MINNESOTA VIKINGS DRAFT HISTORY
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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22
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Percy Harvin
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WR
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Florida
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2
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54
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Phil Loadholt
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OT
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Oklahoma
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3
|
86
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Asher Allen
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CB
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Georgia
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5
|
150
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Jasper Brinkley
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ILB
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South Carolina
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7
|
231
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Jamarca Sanford
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S
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Mississippi
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Minnesota Vikings - 2008
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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2
|
43
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Tyrell Johnson
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DB
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Arkansas State
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5
|
137
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John David Booty
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QB
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USC
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5
|
152
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Letroy Guion
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DT
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Florida State
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6
|
187
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John Sullivan
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C
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Notre Dame
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6
|
193
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Jaymar Johnson
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WR
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Jackson State
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Minnesota Vikings - 2007
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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7
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Adrian Peterson
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RB
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Oklahoma
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2
|
44
|
Sidney Rice
|
WR
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South Carolina
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3
|
72
|
Marcus McCauley
|
CB
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Fresno State
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4
|
102
|
Brian Robison
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DE
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Texas
|
5
|
146
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Aundrae Allison
|
WR
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East Carolina
|
6
|
176
|
Rufus Alexander
|
LB
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Oklahoma
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7
|
217
|
Tyler Thigpen
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QB
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Coastal Carolina
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7
|
233
|
Chandler Williams
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WR
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Florida International
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Minnesota Vikings - 2006
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Round
|
Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
|
17
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Chad Greenway
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LB
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Iowa
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2
|
48
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Cedric Griffin
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CB
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Texas
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2
|
51
|
Ryan Cook
|
C
|
New Mexico
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2
|
64
|
Tarvaris Jackson
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QB
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Alabama State
|
4
|
127
|
Ray Edwards
|
DE
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Purdue
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5
|
149
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Greg Blue
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DB
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Georgia
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|
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Minnesota Vikings - 2005
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Round
|
Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
|
7
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Troy Williamson
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WR
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South Carolina
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1
|
18
|
Erasmus James
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DE
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Wisconsin
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2
|
49
|
Marcus Johnson
|
G
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Mississippi
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3
|
80
|
Dustin Fox
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DB
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Ohio State
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4
|
112
|
Ciatrick Fason
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RB
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Florida
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6
|
191
|
C.J. Mosley
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DT
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Missouri
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7
|
219
|
Adrian Ward
|
--
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UTEP
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Minnesota Vikings - 2004
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
|
20
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Kenechi Udeze
|
DE
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USC
|
2
|
48
|
Dontarrious Thomas
|
OLB
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Auburn
|
3
|
88
|
Darrion Scott
|
DE
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Ohio State
|
4
|
115
|
Nat Dorsey
|
T
|
Georgia Tech
|
4
|
119
|
Mewelde Moore
|
RB
|
Tulane
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5
|
155
|
Rod Davis
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LB
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Southern Mississippi
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6
|
184
|
Deandre' Eiland
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DB
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South Carolina
|
7
|
220
|
Jeff Dugan
|
TE
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Maryland
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Minnesota Vikings - 2003
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Round
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Overall
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Player
|
Position
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School
|
1
|
9
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Kevin Williams
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DE
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Oklahoma State
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2
|
40
|
E.J. Henderson
|
LB
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Maryland
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3
|
71
|
Nate Burleson
|
WR
|
Nevada-Reno
|
4
|
105
|
Onterrio Smith
|
RB
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Oregon
|
6
|
180
|
Eddie Johnson
|
P
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Idaho State
|
6
|
190
|
Michael Nattiel
|
LB
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Florida
|
7
|
221
|
Keenan Howry
|
WR
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Oregon
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Minnesota Vikings - 2002
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
|
7
|
Bryant McKinnie
|
T
|
Miami (FL)
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2
|
38
|
Raonall Smith
|
LB
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Washington State
|
3
|
70
|
Willie Offord
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SS
|
South Carolina
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4
|
105
|
Brian Williams
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CB
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North Carolina State
|
4
|
132
|
Ed Ta'amu
|
--
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Utah
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6
|
177
|
Nick Rogers
|
OLB
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Georgia Tech
|
7
|
218
|
Chad Beasley
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DT
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Virginia Tech
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Minnesota Vikings - 2001
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Round
|
Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
|
1
|
27
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Michael Bennett
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RB
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Wisconsin
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2
|
57
|
Willie Howard
|
DT
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Stanford
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3
|
69
|
Eric Kelly
|
CB
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Kentucky
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4
|
130
|
Shawn Worthen
|
DT
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TCU
|
4
|
131
|
Cedric James
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WR
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TCU
|
5
|
157
|
Patrick Chukwurah
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LB
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Wyoming
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6
|
189
|
Carey Scott
|
CB
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Kentucky State
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7
|
225
|
Brian Crawford
|
T
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Western Oregon
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Minnesota Vikings - 2000
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
|
25
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Chris Hovan
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DT
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Boston College
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2
|
55
|
Fred Robbins
|
DT
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Wake Forest
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2
|
56
|
Michael Boireau
|
DE
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Miami (FL)
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3
|
88
|
Doug Chapman
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RB
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Marshall
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4
|
106
|
Antonio Wilson
|
LB
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Texas A&M - Commerce
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4
|
118
|
Tyrone Carter
|
FS
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Minnesota
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5
|
165
|
Troy Walters
|
WR
|
Stanford
|
7
|
240
|
Mike Malano
|
G
|
San Diego State
|
7
|
244
|
Giles Cole
|
--
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Texas A&M - Kingsville
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7
|
248
|
Lewis Kelly
|
G
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South Carolina State
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Minnesota Vikings - 1999
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Round
|
Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
|
1
|
11
|
Daunte Culpepper
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QB
|
Central Florida
|
1
|
29
|
Dimitrius Underwood
|
DE
|
Michigan State
|
2
|
44
|
Jimmy Kleinsasser
|
FB
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North Dakota
|
4
|
120
|
Kenny Wright
|
CB
|
Northwestern State - Louisiana
|
4
|
125
|
Jay Humphrey
|
T
|
Texas
|
5
|
169
|
Chris Jones
|
LB
|
Clemson
|
6
|
185
|
Talance Sawyer
|
DE
|
UNLV
|
6
|
199
|
Antico Dalton
|
LB
|
Hampton
|
7
|
236
|
Noel Scarlett
|
DT
|
Langston
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| |
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1998
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Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
21
|
Randy Moss
|
WR
|
Marshall
|
2
|
51
|
Kailee Wong
|
LB
|
Stanford
|
3
|
80
|
Ramos McDonald
|
CB
|
New Mexico
|
4
|
110
|
Kivuusama Mays
|
LB
|
North Carolina
|
5
|
144
|
Kerry Cooks
|
DB
|
Iowa
|
6
|
173
|
Matt Birk
|
T
|
Harvard
|
7
|
208
|
Chester Burnett
|
LB
|
Arizona
|
7
|
225
|
Tony Darden
|
DB
|
Texas Tech
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| |
|
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1997
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Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
20
|
Dwayne Rudd
|
LB
|
Alabama
|
2
|
49
|
Torrian Gray
|
FS
|
Virginia Tech
|
3
|
78
|
Stalin Colinet
|
DE
|
Boston College
|
4
|
113
|
Antonio Banks
|
DB
|
Virginia Tech
|
5
|
151
|
Tony Williams
|
DT
|
Memphis
|
6
|
183
|
Robert Tate
|
WR
|
Cincinnati
|
7
|
220
|
Artie Ulmer
|
LB
|
Valdosta State
|
7
|
235
|
Matt Hatchette
|
WR
|
Langston
|
| |
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1996
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Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
16
|
Duane Clemons
|
LB
|
California
|
2
|
45
|
James Manley
|
DT
|
Vanderbilt
|
3
|
75
|
Moe Williams
|
RB
|
Kentucky
|
4
|
97
|
Hunter Goodwin
|
TE
|
Texas A&M
|
5
|
148
|
Sean Boyd
|
DB
|
North Carolina
|
7
|
223
|
Jon Merrill
|
--
|
Duke
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| |
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1995
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Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
11
|
Derrick L. Alexander
|
DE
|
Florida State
|
1
|
24
|
Korey Stringer
|
T
|
Ohio State
|
2
|
42
|
Orlando Thomas
|
FS
|
Louisiana-Lafayette
|
2
|
55
|
Corey Fuller
|
CB
|
Florida State
|
4
|
111
|
Chad May
|
QB
|
Kansas State
|
5
|
157
|
James Stewart
|
RB
|
Miami (FL)
|
6
|
189
|
John Solomon
|
--
|
Sam Houston State
|
7
|
232
|
Jose White
|
DT
|
Howard
|
7
|
243
|
Jason Fisk
|
DT
|
Stanford
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| |
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1994
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Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
18
|
Dewayne Washington
|
CB
|
North Carolina State
|
1
|
19
|
Todd Steussie
|
T
|
California
|
2
|
40
|
David Palmer
|
WR
|
Alabama
|
2
|
55
|
Fernando Smith
|
DE
|
Jackson State
|
4
|
125
|
Mike Wells
|
DT
|
Iowa
|
5
|
134
|
Shelly Hammonds
|
DB
|
Penn State
|
6
|
179
|
Andrew Jordan
|
TE
|
Western Carolina
|
7
|
211
|
Pete Bercich
|
LB
|
Notre Dame
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| |
|
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1993
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Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
21
|
Robert Smith
|
RB
|
Ohio State
|
2
|
52
|
Qadry Ismail
|
WR
|
Syracuse
|
3
|
57
|
John Gerak
|
G
|
Penn State
|
3
|
79
|
Gilbert Brown
|
DT
|
Kansas
|
4
|
106
|
Ashley Sheppard
|
LB
|
Clemson
|
5
|
133
|
Everett Lindsay
|
T
|
Mississippi
|
7
|
192
|
Gino Torretta
|
QB
|
Miami (FL)
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| |
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1992
|
Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
2
|
39
|
Robert Harris
|
DE
|
Southern University
|
4
|
98
|
Roy Barker
|
DT
|
North Carolina
|
5
|
125
|
Ed McDaniel
|
LB
|
Clemson
|
6
|
152
|
Mike Gaddis
|
RB
|
Oklahoma
|
7
|
183
|
David Wilson
|
DB
|
California
|
8
|
210
|
Luke Fisher
|
TE
|
East Carolina
|
9
|
227
|
Brad Johnson
|
QB
|
Florida State
|
9
|
237
|
Ronnie West
|
WR
|
Pittsburg State
|
10
|
264
|
Brad Culpepper
|
DT
|
Florida
|
11
|
295
|
Chuck Evans
|
RB
|
Clark Atlanta
|
12
|
322
|
Joe Randolph
|
--
|
Elon
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| |
|
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1991
|
Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
3
|
65
|
Carlos Jenkins
|
LB
|
Michigan State
|
3
|
68
|
Jake Reed
|
WR
|
Grambling State
|
4
|
92
|
Randy Baldwin
|
RB
|
Mississippi
|
5
|
119
|
Chris Thome
|
C
|
Minnesota
|
6
|
163
|
Todd Scott
|
CB
|
Louisiana-Lafayette
|
7
|
179
|
Scotty Reagan
|
--
|
Humboldt State
|
7
|
180
|
Tripp Welborne
|
DB
|
Michigan
|
8
|
206
|
Reggie Johnson
|
--
|
Arizona
|
9
|
232
|
Gerald Hudson
|
--
|
Oklahoma State
|
10
|
259
|
Brady Pierce
|
--
|
Wisconsin
|
11
|
286
|
Ivan Caesar
|
LB
|
Boston College
|
12
|
313
|
Darren Hughes
|
--
|
Carson-Newman
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1990
|
Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
3
|
54
|
Mike Jones
|
TE
|
Texas A&M
|
3
|
74
|
Marion Hobby
|
DE
|
Tennessee
|
4
|
104
|
Alonzo Hampton
|
DB
|
Pittsburgh
|
5
|
116
|
Reggie Thornton
|
WR
|
Bowling Green State
|
5
|
131
|
Cedric Smith
|
FB
|
Florida
|
7
|
188
|
John Levelis
|
--
|
C.W. Post
|
8
|
214
|
Criag Schlichting
|
--
|
Wyoming
|
9
|
241
|
Terry Allen
|
RB
|
Clemson
|
10
|
249
|
Pat Newman
|
WR
|
Utah State
|
10
|
271
|
Donald Smith
|
DB
|
Liberty
|
12
|
324
|
Ron Goetz
|
--
|
Minnesota
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Minnesota Vikings - 1989
|
Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
2
|
52
|
David Braxton
|
LB
|
Wake Forest
|
3
|
80
|
John Hunter
|
T
|
BYU
|
4
|
108
|
Darryl Ingram
|
TE
|
California
|
6
|
163
|
Jeff Mickel
|
T
|
Eastern Washington
|
7
|
191
|
Benji Roland
|
DE
|
Auburn
|
8
|
219
|
Alex Stewart
|
--
|
Cal State-Fullerton
|
11
|
303
|
Brad Baxter
|
RB
|
Alabama State
|
12
|
331
|
Shawn Woodson
|
--
|
James Madison
|
12
|
335
|
Everett Ross
|
--
|
Ohio State
|
| |
|
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1988
|
Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
19
|
Randall McDaniel
|
G
|
Arizona State
|
2
|
54
|
Brad Edwards
|
DB
|
South Carolina
|
3
|
71
|
Al Noga
|
DE
|
Hawaii
|
4
|
108
|
Todd Kalis
|
G
|
Arizona State
|
5
|
124
|
Darrell Fullington
|
DB
|
Miami (FL)
|
6
|
164
|
Derrick White
|
--
|
Oklahoma
|
7
|
183
|
Brad Beckman
|
TE
|
Nebraska-Omaha
|
8
|
210
|
Joe Cain
|
LB
|
Oregon Tech
|
9
|
237
|
Paul McGowan
|
--
|
Florida State
|
10
|
264
|
Brian Habib
|
T
|
Washington
|
11
|
296
|
Norman Floyd
|
--
|
South Carolina
|
| |
|
Ryan Bethea
|
--
|
South Carolina
|
| |
|
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1987
|
Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
14
|
D.J. Dozier
|
RB
|
Penn State
|
2
|
44
|
Ray Berry
|
LB
|
Baylor
|
3
|
72
|
Henry Thomas
|
DT
|
LSU
|
4
|
100
|
Najee Mustafaa
|
DB
|
Georgia Tech
|
6
|
156
|
Greg Richardson
|
WR
|
Alabama
|
8
|
211
|
Rick Fenney
|
RB
|
Washington
|
9
|
239
|
Leonard Jones
|
DB
|
Texas Tech
|
10
|
267
|
Bob Riley
|
T
|
Indiana
|
11
|
295
|
Brent Pease
|
QB
|
Montana
|
12
|
323
|
Keith Williams
|
--
|
Florida
|
| |
|
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1986
|
Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
14
|
Gerald Robinson
|
DE
|
Auburn
|
4
|
93
|
Joe Phillips
|
NT
|
SMU
|
5
|
120
|
Hassan Jones
|
WR
|
Florida State
|
6
|
147
|
Thomas Rooks
|
--
|
Illinois
|
7
|
179
|
Carl Hilton
|
TE
|
Houston
|
8
|
206
|
Gary Schippang
|
T
|
West Chester
|
9
|
232
|
Mike Slaton
|
DB
|
South Dakota
|
10
|
259
|
Joe Cormier
|
LB
|
USC
|
11
|
286
|
John Armstrong
|
DB
|
Richmond
|
12
|
318
|
Jesse Solomon
|
LB
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Florida State
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Minnesota Vikings - 1985
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Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
4
|
Chris Doleman
|
DE
|
Pittsburgh
|
2
|
30
|
Issiac Holt
|
DB
|
Alcorn State
|
3
|
59
|
Kirk Lowdermilk
|
C
|
Ohio State
|
3
|
60
|
Tim Meamber
|
LB
|
Washington
|
6
|
66
|
Tim Long
|
C
|
Memphis
|
4
|
85
|
Buster Rhymes
|
WR
|
Oklahoma
|
4
|
106
|
Kyle Morrell
|
DB
|
BYU
|
5
|
115
|
Mark MacDonald
|
G
|
Boston College
|
6
|
142
|
Steve Bono
|
QB
|
UCLA
|
6
|
164
|
Tim Newton
|
DT
|
Florida
|
8
|
198
|
Nikita Blair
|
--
|
UTEP
|
9
|
227
|
Jaime Covington
|
RB
|
Syracuse
|
10
|
254
|
Juan Johnson
|
--
|
Langston
|
11
|
283
|
Tim Williams
|
--
|
North Carolina A&T
|
12
|
310
|
Byron Jones
|
--
|
Tulsa
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1984
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Round
|
Overall
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Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
13
|
Keith Millard
|
DT
|
Washington State
|
3
|
67
|
Alfred Anderson
|
RB
|
Baylor
|
5
|
140
|
Allen Rice
|
RB
|
Baylor
|
6
|
154
|
Dwight Collins
|
WR
|
Pittsburgh
|
7
|
180
|
John Haines
|
NT
|
Texas
|
7
|
196
|
Lloyd Lewis
|
--
|
Texas A&M - Kingsville
|
8
|
208
|
Paul Sverchek
|
NT
|
Cal Poly-S.L.O.
|
9
|
235
|
Keith Kidd
|
WR
|
Arkansas
|
10
|
268
|
James Spencer
|
--
|
Oklahoma State
|
11
|
295
|
Edgar Pickett
|
--
|
Clemson
|
11
|
308
|
Lawrence Thompson
|
--
|
Miami (FL)
|
12
|
322
|
Mike Jones
|
--
|
North Carolina A&T
|
| |
|
Robert Smith
|
DE
|
Grambling State
|
| |
|
David Howard
|
LB
|
Long Beach State
|
| |
|
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1983
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Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
19
|
Joey Browner
|
DB
|
USC
|
3
|
73
|
Walker Lee Ashley
|
LB
|
Penn State
|
4
|
100
|
Mark Rush
|
--
|
Miami (FL)
|
5
|
127
|
Mark Stewart
|
LB
|
Washington
|
6
|
159
|
Mike Jones
|
WR
|
Tennessee State
|
7
|
186
|
Carl Lee
|
DB
|
Marshall
|
8
|
213
|
Norris Brown
|
TE
|
Georgia
|
9
|
239
|
Rod Achter
|
--
|
Toledo
|
9
|
255
|
Melvin Brown
|
--
|
Mississippi
|
10
|
266
|
Walter Tate
|
--
|
Tennessee State
|
11
|
298
|
Brian Butcher
|
--
|
Clemson
|
12
|
325
|
Maurice Turner
|
RB
|
Utah State
|
| |
|
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1982
|
Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
7
|
Darrin Nelson
|
RB
|
Stanford
|
2
|
39
|
Terry Tausch
|
T
|
Texas
|
4
|
92
|
Jim Fahnhorst
|
LB
|
Minnesota
|
6
|
147
|
Greg Storr
|
LB
|
Boston College
|
7
|
179
|
Steve Jordan
|
TE
|
Brown
|
8
|
206
|
Kirk Harmon
|
--
|
University of Pacific
|
9
|
233
|
Bryan Howard
|
DB
|
Tennessee State
|
10
|
260
|
Gerald Lucear
|
--
|
Temple
|
11
|
286
|
Curtis Rouse
|
G
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga
|
12
|
318
|
Hobson Milner
|
--
|
Cincinnati
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Minnesota Vikings - 1981
|
Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
2
|
39
|
Mardye McDole
|
WR
|
Mississippi State
|
2
|
45
|
Robin Sendlein
|
LB
|
Texas
|
2
|
52
|
Jarvis Redwine
|
RB
|
Nebraska
|
3
|
74
|
Tim Irwin
|
T
|
Tennessee
|
4
|
101
|
John Swain
|
DB
|
Miami (FL)
|
5
|
123
|
Wendell Ray
|
--
|
Missouri
|
7
|
184
|
Don Shaver
|
--
|
Kutztown
|
8
|
210
|
Wade Wilson
|
QB
|
Texas A&M - Commerce
|
10
|
266
|
James Murphy
|
WR
|
Utah State
|
11
|
293
|
Bill Stephanos
|
--
|
Boston College
|
12
|
320
|
Brian Williams
|
TE
|
Southern University
|
| |
|
|
|
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Minnesota Vikings - 1980
|
Round
|
Overall
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
1
|
9
|
Doug Martin
|
DE
|
Washington
|
2
|
30
|
Willie Teal
|
DB
|
LSU
|
3
|
68
|
Brent Boyd
|
G
|
UCLA
|
4
|
92
|
Dennis Johnson
|
LB
|
USC
|
5
|
121
|
Doug Paschal
|
RB
|
North Carolina
|
5
|
122
|
Paul Jones
|
--
|
California
|
6
|
148
|
Ray Yakavonis
|
NT
|
East Stroudsburg
|
7
|
174
|
Henry Johnson
|
LB
|
Georgia Tech
|
9
|
232
|
Dennis Mosley
|
--
|
Iowa
|
10
|
258
|
Ken Brown
|
--
|
Nebraska
|
11
|
288
|
Sam Harrell
|
RB
|
East Carolina
|
12
|
315
|
Thomas Lane
|
--
|
Florida A&M
|
| |
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