2012 DRAFT CLASS
TOP 25 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS
| Rank | Position | Name | College | Class | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CB | Morris Claiborne | LSU | Jr | |
| 2 | CB | Dre Kirkpatrick | Alabama | Jr | |
| 3 | DE | Quinton Coples | North Carolina | Sr | |
| 4 | OLB | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | Sr | Up |
| 5 | DT | Devon Still | Penn St | Sr | |
| 6 | DT | Michael Brockers | LSU | So | |
| 7 | DE | Melvin Ingram | South Carolina | Sr | Up |
| 8 | ILB | Luke Kuechly | Boston College | Jr | |
| 9 | SS | Mark Barron | Alabama | Sr | |
| 10 | ILB | Vontaze Burfict | Arizona St | Jr | |
| 11 | CB | Alfonzo Dennard | Nebraska | Sr | |
| 12 | DE | Nick Perry | USC | Jr | |
| 13 | DT | Fletcher Cox | Mississippi St | Jr | |
| 14 | DT | Brandon Thompson | Clemson | Sr | |
| 15 | DT | Jerel Worthy | Michigan St | Jr | |
| 16 | DE | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | Jr | |
| 17 | ILB | Dont'a Hightower | Alabama | Jr | |
| 18 | CB | Chase Minnifield | Virginia | Sr | |
| 19 | CB | Janoris Jenkins | North Alabama | Sr | |
| 20 | DE | Jared Crick | Nebraska | Sr | |
| 21 | DE | Andre Branch | Clemson | Sr | |
| 22 | CB | Jayron Hosley | Virginia Tech | Jr | |
| 23 | DT | Dontari Poe | Memphis | Jr | |
| 24 | OLB | Zach Brown | North Carolina | Sr | |
| 25 | DE | Vinny Curry | Marshall | Sr | Up |