2012 First Round NFL Draft Picks

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Matt%20Kalil%20played%20at%20the%20University%20of%20Southern%20California.%20He%20is%20the%20younger%20brother%20of%20the%20Carolina%20Panthers%20Center%2C%20Ryan%20Kalil.%20%28Photo%20by%20Hannah%20Foslien%2FGetty%20Images%29

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Stephon%20Gilmore%20is%20a%20former%20Gamecock.%20He%20played%20three%20years%20at%20the%20South%20Carolina%20and%20was%20considered%20the%20best%20CB%20in%20the%20draft.%20%28Photo%20by%20Rick%20Stewart%2FGetty%20Images%29

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Dre%20Kirkpatrick%20was%20part%20of%20two%20BCS%20championship%20teams%20with%20the%20Alabama%20Crimson%20Tide.%20%28Photo%20by%20Joe%20Robbins%2FGetty%20Images%29

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Brandon%20Weeden%20played%20at%20Oklahoma%20State%20and%20set%20at%20least%20seven%20school%20records.%20He%20led%20his%20team%20to%20a%202011%20Fiesta%20Bowl%20win.%20%28Photo%20by%20Jason%20Miller%2FGetty%20Images%29

Riley%20Reiff%20is%20a%20former%20Iowa%20Hawkeye.%20Reiff%20was%20a%20first-team%20All-Big%20Ten%20and%20All-American%20in%202011.%20%28Photo%20by%20Gregory%20Shamus%2FGetty%20Images%29

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Whitney%20Mercilus%20played%20for%20the%20Illinois%20Fighting%20Illini.%20In%20his%20junior%20season%20he%20led%20the%20country%20with%2016%20sacks%20and%20nine%20forced%20fumbles.%20%28Photo%20by%20Bob%20Levey%2FGetty%20Images%29

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Nick%20Perry%20will%20go%20from%20playing%20in%20Southern%20California%20to%20playing%20in%20Green%20Bay%20Wisconsin.%20In%20his%20final%20season%20at%20USC%2C%20Perry%20recorded%2054%20tackles%20and%208.5%20sacks.%20%28Photo%20by%20Mike%20McGinnis%2FGetty%20Images%29

Harrison%20Smith%20was%20the%20second%20player%20from%20Notre%20Dame%20selected%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20the%202012%20draft.%20%28Photo%20by%20Hannah%20Foslien%2FGetty%20Images%29

A.J.%20Jenkins%20played%20for%20the%20Fighting%20Illini%20in%20college%20and%20recorded%20more%20yards%20in%20his%20final%20year%20than%20in%20his%20first%20three%20years.%20%28Photo%20by%20Thearon%20W.%20Henderson%2FGetty%20Images%29

Doug%20Martin%20ran%20for%20the%20Boise%20State%20Broncos%20from%202007-2011.%20He%20recorded%203%2C431%20yards%20on%20617%20carries%20with%2043%20TDs.%20%28Photo%20by%20Al%20Messerschmidt%2FGetty%20Images%29

David%20Wilson%20played%20his%20college%20football%20at%20Virginia%20Tech.%20Wilson%20was%20named%20the%20ACC%20Player%20of%20the%20Year%20in%202011.%20%28Photo%20by%20Jim%20McIsaac%2FGetty%20Images%29