Examining the mock drafts

Many mock drafts predict Vikings to target defensive line in the first round

April 1, 2011 at 3:33PM

With the start of a new month and the NFL Draft only a few weeks away, we thought we would look at various mock drafts to see what people think the Vikings will do with the No. 12 overall pick.

Everyone knows the Vikings are in the market for a quarterback, but most of the mock drafts we list below think the Vikings will use their first-round pick on a defensive lineman.

Here are some of those mocks:

Steve Wyche (NFL.com) – Cameron Jordan, DE, Cal Pat Kirwan (NFL.com) – Cameron Jordan Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) – Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson Charles Davis (NFL Network) – Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa Todd McShay (ESPN.com) – Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College Mel Kiper (ESPN.com) – Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina Don Banks (SI.com) – Cameron Jordan Evan Silva (PFT) – Da'Quan Bowers Pete Prisco (CBSSports.com) – Da'Quan Bowers Clark Judge (CBSSports.com) – Cam Newton, QB, Auburn Doug Farrar (Yahoo! Sports) – Cameron Jordan Nolan Nawrocki (ProFootballWeekly) – J.J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin

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