So today I came out with the list of players that were drafted who attended the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine. Well most of the readers, hit me up after the article came out and began asking me, what 37 players were the ones drafted that didn't get invited to the NFL Combine. If you missed today's article on the NFL Combine and Draft you can see it on the front page of Mocking The Draft. Basically, there were 253 players drafted in 2012, out of those 253 players, 216 players were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. There were only 37 players who were not invited that were drafted, so the big question is WHO ARE THEY? Well right here I compiled a list for all of you that wanted to see what players who were not invited to the Combine but were drafted.

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There were multiple different issues that stalled the new collective bargaining agreement from being put in place last March. However, one of the few things that both sides wanted was a rookie wage scale. The owners hated giving out anywhere up to $50 million to a top draft pick, while the veteran players hated seeing these unproven rookies coming in and earning millions more than them.

Last year, we got a glimpse of how the rookie wage scale worked, but it was overshadowed by the lockout being over and everyone desperately wanted to get back to football. But this year, we've really started to see the full effects of the rookie wage scale come in to play. Back around the time of the draft, I wrote a piece about how it's impacting the number of trades at the top of the draft. A few weeks on and we can see how it has paved the way for draft picks to get signed much earlier than usual. Mark Maske of the Washington Post tweeted out a few very interesting nuggets

Through Monday, 124 players drafted in April had signed contracts with their teams.

— MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) May 17, 2012

More after the jump.

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Kawann Short | Defensive Tackle | Purdue | 6-3, 310 pounds

Games Watched: Ohio State and Michigan (2011)

I am currently in the process of constructing my first 2013 NFL Draft Big Board. While I am compiling the list, I will release some of my notes on the players I am breaking down.Rather than a full scouting report, I will be releasing notes on these players. Full scouting reports will be based on games watched this upcoming season.

First Word: Kawann Short is a scheme-versatile interior lineman with tons of athletic ability. He makes plays against the run with ease and seems to be improving a bit as a pass rusher. Short's motor and football savvy will make him an outstanding leader at the next level. If he continues his impressive play, Short should be a first round draft pick next April.

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Now that the 2012 NFL Draft is complete, I thought it would be nice to see how many players that went to the NFL Combine were selected in the NFL Draft. This year there were 328 players from all over the nation invited to the NFL Combine, and this list shows what Round and Pick the player was taken in the draft. It is in alphabetical order, and is a pretty good idea of how well the NFL did this year for their NFL Scouting Combine. Make sure you check it out and put in the comments section which player shocked you the most at not being drafted, who attended the Combine.

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ESPN.com - Michigan's Lewan maturing into a leader
Michigan lost some invaluable leadership on the offensive line when center David Molk graduated. A somewhat unlikely figure is volunteering to fill that void.

SBNation.com - Which draft pick is most likely to bust?
Every year there are players who we miss on in the NFL Draft and end up becoming busts. SB Nation's NFL roundtable tries to identify those players by selecting which draft pick is most likely to end up being a bust.

Cleveland Plain Dealer - Ohio State defensive end John Simon could be great this fall
Now, Meyer is preparing for his first season as Ohio State's coach. And during his first spring practice season, the Buckeyes made strides toward playing the kind of defense that Meyer favored in Gainesville.

CBS Sports - Whether starter or third string, Seahawks giddy about QB Wilson
The Seahawks entered the 2012 draft with six picks. They traded down prior to each of their first two selections, ultimately winding up with 10 picks while still addressing their two primary areas of need -- improving their pass rush and finding a suitable replacement at middle linebacker for free agent defection David Hawthorne.

With the 2012 NFL draft in the books, plenty of us here at Mocking The Draft have started looking ahead to the 2013 draft. Prematurely? Maybe, but other than draft grades, what else have we got to write about? I thought I'd follow suit and get a head-start on quarterbacks likely to be in the discussion for next years draft.

At this point last year, Landry Jones was rated as highly as a top five or ten talent. He started the season fine but when his offensive line started to fail him slightly and his stud receiver Ryan Broyles was lost for the season to injury, he wobbled. He still put up good numbers, but he struggled adjusting to consistent pressure from opposition defenses.

Jones wisely decided to go back to school for another year. This gives him the opportunity to iron out some flaws in his game that would get exposed at the NFL level. From my perspective, Jones has to improve his presence and awareness in the pocket.

Here we have Oklahoma against Texas from last season. A Texas defensive end is beating a block directly in front of Jones' field of vision.

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Every year we talk about guys that get invited to the camps, and players that were drafted, but we never hear about the guys that were left off of both those lists. There are some major draft snubs, and undrafted free agent snubs, in which most of them will come from a smaller school. This year there were a few guys that really killed it in college and were not even brought into a camp for a workout. To me these guys should have at least made a camp, because of their skills. They are all very talented players, and all were overlooked. Find out what players were draft snubs and pick which one you think should be on a team first, in our poll at the bottom of the page.

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Brandon Jenkins | Defensive End | Florida State | 6-3, 260

Games Watched: 2011 - Maryland, Clemson | 2010 - Miami

I am currently in the process of constructing my first 2013 NFL Draft Big Board. While I am compiling the list, I will release some of my notes on the players I am breaking down.Rather than a full scouting report, I will be releasing notes on these players. Full scouting reports will be based on games watched this upcoming season.

First word:

Brandon Jenkins is one of a handful of talented players on Florida State's defense next season. Through two seasons with the Seminoles, Jenkins has piled up 21.5 sacks. A strong senior season will ensure Jenkins is drafted in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

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