2012 NFL Draft Trivia Quiz

Answer: three

Three other players were drafted from Stanford, the same school that first overall pick Andrew Luck attended: Guard David DeCastro (24th pick, Pittsburgh), tight end Cody Fleener (34th pick from Indianapolis, the same school Andrew Luck went to), and offensive tackle Jonathan Martin (42nd, Miami).

Answer: eight

1. RB Trent Richardson - 3rd pick, Cleveland
2. S Mark Barron - 7th, Tampa Bay
3. CB Dre Kirkpatrick - 17th, Cincinnati
4. LB Dont'a Hightower - 25th, New England
5. LB Courtney Upshaw - 35th, Baltimore
6. DT Josh Chapman - 136th, Indianopolis
7. CB DeQuan Menzie - 146th, Kansas City
8. TE Brad Smelley - 247th, Cleveland

Answer: Rams

The Rams drafted wide receiver Brian Quick out of Appalachian State 33rd overall, a top Division I FCS team from the Southern Conference.

Answer: Rams

The Rams drafted cornerback Janoris Jenkins out of North Alabama 40th in the draft. Jenkins previously played for the University of Florida and was a member of the 2008 national championship team, but was dismissed in April 2011 for his second drug arrest in three months.

Answer: 89

The Saints drafted defensive tackle Akiem Hicks out of the University of Regina in Canada.

Answer: False

There were a record five players, two from Canada (Tyrone Crawford and Philip Blake), Christo Bilukidi from Angola, Jack Crawford from England, and Marcus Kuhn from Germany. Bilukidi was also drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL in 2012; he moved to Ottawa when young and became eligible as a Candian citizen to enter the CFL draft.

Answer: Jets

The Jets drafted offensive lineman Robert Torrez Griffin 203rd overall. The more famous Robert Griffin is Robert Lee Griffin III.

Answer: Browns

The Browns had eleven draft picks. Their top selection was running back Trent Richardson from Alabama, selected third overall after a trade with Minnesota.

Answer: Patriots

The Patriots drafted defensive tackle Chandler Jones 21st overall out of Syracuse, one of six players New England drafted, all on defense for a team was the AFC championship despite one of the weakest defenses in the NFL. Chandler's brother Jon became the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion in March 2011 and defended his title for the third time at UFC145 in April 2012.

Answer: Same home state

The Indianopolis Colts drafted Washington DC native Andrew Luck (quarterback) out of Stanford as the first overall pick. The Colts also had the final pick of the draft (#253), also known as Mr. Irrelevant -- Indiana-born quarterback Chandler Harnish out of Northern Illinois, an FBS team out of the Mid-American Conference.