Pac-12 Rewind: 2012 Conference NFL Draft Picks

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W ith the 2022 NFL Draft just days away, we’re taking a quick look back at each year in the Pac-12 era, beginning with 2012.

The first NFL Draft of the Pac-12 era saw a total of 28 Conference players drafted, including four in the First Round. Cal led the way with six picks, followed by Oregon and Stanford with four apiece.

Stanford’s Andrew Luck became the Cardinal’s fourth No. 1 overall pick, joining John Elway (Baltimore Colts, 1983), Jim Plunkett (New England Patriots, 1971), and Bobby Garrett (Cleveland Browns, 1954).

There was great value to be found in later rounds as well, with the Eagles taking future Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles in the Third Round.

Below you’ll find a table with all the Pac-12 picks in 2012 followed by a count of players drafted in each of the seven rounds by program.

2012 Pac-12 First Round Picks

Round	Overall Pick	Name	Position	School	NFL Team
1	1	Andrew Luck	QB	Stanford	Colts
1	4	Matt Kalil	OT	USC	Vikings
1	24	David DeCastro	OG	Stanford	Steelers
1	28	Nick Perry	LB	USC	Packers
2	34	Coby Fleener	TE	Stanford	Colts
2	37	Mitchell Schwartz	OT	Cal	Browns
2	42	Jonathan Martin	OT	Stanford	Dolphins
2	46	Mychal Kendricks	LB	Cal	Eagles
2	57	Brock Osweiler	QB	ASU	Broncos
2	61	LaMichael James	RB	Oregon	49ers
3	70	Bryan Anger	P	Cal	Jaguars
3	79	Brandon Hardin	S	OSU	Bears
3	88	Nick Foles	QB	Arizona	Eagles
3	95	Tony Bergstrom	OG	Utah	Raiders
4	101	Omar Bolden	CB	ASU	Broncos
4	109	Alameda Ta'amu	DT	Washington	Steelers
4	128	Rhett Ellison	FB	USC	Vikings
5	151	Senio Kelemete	OG	Washington	Cardinals
5	155	Josh Kaddu	LB	Oregon	Dolphins
5	160	Ryan Miller	OG	Colorado	Browns
5	166	Marvin Jones	WR	Cal	Bengals
5	168	Juron Criner	WR	Arizona	Raiders
6	178	Mark Asper	OG	Oregon	Bills
7	216	D.J. Campbell	S	Cal	Panthers
7	219	Trevor Guyton	DE	Cal	Vikings
7	231	Toney Clemons	WR	Colorado	Steelers
7	240	David Paulson	TE	Oregon	Steelers
7	245	Trevin Wade	CB	Arizona	Browns

2012 NFL Draft Picks by Program and by Round

School	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7
Cal	6	0	2	1	0	1	0	2
Oregon	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	1
Stanford	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
USC	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
ASU	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Colorado	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Washington	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
OSU	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Utah	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
WSU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	28	4	6	4	3	5	1	5