2012 NFL DRAFT TO KICK OFF IN PRIMETIME AT 8:00 PM ET
ON THURSDAY NIGHT, APRIL 26

RECORD 26 PLAYERS TO ATTEND NFL DRAFT

A record twenty-six top prospects are confirmed to attend the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the NFL announced today. That includes a record five players from BCS National Champion Alabama: S Mark Barron, LB Dont’a Hightower, CB Dre Kirkpatrick, RB Trent Richardson and LB Courtney Upshaw.

Louisiana State will have three players in attendance, while Baylor, South Carolina, Southern California and Stanford will each have two players in New York this year.

The players confirmed to attend this year’s NFL Draft:

1)
Mark Barron
S
Alabama

14)
Melvin Ingram
DE
South Carolina
2)
Justin Blackmon
WR
Oklahoma State

15)
Matt Kalil
T
Southern California
3)
Michael Brockers
DT
Louisiana State

16)
Dre Kirkpatrick
CB
Alabama
4)
Morris Claiborne
CB
Louisiana State

17)
Andrew Luck
QB
Stanford
5)
Quinton Coples
DE
North Carolina

18)
Shea McClellin
LB
Boise State
6)
Fletcher Cox
DT
Mississippi State

19)
Nick Perry
DE
Southern California
7)
Coby Fleener
TE
Stanford

20)
Dontari Poe
DT
Memphis
8)
Michael Floyd
WR
Notre Dame

21)
Rueben Randle
WR
Louisiana State
9)
Stephon Gilmore
CB
South Carolina

22)
Trent Richardson
RB
Alabama
10)
Cordy Glenn
T
Georgia

23)
Devon Still
DT
Penn State
11)
Robert Griffin III
QB
Baylor

24)
Ryan Tannehill
QB
Texas A&M
12)
Dont’a Hightower
LB
Alabama

25)
Courtney Upshaw
LB
Alabama
13)
Stephen Hill
WR
Georgia Tech

26)
Kendall Wright
WR
Baylor

2012 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES

WHAT:
77th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting.

WHERE:
Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue of the Americas, New York City (Between 50th and 51st Streets).

WHEN:
8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 26 (Round 1).

7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 27 (Rounds 2-3).

Noon ET, Saturday, April 28 (Rounds 4-7).

The first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 11:30 PM ET. In 2011, the first round consumed three hours and 30 minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 11:15 PM ET. The second and third rounds took four hours and 15 minutes in 2011. The draft will conclude by approximately 7:30 PM ET on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took seven hours and 23 minutes in 2011.

DRAFTING:
Representatives of the 32 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general managers, coaches and scouts.

ROUNDS:
Seven Rounds – Round 1 on Thursday, April 26; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 27; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, April 28.

There will be 253 selections, including 32 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 15 teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year.

The following 32 compensatory choices will supplement the 221 regular choices in the seven rounds – Round 3: Oakland, 33. Round 4: Minnesota, 33; Oakland, 34; Baltimore, 35; New York Giants, 36; Green Bay, 37; Green Bay, 38; Minnesota, 39; Dallas, 40. Round 5: Oakland, 33; Baltimore, 34; Indianapolis, 35. Round 6: New York Jets, 33; New York Jets, 34; Cleveland, 35; Cleveland, 36; Indianapolis, 37; Carolina, 38. Round 7: Pittsburgh, 33; Green Bay, 34; New York Jets, 35; Green Bay, 36; New York Jets, 37; Cleveland, 38; Pittsburgh, 39; Cleveland, 40; Pittsburgh, 41; Atlanta, 42; San Diego, 43; Buffalo, 44; St. Louis, 45; Indianapolis, 46.

Cleveland (Nos. 4 and 22), Cincinnati (Nos. 17 and 21) and New England (Nos. 27 and 31) have two selections in the first round. Atlanta, New Orleans and Oakland do not have first-round picks. All other teams have one first-round selection.

TIME LIMITS:
Round 1: 10 minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 7: Five minutes per selection.

TELEVISION:
NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN 2 will televise the draft on all three days.

INTERNET & MOBILE:
On Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 PM ET and Friday, April 27 at 6:30 PM ET, NFL.com LIVE Presented by Marriott provides comprehensive coverage of the 2012 NFL Draft. On Saturday, NFL.com LIVE will stream NFL Network’s coverage of Rounds 4-7 beginning at Noon ET. The popular “Fan War Rooms” are back for the fourth year, offering an innovative way for fans to follow the draft, allowing them the opportunity to discuss a team’s strategy and immediately react once a player is selected. In addition, NFL.com’s Cover It Live Presented by Lexus offers fans a unique forum to interact with fellow fans, NFL Network analysts and players, as well as voice their opinions regarding each selection. Fans may also follow two of the top prospects in this year’s draft – Southern California tackle Matt Kalil and Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon – throughout their pre-draft journey on NFL.com’s blog, The Right Stuff Presented by New Era. NFL.com will be with each prospect throughout their entire pre-draft journey, providing a behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest moments in their life. “NFL Mobile only from Verizon” will have extensive coverage leading up to and during the 2012 NFL Draft including a live stream of NFL Network and its 2012 NFL Draft coverage, a live draft tracker and draft pick analysis from NFL experts, and mobile “Fan War Rooms” integrated with those of NFL.com.

2012 NFL Draft Order

Pick Team
1 Indianapolis Colts
2 Washington Redskins (from St. Louis Rams)
3 Minnesota Vikings
4 Cleveland Browns
5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6 Rams (from Redskins)
7 Jacksonville Jaguars
8 Miami Dolphins
9 Carolina Panthers
10 Buffalo Bills
11 Kansas City Chiefs
12 Seattle Seahawks
13 Arizona Cardinals
14 Dallas Cowboys
15 Philadelphia Eagles
16 New York Jets
17 Cincinnati Bengals (from Oakland Raiders)
18 San Diego Chargers
19 Chicago Bears
20 Tennessee Titans
21 Bengals
22 Browns (from Atlanta Falcons)
23 Detroit Lions
24 Pittsburgh Steelers
25 Denver Broncos
26 Houston Texans
27 New England Patriots (from New Orleans Saints)
28 Green Bay Packers
29 Baltimore Ravens
30 San Francisco 49ers
31 Patriots
32 New York Giants

# - As Per Coin Flip Held at NFL Scouting Combine

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