| Class of 2012 Midwest Top 101- Preseason | |||||
| Rank | Name | Pos | High School (City, State) | Ht/Wt | Verbal |
| 1 | Gunner Kiel | QB | Columbus (Ind.) East | 6-3/200 | Indiana |
| 2 | Adolphus Washington | DE | Cincinnati (Ohio) Taft | 6-5/245 | |
| 3 | Brionte Dunn | RB | Canton (Ohio) Glenoak | 5-11/225 | Ohio State |
| 4 | Kyle Kalis | OT | Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward | 6-5/310 | Michigan |
| 5 | Tommy Schutt | DT | Glenbard (Ill.) West | 6-3/300 | |
| 6 | Jordan Diamond | OT | Chicago (Ill.) Simeon | 6-5/290 | |
| 7 | Sheldon Day | DT | Warren (Ind.) Central | 6-1/278 | |
| 8 | Warren Ball | RB | Columbus (Ohio) DeSales | 6-1/200 | Ohio State |
| 9 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | OLB | Centerville (Ohio) | 6-3/217 | |
| 10 | William Mahone | RB | Austintown (Ohio) Fitch | 5-10/205 | |
| 11 | Zeke Pike | QB | Fort Mitchell (Ky.) Dixie Hts | 6-5/225 | Auburn |
| 12 | Se'Von Pittman | DE | Canton (Ohio) McKinley | 6-4/225 | Michigan State |
| 13 | James Ross | MLB | Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Marys | 6-1/220 | Michigan |
| 14 | Taylor Decker | OT | Vandalia (Ohio) Butler | 6-8/297 | Notre Dame |
| 15 | Dan Voltz | OG | Barrington (Ill.) | 6-4/290 | Wisconsin |
| 16 | Aaron Burbridge | WR | Farmington Hills (Mich.) Harrison | 6-1/180 | Michigan State |
| 17 | Danny O'Brien | DT | Flint (Mich.) Powers | 6-3/290 | |
| 18 | Royce Jenkins-Stone | MLB | Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech | 6-2/215 | Michigan |
| 19 | Tom Strobel | DE | Mentor (Ohio) | 6-6/235 | Michigan |
| 20 | Jarrod Wilson | S | Akron (Ohio) Buchtel | 6-2/190 | Michigan |
| 21 | Chris Wormley | DE | Toledo (Ohio) Whitmer | 6-5/255 | Michigan |
| 22 | Amara Darboh | WR | West Des Moines (Ia.) Dowling | 6-2/200 | |
| 23 | Maty Mauk | QB | Kenton (Ohio) | 6-1/190 | Missouri |
| 24 | Terry Richardson | CB | Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech | 5-9/165 | Michigan |
| 25 | Greg McMullen | DE | Akron (Ohio) Hoban | 6-5/260 | Nebraska |
| 26 | Kyle Dodson | OT | Cleveland Heights (Ohio) | 6-6/310 | Wisconsin |
| 27 | Ron Thompson | TE | Southfield (Mich.) | 6-4/220 | |
| 28 | Jaleel Johnson | DT | Lombard (Ill.) Montini | 6-3/295 | Iowa |
| 29 | Kaleb Ringer | MLB | Clayton (Ohio) Northmont | 6-0/220 | Michigan |
| 30 | Faith Ekakitie | DT | Lake Forest (Ill.) Academy | 6-3/275 | |
| 31 | Vince Biegel | OLB | Wisconsin Rapids (Wisc.) Lincoln | 6-3/220 | Wisconsin |
| 32 | Devin Funchess | TE | Farmington Hills (Mich.) Harrison | 6-5/210 | Michigan |
| 33 | Jonah Pirsig | OT | Blue Earth (Minn.) | 6-9/300 | Minnesota |
| 34 | Joshua Perry | OLB | Lewis Center (Ohio) Olentangy | 6-3/220 | Ohio State |
| 35 | Joe Bolden | OLB | Cincinnati (Ohio) Colerain | 6-3/220 | Michigan |
| 36 | David Perkins | OLB | South Bend (Ind.) Washington | 6-2/220 | Notre Dame |
| 37 | Monty Madaris | WR | Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller | 6-2/185 | |
| 38 | Vonte Jackson | RB | Kenosha (Wisc.) Bradford | 6-0/175 | Wisconsin |
| 39 | Dwayne Stanford | WR | Cincinnati (Ohio) Taft | 6-3/185 | |
| 40 | Jordan Westerkamp | WR | Lombard (Ill.) Montini | 6-2/190 | Nebraska |
| 41 | Dennis Norfleet | RB | Detroit (Mich.) King | 5-7/175 | |
| 42 | Mario Ojemudia | DE | Farmington Hills (Mich.) Harrison | 6-3/215 | Michigan |
| 43 | Tyler Orlosky | OG | Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward | 6-4/295 | West Virginia |
| 44 | Devan Bogard | S | Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville | 6-1/175 | Ohio State |
| 45 | Ben Braden | OT | Rockford (Mich.) | 6-7/319 | Michigan |
| 46 | Antonio Morrison | OLB | Bolingbrook (Ill.) | 6-3/220 | |
| 47 | Jamal Lyles | OLB | Southfield (Mich.) Lathrup | 6-3/215 | Michigan State |
| 48 | Pharaoh Brown | DE | Lyndhurst (Ohio) Brush | 6-7/215 | Michigan |
| 49 | Wes Lunt | QB | Rochester (Ill.) | 6-3/180 | Oklahoma State |
| 50 | Anthony Standifer | CB | Crete (Ill.) Monee | 6-1/185 | Michigan |
| 51 | Ruben Lile | S | Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech | 6-2/200 | |
| 52 | J.J. Robertson | WR | Lincoln-Way (Ill.) East | 5-11/180 | Illinois |
| 53 | Frank Epitropolous | WR | Upper Arlington (Ohio) | 6-4/195 | Ohio State |
| 54 | Maurice Fleming | CB | Chicago (Ill.) Curie | 5-10/185 | Iowa |
| 55 | Cameron Wilson | WR | Dublin (Ohio) Jerome | 6-1/190 | Iowa |
| 56 | Andre McDonald | WR | Minnetonka (Minn.) Hopkins | 6-2/190 | |
| 57 | Tyler O'Connor | QB | Lima (Ohio) Central Catholic | 6-2/185 | Michigan State |
| 58 | Jordan Wallace | MLB | Warren (Ind.) Central | 6-1/225 | Indiana |
| 59 | Benny McGowan | OG | Centerville (Ohio) | 6-3/300 | Michigan State |
| 60 | Latroy Lewis | DE | Akron (Ohio) Hoban | 6-4/230 | Tennessee |
| 61 | Ryan Ward | OT | Providence Catholic (Ill.) | 6-6/290 | Iowa |
| 62 | Luke Roberts | MLB | Lancaster (Ohio) | 6-2/230 | Ohio State |
| 63 | Trae Clark | DT | Cincinnati (Ohio) Colerain | 6-3/310 | |
| 64 | Najee Murray | CB | Steubenville (Ohio) | 5-11/182 | Ohio State |
| 65 | Bam Bradley | S | Trotwood (Ohio) Madison | 6-1/195 | |
| 66 | David Smith | RB | Bremen HS | 6-0/190 | |
| 67 | John Turner | S | Indianapolis (Ind.) Cathedral | 6-1/195 | Notre Dame |
| 68 | A.J. Williams | TE | Cincinnati (Ohio) Sycamore | 6-6/270 | Michigan |
| 69 | Riley Bullough | OLB | Traverse City (Mich.) St. Francis | 6-2/210 | Michigan State |
| 70 | Blake Thomas | TE | Cleveland (Ohio) St. Ignatius | 6-4/230 | Ohio State |
| 71 | Malin Jones | RB | Joliet (Ill.) Catholic Academy | 6-0/207 | Northwestern |
| 72 | Kevin Davis | WR | Warren (Ind.) Central | 5-10/170 | Indiana |
| 73 | Roger Lewis | WR | Pickerington (Ohio) Central | 6-1/187 | |
| 74 | Josiah Price | TE | Greentown Eastern | 6-4/235 | Michigan State |
| 75 | Tyvis Powell | S | Bedford (Ohio) | 6-3/185 | Ohio State |
| 76 | Tevin Coleman | RB | Oak Forest (Ill.) | 6-0/190 | |
| 77 | Jordan Fields | S | Grand Blanc (Mich.) | 6-0/175 | Central Michigan |
| 78 | Joshua Posley | DE | Warren (Ind.) Central | 6-0/230 | Cincinnati |
| 79 | Demitrious Davis | WR | Austintown (Ohio) Fitch | 5-9/180 | Pittsburgh |
| 80 | Patrick Elflein | OG | Pickerington (Ohio) North | 6-3/270 | Ohio State |
| 81 | Vincent Valentine | DT | Edwardsville (Ill.) | 6-4/305 | |
| 82 | Matt Godin | DT | Detroit (Mich.) Catholic Central | 6-5/275 | Michigan |
| 83 | Jason Spriggs | TE | Concord (Ind.) Community HS | 6-6/256 | Indiana |
| 84 | Allen Gant | S | Sylvania (Ohio) Southview | 6-2/210 | Michigan |
| 85 | Evan Jones | TE | Ridgewood (Ohio) | 6-6/240 | Michigan State |
| 86 | Mason Monheim | MLB | Orrville (Ohio) | 6-1/215 | |
| 87 | Johnny Caspers | OG | Glenbard (Ill.) West | 6-3/300 | |
| 88 | Dean Lowry | DE | Rockford (Ill.) Boylan | 6-5/230 | Northwestern |
| 89 | Jermaine Edmondson | CB | Canton (Mich.) McKinley | 6-0/170 | Michigan State |
| 90 | Adam Kranda | DE | New Castle (Ind.) Chrysler | 6-6/235 | Indiana |
| 91 | V'Angelo Bentley | CB | Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville | 5-9/165 | |
| 92 | Shawn Heffern | DE | Carmel (Ind.) | 6-6/240 | |
| 93 | DeAndre Herron | OT | Avon (Ind.) | 6-5/310 | Louisville |
| 94 | Zach Myers | OG | Miamisburg (Ohio) | 6-4/270 | Kentucky |
| 95 | Anthony Stanko | OG | Warren (Ohio) Howland | 6-5/300 | Penn State |
| 96 | Will Johnson | TE | Osseo (Minn.) | 6-7/245 | |
| 97 | Alden Hill | RB | Marlington (Ohio) | 6-2/225 | Tennessee |
| 98 | Robert Gregory | QB | Chicago (Ill.) Simeon | 6-2/185 | |
| 99 | Patrick Towles | QB | Fort Thomas (Ky.) Highlands | 6-5/225 | Kentucky |
| 100 | Deionte Buckley | RB | Warren (Ind.) Central | 5-9/190 | Cincinnati |
| 101 | Vontrell Williams | DT | Chicago (Ill.) Mount Carmel | 6-3/275 | |