2012 NFL Draft by Position - Defensive Ends

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Drafted Defensive Ends
NAMEPOSSCHOOLROUNDPK(OVR)TEAM
 Quinton CoplesDENorth Carolina116(16)NY Jets
 Melvin IngramDESouth Carolina118(18)San Diego
 Chandler JonesDESyracuse121(21)New England
 Whitney MercilusDEIllinois126(26)Houston
 Nick PerryDEUSC128(28)Green Bay
 Courtney UpshawDEAlabama23(35)Baltimore
 Andre BranchDEClemson26(38)Jacksonville
 Vinny CurryDEMarshall227(59)Philadelphia
 Olivier VernonDEMiami (FL)39(72)Miami
 Tyrone CrawfordDEBoise State318(81)Dallas
 Jake BequetteDEArkansas327(90)New England
 Frank AlexanderDEOklahoma48(103)Carolina
 Jared CrickDENebraska431(126)Houston
 Malik JacksonDETennessee52(137)Denver
 Taylor ThompsonTESouthern Methodist510(145)Tennessee
 Jack CrawfordDEPenn State523(158)Oakland
 Jonathan MassaquoiDETroy529(164)Atlanta
 Scott SolomonDERice74(211)Tennessee
 Trevor GuytonDECalifornia712(219)Minnesota
 Cam JohnsonDEVirginia730(237)San Francisco
Defensive Ends
NAMEPOSHTWTSCHOOLGRADEPOS RANKOVR RANK
Manny AbreuDE6'2⅛"256RutgersInsider Only
Frank AlexanderDE6'3¾"270OklahomaInsider Only
Michael AtunraseDE6'1⅞"259DelawareInsider Only
Bakarie BayohDE6'4⅛"273Bowie StateInsider Only
Bj BellDE6'1½"260UCLAInsider Only
Riderick BenmanDE6'0⅝"252Texas A&M-KingsvilleInsider Only
Jake BequetteDE6'4⅝"274ArkansasInsider Only
Corey BerryDE6'1⅝"256HowardInsider Only
Josh BiezunsDE6'1" 257WyomingInsider Only
Broderick BinnsDE6'0¼"262IowaInsider Only
Luke BlackDE6'4¾"276Fairmont StateInsider Only
Jamie BlatnickDE6'3⅛"263Oklahoma StateInsider Only
Isaac BondDE6'2⅝"258Northern ArizonaInsider Only
Travis BoswellDE6'0" 250 Insider Only
Coulter BoyerDE6'3¾"249North Dakota StateInsider Only
Andre BranchDE6'4¼"259ClemsonInsider Only
Matt BrohaDE6'4" 251Louisiana TechInsider Only
James BrooksDE6'4½"282North AlabamaInsider Only
Braylon BroughtonDE6'4¼"255TCUInsider Only
Kourtnei BrownDE6'4¾"242ClemsonInsider Only
Cody BrowneDE6'3½"240Adams StateInsider Only
Vince BrowneDE6'5⅜"265NorthwesternInsider Only
Dj BryantDE6'3" 239James MadisonInsider Only
Nelson BullardDE6'0⅞"252Lenoir-RhyneInsider Only
Stephan BurnsDE6'1½"245Montana TechInsider Only
Chance CodaDE6'1¾"235Southern IllinoisInsider Only
Matt ConrathDE6'7⅛"277VirginiaInsider Only
Gavin CooperDE6'2½"259 Insider Only
Quinton CoplesDE6'5¾"284North CarolinaInsider Only
Kevin CrawfoedDE6'3⅜"251California (PA)Insider Only
Jack CrawfordDE6'4⅞"274Penn StateInsider Only
Tyrone CrawfordDE6'4¼"275Boise StateInsider Only
Jared CrickDE6'4¼"279NebraskaInsider Only
Vinny CurryDE6'3⅛"266MarshallInsider Only
Jimmy DanielsDE5'11⅞"264Alabama StateInsider Only
Alex DavisDE6'2⅝"233SamfordInsider Only
Ryan DavisDE6'2" 250Bethune-CookmanInsider Only
Wayne DorseyDE6'5½"265MississippiInsider Only
Kevin EaganDE6'4⅜"274Endicott CollegeInsider Only
Josh EdenDE6'2¾"256BucknellInsider Only
Obinna EkweremubaDE6'3⅜"248Youngstown StateInsider Only
Troy EvansDE6'1⅛"254Louisiana-MonroeInsider Only
Pierre FilsDE6'2" 238New Mexico StateInsider Only
Justin FrancisDE6'2" 268RutgersInsider Only
Joel GodfredsenDE6'0⅛"263St. Cloud StateInsider Only
Sparky GonzalezDE6'0½"255LinfieldInsider Only
Gerald GoodenDE6'3⅛"249PurdueInsider Only
William GreenDE6'3¼"249FloridaInsider Only
Trevor GuytonDE6'2⅝"285CaliforniaInsider Only
Logan HarrellDE6'2⅛"274Fresno StateInsider Only
Hasan HazimeDE6'4⅜"264AkronInsider Only
Max HollowayDE6'2" 253Boston CollegeInsider Only
Marcus HydeDE6'2" 231William & MaryInsider Only
Melvin IngramDE6'1½"264South CarolinaInsider Only
Malik JacksonDE6'4¾"284TennesseeInsider Only
Anthony JacobsDE6'1⅜"293MinnesotaInsider Only
Jamaar JarrettDE6'4¾"265Arizona StateInsider Only
Ethan JohnsonDE6'4" 294Notre DameInsider Only
Cam JohnsonDE6'3½"268VirginiaInsider Only
Brandon JoinerDE6'2¼"246Arkansas StateInsider Only
Larry JonesDE6'4" 240Elizabeth City StateInsider Only
Michael JonesDE6'1¼"258Johnson SmithInsider Only
Chandler JonesDE6'5⅜"266SyracuseInsider Only
Richetti JonesDE6'3" 275Oklahoma StateInsider Only
Sackie KerkulahDE6'3⅝"269HowardInsider Only
Chad KingDE6'3" 255OLD DOMINIONInsider Only
Gabe KnaptonDE6'3" 267WyomingInsider Only
Simione KuliDE6'3⅛"277West Texas A&MInsider Only
Mario KurnDE6'1" 217San DiegoInsider Only
Jaymar LatchisonDE6'2⅛"263New MexicoInsider Only
Eric LatimoreDE6'6" 275Penn StateInsider Only
Jacob LattiimerDE6'1¼"239Iowa StateInsider Only
Cordarro LawDE6'1⅝"244Southern MissInsider Only
Matt LeonDE6'0" 255SalisburyInsider Only
Joshua LewisDE6'4⅛"240West AlabamaInsider Only
Desmund LightenDE5'11⅝"251McNeese StateInsider Only
Kentrell LockettDE6'5" 243MississippiInsider Only
Josha MackDE6'2¾"260 Insider Only
Joe MarshallDE6'1⅛"293Delta StateInsider Only
Ben MartinDE6'3½"250TennesseeInsider Only
Matthew MasifiloDE6'3" 282StanfordInsider Only
Jonathan MassaquoiDE6'2⅛"264TroyInsider Only
Chris MayesDE6'0⅞"247Wesley CollegeInsider Only
Michael McadooDE6'6" 250North CarolinaInsider Only
Edmon McclamDE6'4¾"275OLD DOMINIONInsider Only
Deonte McdonaldDE6'1⅞"252Central Missouri StateInsider Only
Brian McnallyDE6'2⅞"261New HampshireInsider Only
Whitney MercilusDE6'3⅝"261IllinoisInsider Only
Julian MillerDE6'3⅜"256West VirginiaInsider Only
Rennie MooreDE6'3" 268ClemsonInsider Only
Barry MorrisonDE5'11⅛"244ClarionInsider Only
Darius NallDE6'2¾"252UCFInsider Only
Zach NashDE6'2⅞"252Sacramento StateInsider Only
Ej NdukaDE6'3⅞"242Sam Houston StateInsider Only
Tyrell NielsenDE6'5⅛"264Central WashingtonInsider Only
Louis NzegwuDE6'3¾"248WisconsinInsider Only
Bernard ObiDE6'1⅝"255UTEPInsider Only
Adewale OjomoDE6'3⅛"258Miami (FL)Insider Only
Josue OrtizDE6'3" 255HarvardInsider Only
Tyler OsborneDE6'1½"262Southern UtahInsider Only
Levi OstromDE6'3¼"224Western StateInsider Only
Ernest OwusuDE6'4" 266CaliforniaInsider Only
Dante Paige-mossDE6'3⅜"268North CarolinaInsider Only
Kenneth ParkerDE6'1¼"224Azusa PacificInsider Only
Nick PerryDE6'2¾"271USCInsider Only
Jason PetersDE6'2¼"270Georgia TechInsider Only
Stanley PorterDE6'2⅜"266ShawInsider Only
Donahvaughn PritchettDE6'3⅞"266Fresno StateInsider Only
Matt PutnamDE6'6¼"295Brigham YoungInsider Only
Brandon RashadDE6'4⅞"245Southern ArkansasInsider Only
Jerome RaymondDE6'3⅜"242Morehead StateInsider Only
Danny RichardDE6'3½"251Grand Valley StateInsider Only
Malcolm RileyDE6'1¾"271ToledoInsider Only
Demarcus RobersonDE6'2¼"282ShawInsider Only
Donovan RobinsonDE6'2¼"229Jackson StateInsider Only
Marcus RobinsonDE6'1½"248Miami (FL)Insider Only
Jarrell RootDE6'3¼"267Boise StateInsider Only
Brett RoyDE6'2⅞"275NevadaInsider Only
Donte SavageDE6'0⅝"248New Mexico StateInsider Only
Andrew SchaetzkeDE6'2⅝"248GeorgetownInsider Only
Corey ScruggsDE6'3½"246AverettInsider Only
Derrick ShelbyDE6'2⅞"266UtahInsider Only
Jonathan SimmonsDE6'1⅝"258WingateInsider Only
Matt SingletaryDE6'2⅞"257 Insider Only
Jacquies SmithDE6'2⅝"253MissouriInsider Only
Scott SmithDE6'5½"255Texas TechInsider Only
Scott SolomonDE6'3" 262RiceInsider Only
Carl SommerDE6'3" 256Portland StateInsider Only
Jacob SteffenDE6'2½"249South Dakota StateInsider Only
Bj StewartDE6'3½"243 Insider Only
Zary StewartDE6'4" 249COLORADO CSInsider Only
Todd StormDE6'3" 240Michigan TechInsider Only
Jack TaylorDE6'1" 237WingateInsider Only
Dre ThomasDE6'0¾"236Grand Valley StateInsider Only
Solomon ThomasDE6'3" 250Ohio StateInsider Only
Everrette ThompsonDE6'4⅞"265WashingtonInsider Only
Roderick TinsleyDE6'2¼"278Georgia SouthernInsider Only
Frank TrotterDE6'1⅝"262MemphisInsider Only
Jabaree TuaniDE5'11½"268NavyInsider Only
Terrell TurnerDE6'1⅞"273OregonInsider Only
Courtney UpshawDE6'1⅝"272AlabamaInsider Only
Ryan Van bergenDE6'4⅝"288MichiganInsider Only
Drew VanderlinDE6'3" 280Michigan TechInsider Only
Olivier VernonDE6'2⅛"261Miami (FL)Insider Only
Akeem WardDE6'2⅛"287Winston-SalemInsider Only
Alex WatkinsDE6'3" 234AlabamaInsider Only
Brandon WilliamsDE6'1⅛"248Saginaw ValleyInsider Only
Jordan WoodsDE6'1" 240Gardner-WebbInsider Only
Ben WordellDE6'2⅞"222 Insider Only
Grading Scale
  • 90-100 Rare Prospect
    Player demonstrates rare abilities and can create mismatches that have an obvious impact on the game. Is a premier college player that has all the skill to take over a game and play at a championship level. He rates in the top 5 players in the nation at his position and is considered a first round draft prospect.
  • 80-89 Outstanding Prospect
    Player has abilities to create mismatches versus most opponents in the NFL. A feature player that has an impact on the outcome of the game. Cannot be shut down by a single player and plays on a consistent level week in and week out. He rates in the top 10 at his position and is considered a second round draft prospect.
  • 70-79 Solid Prospect
    Still a standout player at the college level that is close to being an elite player. He has no glaring weaknesses and will usually win his individual matchups, but does not dominate in every game, especially when matched up against the top players in the country. He will usually rate in the top third of players at his position and is considered a third round draft prospect.
  • 60-69 Good Prospect
    This player is an good starter that will give a solid effort week in and week out, but he is overmatched versus the better players in the nation. His weaknesses will be exposed against top competition. He is usually a prospect that is missing something from his game. For example, he has the size and skills to be an outstanding prospect, but lacks the speed. He will usually rate in the top half of the players at his position and is considered a middle round draft choice.
  • 50-59 Adequate Prospect
    These are usually players that play at a high level in college, but lack some measurables or skills to play at that same level in the NFL. He may be a player that has a lot of developmental qualities, or could be a player that will contribute right away on special teams or in a situational capacity. He will usually rate in the second-third at his position and is considered a fifth round draft choice.
  • 21-49 Borderline Draft Prospect
    These are players that teams like something about, but certainly do not have the full package in terms of NFL talent. A lot of times, teams will take chances on character players or developmental type athletes with this grade. And often, these are players that come from smaller schools or did not standout at the college level. NFL teams are looking for 'diamonds in the rough' with this type of prospect. He will usually rate in the bottom third of players at his position and will be considered a late round draft choice or un-drafted free agent.
  • 20 Free Agent Prospect
    These are players that did not make our original 'evaluation list' but are prospects that need to be monitored. Especially in the pre-season, these players will fluctuate up and down depending on performance in their final year of eligibility.
  • 10 Not a legitimate Prospect
    These are players that lack NFL measurables and/or skills. They are players that we feel would not even make a solid contribution as a training camp body.

Analysis by ESPN Scouts Inc.