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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:
• Duane Brown, OT, Virginia Tech (Todd McShay, Scouts Inc.)
• John Carlson, TE, Notre Dame (Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN)
• Oniel Cousins, OT, Texas-El Paso (walterfootball.com)
• DaJuan Morgan, S, North Carolina State (nfldraftcountdown.com)
• Early Doucet, WR, LSU (fantasyfootballjungle.com)
• Mario Manningham, WR, Michigan (draftboardinsider.com)
• Andre Caldwell, WR, Florida (gbnreport.com)
• Chad Henne, QB, Michigan (kffl.com)
• Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue (warroomreport.com)
• Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC (newerascouting.com)
• Calais Campbell, DE, Miami (draftseason.com)
• Terrell Thomas, CB, USC (fantasysportsdrafts.com)
• Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech (junkyardjake.com)
• Justin King, CB, Penn State (draftseason.com)
• Anthony Collins, OT, Kansas (nflmockdraftaces.com)
• Patrick Lee, CB, Auburn (newnfldraft.com)
• Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware (phsports.blogspot.com)
• Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma (footballsfuture.com)
• Carl Nicks, OT, Nebraska (nfldraftspecialist.com)
• Martellus Bennett, TE, Texas A&M (thefootballexpert.com)
• Curtis Lofton, LB, Oklahoma (sportsnewssouthwest.com)
• Tracy Porter, CB, Indiana (freewebs.com/footballthoughts)
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| Date/Opponent | Time | W | L | Score |
| Sep 13 - at Cleveland | 12:00 PM | 1 | 0 | 34-20 |
| Sep 20 - at Detroit | 12:00 PM | 2 | 0 | 27-13 |
| Sep 27 - vs. San Francisco | 12:00 PM | 3 | 0 | 27-24 |
| Oct 5 - vs. Green Bay | 7:30 PM | 4 | 0 | 30-23 |
| Oct 11 - at St. Louis | 12:00 PM | 5 | 0 | 38-10 |
| Oct 18 - vs. Baltimore | 12:00 PM | 6 | 0 | 33-31 |
| Oct 25 - at Pittsburgh | 12:00 PM | 6 | 1 | 17-27 |
| Nov 1 - at Green Bay | 3:15 PM | 7 | 1 | 38-26 |
| Open | ||||
| Nov 15 - vs. Detroit | 12:00 PM | 8 | 1 | 27-10 |
| Nov 22 - vs. Seattle | 12:00 PM | 9 | 1 | 35-9 |
| Nov 29 - vs. Chicago | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 6 - at Arizona | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 13 - vs. Cincinnati | 12:00 PM | |||
| Dec 20 - at Carolina | 7:20 PM | |||
| Dec 28 - at Chicago | 7:30 PM | |||
| Jan 3 - vs. NY Giants | 12:00 PM |
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