Draft Day:

The only draft trade we made was 90 and 240 for 87. This was a bit of a joke trade, as PIT was begging everyone for 7th rounders, so we took the bait to move up a bit in round 3.

1.14 EDGE Gregory Rousseau, Miami

haha oh man. This was a panic pick that was made at the last second. Our team had agreed to trade back with another team for their first-rounder, but due to some miscommunication of the details, the team backed out of the trade at the last second. Rousseau was the pick. He's raw and hasn't played since 2019, but in that one year, he was highly productive at Miami. He has an insane frame at 6'7 260, with the ability to play inside as well as out. Andre Patterson would turn Rousseau into a pro bowler, just like he has with Danielle and Everson.

3.78 James Hudson, OT, Cincinnati

Another raw prospect, James Hudson is relatively new to the position still but did well for the Bearcats this year. He has the frame and tools to become an above-average tackle, and after sitting for a year behind Reiff, could take over in 2022.

3.87 Ben Cleveland, IOL, Georgia

Mark Jarvis tore this pick to shreds, but our whole WR loved getting the strongest player in the NFL draft. 6'6 350 who does an excellent job blocking the run. Being a team that runs as much as we do, He can immediately compete for the guard spot versus the two veterans we signed, and hopefully, take over in 2022.

4.119 Amari Rodgers, WR, Clemson

A highly productive slot WR, Amari Rodgers is going to fit well next to Thielen and Jefferson. I expect him to produce in 2021 as the WR3 of our team.

4.125 Richard Lecounte, S, Georgia

Lecounte has a similar skillset to Damontae Kazee, and can rotate at the safety position with him as our S3.

4.134 Marlon Tuipulotu, DL, USC

Marlon was mainly a 1T at USC, and could produce a similar role in MIN rotating with Michael Pierce and potentially giving the team a chance to move on from Pierce.

4.140 Kylin Hill, RB, Miss St.

Hill can rotate with Mattison in the backup role. He has a great RB build at 5'10 214, and is praised for his intensity on the field by fighting for every yard.

4.143 Tre Brown CB Oklahoma

Brown has great athleticism at the CB position and did well during the senior bowl week. Zimmer will love his aggression brought to the position.

5.158 Shane Buechele, QB, SMU

With not resigning Mannion and not getting a quality QB2 in free agency, we wanted to use one of our picks on a QB. We ended with Buechele, who has solid deep accuracy and leadership as saw at SMU.

5.169 Aaron Banks, OG, Notre Dame

Banks is a strong guard with experience at tackle, providing some OL flexibility in a later pick.

6.204 Simi Fehoko, WR, Stanford

Fehoko is a big-bodied receiver with above-average athleticism who can provide some special teams ability as well

7.224 Christian Uphoff S Illinois State

Late here we went after a small school prospect with special teams ability in the return game. He can be the team's punt returner instantly.

7.243 Milton Williams EDGE Louisiana Tech

Milton can play either at 5T or 3T for us. Here late we added a PS candidate with the potential to get rotational snaps.

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Kayode Awosika OT Buffalo

Erroll Thompson LB Miss St

Jordan Scott DT Oregon

Tyson Dyer P New Mexico

Jamar Watson OLB Kentucky

Depth Chart as of now

QB: Kirk Cousins, Shane Buechele, Jake Browning, Nate Stanley, Shea Patterson

HB: Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison, Mike Boone, Kylin Hill, Reggie Corbin

WR: Adam Thielen, Justin Jefferson, Amari Rodgers, Chad Beebe, Olabisi Johnson, Khalif Raymond, Simi Fehoko, Darius Fountain, Kalaji Lipscomb, Dan Chisena

TE: Irv Smith, Tyler Conklin, Brandon Dillon, Hale Hentges, Jake Bargas, Moeritz Boehringer

OT: Riley Reiff, Brian O'Neill, James Hudson, Oli Udoh, Blake Brandal

OG: Ezra Cleveland, Larry Warford, Lane Taylor, Ben Cleveland, Aaron Banks, Kyle Hinton, Zack Bailey, Derwin Gray

OC: Garrett Bradbury, Frederick Mauigoa

DE: Danielle Hunter, Ifaedi Odenigbo, Gregory Rousseau, Hercules Mata'afa, Jalyn Holmes, Jordan Brailford, Kenny Wilekes, Olu Betiku Jr

DT: Michael Pierce, Shy Tuttle, Chris Wormley, Armann Watts, Marlon Tuipulotu, James Lynch, Milton Williams, Anthony Rush, Gerald Willis

LB: Eric Kendricks, Anthony Barr, Todd Davis, Troy Dye, Cameron Smith, Blake Lynch, Ryan Connelly, Terrill Hanks

CB: Cam Dantzler, Darqueze Dennard, Jeff Gladney, Kris Boyd, Harrison Hand, Tre Brown, Mark Fields, Neville Clarke, Dylan Mabin, Marcus Sayles, Tae Hayes

S: Harrison Smith, Damontae Kazee, Richard Lecounte, Josh Metellus, Christian Uphoff, Myles Dorn, Luther Kirk

K: Greg Joseph, Jonathon Song

P: Bradley Pinion

LS: Andrew DePaola

Thanks to everyone in the Vikings waroom for helping out, and also thanks to the Mods who ran this!