We've mentioned in a previous blog that the Vikings will enter the draft with nine picks after getting two compensatory picks. Here are their selections:
1st Round – 12th overall
2nd Round – 11th in round, 43rd overall
4th Round – 9th in round, 106th overall
5th Round – 8th in round, 139th overall
5th Round – 19th in round, 150th overall (From New York Giants)
6th Round – 7th in round, 172nd overall
6th Round – 35th in round, 200th overall (Compensatory pick)
7th Round – 13th in round, 215th overall
7th Round – 35th in round, 236th overall (Compensatory pick)
As you can see, they have seven picks in rounds 4-7. Vice president of player personnel Rick Spielman has made it known he would like to acquire a third-round pick after giving away their pick in the Randy Moss trade.
But as it stands now, the Vikings will have seven picks on the final day of the draft on Saturday.
Wes Bunting of the National Football Post has a breakdown of where he would slot prospects in those rounds by position. The Vikings want to turn over their roster and inject some youth this offseason, and one avenue to do that is to find players in the second half of the draft.
