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Cornerbacks a premium in NFL draft
Originally Published: May 1, 2012
By
Gregg Easterbrook | ESPN.com
The football draft is assumed to be about muscular giants whose crushing man-hugs threaten the ribs of commissioner Roger Goodell. Here's a little secret -- the skinny guys recently have ruled the NFL draft.
This past weekend's was the fourth consecutive "NFL selection meeting" at which cornerbacks, the least imposing football players (other than kickers), have been the most popular choice. In 2012, 34 cornerbacks were chosen; in 2011, 39 corners were picked; in 2010, ...
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2012 NFL DRAFT

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PICK-BY-PICK ANALYSIS
- Round 1: 3 hours
- Round 2: 2 hours, 6 minutes
- Round 3: 1 hour, 42 minutes
- Round 4: 1 hour, 53 minutes
- Round 5: 1 hour, 39 minutes
- Round 6: 1 hour, 45 minutes
- Round 7: 2 hours
TEAM-BY-TEAM PICKS
- AFC East: Buffalo | Mia. | N.E. | NY Jets
- AFC North: Balt. | Cinc. | Cleve. | Pitt.
- AFC South: Hou. | Indy | Jax | Tenn.
- AFC West: Den. | K.C. | Oak. | S.D.
- NFC East: Dallas | NYG | Phila. | Wash.
- NFC North: Chi. | Det. | G.B. | Minnesota
- NFC South: Atl. | Car. | N.O. | Tampa
- NFC West: Ariz. | S.F. | St. Louis | Sea.
DIVISION DRAFT REVIEWS
ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY
- Seifert: Packers change offseason tactics
- TMQ: Cornerbacks at a premium in draft
- Clayton mailbag: Did Seahawks err?
- Brandt: Cousins pick a head-scratcher
- Schefter: Biggest winners at draft
- Fox: Skins create another QB controversy
- Clayton: Defensive decisions loom large
- Chadiha: Best/worst draft marriages
- Harris: Top fantasy rookies for 2012
- Scouts Inc.: Top 10 undrafted free agents

- Clayton: Day 2 winners, losers
- Kiper: Day 2 winners, questions

- Reilly: What's with all the hugs?
- Scouts Inc.: Pick-by-pick analysis

- Kiper: Day 1 winners, question marks

- Clayton: Day 1 winners, losers
- Fox: Relief, not pressure, for Claiborne
- Joyner: Fantasy outlook for Luck, RG3

NFC COLUMNS/BLOG POSTS
- Sando: Defining day for Rams
- Graziano: Eagles draft like confident team
- Seifert: Give Lions a pass on this pick
- Yasinskas: Falcons keep plowing with Konz
- Seifert: Vikings' GM works wonders
- Sando: Irvin caps wild NFC West night
- Graziano: RG3 knows it gets tougher
- Yasinskas: The new 'Buccaneer Man'
AFC COLUMNS/BLOG POSTS
- Williamson: Elway gets his QB again
- Kuharsky: Punter makes Jags a punch line
- Hensley: Steelers protecting Big Ben
- Walker: It's all or nothing for Jets
- Hensley: Richardson sparks Browns
- Hensley: Browns' Weeden pick not good
- Kuharsky: With Luck comes obligations
- Walker: Dolphins 'all-in' with Tannehill
- Williamson: Crennel is key to Poe pick
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