2012 NFL draft order for first round

The first round of the NFL draft will be finalized during the NFL scouting combine, which runs Feb. 22-Feb. 28 in Indianapolis, when two coin flips will be held to determine the order.The 49ers finished the regular season with a 13-3 record and advanced to the NFC Championship Game. The 49ers will select No. 30 in each of the seven rounds, just ahead of the Super Bowl teams.The NFL draft will again be held over three days. The first round will start on Thursday, April 26 at 5 p.m. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, April 27 at 4 p.m., and rounds four through seven will be held on Saturday, April 28, beginning at 9 a.m.The order of non-playoff teams with the same record is determined by strength of schedule. The team with the lowest strength of schedule picks ahead of teams with a higher strength of schedule. Coin flips will be held to break ties for the eighth and ninth picks, as well as the 11th and 12th selections.2012 FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER
1. Indianapolis Colts (2-14). Strength of schedule: .539
2. St. Louis Rams (2-14). Strength of schedule: .590
3. Minnesota Vikings (3-13). Strength of schedule: .559
4. Cleveland Browns (4-12). Strength of schedule: .531
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-12). Strength of schedule: .551
6. Washington Redskins (5-11). Strength of schedule: .477
7. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11). Strength of schedule: .500
8. -Carolina Panthers (6-10). Strength of schedule: .504
9. -Miami Dolphins (6-10). Strength of schedule: .504
10. Buffalo Bills (6-10). Strength of schedule: .520
11. -Kansas City Chiefs (7-9). Strength of schedule: .512
12. -Seattle Seahawks (7-9). Strength of schedule: .512
13. Arizona Cardinals (8-8). Strength of schedule: .469
14. Dallas Cowboys (8-8). Strength of schedule: .473
15. Philadelphia Eagles (8-8). Strength of schedule: .488
16. New York Jets (8-8). Strength of schedule: .500
17. Oakland Raiders (8-8). Strength of schedule: .504
(Pick goes to Cincinnati as part of Carson Palmer trade)
18. San Diego Chargers (8-8). Strength of schedule: .516
19. Chicago Bears (8-8). Strength of schedule: .527
20. Tennessee Titans (8-8). Strength of schedule: .461
21. Cincinnati Bengals (9-7). Strength of schedule: .492
22. Atlanta Falcons (10-6). Strength of schedule: .480
(Pick goes to Cleveland as part of Julio Jones trade)
23. Detroit Lions (10-6). Strength of schedule: .535
24. Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4). Strength of schedule: .492
25. Denver Broncos (8-8). Strength of schedule: .520
26. Houston Texans (10-6). Strength of schedule: .453
27. New Orleans Saints (13-3). Strength of schedule: .441
(Pick goes to New England as part of Mark Ingram trade)
28. Green Bay Packers (15-1). Strength of schedule: .457
29. Baltimore Ravens (12-4). Strength of schedule: .477
30. San Francisco 49ers (13-3). Strength of schedule: .449
31. New England Patriots (13-3). Strength of schedule: .449
32. New York Giants (9-7). Strength of schedule: .520

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