Robert Griffin III was the second overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. The Washington Redskins selected the Baylor quarterback with the draft’s No. 2 choice, immediately after the Indianapolis Colts chose Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck first overall.
Washington obtained the selection from the St. Louis Rams in a major trade. The Redskins surrendered their 2012 first-round pick, later first-round selections in 2013 and 2014, and a 2012 second-round pick to move up and select Griffin. The trade showed how highly the team valued him after his spectacular college career.
Griffin won the 2011 Heisman Trophy at Baylor and later earned the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award for the 2012 season. The draft selection is often written as “No. 2 overall,” while “second pick” or “2nd” means the same thing in this question.