississippi (68)
21. Olivier Vernon, Miami (FL) (67)
22. Kourtnei Brown, Clemson (62)
23. Donte Paige-Moss, North Carolina (60)
24. Julian Miller, West Virginia (60)
25. Scott Solomon, Rice (59)
26. Taylor Thompson, SMU (TE) (58)
27. Justin Francis, Rutgers (55)
28. Adrian Hamilton, Prairie View A&M (55)
29. Ryan Van Bergen, Michigan (54)

Defensive Tackle

1. Michael Brockers, LSU (93)
2. Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State (92)
3. Dontari Poe, Memphis (90)
4. Devon Still, Penn State (88)
5. Jerel Worthy, Michigan State (87)
6. Kendall Reyes, Connecticut (87)
7. Brandon Thompson, Clemson (84)
8. Mike Martin, Michigan (82)
9. Alameda Ta’amu, Washington (80)
10. Derek Wolfe, Cincinnati (79)
11. Mike Daniels, Iowa (76)
12. Josh Chapman, Alabama (75)
13. Kheeston Randall, Texas (75)
14. Marcus Forston, Miami (74)
15. Brett Roy, Nevada (73)
16. Jaye Howard, Florida (71)
17. Hebron Fanguopo, BYU (67)
18. Akiem Hicks, Regina (67)
19. DaJohn Harris, USC (66)
20. Tydreke Powell, North Carolina (66)
21. Markus Kuhn, North Carolina State (60)
22. Nicolas Jean-Baptiste, Baylor (60)
23. Vaughn Meatoga, Hawaii (59)
24. Travian Robertson, South Carolina (58)
25. DeAngelo Tyson, Georgia (54)
26. Dominique Hamilton, Missouri (54)

Outside Linebacker

1. Courtney Upshaw, Alabama (3-4) (95)
2. Melvin Ingram, South Carolina (3-4) (94)
3. Shea McClellin, Boise State (3-4) (90)
4. Lavonte David, Nebraska (90)
5. Zach Brown, North Carolina (88)
6. Bobby Wagner, Utah State (87)
7. Sean Spence, Miami (86)
8. Ronnell Lewis, Oklahoma (3-4) (82)
9. Bruce Irvin, West Virginia (3-4) (78)
10. Nigel Bradham, Florida State (78)
11. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma (77)
12. Demario Davis, Arkansas State (76)
13. Josh Kaddu, Oregon (75)
14. Keenan Robinson, Texas (74)
15. Terrell Manning, North Carolina State (74)
16. Kyle Wilber, Wake Forest (3-4) (73)
17. Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy (71)
18. Emmanuel Acho, Texas (71)
19. Brandon Lindsey, Pittsburgh (3-4) (70)
20. Danny Trevathan, Kentucky (68)
21. Alex Hoffman-Ellis, Washington State (65)
22. Tyler Nielsen, Iowa (65)
23. Miles Burris, San Diego State (62)
24. Adrian Robinson, Temple (62)
25. Brandon Marshall, Nevada (61)
26. Sammy Brown, Houston (60)
27. Jerrell Harris, Alabama (60)
28. Tahir Whitehead, Temple (57)
29. Darius Fleming, Notre Dame (56)

Inside Linebackers

1. Luke Kuechly, Boston College (94)
2. Dont’a Hightower, Alabama (3-4) (91)
3. Mychal Kendricks, California (88)
4. James-Michael Johnson, Nevada (81)
5. Vontaze Burfict, Arizona State (80)
6. Tank Carder, TCU (75)
7. Jerry Franklin, Arkansas (73)
8. Audie Cole, North Carolina State (72)
9. Najee Goode, West Virginia (70)
10. D.J. Holt, California (65)
11. Chris Galippo, USC (63)
12. Caleb McSurdy, Montana (62)
13. Shawn Loiseau, Merrimack (60)
14. Chris Marve, Vanderbilt (60)
15. Noah Keller, Ohio (55)
16. Garrick Williams, Texas A&M (54)
17. Adrien Cole, Louisiana Tech (53)
18. Marcus Dowtin, North Alabama (52)
19. Corey Paredes, Hawaii (50)
20. Max Gruder, Pittsburgh (45)

Cornerback

1. Morris Claiborne, LSU (97)
2. Dre’ Kirkpatrick, Alabama (95)
3. Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina (94)
4. Janoris Jenkins, North Alabama (90)
5. Trumaine Johnson, Montana (89)
6. Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska (89)
7. Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech (88)
8. Brandon Boykin, Georgia (85)
9. Josh Robinson, Central Florida (84)
10. Jamell Fleming, Oklahoma (84)
11. Shaun Prater, Iowa (82)
12. Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt (81)
13. Dwight Bentley, Louisiana Lafayette (80)
14. Chase Minnifield, Virginia (80)
15. Josh Norman, Coastal Carolina (79)
16. Trevin Wade, Arizona (78)
17. Ron Brooks, LSU (75)
18. Leonard Johnson, Iowa State (74)
19. Omar Bolden, Arizona State (72)
20. DeQuan Menzie, Alabama (70)
21. Coryell Judie, Texas A&M (70)
22. Ryan Steed, Furman (69)
23. Asa Jackson, Cal Poly (68)
24. Chris Greenwood, Albion (62)
25. Mike Harris, Florida State (62)
26. Keith Tandy, West Virginia (62)
27. Donnie Fletcher, Boston College (61)
28. Micah Pellerin, Hampton (60)
29. Coty Sensabaugh, Clemson (60)
30. Terrance Frederick, Texas A&M (58)
31. D’Anton Lynn, Penn State (58)
32. Cliff Harris, Oregon (57)
33. Robert Blanton, Notre Dame (56)
34. Lionel Smith, Texas A&M (55)
35. Charles Brown, North Carolina (54)
36. Antonio Fenelus, Wisconsin (53)
37. Emanuel Davis, East Carolina (52)
38. Derrius Brooks, Western Kentucky (47)
39. Greg McCoy, TCU (45)
40. A.J. Davis, Jacksonville State (44)
41. Buddy Jackson, Pittsburgh (43)
42. Robert Golden, Arizona (42)
43. Jeremy Jones, Wayne State (40)

Safety

1. Mark Barron, Alabama (95)
2. Harrison Smith, Notre Dame (90)
3. George Iloka, Boise State (78)
4. Markelle Martin, Oklahoma State (77)
5. Antonio Allen, South Carolina (76)
6. Trenton Robinson, Michigan State (75)
7. Brandon Taylor, LSU (75)
8. Aaron Henry, Wisconsin (74)
9. Brandon Hardin, Oregon State (71)
10. Janzen Jackson, McNeese State (71)
11. Christian Thompson, South Carolina State (65)
12. Duke Ihenacho, San Jose State (60)
13. Justin Bethel, Presbyterian (60)
14. Eddie Pleasant, Oregon (59)
15. Tavon Wilson, Illinois (58)
16. Philip Thomas, Syracuse (58)
17. Kelcie McCray, Arkansas State (57)
18. Quinton Richardson, Washington (50)
19. Sean Richardson, Vanderbilt (46)
20. Matt Daniels, Duke (45)
21. Neiko Thorpe, Auburn (44)
22. D.J. Campbell, California (43)
23. Winston Guy, Kentucky (42)
24. Charles Mitchell, Mississippi State (42)
25. Damien Jackson, Ole Miss (41)
26. Johnson Bademosi, Stanford (40)
27. Johnny Thomas, Oklahoma State (40)
28. Delano Howell, Stanford (39)
29. Jerron McMillan, Maine (38)
30. Sean Cattouse, California (37)
31. Tony Dye, UCLA (37)
32. Eddie Whitley, Virginia Tech (36)
33. Jerrell Young, South Florida (36)
34. Troy Woolfolk, Michigan (35)
35. Cyhl Quarles, Wake Forest (35)

Kickers

1. Blair Walsh, Georgia (75)
2. Randy Bullock, Texas A&M (74)
3. Carson Wiggs, Purdue (73)
4. Philip Welch, Wisconsin (70)
5. David Teggart, Connecticut (69)
6. Derek Dimke, Illinois (60)
7. Danny Hrapmann, Southern Mississippi (40)

Punters

1. Bryan Anger, California (80)
2. Drew Butler, Georgia (78)
3. Shawn Powell, Florida State (73)
4. Brad Nortman, Wisconsin (71)
5. Kyle Martens, Rice (63)
6. Brian Stahovich, San Diego State (30)
7. Anson Kelton, TCU (30)

Long Snappers

1. Josh Harris, Auburn (55)
2. Kyle Wojta, Wisconsin (50)
3. Beau Brinkley, Missouri (40)
4. Nick Guess, Tennessee (30)