2012 Guard Rankings
The guard class is strong from top to bottom, which is a departure from recent years. The top three prospects should be immediate starters at the next level and another half dozen players could eventually develop into first team players.
| Rank | Rnd | Name | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | David DeCastro | Stanford | 4Jr |
| 2 | 1st | Cordy Glenn | Georgia | 4Sr |
| 3 | 1-2 | Amini Silatolu | Midwestern State | 5Sr |
| 4 | 2nd | Kevin Zeitler | Wisconsin | 4Sr |
| 5 | 2nd | Amini Silatolu | Midwestern State | 5Sr |
| 6 | 2nd | Kelechi Osemele | Iowa State | 5Sr |
| 7 | 2nd | Jeff Allen | Illinois | 4Sr |
| 8 | 2-3 | Brandon Brooks | Miami-Oh | 5Sr |
| 9 | 3rd | Tony Bergstrom | Utah | 4Sr |
| 10 | 4th | Senio Kelemete | Washington | 4Sr |
| 11 | 4th | Lucas Nix | Pittsburgh | 4Sr |
| 12 | 4-5 | James Brown | Troy | 5Sr |
| 13 | 5th | Brandon Washington | Miami-Fl | 3Jr |
| 14 | 5th | Adam Gettis | Iowa | 5Sr |
| 15 | 5th | Ronald Leary | Memphis | 5Sr |
| 16 | 5th | Joe Looney | Wake Forest | 4Sr |
| 17 | 5th | Levy Adcock | Oklahoma State | 5Sr |
| 18 | 5-6 | Rishaw Johnson | Cal-Pa | 4Sr |
| 19 | 5-6 | Kevious Watkins | South Carolina | 5Sr |
| 20 | 6th | Philip Blake | Baylor | 4Sr |
| 21 | 6th | Andrew Tiller | Syracuse | 4Sr |
| 22 | 6th | Ryan Miller | Colorado | 5Sr |
| 23 | 6th | Desmond Wynn | Rutgers | 5Sr |
| 24 | 6-7 | Quentin Saulsberry | Mississippi State | 5Sr |
| 25 | 7-FA | Josh LeRibus | SMU | 5Sr |
| 26 | 7th | Johnnie Troutman | Penn State | 5Sr |
| 27 | 7-FA | Antoine McClain | Clemson | 4Sr |
| 28 | 7-FA | Derek Dennis | Temple | 5Sr |
| 29 | FA | Taylor Dever | Notre Dame | 5Sr |
| 30 | FA | Kelvin Beachum Jr. | SMU | 4Sr |
| 31 | FA | Jaymes Brooks | Virginia Tech | 5Sr |
| 32 | FA | David Smith | Clemson | 5Sr |
| 33 | FA | John Cullen | Utah | 4Sr |
| 34 | FA | David Snow | Texas | 4Sr |
| 35 | FA | Greg Nosal | Virginia Tech | 5Sr |
| 36 | FA | Jason Slowey | Western Oregon | 5Sr |
| 37 | FA | Jeremiah Warren | South Florida | 4Sr |
| 38 | FA | Robert Griffin | Baylor | 4Sr |
| 39 | FA | Hayworth Hicks | Iowa State | 5Sr |
| 40 | FA | Joel Foreman | Michigan State | 5Sr |
| 41 | FA | Jonathan Rush | Oklahoma State | 5Sr |
| 42 | FA | Chris Jacobson | Pittsburgh | 5Sr |
| 43 | FA | Jeff Spikes | Kansas | 5Sr |
| 44 | FA | Don Barclay | West Virginia | 5Sr |
| 45 | FA | Will Blackwell | LSU | 5Sr |
| 46 | FA | Austin Pasztor | Virginia | 4Sr |
| 47 | FA | Addison Lawrence | Mississippi State | 5Sr |
| 48 | FA | Cordell Bell | Minnesota State | 4Sr |
| 49 | FA | Manase Foketi | Kansas State | 4Sr |
| 50 | FA | Rodney Austin | Elon | 5Sr |
| 51 | FA | Sioeli Fakalata | New Mexico State | 6Sr |
| 52 | FA | Trevor Robinson | Notre Dame | 4Sr |
| 53 | FA | Al Netter | Northwestern | 5Sr |
| 54 | FA | Lonnie Edwards | Texas Tech | 5Sr |
| 55 | FA | Michael Harris | UCLA | 5Sr |
| 56 | FA | Quinn Barham | Penn State | 5Sr |
| 57 | FA | Harland Gunn | Miami-Fl | 5Sr |
| 58 | FA | George Bias | Stephen F. Austin | 5Sr |
| 59 | FA | Chuck Burton | Montana | 4Sr |
| 60 | FA | Blake DeChristopher | Virginia Tech | 5Sr |
| 61 | FA | Nathan Richman | Boston College | 5Sr |
| 62 | FA | Anthony Parker | Western Michigan | 5Sr |
| 63 | FA | DJ Hall | Texas State | 5Sr |
| 64 | FA | Paul Madsen | Colorado State | 5Sr |
| 65 | FA | Matt Cleveland | Idaho | 5Sr |
| 66 | FA | Tommie Draheim | San Diego State | 5Sr |
| 67 | FA | Art Forst | Rutgers | 4Sr |
| 68 | FA | Bridger Buche | Eastern Michigan | 5Sr |
| 69 | FA | Joe Flading | Ohio | 5Sr |
| 70 | FA | Chandler Burden | Kentucky | 4Sr |
| 71 | FA | Ryan Tillman | Marshall | 5Sr |
| 72 | FA | Aderious Simmons | Arizona State | 5Sr |
| 73 | FA | Grant Cook | Arkansas | 5Sr |
| 74 | FA | DeOn'tae Pannell | Penn State | 4Sr |
| 75 | FA | Dan Knapp | Arizona State | 5Sr |
| 76 | FA | Ken Plue | Purdue | 4Sr |
| 77 | FA | Jay Teply | Northern Iowa | 5Sr |
| 78 | FA | Mason Cloy | Clemson | 5Sr |
| 79 | FA | J.T. Brooks | SMU | 5Sr |
| 80 | FA | Jake Gdowski | Colorado State | 5Sr |
| 81 | FA | Andrew Gonnella | Maryland | 5Sr |
| 82 | FA | Mike Marcisz | Arizona State | 5Sr |
| 83 | FA | John Cornell | Illinois | 5Sr |
| 84 | FA | Tyrone Novikoff | Idaho | 5Sr |
| 85 | FA | Terence Edge | Alabama-Birmingham | 4Sr |
| 86 | FA | J.C. Oram | Weber State | 5Sr |
| 87 | FA | Austin Wuebbels | Missouri | 5Sr |
| 88 | FA | Mark Huyge | Michigan | 5Sr |
| 89 | FA | Alex Washington | Mississippi | 5Sr |
| 90 | FA | Brian Folkerts | Washburn | 4Sr |
| 91 | FA | David Spurlock | Florida State | 4Sr |
| 92 | FA | Nick Pieschel | Central Florida | 5Sr |
| 93 | FA | Cody White | Illinois State | 4Sr |
| 94 | FA | Kitt O'Brien | Ball State | 4Sr |
| 95 | FA | Wayne Tribue | Temple | 4Sr |
| 96 | FA | Doug Bartels | Northwestern | 5Sr |
| 97 | FA | Phillipkeith Manley | Toledo | 4Sr |
| 98 | FA | Quintin Richardson | x-Hampton | 5Sr |
| 99 | FA | Chris Olson | Texas Tech | 5Sr |
| 100 | FA | D'Angelo McCray | Memphis | 5Sr |
Updated 4/26
| Rank | Rnd | Name | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | Andrew Luck Stanford | QB |
| 2 | 1st | Robert Griffin III Baylor | QB |
| 3 | 1st | Matt Kalil USC | T |
| 4 | 1st | Trent Richardson Alabama | RB |
| 5 | 1st | Morris Claiborne LSU | CB |
| 6 | 1st | Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State | WR |
| 7 | 1st | Fletcher Cox Mississippi State | DT |
| 8 | 1st | Melvin Ingram South Carolina | OLB |
| 9 | 1st | Quinton Coples North Carolina | DE |
| 10 | 1st | Dontari Poe Memphis | DT |
| 11 | 1st | David DeCastro Stanford | G |
| 12 | 1st | Michael Floyd Notre Dame | WR |
| 13 | 1st | Riley Reiff Iowa | T |
| 14 | 1st | Michael Brockers LSU | DT |
| 15 | 1st | Kendall Wright Baylor | WR |
| 16 | 1st | Cordy Glenn Georgia | G |
| 17 | 1st | Mark Barron Alabama | S |
| 18 | 1st | Nick Perry USC | OLB |
| 19 | 1st | Luke Kuechly Boston College | ILB |
| 20 | 1st | Stephon Gilmore South Carolina | CB |
| 21 | 1st | Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M | QB |
| 22 | 1st | Dre Kirkpatrick Alabama | CB |
| 23 | 1st | Stephen Hill Georgia Tech | WR |
| 24 | 1st | Courtney Upshaw Alabama | DE |
| 25 | 1-2 | Peter Konz Wisconsin | C |