Your 2012 first round draft order is set (almost)

When one season ends, another begins.

The NFL concluded its “on field” season when the clock hit 00:00 in the New York Giants’ Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots on Sunday, which probably has many of you headed for a serious case of withdrawal. But fear not, football junkies, because the drama that is the NFL offseason is about to get underway.

Free agency kicks off in March, but draft season is already upon us, as the 2012 NFL Combine begins Wednesday, February 22 in Indianapolis.

Below is the official order for the first round of April’s draft, which the league office sent out on Tuesday. The Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers will take part in a coin flip at the Combine to determine which teams gets the eighth overall pick, while the Chiefs and Seahawks will do the same thing to see which organization drafts at No. 11.

1. Indianapolis Colts
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Minnesota Vikings
4. Cleveland Browns
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6. Washington Redskins
7. Jacksonville Jaguars
8. Miami Dolphins or Carolina Panthers
9. Miami Dolphins or Carolina Panthers
10. Buffalo Bills
11. Kansas City Chiefs or Seattle Seahawks
12. Kansas City Chiefs or Seattle Seahawks
13. Arizona Cardinals
14. Dallas Cowboys
15. Philadelphia Eagles
16. New York Jets
17. Cincinnati Bengals (from Oakland)
18. San Diego Chargers
19. Chicago Bears
20. Tennessee Titans
21. Cincinnati Bengals
22. Cleveland Browns (from Atlanta)
23. Detroit Lions
24. Pittsburgh Steelers
25. Denver Broncos
26. Houston Texans
27. New England Patriots (from New Orleans)
28. Green Bay Packers
29. Baltimore Ravens
30. San Francisco 49ers
31. New England Patriots
32. New York Giants

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