Commentary
Names to know in the NFC
2012 class full of immediate upgrades and potential steals
Updated: April 30, 2012, 3:05 PM ET
By
Todd McShay | Scouts Inc.
The 2012 NFL draft is in the books, and after evaluating all 253 picks, here's my look at the player drafted after the first round (with one exception) who will make the biggest impact for each NFC team in 2012, and the most intriguing pick for each team.
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PICK-BY-PICK ANALYSIS
- Round 1: 3 hours
- Round 2: 2 hours, 6 minutes
- Round 3: 1 hour, 42 minutes
- Round 4: 1 hour, 53 minutes
- Round 5: 1 hour, 39 minutes
- Round 6: 1 hour, 45 minutes
- Round 7: 2 hours
TEAM-BY-TEAM PICKS
- AFC East: Buffalo | Mia. | N.E. | NY Jets
- AFC North: Balt. | Cinc. | Cleve. | Pitt.
- AFC South: Hou. | Indy | Jax | Tenn.
- AFC West: Den. | K.C. | Oak. | S.D.
- NFC East: Dallas | NYG | Phila. | Wash.
- NFC North: Chi. | Det. | G.B. | Minnesota
- NFC South: Atl. | Car. | N.O. | Tampa
- NFC West: Ariz. | S.F. | St. Louis | Sea.
DIVISION DRAFT REVIEWS
ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY
- Seifert: Packers change offseason tactics
- TMQ: Cornerbacks at a premium in draft
- Clayton mailbag: Did Seahawks err?
- Brandt: Cousins pick a head-scratcher
- Schefter: Biggest winners at draft
- Fox: Skins create another QB controversy
- Clayton: Defensive decisions loom large
- Chadiha: Best/worst draft marriages
- Harris: Top fantasy rookies for 2012
- Scouts Inc.: Top 10 undrafted free agents

- Clayton: Day 2 winners, losers
- Kiper: Day 2 winners, questions

- Reilly: What's with all the hugs?
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- Kiper: Day 1 winners, question marks

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- Fox: Relief, not pressure, for Claiborne
- Joyner: Fantasy outlook for Luck, RG3

NFC COLUMNS/BLOG POSTS
- Sando: Defining day for Rams
- Graziano: Eagles draft like confident team
- Seifert: Give Lions a pass on this pick
- Yasinskas: Falcons keep plowing with Konz
- Seifert: Vikings' GM works wonders
- Sando: Irvin caps wild NFC West night
- Graziano: RG3 knows it gets tougher
- Yasinskas: The new 'Buccaneer Man'
AFC COLUMNS/BLOG POSTS
- Williamson: Elway gets his QB again
- Kuharsky: Punter makes Jags a punch line
- Hensley: Steelers protecting Big Ben
- Walker: It's all or nothing for Jets
- Hensley: Richardson sparks Browns
- Hensley: Browns' Weeden pick not good
- Kuharsky: With Luck comes obligations
- Walker: Dolphins 'all-in' with Tannehill
- Williamson: Crennel is key to Poe pick
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