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NFL Draft 2012: Texas Leads All States With 32 Players Selected
The 2012 NFL Draft is gone, and all that is left to do is analyze teams, assign grades, track undrafted free agents, and do things like examine where most of the players in the draft went to high school. Texas HS Football did just that, and found that the Lone Star State beat all comers.
In their listing of players selected in the 2012 NFL Draft by state, Texas placed first with 32 players selected, followed by Florida with 31 and California with 26. Ohio (18) and Georgia (13) rounded out the top five, and North Carolina (10), Illinois (eight), and Alabama and Washington (seven apiece) all had strong showings.
Texas' domination was helped by six players going in the top 20 of the draft, and three in the top 10. All three of those players — No. 1 pick Andrew Luck, No. 2 pick Robert Griffin III, and No. 8 pick Ryan Tannehill — were quarterbacks.
Results from the 1st round of the 2012 NFL Draft can be found here, 2nd round results are available here, 3rd round results can be found here, and 4th round results are here. Check this StoryStream for 5th round results and click here for 6th round results. Results from the 7th round are available here. For more player rankings and draft information, check out Mocking the Draft.
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2012 NFL Draft Results: Breakdown Of All 253 Picks By Position
The 2012 NFL Draft wrapped up on Saturday evening. A total of 253 college football players heard their names called and will now have the chance to establish themselves as professionals.
The number of players selected at each position breaks down like this:
Quaterback: 11, four signal callers were picked in the first round.
Running back: 21, teams took flyers on complementary running backs and some players who had shown flashes before injuries limited them in college.
Wide receiver: 33, teams loaded up looking for role players in the later rounds capable of making an impact.
Tight end: 12, no tight ends were drafted in the 1st round.
Offensive line: 47, big bodies are always popular with teams constantly needing depth and hoping to find eventual starters in the later rounds.
Defensive line: 46, only four defensive linemen were drafted in the 1st round, far from last year's record of 12.
Linebacker: 30, Luke Kuechly of Boston College was the only linebacker picked in the 1st round.
Cornerback: 34, the cornerback position has become more and more important in league focused on passing. Teams found a number of talented corners in the middle rounds of the draft.
Safety: 16, for the second year in a row, the draft was thin on safety talent.
Kickers/punters: 6, Jacksonville added Bryan Anger, a punter, in the 3rd round, one of the more surprising picks of the draft.
Results from the 1st round of the 2012 NFL Draft can be found here, 2nd round results are available here, 3rd round results can be found here, and 4th round results are here. Check this StoryStream for 5th round results and click here for 6th round results. Results from the 7th round are available here. For more player rankings and draft information, check out Mocking the Draft.
