The 2012 NFL Draft begins Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. ET. The first two picks should go presumably -- or at least comparatively -- quickly. The Colts have confirmed they will select QB Andrew Luck with the top overall pick in the draft, and the Redskins -- having traded up to the No. 2 spot -- are widely expected to take QB Robert Griffin III.
After that, prognosticators can claim with certainty only the NFL draft order.
Though trade are likely to realign it as it goes, the current NFL Draft Order is as follows:
| Pick | Team |
| 1 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2 | Washington Redskins (from STL) |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 4 | Cleveland Browns |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 6 | St. Louis Rams (from WAS) |
| 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 OAK) |
| 18 | San Diego Chargers |
| 19 | Chicago Bears |
| 20 | Tennessee Titans |
| 21 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 22 | Cleveland Browns (from ATL) |
| 23 | Detroit Lions |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 25 | Denver Broncos |
| 26 | Houston Texans |
| 27 | New England Patriots (from NOR) |
| 28 | Green Bay Packers |
| 29 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 30 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 31 | New England Patriots |
| 32 | New York Giants |
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