The waiting is almost over. Chip and Judd both will be blogging throughout the evening as the first round of the NFL draft unfolds. We'll try to keep it Vikings focused but also throw out some opinions on other happenings.
You can also follow us on Twitter thoughout the night. Chip is at www.twitter.com/chipscoggins and Judd is at www.twitter.com/juddzulgad. Feel free to shoot us questions that way and we'll try to answer them as well.
6:37 p.m.: NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock has the Vikings taking Jimmy Clausen in his final mock draft. At same time, the Rams take quarterback Sam Bradford first overall.
6:48 p.m. : No surprise in first two picks -- Bradford to Rams and Suh to Lions. Bucs expected to take McCoy and things get interesting.
7 p.m.: As expected, Redskins take an offensive tackle, Oklahoma's Trent Williams. For those scoring, that's four straight Big 12 players taken at start of draft.
7:16 p.m.: No surprises yet. Everything unfolding as expected. Five of the first six picks from Big 12, including three from Oklahoma (Bradford, McCoy and Williams).
7:24 p.m.: Joe Haden is the first cornerback taken, No. 7 to Cleveland. Corners could start flying off the board at this point.
7:31 p.m.: First surprise of night comes from -- you know who -- the Raiders. Take middle linebacker Rolando McClain from Alabama. Bills practically sprint to podium to grab running back C.J. Spiller at No. 9.
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