Continuing from previous posts, this is the current 2012 NFL draft order, pending playoffs:
- Indianapolis Colts (2-14; SOS of .539)
- St. Louis Rams (2-14; SOS of .590)
- Minnesota Vikings (3-13; SOS of .559)
- Cleveland Browns (4-12; SOS of .531)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-12; SOS of .551)
- Washington Redskins (5-11; SOS of .477)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11; SOS of .500)
- Miami Dolphins (6-10; SOS of .504) This pick is a coin flip between Miami & Carolina
- Carolina Panthers (6-10; SOS of .504)
- Buffalo Bills (6-10; SOS of .520)
- Kansas City Chiefs (7-9; SOS of .512) This pick is a coin flip between Kansas City & Seattle
- Seattle Seahawks (7-9; SOS of .512)
- Arizona Cardinals (8-8; SOS of .469)
- Dallas Cowboys (8-8; SOS of .473)
- Philadelphia Eagles (8-8; SOS of .488)
- New York Jets (8-8; SOS of .500)
- Oakland Raiders (8-8; SOS of .504) Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals (Carson Palmer trade)
- San Diego Chargers (8-8; SOS of .516)
- Chicago Bears (8-8; SOS of .527)
- Tennessee Titans (9-7; SOS of .461)
- Denver Broncos (8-8; SOS of .520) **
- Cincinnati Bengals (9-7; SOS of .492) **
- New York Giants (9-7; SOS of .520) **
- Houston Texans (10-6; SOS of .453) **
- Atlanta Falcons (10-6; SOS of .480) ** Traded to the Cleveland Browns (Julio Jones trade)
- Detroit Lions (10-6; SOS of .535) **
- Baltimore Ravens (12-4; SOS of .477) **
- Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4; SOS of .492) **
- New Orleans Saints (13-3; SOS of .441) ** Traded to the New England Patriots (Mark Ingram trade)
- New England Patriots (13-3; SOS of .449) **
- San Francisco 49ers (13-3; SOS of .449) **
- Green Bay Packers (15-1; SOS of .457) **
** Pending 2012 NFL Playoff results.
For the Vikings, our spot is clear; #3 overall. Most likely we end up with either Robert Griffin III (or at least his trade rights) or Matt Kalil. Nice spot to be. I will continue to update this throughout the playoffs and will be unveiling the full likely NFL compensatory picks (including the Vikings') in the coming days.