2012 NFL Mock Draft–Miami Dolphins Take Linebacker Courtney Upshaw
By Editorial Staff
Here is my latest 2012 mock draft. The top twenty four picks are based on the final NFL standings and the last eight picks are based on my playoff projections. My top seven picks did not change from my previous mock, but there are a number of changes after that. You can check out my previous mock’s here.
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | Indianapolis Colts | Andrew Luck | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 2 | St. Louis Rams | Justin Blackmon | Wide Receiver | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | Matt Kalil | Offensive Tackle | USC |
| 4 | Cleveland Browns | Robert Griffin III | Quarterback | Baylor |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Morris Claiborne | Cornerback | LSU |
| 6 | Washington Redskins | Trent Richardson | Running Back | Alabama |
| 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Dre Kirkpatrick | Cornerback | Alabama |
| 8 | Miami Dolphins | Courtney Upshaw | Outside Linebacker | Alabama |
| 9 | Carolina Panthers | Quinton Coples | Defensive End | North Carolina |
| 10 | Buffalo Bills | Riley Reiff | Offensive Tackle | Iowa |
| 11 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jonathan Martin | Offensive Tackle | Stanford |
| 12 | Seattle Seahawks | Devon Still | Defensive End | Penn State |
| 13 | Arizona Cardinals | Alshon Jeffery | Wide Receiver | South Carolina |
| 14 | Dallas Cowboys | David DeCastro | Guard | Stanford |
| 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | Luke Kuechly | Linebacker | Boston College |
| 16 | New York Jets | Zach Brown | Outside Linebacker | North Carolina |
| 17 | Cincinnati Bengals (From Oakland Raiders) | Lamar Miller | Running Back | Miami |
| 18 | San Diego Chargers | Nick Perry | Defensive End | USC |
| 19 | Chicago Bears | Michael Floyd | Wide Receiver | Notre Dame |
| 20 | Tennessee Titans | Michael Brockers | Defensive Tackle | LSU |
| 21 | Cincinnati Bengals | Janoris Jenkins | Cornerback | North Alabama |
| 22 | Cleveland Browns (From Atlanta) | Kendal Wright | Wide Receiver | Baylor |
| 23 | Detroit Lions | Stephon Gilmore | Cornerback | South Carolina |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Adams | Offensive Tackle | Ohio State |
| 25 | Denver Broncos | Alfonzo Dennard | Cornerback | Nebraska |
| 26 | Houston Texans | Mark Barron | Safety | Alabama |
| 27 | New York Giants | Dont’a Hightower | Linebacker | Alabama |
| 28 | San Francisco 49ers | Mohamed Sanu | Wide Receiver | Rutgers |
| 29 | New England Patriots (From New Orleans) | Dontari Poe | Defensive Tackle | Memphis |
| 30 | New England Patriots | Melvin Ingram | Defensive End | South Carolina |
| 31 | Baltimore Ravens | Vontaze Burfict | Linebacker | Arizona State |
| 32 | Green Bay Packers | Fletcher Cox | Defensive End | Mississippi State |