An archive of the Star Tribune's NFL draft coverage from the past two weeks, including the complete work of beat reporters Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad, and the rest of the Star Tribune staff. Look here for all of their stories, videos and blog posts about the 2008 draft.

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2008 draft may make Vikings a real contender

Despite what you think of the Jared Allen deal, the Vikings are poised to draft a wide receiver, backup defensive tackle and offensive lineman putting them in serious contention this year, say beat writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad.

Draft preview: Vikings will likely seek developmental QB

The Vikings will probably go after a developmental quarterback in the sixth or seventh round of the NFL draft, say beat writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad.

Draft preview: Vikings look for offensive line help in draft

The Vikings will be considering filling a couple of key positions on the offensive line to make some big improvements, according to beat writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad.

Vikings introduce Jared Allen

Vikings head coach Brad Childress introduces new defensive end Jared Allen.

Draft preview: Vikings unlikely to draft running back

The Vikings are well-rounded enough at running back that they likely won't use a draft pick on that position this year, say beat writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad.

Draft preview: No cornerbacks necessary for Vikings

Filling the cornerback position is not a high priority for the Vikings this year with players like Antoine Winfield tending the defensive backfield, say beat writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad.

Draft preview: Vikings need to score some playmakers

The Vikings need more playmakers. Beat writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad have ideas.

Round 1 selections

(left to right) Glenn Dorsey, Chris Long, Jake Long, Matt Ryan, Darren McFadden and Vernon Gholston.

A team-by-team list

More from this series:

• What every team wants, what every team needs
  A team-by-team look at who needs what in the run-up to the decision-makers' critical day:
• Zulgad and Seifert's mock draft
  Chris Long, Darren McFadden and plenty of other top talents are on the board today. Our Wise Guys break down how the first round will play out.
• NFL draft: Vikings will wait their turn and be happy about it
  Sure, the Vikings might be a bit bored Saturday afternoon. But that's only an annoyance, because they already filled a huge need.
• With the 47th pick in the draft (a look back)...
  
• And with the 47th pick, the Vikings take ...
  There are a lot of mock drafts on that Internet deal. Many of them include second rounds. Here's a sampling of projections for the Vikings' first pick, 47th overall, with a different player projected from each source. Of course, not all have been updated since the Vikings traded for defensive end Jared Allen:
• For its quality, quantity, twists, turns,'83 reigns
  That draft -- the best in history? -- is famed for its three Hall of Fame QBs, but ex-Gopher Karl Mecklenburg was among late selections who hit it big.
• NFL draft: Who gets picked?
  Scouting for the NFL draft is now incredibly sophisticated. The Vikings have 21 player classifications, with a grading system that runs four digits beyond the decimal point. It's as easy as 1.2345.
• The top six picks
  Draft day is finally here.
• NFL draft: Quarterbacks
  A FIELD ANALYSIS Today kicks off the Star Tribune's position-by-position preview for the NFL draft April 26-27 in New York City.
• NFL draft: Running backs
  A FIELD ANALYSIS This is Day 2 of the Star Tribune's position-by-position preview for the NFL draft April 26-27 in New York City.
• NFL draft: Offensive linemen
  A FIELD ANALYSIS This is Day 4 of the Star Tribune's position-by-position preview for the NFL draft April 26-27 in New York City.
• NFL draft: Wide receivers, tight ends
  A FIELD ANALYSIS Today is Day 3 of the Star Tribune's position-by-position preview for the NFL draft April 26-27 in New York City.
• NFL draft: Defensive linemen
  A FIELD ANALYSIS Today is Day 5 of the Star Tribune's position-by-position preview for the NFL draft April 26-27 in New York City.
• NFL draft: Defensive backs
  A FIELD ANALYSIS This is Day 6 of the Star Tribune's position-by-position preview for the NFL draft April 26-27 in New York City.
• NFL draft: Linebackers
  As the nation's top high school linebacker in 2003, Keith Rivers had his choice of numbers upon matriculation at Southern California. His choice was easy: 55.
• Who will go where in draft? We'll find out today
  With the first pick of the 2008 NFL draft, the Miami Dolphins select Michigan offensive lineman Jake Long. ... Who's picked next is one big
• Draft preview: Vikings need to score some playmakers
  The Vikings need more playmakers. Beat writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad have ideas.
• Draft preview: Vikings unlikely to draft running back
  The Vikings are well-rounded enough at running back that they likely won't use a draft pick on that position this year, say beat writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad.
• Draft preview: Vikings look for offensive line help in draft
  The Vikings will be considering filling a couple of key positions on the offensive line to make some big improvements, according to beat writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad.
• Draft preview: Vikings will likely seek developmental QB
  The Vikings will probably go after a developmental quarterback in the sixth or seventh round of the NFL draft, say beat writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad.
• Will Vikings sign Jared Allen?
  Defensive end Jared Allen is at Winter Park today and our Vikings writers assess how his skills would help this team.
• 2008 draft may make Vikings a real contender
  Despite what you think of the Jared Allen deal, the Vikings are poised to draft a wide receiver, backup defensive tackle and offensive lineman putting them in serious contention this year, say beat writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad.
• At QB, Ryan's the one
  The Boston College quarterback is easily the best of what one scout calls a 'pedestrian class.'
• Allen departs, but for how long?
  The Kansas City defensive end left impressed after a visit. A trip to Tampa Bay looms, but the Vikings appear ready to offer a lucrative multiyear deal.
• Virginia DE likely won't wait long
  Chris Long, the son of former Raiders defensive end Howie Long, figures to be taken with one of the top picks in this weekend's draft.
• Which route will Vikings go?
  With a sudden lack of depth at defensive end, the Vikings are faced with this choice: make a trade with Kansas City for NFL sack leader Jared Allen, or roll the dice and try to land a top prospect in the NFL draft.
• Chiefs exploring all of their options for Allen
  The Vikings' quest to acquire Pro Bowl defensive end Jared Allen remained on hold Monday.
• Vikings get Allen, but at steep price (April 23)
  Minnesota gave up a No. 1 pick and two No. 3s in this weekend's NFL draft to land Kansas City pass rusher Jared Allen, who will get a six-year contract worth just shy of $74 million.
• Carlson ready for anything
  Tight end John Carlson will spend Saturday in Litchfield waiting for a once-in-a-lifetime phone call.
• Don't sell Trevor Laws short
  Defensive tackle Trevor Laws, another Notre Dame product with local ties, has a motor that's always running.
• After bad year, Brohm dealing with hard knocks
  Touted as a top draft pick, the quarterback had a disappointing senior season and quieted that talk. But he says he has learned from it.
• It's the square-peg, round-hole syndrome
  Incoming NFL players can have all the talent in the world, but if their skills don't match their team's particular offensive or defensive schemes, problems often soon arise.
• Signing Frerotte may push QBs down draft board
  PALM BEACH, FLA. - The Vikings' pending agreement with veteran quarterback Gus Frerotte likely will preclude them from selecting a quarterback early in this month's NFL draft, coach Brad Childress said Wednesday.
• Vikings history, without a No. 1 pick
  This is the eighth time the Vikings won't have a first-round pick. Here's what they did in the other seven years:
• Big reduction of blahblahblah seen as viewer-friendly plan for draft
  The networks will try shorter intervals between draft picks, imploring producers to hustle like special-team wannabes.
• Interview with Arkansas State coach Steve Roberts and Johnson (video)
  
• "Hard to understand how (Johnson) can go unnoticed" -- scout.com profile (April 9, 2008)
  
• Tyrell Johnson bio (Arkansas State web site)
  
• Meeting a whirlwind wearing a cowboy hat
  Everywhere that Jared Allen went at the Vikings draft party, the spotlight followed.
• Allen trade brings smiles to the faces of defenders
  
• Vikings draft capsule: Tyrell Johnson
  
• No matter what, Patriots get what they want
  Despite losing its No. 1 draft choice for violating NFL rules, New England landed a top linebacker and likely will pick wisely again today.
• Carlson goes to Seattle, Laws to Philadelphia
  The local products, both of whom went to Notre Dame, were second-round picks.
• On USC and JBD (John David Booty)
  USC coach Pete Carroll, a former Vikings assistant, talked during the course of the NFL draft with Star Tribune writers Sid Hartman, Judd Zulgad and Mark Craig. Here are highlights from their conversations.
• USC's Carroll knows QBs, and praises Booty's talent
  The former Vikings assistant has nurtured a great run of Trojans quarterbacks, and he thinks the latest will adjust well to the Vikings offense.
• On USC and JBD (John David Booty)
  USC coach Pete Carroll, a former Vikings assistant, talked during the course of the NFL draft with Star Tribune writers Sid Hartman, Judd Zulgad and Mark Craig. Here are highlights from their conversations.
• Vikings draft: Few chosen, few needed
  The Vikings, after shrewd offseason roster additions, only needed to mine the draft for supplemental players.
• USC is special, Pro Day or draft day
  The tryouts became so glitzy that rules had to be changed, and the Trojans had seven players go in the draft's first two rounds.
• Booty, Vikings see move as good fit
  The quarterback ran the West Coast offense at USC, and Vikings coach Brad Childress was looking to develop a QB for his system.
• Henderson's brother leads group of 16 free agents
  Erin Henderson was confident enough in his draft stock that the Maryland linebacker declared for the NFL draft a year early. It appeared to be a safe move.
• Jackson, Frerotte, Booty: Vikings looking better under center
  While fans obsess over Tarvaris Jackson's stress-induced jump passes, Gus Frerotte's AARP status and the origins of draftee John David Booty's surname, I'm going to swim upstream against the flow of negative opinion and guess that the Vikings could be just fine at quarterback this year.
• Barber gets the call from Texans
  Dominique Barber needed a break from the NFL draft on Sunday so he popped in the movie "Braveheart."
• Video: Jaymar Johnson working out and interviewed.
  
• Video: Jaymar Johnson working out and interviewed.
  
• Sullivan's Notre Dame bio page
  
• Barber's Gophers bio page
  
• Cheating "didn't play a role" in leaving school early (Gainesville Sun, April 24)
  
• Guion's Florida State bio page
  
• John David Booty highlight video
  
• Booty's USC bio page
  
• John David Booty fan web site
  
• Poll: Vikings Draft Quiz
  Which one of these players was NOT a second-round draft choice of the Vikings?
• Poll: Vikings Draft Quiz II
  Tyrell Johnson won't be the only Arkansas State standout playing in the NFL. Which of these NFL quarterbacks also played for the school?
• Poll: Vikings Draft Quiz III
  Which of these Minnesota college athletes was NOT drafted by the Vikings during the 1970s.
• Poll: Viking Draft Quiz IV
  Which of the following Vikings was the team's last selection in that year's draft?
• Poll: Vikings Draft Quiz V
  Jaymar Jackson has a chance to join a long list of Jackson Staters in the NFL. Which former player doesn't belong on this list?