2012 Draft DEs
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QBs * RBs * WRs * TEs * OTs * OGs/Cs * DEs * DTs * LBs * CBs * Ss * K/Ps
| Pos Rank | Comp | Player | Pos | School | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Round |
| 1 | 10 | Quinton Coples | DE | North Carolina | Sr | 6-6 | 281 | 1 |
| 2 | 18 | Nick Perry | DE | Southern California | rJr | 6-3 | 250 | 1 |
| 3 | 25 | Whitney Mercilus | DE | Illinois | rJr | 6-4 | 265 | 1-2 |
| 4 | 36 | Andre Branch | DE | Clemson | rSr | 6-4 | 260 | 1-2 |
| 5 | 38 | Jared Crick | DE | Nebraska | rSr | 6-4 | 285 | 1-2 |
| 6 | 55 | Vinny Curry | DE | Marshall | rSr | 6-3 | 265 | 2 |
| 7 | 58 | Billy Winn | DE | Boise State | rSr | 6-3 | 296 | 2-3 |
| 8 | 63 | Chandler Jones | DE | Syracuse | rJr | 6-5 | 265 | 2-3 |
| 9 | 96 | Cam Johnson | DE | Virginia | Sr | 6-4 | 267 | 3-4 |
| 10 | 103 | Trevor Guyton | DE | California | Sr | 6-3 | 280 | 3-4 |
| 11 | 121 | Jake Bequette | DE | Arkansas | rSr | 6-5 | 264 | 4 |
| 12 | 126 | Malik Jackson | DE | Tennessee | Sr | 6-5 | 270 | 4-5 |
| 13 | 166 | Jack Crawford | DE | Penn State | Sr | 6-5 | 268 | 5-6 |
| 14 | 176 | Olivier Vernon | DE | Miami (Fla.) | Jr | 6-3 | 265 | 5 |
| 15 | 185 | Jacquies Smith | DE | Missouri | Sr | 6-2 | 255 | 5 |
| 16 | 200 | Donte Paige-Moss | DE | North Carolina | Jr | 6-4 | 260 | 5-6 |
| 17 | 209 | Julian Miller | DE | West Virginia | rSr | 6-3 | 256 | 6 |
| 18 | 233 | Tyrone Crawford | DE | Boise State | Sr | 6-4 | 285 | 6-7 |
| 19 | 244 | Derrick Shelby | DE | Utah | rSr | 6-3 | 271 | 6-7 |
| 20 | 254 | Scott Solomon | DE | Rice | rSr | 6-3 | 270 | 7 |
| 21 | 287 | Taylor Thompson | DE | Southern Methodist | Sr | 6-6 | 266 | 7-FA |
| 22 | 300 | Justin Francis | DE | Rutgers | rSr | 6-2 | 270 | 7-FA |
| 23 | 316 | Frank Alexander | DE | Oklahoma | rSr | 6-3 | 255 | 7-FA |
| 24 | 332 | Ryan Van Bergen | DE | Michigan | rSr | 6-6 | 288 | UDFA |
| 25 | 334 | Cordarro Law | DE | Southern Mississippi | rSr | 6-2 | 261 | UDFA |
| 26 | 346 | Brian McNally | DE | New Hampshire | rSr | 6-3 | 264 | UDFA |
*Listed rankings are a composite representation of rankings from CBS, ESPN, Bleacher Report, Walter Football, Football's Future, and Draft Countdown. The Composite ranking is simply an average of the available rankings from each source.
