NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Andrew Luck (R) from Stanford holds up a jersey as he stands on stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after Luck was selected #1 overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 26, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Chambers/Getty Images)
The 1st round of the 2012 NFL Draft included 16 trades, including a number before the draft actually started. Back in March, the Redskins traded with the Rams for the No. 2 pick in the draft. Shortly before the 1st round of the 2012 NFL Draft started, the Browns skipped up one spot by trading with the Vikings.
From there trades broke out all over the place. The Jaguars moved up to Justin Blackmon. The Cowboys shocking went from No. 14 to No. 6 for Morris Claiborne. The Eagles moved from No. 12 to No. 15 for Fletcher Cox. Lots of trade movement in the 1st round of the 2012 draft.
Here's a list of all the 1st round picks and more analysis of each pick can be seen here.
1 - Indianapolis Colts: Andrew Luck, QB
2 - Washington Redskins: Robert Griffin III, QB
3 - Cleveland Browns: Trent Richardson, RB
4 - Minnesota Vikings: Matt Kalil, OT
5 - Jacksonville Jaguars: Justin Blackmon, WR
6 - Dallas Cowboys: Morris Claiborne, CB
7 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mark Barron, S
8 - Miami Dolphins: Ryan Tannehill, QB
9 - Carolina Panthers: Luke Kuechly, LB
10 - Buffalo Bills: Stephon Gilmore, CB
11 - Kansas City Chiefs: Dontari Poe, DT
15 - Philadelphia Eagles: Fletcher Cox, DT
13 - Arizona Cardinals: Michael Floyd, WR
14 - St. Louis Rams: Michael Brockers, DT
15 - Seattle Seahawks: Bruce Irvin, DE
16 - New York Jets: Quinton Coples, DE
17 - Cincinnati Bengals: Dre Kirkpatrick, CB
18 - San Diego Chargers: Melvin Ingram, DE
19 - Chicago Bears: Shea McClellin, DE/OLB
20 - Tennessee Titans: Kendall Wright, WR
21 - New England Patriots: Chandler Jones, DE
22 - Cleveland Browns: Brandon Weeden, QB
23 - Detroit Lions: Riley Reiff, OT
24 - Pittsburgh Steelers: David DeCastro, OG
25 - New England Patriots: Dont'a Hightower, LB
26 - Houston Texans: Whitney Mercilus, DE
27 - Cincinnati Bengals: Kevin Zeitler, G
28 - Green Bay Packers: Nick Perry, DE
29 - Minnesota Vikings: Harrison Smith, S
30 - San Francisco 49ers: AJ Jenkins, WR
31 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Doug Martin, RB
32 - New York Giants: David Wilson, RB
Check out SB Nation's Mocking The Draft for more news on the draft picks and here are our previous NFL Draft grades for day one and day two.
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