When: First round Thursday, 7 p.m.; second and third rounds Friday, 5 p.m.; fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds Saturday, 11 a.m.Where: Radio City Music Hall in New York City TV: ESPN and ESPN2
Rules: Teams have 10 minutes to make first-round picks, seven for second-round picks and five for other rounds.
FIRST-ROUND DRAFT ORDER
1. Carolina
2. Denver
3. Buffalo
4. Cincinnati
5. Arizona
6. Cleveland
7. San Francisco
8. Tennessee
9. Dallas
10. Washington
11. Houston
12. Vikings
13. Detroit
14. St. Louis
15. Miami
16. Jacksonville
17. New England
18. San Diego
19. N.Y. Giants
20. Tampa Bay
21. Kansas City
22. Indianapolis
23. Philadelphia
24. New Orleans
25. Seattle
26. Baltimore
27. Atlanta
28. New England
29. Chicago
30. N.Y. Jets
31. Pittsburgh
32. Green Bay
Vikings' other picks by round
Second: 43rd overall
Third: None
Fourth: 106th
Fifth: 139th, 150th
Sixth: 172nd, 200th
Seventh: 215th, 236th
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3 Jake Locker, Washington Height/weight: 6-2/231 Upside: Outstanding athlete, excellent arm strength, best at making throws while on the move. Demonstrates poise that an NFL team wants from its quarterback. Downside: Needs to improve passing percentage from the pocket and make better decisions. He completed only 55.4 percent of his passes last season. Statistically: Threw for a career-high 2,800 yards and 21 touchdowns in 12 games as a junior and 2,265 yards with 17 TDs and nine picks in 12 games last season. Getting to know you: Another case where the Vikings sent only one scout to his Pro Day, but had previously worked him out in a private session. The Vikings are interested, but would they be willing to use the 12th pick on Locker? Common sense says they might attempt to trade down in the opening round in order to get Locker at a more reasonable place and also recoup the third-round pick lost to New England in the Randy Moss trade. The Redskins could foil this plan if they grab Locker with the 10th pick.