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Page 1: Vikings 2012 Scheduleprod.static.vikings.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/2012-draft-guide-PR.pdf* 2012 Vikings Schedule and Notes * 2012 Vikings Rosters and Roster Moves ... 9/9 Jacksonville

2012 VIKINGS DRAFT GUIDE

Vikings 2011 1st-Round SelectionQB Christian Ponder

INSIDE...* 2012 Vikings Schedule and Notes* 2012 Vikings Rosters and Roster Moves* 2012 Draft Fact Sheet* 2012 Vikings Draft Choices* 2012 Draft Round by Round* Players Taken In The Past 10 Drafts With

The Vikings 2012 Draft Selections* 2012 Draft Notes* The Draft 1961-2011* Pro Bowlers Drafted by the Vikings* Vikings All-Time Drafts

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2012 SCHEDULE

PRESEASON

Day Date Opponent Time (CST) TV Radio

Friday August 10 at San Francisco 49ers 8:00 p.m. TBD KFAN/KTCN

Friday August 17 BUFFALO BILLS 7:00 p.m. KARE KFAN/KTCN

Friday August 24 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 7:00 p.m. KARE KFAN/KTCN

Thursday August 30 at Houston Texans 6:00 p.m. KARE KFAN/KTCN

REGULAR SEASON

Day Date Opponent Time (CST) TV Radio

Sunday September 9 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Noon CBS KFAN/KTCN

Sunday September 16 at Indianapolis Colts Noon FOX KFAN/KTCN

Sunday September 23 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Noon FOX KFAN/KTCN

Sunday September 30 at Detroit Lions Noon FOX KFAN/KTCN

Sunday October 7 TENNESSEE TITANS Noon CBS KFAN/KTCN

Sunday October 14 at Washington Redskins 3:15 p.m. FOX KFAN/KTCN

Sunday October 21 ARIZONA CARDINALS Noon FOX KFAN/KTCN

Thursday October 25 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 7:20 p.m. NFL N. KFAN/KTCN

Sunday November 4 at Seattle Seahawks 3:15 p.m. FOX KFAN/KTCN

Sunday November 11 DETROIT LIONS Noon FOX KFAN/KTCN

Sunday November 18 BYE

Sunday November 25 at Chicago Bears Noon* FOX KFAN/KTCN

Sunday December 2 at Green Bay Packers Noon* FOX KFAN/KTCN

Sunday December 9 CHICAGO BEARS Noon* FOX KFAN/KTCN

Sunday December 16 at St. Louis Rams Noon* FOX KFAN/KTCN

Sunday December 23 at Houston Texans Noon* FOX KFAN/KTCN

Sunday December 30 GREEN BAY PACKERS Noon* FOX KFAN/KTCN

* Game time subject to change/flexible scheduling

Wild Card Playoff Games Divisional Playoff Games Conference Championship Games AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawai’i Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

January 5-6, 2013 January 12-13, 2013 January 20, 2013 January 27, 2013 February 3, 2013

FOR VIKINGS SEASON TICKETS, STARTING AT $290, CALL 612-338-4537

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VIKINGS OPPONENTS IN 2012 HOME RECORD (HOME) LAST VISIT ROAD RECORD (ROAD) LAST VISIT

Jacksonville 2-1 2004 Indianapolis 0-10 2004 San Francisco 13-9 2009 Detroit 30-20-1 2011 Tennessee 6-1 2094 Washington 6-5 2011 Arizona 8-4 2011 Seattle 2-4 2006 Tampa Bay 18-8 2011 Chicago 21-27-2 2011 Detroit 36-13-1 2011 Green Bay 23-28-1 2011 Chicago 31-21 2011 St. Louis 9-13 2009 Green Bay 25-25 2011 Houston 1-0 2004

VIKINGS 2012 SCHEDULE NOTES  

Date Opponent All-Time Series Notable 9/9 Jacksonville 3-1-0 The Vikings will kick off the season at home for the first time since 2007 against the

Jaguars, who are visiting Minnesota for the 4th time in their history, with the Vikings holding a 2-1 advantage. Jacksonville is led by head coach Mike Mularkey, who played tight end for the Vikings from 1983-88. The Vikings are 17-7 all-time when opening the season at home.

 

9/16  

at Indianapolis  

7-15-1 The Vikings make their first-ever trip to Lucas Oil Stadium. Minnesota will be searching for its first win in Indianapolis all-time.

9/23 San Francisco 21-22-1 Minnesota will look to extend their 4-game win streak against San Francisco at home. The last time the 49ers beat the Vikings in Minnesota was 1992.

9/30 at Detroit 66-33-2 The Vikings have won 15 of their last 18 games in Detroit. They also hold a 30-20-1 record all-time against the Lions in Detroit.

10/7 Tennessee 7-4-0 The Titans make a rare visit to Minnesota, only playing there in 2001, 2004, and now in 2012. The will be only the 12th meeting between the Vikings and the Houston/Tennessee franchise.

10/14 at Washington 10-11-0 Head Coach Leslie Frazier returns to FedEx Field, the site of his first-ever victory as a head coach. The Vikings have won 2 straight games in Washington. This will be the 3rd straight year Minnesota has played at Washington.

10/21 Arizona 14-10-0 The last Cardinals victory in Minnesota came in 1977 when the team still played in St. Louis. The Vikings have won 6 consecutive home games against Arizona. The two teams have met every season since 2008.

10/25 Tampa Bay 31-21-0 The Vikings will host their first Thursday Night game since 2000 when they face the Buccaneers in a Week 8 matchup televised on NFL Network. The Vikings have a 5-6 record all-time on Thursday night. The last Thursday night game the Vikings played in was a 14-9 loss at New Orleans in the 2010 NFL season opener. The last time the Vikings played a game televised on NFL Network was a 9-7 loss to Green Bay on 12/21/06.

11/4 at Seattle 5-6-0 The Vikings will travel to Seattle for the first time since their 31-13 win there in 2006. Vikings TE John Carlson will make his first visit to Seattle after playing with the Seahawks from 2008-2011

11/11 Detroit 66-33-2 The Vikings have lost only one home game to Detroit since 1998 and hold a 36-13 home record all-time against the Lions.

11/25 at Chicago 52-48-2 The Vikings will try to get their first win in the Windy City since 2007, when they beat the Bears 34-31 on a game-winning 55-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell.

12/2 at Green Bay 48-53-1 The Vikings will take to the road in a Week 13 contest in which they will look to capture their first win at Lambeau Field since 2009. 2012 will mark first time the Vikings have played both regular season games against Green Bay in December.

12/9 Chicago 52-48-2 The Vikings own a 31-21 home record against Chicago and will look for their fourth victory in the past six contests against the Bears at Mall of America Field.

12/16 at St. Louis 23-16-2 The Vikings travel to the Edward Jones Dome, a site they have played at only once since 2003. The Vikings beat the Rams 38-10 in their last visit to St. Louis in 2009. The two teams have met 7 times in postseason play, with Minnesota winning 5 of the games.

12/23 at Houston 2-0-0 Minnesota makes its second trip to Houston to take on the Texans. The Vikings have not lost to the Texans since they came into the League as an expansion team in 2002

12/30 Green Bay 48-53-1 The defending NFC North champions will make their way to Mall of America Field in a series that is deadlocked 25-25 when played in Minnesota. This will be the 5th season finale the Vikings have played against Green Bay, the last was in 1996.

 

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No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College HS Hometown Acquired G S DNP IA17 Adams, Kris WR 6-4 194 24 9/4/87 1 Texas-El Paso Ft. Worth, TX FA '11 - - - -21 Allen, Asher CB 5-9 194 24 1/22/88 4 Georgia Tucker, GA D3 '09 13 9 - 369 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 30 4/3/82 9 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) '08 16 16 - -16 Arceneaux, Emmanuel WR 6-2 215 24 9/17/87 2 Alcorn State Alexandria, LA FA '11 3 - - -19 Aromashodu, Devin WR 6-2 201 27 5/23/84 4 Auburn Miami, FL UFA (Chi) '11 16 6 - -48 Asiata, Matt FB 6-0 234 24 7/24/87 1 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA '11 - - - -99 Ballard, Christian DT 6-4 283 23 1/3/89 2 Iowa Lawrence, KS D4 '11 16 2 - -61 Berger, Joe C 6-5 305 29 5/25/82 7 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA '11 13 7 2 -

Bethel-Thompson, McLeod QB 6-3 230 23 7/3/88 1 Sacramento State San Francisco, CA FA '12 - - - -24 Bowman, Zackary DB 6-1 195 27 11/18/84 4 Nebraska Anchorage, AK UFA '12 - - - -54 Brinkley, Jasper LB 6-1 252 26 7/12/85 3 South Carolina Thomson, GA D5 '09 - - - -79 Brown, Pat T 6-5 310 25 12/25/86 3 Central Florida St. Charles, IL FA '10 15 - 1 -36 Burton, Brandon CB 5-11 190 22 7/31/89 2 Utah Houston, TX D5a '11 10 1 - 611 Burton, Stephen WR 6-1 224 22 12/11/89 2 West Texas A&M Lakewood, CA D7b '11 3 - - 289 Carlson, John TE 6-5 248 27 5/12/84 4 Notre Dame Litchfield, MN UFA '12 - - - -25 Carr, Chris CB 5-10 181 28 4/30/83 8 Boise State Reno, NV FA '12 - - - -20 Cook, Chris CB 6-2 212 25 2/15/87 3 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a '10 6 3 - 951 Dean, Larry LB 6-0 226 23 8/7/88 2 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA '11 16 - - -72 DeGeare, Chris G 6-4 335 25 2/17/87 2 Wake Forest Kernersville, NC D5a '10 - - - -44 D'Imperio, Ryan FB 6-3 240 24 8/15/87 2 Rutgers Sewell, NJ D7b '10 12 1 - -

Elimimian, Solomon LB 6-0 230 25 10/21/86 1 Hawaii Los Angeles, CA FA' 12 - - - -90 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 28 11/6/83 6 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA '07 16 - - -42 Felton, Jerome RB 6-0 248 25 7/3/86 5 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA '12 - - - -37 Frampton, Eric S 5-11 205 28 2/6/84 6 Washington State San Jose, CA W (Det) '07 16 - - -63 Fusco, Brandon C 6-4 306 23 7/26/88 2 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c '11 3 - 4 932 Gerhart, Toby RB 6-0 231 25 3/28/87 3 Stanford Norco, CA D2b '10 16 5 - -52 Greenway, Chad LB 6-2 242 29 1/12/83 6 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 '06 16 16 - -97 Griffen, Everson DE 6-3 273 24 12/22/87 3 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 '10 16 - - -98 Guion, Letroy DT 6-4 303 24 6/21/87 5 Florida State Starke, FL D5b '08 16 3 - -

Hardy, Daniel TE 6-4 254 24 9/7/87 1 Idaho Anchorage, AK FA '12 - - - -12 Harvin, Percy WR 5-11 184 23 5/28/88 4 Florida Virginia Beach, VA D1 '09 16 14 - -50 Henderson, Erin LB 6-3 244 25 7/1/86 4 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA '08 15 11 - 1

Hilliard, Lex RB 5-11 235 27 7/30/84 4 Montana Kalispell, MT UFA '12 - - - -84 Jenkins, Michael WR 6-4 214 29 6/18/82 9 Ohio State Tampa, FL UFA (Atl) '11 11 7 - -74 Johnson, Charlie T 6-4 305 27 5/2/84 7 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA (Ind) '11 16 16 - -22 Jones, Reggie DB 6-0 195 26 3/15/86 1 Portland State Kent, WA FA '11 - - - -38 King, Caleb RB 5-11 220 25 1/10/88 1 Georgia Norcross, GA FA '11 - - - 15 Kluwe, Chris P 6-4 215 30 12/24/81 8 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) '05 16 - - -

68 Lewis, Butch G 6-5 295 23 12/1/87 1 Southern California Denver, CO FA' 11 - - - -71 Loadholt, Phil T 6-8 343 26 1/21/86 4 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 '09 16 16 - -46 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 31 1/27/81 9 Texas Ingram, TX FA '04 11 - - -8 Longwell, Ryan K 6-0 200 37 8/16/74 16 California Bend, OR UFA (GB) '06 16 - - -

75 Love, DeMarcus T 6-4 315 24 3/7/88 1 Arkansas Lancaster, TX D6a '11 - - - 1658 McKenzie, Tyrone LB 6-2 245 26 12/11/85 2 South Florida Riverview, FL FA '11 - - - -55 Mitchell, Marvin LB 6-3 246 27 10/21/84 6 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA '12 - - - -28 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 27 3/21/85 6 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 '07 12 12 - 37 Ponder, Christian QB 6-2 229 24 2/25/88 2 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 '11 11 10 5 -

41 Raymond, Mistral S 6-1 202 24 9/7/87 2 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b '11 10 5 - 691 Reed, D'Aundre DE 6-4 260 24 1/1/88 1 Arizona Moreno Valley, CA D7a '11 - - - 1683 Reisner, Allen TE 6-3 255 23 9/29/88 2 Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA FA '11 6 - - 396 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 28 4/27/83 6 Texas Splendora, TX D4 '07 16 16 - -18 Rosenfels, Sage QB 6-4 225 33 3/6/78 12 Iowa State Maquoketa, IA W (Mia) '11 - - 5 -82 Rudolph, Kyle TE 6-6 258 22 11/9/89 2 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 '11 15 8 - 133 Sanford, Jamarca S 5-10 200 26 8/27/85 4 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 '09 15 15 - 134 Sendejo, Andrew S 6-1 200 24 9/9/87 2 Rice Spring Branch, TX FA '11 3 - - 235 Sherels, Marcus CB 5-10 175 24 9/30/87 2 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA '10 16 3 - -86 Shuler, Mickey TE 6-4 247 25 10/9/86 2 Penn State Enola, PA FA '11 - - - 165 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 26 8/8/85 5 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a '08 15 15 - 176 Schwartz, Geoff T 6-6 340 25 7/11/86 3 Oregon Pacific Palisades, CA UFA '12 - - - -15 Taylor, Kerry WR 6-0 200 23 2/20/89 1 Arizona State Chandler, AZ FA '11 - - - -

Taylor, Nicholas DB 5-9 175 24 3/27/88 R Florida International Miami, FL UND '12 - - - -23 Todman, Jordan RB 5-10 198 22 2/24/90 1 Connecticut Dartmouth, MA FA '11 (SD-PS) - - - 1

Valdez, Jose T 6-5 310 25 12/13/86 1 Arkansas St. Francis, WI FA '12 - - - -Walters, Bryan WR 6-0 190 24 11/4/87 2 Cornell Kirkland, WA FA '12 - - - -

14 Webb, Joe QB 6-4 220 25 11/14/86 3 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D6 '10 10 1 6 -93 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 31 8/16/80 10 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 '03 14 14 - -26 Winfield, Antoine CB 5-9 180 34 6/24/77 14 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf) '04 5 5 - 4

Active Roster - 67

2012 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFF

Updated: April 10, 2012

Head Coach: Leslie FrazierCoordinators: Bill Musgrave (Offensive Coordinator), Mike Priefer (Special Teams Coordinator), Alan Williams (Defensive Coordinator) Assistants:

Brendan Daly (Defensive Line), Jeff Davidson (Offensive Line), Ryan Ficken (Assistant Wide Receivers), Jeff Imamura (Defensive Assistant/Linebackers),

Craig Johnson (Quarterbacks), Jimmie Johnson (Tight Ends), Tom Kanavy (Strength and Conditioning), Fred Pagac (Linebackers), Diron Reynolds

(Assistant Defensive Line), James Saxon (Running Backs), Ryan Silverfield (Assistant Offensive Line), Mike Singletary (Special Assistant to the Head

Coach/Linebackers), Kevin Stefanski (Assistant Quarterbacks), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Martin Streight (Assistant Strength and Conditioning),

Cameron Turner (Assistant to the Head Coach), Chris White (Assistant Special Teams), Joe Woods (Defensive Backs).

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER2011 Participation

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No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College HS Hometown Acquired G S DNP IA5 Chris Kluwe P 6-4 215 30 12/24/81 8 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) '05 16 - - -7 Christian Ponder QB 6-2 229 24 2/25/88 2 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 '11 11 10 5 -8 Ryan Longwell K 6-0 200 37 8/16/74 16 California Bend, OR UFA (GB) '06 16 - - -

11 Stephen Burton WR 6-1 224 22 12/11/89 2 West Texas A&M Lakewood, CA D7b '11 3 - - 212 Percy Harvin WR 5-11 184 23 5/28/88 4 Florida Virginia Beach, VA D1 '09 16 14 - -14 Joe Webb QB 6-4 220 25 11/14/86 3 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D6 '10 10 1 6 -15 Kerry Taylor WR 6-0 200 23 2/20/89 1 Arizona State Chandler, AZ FA '11 - - - -16 Emmanuel Arceneaux WR 6-2 215 24 9/17/87 2 Alcorn State Alexandria, LA FA '11 3 - - -17 Kris Adams WR 6-4 194 24 9/4/87 1 Texas-El Paso Ft. Worth, TX FA '11 - - - -18 Sage Rosenfels QB 6-4 225 33 3/6/78 12 Iowa State Maquoketa, IA W (Mia) '11 - - 5 -19 Devin Aromashodu WR 6-2 201 27 5/23/84 4 Auburn Miami, FL UFA (Chi) '11 16 6 - -20 Chris Cook CB 6-2 212 25 2/15/87 3 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a '10 6 3 - 921 Asher Allen CB 5-9 194 24 1/22/88 4 Georgia Tucker, GA D3 '09 13 9 - 322 Reggie Jones DB 6-0 195 26 3/15/86 1 Portland State Kent, WA FA '11 - - - -23 Jordan Todman RB 5-10 198 22 2/24/90 1 Connecticut Dartmouth, MA FA '11 (SD-PS) - - - 124 Zackary Bowman DB 6-1 195 27 11/18/84 4 Nebraska Anchorage, AK UFA '12 - - - -25 Chris Carr CB 5-10 181 28 4/30/83 8 Boise State Reno, NV FA '12 - - - -26 Antoine Winfield CB 5-9 180 34 6/24/77 14 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf) '04 5 5 - 428 Adrian Peterson RB 6-1 217 27 3/21/85 6 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 '07 12 12 - 332 Toby Gerhart RB 6-0 231 25 3/28/87 3 Stanford Norco, CA D2b '10 16 5 - -33 Jamarca Sanford S 5-10 200 26 8/27/85 4 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 '09 15 15 - 134 Andrew Sendejo S 6-1 200 24 9/9/87 2 Rice Spring Branch, TX FA '11 3 - - 235 Marcus Sherels CB 5-10 175 24 9/30/87 2 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA '10 16 3 - -36 Brandon Burton CB 5-11 190 22 7/31/89 2 Utah Houston, TX D5a '11 10 1 - 637 Eric Frampton S 5-11 205 28 2/6/84 6 Washington State San Jose, CA W (Det) '07 16 - - -38 Caleb King RB 5-11 220 25 1/10/88 1 Georgia Norcross, GA FA '11 - - - 141 Mistral Raymond S 6-1 202 24 9/7/87 2 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b '11 10 5 - 642 Jerome Felton RB 6-0 248 25 7/3/86 5 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA '12 - - - -44 Ryan D'Imperio FB 6-3 240 24 8/15/87 2 Rutgers Sewell, NJ D7b '10 12 1 - -46 Cullen Loeffler LS 6-5 241 31 1/27/81 9 Texas Ingram, TX FA '04 11 - - -48 Matt Asiata FB 6-0 234 24 7/24/87 1 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA '11 - - - -50 Henderson, Erin LB 6-3 244 25 7/1/86 4 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA '08 15 11 - 151 Larry Dean LB 6-0 226 23 8/7/88 2 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA '11 16 - - -52 Chad Greenway LB 6-2 242 29 1/12/83 7 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 '06 16 16 - -54 Jasper Brinkley LB 6-1 252 26 7/12/85 3 South Carolina Thomson, GA D5 '09 - - - -55 Marvin Mitchell LB 6-3 246 27 10/21/84 6 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA '12 - - - -58 Tyrone McKenzie LB 6-2 245 26 12/11/85 2 South Florida Riverview, FL FA '11 - - - -61 Joe Berger C 6-5 305 29 5/25/82 7 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA '11 13 7 2 -63 Brandon Fusco C 6-4 306 23 7/26/88 2 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c '11 3 - 4 965 John Sullivan C 6-4 301 26 8/8/85 5 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a '08 15 15 - 168 Butch Lewis G 6-5 295 23 12/1/87 1 Southern California Denver, CO FA' 11 - - - -69 Jared Allen DE 6-6 270 30 4/3/82 9 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) '08 16 16 - -71 Phil Loadholt T 6-8 343 26 1/21/86 4 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 '09 16 16 - -72 Chris DeGeare G 6-4 335 25 2/17/87 2 Wake Forest Kernersville, NC D5a '10 - - - -74 Charlie Johnson T 6-4 305 27 5/2/84 7 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA (Ind) '11 16 16 - -75 DeMarcus Love T 6-4 315 24 3/7/88 1 Arkansas Lancaster, TX D6a '11 - - - 1676 Geoff Schwartz T 6-6 340 25 7/11/86 3 Oregon Pacific Palisades, CA UFA '12 - - - -79 Pat Brown T 6-5 310 25 12/25/86 3 Central Florida St. Charles, IL FA '10 15 - 1 -82 Kyle Rudolph TE 6-6 258 22 11/9/89 2 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 '11 15 8 - 183 Allen Reisner TE 6-3 255 23 9/29/88 2 Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA FA '11 6 - - 384 Michael Jenkins WR 6-4 214 29 6/18/82 9 Ohio State Tampa, FL UFA (Atl) '11 11 7 - -86 Mickey Shuler TE 6-4 247 25 10/9/86 2 Penn State Enola, PA FA '11 - - - 189 John Carlson TE 6-5 248 27 5/12/84 4 Notre Dame Litchfield, MN UFA '12 - - - -90 Fred Evans DT 6-4 305 28 11/6/83 6 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA '07 16 - - -91 D'Aundre Reed DE 6-4 260 24 1/1/88 1 Arizona Moreno Valley, CA D7a '11 - - - 1693 Kevin Williams DT 6-5 311 31 8/16/80 10 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 '03 14 14 - -96 Brian Robison DE 6-3 259 28 4/27/83 6 Texas Splendora, TX D4 '07 16 16 - -97 Everson Griffen DE 6-3 273 24 12/22/87 3 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 '10 16 - - -98 Letroy Guion DT 6-4 303 24 6/21/87 5 Florida State Starke, FL D5b '08 16 3 - -99 Christian Ballard DT 6-4 283 23 1/3/89 2 Iowa Lawrence, KS D4 '11 16 2 - -

McLeod Bethel-Thompson QB 6-3 230 23 7/3/88 1 Sacramento State San Francisco, CA FA '12 - - - -Solomon Elimimian LB 6-0 230 25 10/21/86 1 Hawaii Los Angeles, CA FA' 12 - - - -Daniel Hardy TE 6-4 254 24 9/7/87 1 Idaho Anchorage, AK FA '12 - - - -Lex Hilliard RB 5-11 235 27 7/30/84 4 Montana Kalispell, MT UFA '12 - - - -Nicholas Taylor DB 5-9 175 24 3/27/88 R Florida International Miami, FL UND '12 - - - -Jose Valdez T 6-5 310 25 12/13/86 1 Arkansas St. Francis, WI FA '12 - - - -Bryan Walters WR 6-0 190 24 11/4/87 2 Cornell Kirkland, WA FA '12 - - - -

Active Roster - 67

2012 MINNESOTA VIKINGS COACHING STAFF

Updated: April 10, 2012

Head Coach: Leslie FrazierCoordinators: Bill Musgrave (Offensive Coordinator), Mike Priefer (Special Teams Coordinator), Alan Williams (Defensive Coordinator) Assistants:

Brendan Daly (Defensive Line), Jeff Davidson (Offensive Line), Ryan Ficken (Assistant Wide Receivers), Jeff Imamura (Defensive Assistant/Linebackers),

Craig Johnson (Quarterbacks), Jimmie Johnson (Tight Ends), Tom Kanavy (Strength and Conditioning), Fred Pagac (Linebackers), Diron Reynolds

(Assistant Defensive Line), James Saxon (Running Backs), Ryan Silverfield (Assistant Offensive Line), Mike Singletary (Special Assistant to the Head

Coach/Linebackers), Kevin Stefanski (Assistant Quarterbacks), George Stewart (Wide Receivers), Martin Streight (Assistant Strength and Conditioning),

Cameron Turner (Assistant to the Head Coach), Chris White (Assistant Special Teams), Joe Woods (Defensive Backs).

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER2011 Participation

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Quarterbacks (4): Craig Johnson/Kevin StefanskiNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA

Bethel-Thompson, McLeod QB 6-3 230 23 7/3/88 1 Sacramento State San Francisco, CA FA '12 - - - -7 Ponder, Christian QB 6-2 229 24 2/25/88 2 Florida State Colleyville, TX D1 '11 11 10 5 -

18 Rosenfels, Sage QB 6-4 225 33 3/6/78 12 Iowa State Maquoketa, IA W (Mia) '11 - - 5 -14 Webb, Joe QB 6-4 220 25 11/14/86 3 Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL D6 '10 10 1 6 -

Running Backs (8): James SaxonNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA

48 Asiata, Matt FB 6-0 234 24 7/24/87 1 Utah Santa Ana, CA FA '11 - - - -44 D'Imperio, Ryan FB 6-3 240 24 8/15/87 2 Rutgers Sewell, NJ D7b '10 12 1 - -42 Felton, Jerome RB 6-0 248 25 7/3/86 5 Furman Madisonville, TN UFA '12 - - - -32 Gerhart, Toby RB 6-0 231 25 3/28/87 3 Stanford Norco, CA D2b '10 16 5 - -

Hilliard, Lex RB 5-11 235 27 7/30/84 4 Montana Kalispell, MT UFA '12 - - - -38 King, Caleb RB 5-11 220 25 1/10/88 1 Georgia Norcross, GA FA '11 - - - 128 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 217 27 3/21/85 6 Oklahoma Palestine, TX D1 '07 12 12 - 323 Todman, Jordan RB 5-10 198 22 2/24/90 1 Connecticut Dartmouth, MA FA '11 (SD-PS) - - - 1

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA17 Adams, Kris WR 6-4 194 24 9/4/87 1 Texas-El Paso Ft. Worth, TX FA '11 - - - -16 Arceneaux, Emmanuel WR 6-2 215 24 9/17/87 2 Alcorn State Alexandria, LA FA '11 3 - - -19 Aromashodu, Devin WR 6-2 201 27 5/23/84 4 Auburn Miami, FL UFA (Chi) '11 16 6 - -11 Burton, Stephen WR 6-1 224 22 12/11/89 2 West Texas A&M Lakewood, CA D7b '11 3 - - 212 Harvin, Percy WR 5-11 184 23 5/28/88 4 Florida Virginia Beach, VA D1 '09 16 14 - -84 Jenkins, Michael WR 6-4 214 29 6/18/82 9 Ohio State Tampa, FL UFA (Atl) '11 11 7 - -15 Taylor, Kerry WR 6-0 200 23 2/20/89 1 Arizona State Chandler, AZ FA '11 - - - -

Walters, Bryan WR 6-0 190 24 11/4/87 2 Cornell Kirkland, WA FA '12 - - - -Tight Ends (5): Jimmie JohnsonNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA89 Carlson, John TE 6-5 248 27 5/12/84 4 Notre Dame Litchfield, MN UFA '12 - - - -

Hardy, Daniel TE 6-4 254 24 9/7/87 1 Idaho Anchorage, AK FA '12 - - - -89 Reisner, Allen TE 6-3 255 23 9/29/88 2 Iowa Cedar Rapids, IA FA '11 6 - - 382 Rudolph, Kyle TE 6-6 258 22 11/9/89 2 Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH D2 '11 15 8 - 186 Shuler, Mickey TE 6-4 247 25 10/9/86 2 Penn State Enola, PA FA '11 - - - 1

Offensive Line (11): Jeff Davidson/Ryan SilverfieldNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA61 Berger, Joe C 6-5 305 29 5/25/82 7 Michigan Tech Newaygo, MI FA '11 13 7 2 -79 Brown, Pat T 6-5 310 25 12/25/86 3 Central Florida St. Charles, IL FA '10 15 - 1 -72 DeGeare, Chris G 6-4 335 25 2/17/87 2 Wake Forest Kernersville, NC D5a '10 - - - -63 Fusco, Brandon C 6-4 306 23 7/26/88 2 Slippery Rock Cranberry Township, PA D6c '11 3 - 4 974 Johnson, Charlie T 6-4 305 27 5/2/84 7 Oklahoma State Sherman, TX UFA (Ind) '11 16 16 - -68 Lewis, Butch G 6-5 295 23 12/1/87 1 Southern California Denver, CO FA' 11 - - - -71 Loadholt, Phil T 6-8 343 26 1/21/86 4 Oklahoma Fountain, CO D2 '09 16 16 - -75 Love, DeMarcus T 6-4 315 24 3/7/88 1 Arkansas Lancaster, TX D6a '11 - - - 1665 Sullivan, John C 6-4 301 26 8/8/85 5 Notre Dame Old Greenwich, CT D6a '08 15 15 - 176 Schwartz, Geoff T 6-6 340 25 7/11/86 3 Oregon Pacific Palisades, CA UFA '12 - - - -

Valdez, Jose T 6-5 310 25 12/13/86 1 Arkansas St. Francis, WI FA '12 - - - -DEFENSE (28): Alan Williams

No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA69 Allen, Jared DE 6-6 270 30 4/3/82 9 Idaho State Los Gatos, CA T (KC) '08 16 16 - -99 Ballard, Christian DT 6-4 283 23 1/3/89 2 Iowa Lawrence, KS D4 '11 16 2 - -90 Evans, Fred DT 6-4 305 28 11/6/83 6 Texas State Morgan Park, IL FA '07 16 - - -97 Griffen, Everson DE 6-3 273 24 12/22/87 3 Southern California Avondale, AZ D4 '10 16 - - -98 Guion, Letroy DT 6-4 303 24 6/21/87 5 Florida State Starke, FL D5b '08 16 3 - -91 Reed, D'Aundre DE 6-4 260 24 1/1/88 1 Arizona Moreno Valley, CA D7a '11 - - - 1696 Robison, Brian DE 6-3 259 28 4/27/83 6 Texas Splendora, TX D4 '07 16 16 - -93 Williams, Kevin DT 6-5 311 31 8/16/80 10 Oklahoma State Fordyce, AR D1 '03 14 14 - -

Linebackers (7): Fred Pagac/Mike Singletary/Jeff ImamuraNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA54 Brinkley, Jasper LB 6-1 252 26 7/12/85 3 South Carolina Thomson, GA D5 '09 - - - -51 Dean, Larry LB 6-0 226 23 8/7/88 2 Valdosta State Tifton, GA FA '11 16 - - -

Elimimian, Solomon LB 6-0 230 25 10/21/86 1 Hawaii Los Angeles, CA FA' 12 - - - -52 Greenway, Chad LB 6-2 242 29 1/12/83 7 Iowa Mt. Vernon, SD D1 '06 16 16 - -50 Henderson, Erin LB 6-3 244 25 7/1/86 4 Maryland Aberdeen, MD FA '08 15 11 - 158 McKenzie, Tyrone LB 6-2 245 26 12/11/85 2 South Florida Riverview, FL FA '11 - - - -55 Mitchell, Marvin LB 6-3 246 27 10/21/84 6 Tennessee Norfolk, VA UFA '12 - - - -

Defensive Backs (13): Joe WoodsNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA21 Allen, Asher CB 5-9 194 24 1/22/88 4 Georgia Tucker, GA D3 '09 13 9 - 324 Bowman, Zackary DB 6-1 195 27 11/18/84 4 Nebraska Anchorage, AK UFA '12 - - - -36 Burton, Brandon CB 5-11 190 22 7/31/89 2 Utah Houston, TX D5a '11 10 1 - 625 Carr, Chris CB 5-10 181 28 4/30/83 8 Boise State Reno, NV FA '12 - - - -20 Cook, Chris CB 6-2 212 25 2/15/87 3 Virginia Lynchburg, VA D2a '10 6 3 - 937 Frampton, Eric S 5-11 205 28 2/6/84 6 Washington State San Jose, CA W (Det) '07 16 - - -22 Jones, Reggie DB 6-0 195 26 3/15/86 1 Portland State Kent, WA FA '11 - - - -41 Raymond, Mistral S 6-1 202 24 9/7/87 2 South Florida Palmetto, FL D6b '11 10 5 - 633 Sanford, Jamarca S 5-10 200 26 8/27/85 4 Mississippi Batesville, MS D7 '09 15 15 - 134 Sendejo, Andrew S 6-1 200 24 9/9/87 2 Rice Spring Branch, TX FA '11 3 - - 235 Sherels, Marcus CB 5-10 175 24 9/30/87 2 Minnesota Rochester, MN FA '10 16 3 - -

Taylor, Nicholas DB 5-9 175 24 3/27/88 R Florida International Miami, FL UND '12 - - - -26 Winfield, Antoine CB 5-9 180 34 6/24/77 14 Ohio State Akron, OH UFA (Buf) '04 5 5 - 4

SPECIAL TEAMS (3):Mike PrieferSpecialists (3): Mike Priefer/Chris WhiteNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Birthdate Exp College Hometown How Acq G S DNP IA

5 Kluwe, Chris P 6-4 215 30 12/24/81 8 UCLA Los Alamitos, CA W (Sea) '05 16 - - -46 Loeffler, Cullen LS 6-5 241 31 1/27/81 9 Texas Ingram, TX FA '04 11 - - -8 Longwell, Ryan K 6-0 200 37 8/16/74 16 California Bend, OR UFA (GB) '06 16 - - -

Defensive Line (8): Brendan Daly/Diron Reynolds

2011 Participation

Wide Receivers (8): George Stewart/Ryan Ficken

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 ROSTER-BY-POSITIONUpdated: April 10, 2012OFFENSE (36): Bill Musgrave

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16TH YEAR (1) 7TH YEAR (4) 4TH YEAR (8) 1ST YEAR (22)Ryan Longwell Joe Berger Asher Allen Kris Adams

Fred Evans Jasper Brinkley Emmanuel Arceneaux14TH YEAR (1) Chad Greenway Zackary Bowman Matt AsiataAntoine Winfield Charlie Johnson John Carlson Christian Ballard

Percy Harvin McLeod Bethel-Thompson12TH YEAR (1) Lex Hilliard Brandon BurtonSage Rosenfels 6TH YEAR (4) Phil Loadholt Stephen Burton

Eric Frampton Jamarca Sanford Larry Dean10TH YEAR (1) Marvin Mitchell Solomon ElimimianKevin Williams Adrian Peterson 3RD YEAR (6) Brandon Fusco

Brian Robison Pat Brown Daniel HardyToby Gerhart Reggie Jones

9TH YEAR (3) Everson Griffen Caleb King

Jared Allen Geoff Schwartz Butch LewisMichael Jenkins 5TH YEAR (6) Mickey Shuler DeMarcus LoveCullen Loeffler Husain Abdullah Joe Webb Christian Ponder

Devin Aromashodu Mistral Raymond8TH YEAR (2) Jerome Felton D'Aundre ReedChris Carr Letroy Guion 2ND YEAR (7) Kyle RudolphChris Kluwe Erin Henderson Chris DeGeare Kerry Taylor

John Sullivan Ryan D'Imperio Jordan TodmanTyrone McKenzie Jose ValdezAllen ReisnerAndrew Sendejo ROOKIE (1)Marcus Sherels Nicholas TaylorBryan Walters

Active Roster Total - 67

1ST ROUND (4)

2ND ROUND (7)

3RD ROUND (3)

4TH ROUND (6)

5TH ROUND (3)

6TH ROUND (8)

7TH ROUND (7)

UNDRAFTED (15)

Active Roster Total - 67

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 ROSTER BY EXPERIENCEUpdated: April 10, 2012

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 ROSTER BY ROUND[Overall Selection In Brackets]

[23] Antoine Winfield (99-BUF), [9] Kevin Williams (03), [29] Michael Jenkins (04-ATL), [17] Chad Greenway (06), [7] Adrian Peterson (07), [22] Percy Harvin (09), [12] Christian Ponder (11).

Ryan Longwell (97-SF), Cullen Loeffler (04), Chris Carr (05-OAK), Chris Kluwe (05-Sea), Husain Abdullah (08), Erin Henderson (08), Pat Brown (09), Jose Valdez (09-ATL), Andrew Sendejo (10-Dal), Marcus Sherels (10), Bryan Walters (10-SD), Kris Adams (11-CHI), Larry Dean (11), Emmanuel Arceneaux (11), Matt Asiata (11), McLeod Bethel-Thompson (11-SF), Reggie Jones (09-NO), Caleb King (11), Butch Lewis (11), Allen Reisner (11), Kerry Taylor (11-GB), Nicholas Taylor (12), Solomon Elimimian (12).

[38] John Carlson (08-SEA), [54] Phil Loadholt (09), [51] Toby Gerhart (10), [43] Kyle Rudolph (11).

[86] Asher Allen (09), [97] Tyrone McKenize (09-NE).

[100] Everson Griffen (10), [102] Brian Robison (07), [106] Christian Ballard (11), [109] Sage Rosenfels (04-Was), [126] Jared Allen (04-KC).

[165] Eric Frampton (07), [142) Zackary Bowman (08-CHI), [146] Jerome Felton (08-DET), [152] Letroy Guion (08), [150] Jasper Brinkley (09), [161] Chris DeGeare (10), [139] Brandon Burton (11).

[207] Joe Berger (05-Car), [199] Charlie Johnson (06-IND), [187] John Sullivan (08), [204] Lex Hilliard (08-MIA), [241] Geoff Schwartz (08-CAR), [199] Joe Webb (10), [168] DeMarcus Love (11), [170] Mistral Raymond (11), [172] Brandon Fusco (11), [183] Jordan Todman (11-SD).

[207] Fred Evans (06-MIA), [233] Devin Aromashodu (06-IND), [220] Marvin Mitchell (07-TEN), [214] Mickey Shuler (10), [237] Ryan D'Imperio (10), [215] D'Aundre Reed (11), [231] Jamarca Sanford (09), [236] Stephen Burton (11), [238] Daniel Hardy (11-TB).

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DATE POSITION PLAYER TRANSACTION

April 10 LB MITCHELL, Marvin Signed as Free Agent

April 10 CB CARR, Chris Signed as Free Agent

April 2 WR WALTERS, Bryan Signed as Free Agent

March 28 WR AROMASHODU, Devin Re-signed

March 27 CB BOWMAN, Zach Signed as Free Agent

March 27 LB HENDERSON, Erin Re-signed

March 26 OL SCHWARTZ, Geoff Signed as Free Agent

March 21 DT AYODELE, Remi Released

March 21 RB HILLIARD, Lex Signed as Free Agent

March 21 DT EVANS, Fred Re-signed

March 20 RB FELTON, Jerome Signed as Free Agent

March 20 DT GUION, Letroy Re-signed

March 16 DB TAYLOR, Nicholas Signed as Free Agent

March 14 TE CARLSON, John Signed as Free Agent

March 13 QB ROSENFELS, Sage Re-signed

March 10 G HUTCHINSON, Steve Released

March 10 G HERRERA, Anthony Released

March 10 CB GRIFFIN, Cedric Released

January 31 LB ELIMIMIAN, Solomon Signed as Reserve/Future FA

January 18 T VALDEZ, Jose Signed as Reserve/Future FA

January 18 TE HARDY, Daniel Signed as Reserve/Future FA

January 13 QB BETHEL-THOMPSON, McLeod Signed as Reserve/Future FA

January 5 FB ASIATA, Matt Signed as Reserve/Future FA

January 2 WR TAYLOR, Kerry Signed as Reserve/Future FA

January 2 TE REISNER, Allen Signed as Reserve/Future FA

January 2 LB McKENZIE, Tyrone Signed as Reserve/Future FA

January 2 G LEWIS, Butch Signed as Reserve/Future FA

January 2 DB JONES, Reggie Signed as Reserve/Future FA

January 2 G DeGEARE, Chris Signed as Reserve/Future FA

January 2 WR ADAMS, Kris Signed as Reserve/Future FA

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2012 ROSTER MOVES

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2012 NFL DRAFT INFO • 2012 DRAFT FACT SHEET • 2012 VIKINGS DRAFT CHOICES • 2012 NFL DRAFT ROUND-BY-ROUND • PLAYERS TAKEN IN THE PAST 10 DRAFTS WITH VIKINGS 2012 SELECTIONS • 2012 DRAFT NOTES • THE DRAFT 1961-2010 • PRO BOWLERS DRAFTED BY THE VIKINGS • VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS

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2012 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES WHAT: 77th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. WHERE: Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue of the Americas, New York City (Between 50th and 51st Streets). WHEN: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 26 (Round 1). 7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 27 (Rounds 2-3). Noon ET, Saturday, April 28 (Rounds 4-7). The first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 11:30 PM ET. In 2011, the first round

consumed three hours and 30 minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 11:15 PM ET. The second and third rounds took four hours and 15 minutes in 2011. The draft will conclude by approximately 7:30 PM ET on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took seven hours and 23 minutes in 2011.

DRAFTING: Representatives of the 32 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general managers, coaches

and scouts. ROUNDS: Seven Rounds – Round 1 on Thursday, April 26; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 27; and Rounds 4

through 7 on Saturday, April 28. There will be 253 selections, including 32 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 15 teams that

suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year. The following 32 compensatory choices will supplement the 221 regular choices in the seven rounds –

Round 3: Oakland, 33. Round 4: Minnesota, 33; Oakland, 34; Baltimore, 35; New York Giants, 36; Green Bay, 37; Green Bay, 38; Minnesota, 39; Dallas, 40. Round 5: Oakland, 33; Baltimore, 34; Indianapolis, 35. Round 6: New York Jets, 33; New York Jets, 34; Cleveland, 35; Cleveland, 36; Indianapolis, 37; Carolina, 38. Round 7: Pittsburgh, 33; Green Bay, 34; New York Jets, 35; Green Bay, 36; New York Jets, 37; Cleveland, 38; Pittsburgh, 39; Cleveland, 40; Pittsburgh, 41; Atlanta, 42; San Diego, 43; Buffalo, 44; St. Louis, 45; Indianapolis, 46.

Cleveland (Nos. 4 and 22), Cincinnati (Nos. 17 and 21) and New England (Nos. 27 and 31) have two

selections in the first round. Atlanta, New Orleans and Oakland do not have first-round picks. All other teams have one first-round selection.

TIME LIMITS: Round 1: 10 minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 7: Five

minutes per selection. TELEVISION: NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN 2 will televise the draft on all three days. INTERNET & MOBILE:

On Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 PM ET and Friday, April 27 at 6:30 PM ET, NFL.com LIVE Presented by Marriott provides comprehensive coverage of the 2012 NFL Draft. On Saturday, NFL.com LIVE will stream NFL Network’s coverage of Rounds 4-7 beginning at Noon ET. The popular “Fan War Rooms” are back for the fourth year, offering an innovative way for fans to follow the draft, allowing them the opportunity to discuss a team’s strategy and immediately react once a player is selected. In addition, NFL.com’s Cover It Live Presented by Lexus offers fans a unique forum to interact with fellow fans, NFL Network analysts and players, as well as voice their opinions regarding each selection. Fans may also follow two of the top prospects in this year’s draft – Southern California tackle Matt Kalil and Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon – throughout their pre-draft journey on NFL.com’s blog, The Right Stuff Presented by New Era. NFL.com will be with each prospect throughout their entire pre-draft journey, providing a behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest moments in their life. “NFL Mobile only from Verizon” will have extensive coverage leading up to and during the 2012 NFL Draft including a live stream of NFL Network and its 2012 NFL Draft coverage, a live draft tracker and draft pick analysis from NFL experts, and mobile “Fan War Rooms” integrated with those of NFL.com.

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2012 VIKINGS DRAFT CHOICES

(10 choices)

Player Pos. College First Round (1): 3rd Choice, 3rd Overall ___________________________________ Second Round (1): 3rd Choice, 35th Overall ___________________________________ Third Round (1): 3rd Choice, 66th Overall ___________________________________ Fourth Round (3): 3rd Choice, 98th Overall ___________________________________ 33rd Choice, 128th Overall ___________________________________ 39th Choice, 134th Overall ___________________________________ Fifth Round (1): 3rd Choice, 138th Overall ___________________________________ Sixth Round (1): 5th Choice, 175th Overall* ___________________________________ Seventh Round (2): 3rd Choice, 210th Overall ___________________________________ 16th Choice, 223rd Overall** ___________________________________ * From Cleveland Browns **From Philadelphia Through New England ^ Compensatory Pick

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2012 ROUND-BY-ROUND DRAFT ORDER ROUND ONE (Round, round selection, overall selection) 1   1   1    Indianapolis     1   2   2    St. Louis     1   3   3    Minnesota    1   4   4    Cleveland     1   5   5    Tampa Bay     1   6   6    Washington           1   7   7    Jacksonville    1   8   8    Miami     1   9   9    Carolina   1   10   10    Buffalo    1   11   11    Kansas City     1   12   12    Seattle      1   13   13    Arizona   1   14   14    Dallas    1   15   15    Philadelphia            1   16   16    New York Jets     1   17   17    Cincinnati from Oakland       1   18   18    San Diego         1   19   19    Chicago     1   20   20    Tennessee          1   21   21    Cincinnati     1   22   22    Cleveland from Atlanta     1   23   23    Detroit             1   24   24    Pittsburgh          1   25   25   Denver            1   26   26    Houston          1   27   27    New England from New Orleans    1   28   28    Green Bay           1   29   29    Baltimore     1   30   30    San Francisco           1   31   31    New England           1   32   32    New York Giants                              

ROUND TWO  2   1   33    St. Louis     2   2   34    Indianapolis     2   3   35    Minnesota    2   4   36    Tampa Bay         2   5   37    Cleveland    2   6   38    Jacksonville  2   7   39    Washington    2   8   40    Carolina     2   9   41    Buffalo    2   10   42    Miami     2   11   43    Seattle    2   12   44    Kansas City     2   13   45    Dallas    2   14   46    Philadelphia     2   15   47    New York Jets     2   16   48    New England from Oakland     2   17   49    San Diego     2   18   50    Chicago     2   19   51    Philadelphia from Arizona     2   20   52    Tennessee     2   21   53    Cincinnati    2   22   54    Detroit    2   23   55    Atlanta    2   24   56    Pittsburgh     2   25   57    Denver    2   26   58    Houston     2   27       New Orleans (Forfeited)     2   28   59    Green Bay     2   29   60    Baltimore    2   30   61    San Francisco     2   31   62    New England     2   32   63    New York Giants   

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ROUND THREE 3   1   64    Indianapolis     3   2   65    St. Louis     3   3   66    Minnesota    3   4   67    Cleveland     3   5   68    Tampa Bay     3   6   69    Washington    3   7   70    Jacksonville    3   8   71    Buffalo    3   9   72    Miami     3   10   73    Chicago from Carolina     3   11   74    Kansas City    3   12   75    Seattle     3   13   76    Philadelphia     3   14   77    New York Jets    3   15       Oakland Exercised Supplemental                        3   16   78    San Diego     3   17   79    Chicago     3   18   80    Arizona   3   19   81    Dallas     3   20   82    Tennessee     3   21   83   Cincinnati     3   22   84    Atlanta    3   23   85    Detroit    3   24   86    Pittsburgh     3   25   87    Denver    3   26   88    Houston     3   27   89    New Orleans     3   28   90    Green Bay     3   29   91    Baltimore     3   30   92    San Francisco     3   31   93    New England     3   32   94    New York Giants    3   33   95    Oakland (Compensatory)                           

ROUND FOUR 4   1   96    St. Louis     4   2   97    Indianapolis    4   3   98   Minnesota     4   4   99    Philadelphia from Tampa Bay     4   5   100    Cleveland     4   6   101    Jacksonville     4   7   102   Washington     4   8   103    Carolina     4   9   104    Miami    4   10   105    Buffalo    4   11   106    Seattle     4   12   107    Kansas City     4   13   108    New York Jets     4   14   109    Washington from Oakland     4   15   110    San Diego     4   16   111    Chicago     4   17   112    Arizona    4   18   113    Dallas     4   19   114    Philadelphia     4   20   115    Tennessee     4   21   116    Cincinnati    4   22   117    Detroit    4   23   118    Cleveland from Atlanta     4   24   119    Pittsburgh     4   25   120    Denver    4   26   121    Houston     4   27   122    New Orleans     4   28   123    Green Bay     4   29   124    Buffalo from Baltimore     4   30   125    San Francisco     4   31   126    New England     4   32   127    New York Giants   4   33   128    Minnesota (Compensatory) 4   34   129    Oakland (Compensatory) 4   35   130    Baltimore (Compensatory) 4   36   131    New York Giants (Compensatory) 4   37   132    Green Bay (Compensatory) 4   38   133    Green Bay (Compensatory) 4   39  134    Minnesota (Compensatory) 4   40   135    Dallas (Compensatory) 

  

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ROUND FIVE 5   1   136    Indianapolis     5   2   137    Denver from St. Louis     5   3   138    Minnesota    5   4   139    Cleveland    5   5   140    Tampa Bay     5   6   141    Washington       5   7   142    Jacksonville     5   8   143    Miami    5   9   144    Buffalo    5   10   145    Carolina     5   11   146    Kansas City     5   12   147    Buffalo from Seattle     5   13   148    Oakland     5   14   149    San Diego     5   15   150    Chicago     5   16   151    Arizona   5   17   152    Dallas     5   18   153    Philadelphia     5   19   154    New York Jets    5   20   155    Tennessee     5   21   156    Cincinnati     5   22   157    Atlanta    5   23   158    Detroit    5   24   159    Pittsburgh     5   25   160    Cleveland from Denver     5   26   161    Houston     5   27   162    New Orleans     5   28   163    Green Bay     5   29   164    Baltimore     5   30   165    San Francisco      5   31   166    Cincinnati from New England     5   32   167    New York Giants    5   33  168    Oakland (Compensatory)   5   34   169    Baltimore (Compensatory) 5   35  170    Indianapolis (Compensatory) 

ROUND SIX 6   1   171   St. Louis    6   2   172   Indianapolis     6   3   173   Washington from Minnesota     6   4   174   Tampa Bay     6   5   175   Minnesota from Cleveland    6   6   176   Jacksonville     6   7   177   Arizona from Washington    6   8   178   Buffalo    6   9   179   Carolina    6   10   180   New Orleans from Miami     6   11   181   Seattle     6   12   182   Kansas City     6   13   183   San Diego     6   14   184   Chicago    6   15   185   Arizona    6   16   186   Dallas     6   17   187   New York Jets from Phi. through Ind.    6   18   188   Denver from New York Jets     6   19   189   Oakland 6   20   190   Tennessee     6   21   191   Cincinnati 6   22      Detroit Forfeited    6   23   192   Atlanta     6   24   193   Pittsburgh 6   25   194   Philadelphia from Denver    6   26   195   Houston     6   27   196   Miami from New Orleans     6   28   197   Green Bay     6   29   198   Baltimore     6   30   199   San Francisco     6   31   200   Philadelphia from New England     6   32   201   New York Giants   6   33   202   New York Jets (Compensatory)    6   34   203   New York Jets (Compensatory) 6   35   204   Cleveland (Compensatory) 6   36   205   Cleveland (Compensatory) 6   37  206   Indianapolis (Compensatory) 6   38   207   Carolina (Compensatory)    

         

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ROUND SEVEN 

 

7   1   208   Indianapolis     7   2   209   St. Louis    7   3   210   Minnesota     7   4   211   Cleveland     7   5   212   Tampa Bay     7   6   213   Washington     7   7   214   New York Jets from Jacksonville     7   8   215   Miami     7   9   216   Carolina    7   10   217  Buffalo 7   11   218   Kansas City     7   12   219  Detroit from Seattle     7   13   220   Chicago    7   14   221   Arizona    7   15   222   Dallas     7   16   223   Minnesota from Phi. through NE  7   17   224   Green Bay from New York Jets    7   18   225   Seattle from Oakland     7   19   226   San Diego     7   20   227   Tennessee     7   21   228   Jacksonville from Cincinnati     7   22   229   Atlanta     7   23   230   Detroit     7   24   231   Pittsburgh     7   25   232   Denver     7   26   233   Houston     7   27   234   New Orleans     7   28   235   Green Bay     7   29   236  Baltimore  7   30   237   San Francisco 7   31   238   Kansas City from New England     7   32   239   New York Giants  7   33   240   Pittsburgh (Compensatory)  7   34   241   Green Bay (Compensatory)  7   35   242   New York Jets (Compensatory)  7   36   243   Green Bay (Compensatory)  7   37   244   New York Jets (Compensatory)  7   38   245   Cleveland (Compensatory)  7   39   246   Pittsburgh (Compensatory)  7   40   247   Cleveland (Compensatory)  7   41   248   Pittsburgh (Compensatory)  7   42   249   Atlanta (Compensatory)  7   43   250   San Diego (Compensatory)  7   44   251   Buffalo (Compensatory)  7   45   252   St. Louis (Compensatory)  7   46   253   Indianapolis (Compensatory) 

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PLAYERS TAKEN IN THE PAST 10 DRAFTS WITH THE VIKINGS 2012 SELECTIONS Here's a look at who was taken in the past 10 years with the selections the Vikings have in the 2012 NFL Draft.  

2011 NFL Draft  No.  Name                           Pos.         College  NFL Team     3            Marcell Dareus  DE  Alabama  Buffalo    35            Andy Dalton  QB  TCU  Cincinnati         66    Dontay Moch  LB  Nevada  Cincinnati                98           Brandon Hogan  CB  West Virginia  Carolina 128  Tyler Sash  S  Iowa  New York Giants 134  Robert Sands  S  West Virginia  Cincinnati      138       Marcus Cannon  OT  TCU  New England       175          Byron Stingily    OT  Louisville  Tennessee 210  Andrew Jackson  OG  Fresno State  Atlanta 223  Shane Bannon  FB  Yale  Kansas City  

 

2010 NFL Draft  No.  Name                           Pos.         College  NFL Team     3            Gerald McCoy  DT  Oklahoma  Tampa Bay    35            Brian Price  DT  UCLA  Tampa Bay        66    Amari Spievey  CB  Iowa  Detroit                98           Mike Johnson  OG  Alabama  Atlanta 128  Jason Fox  OT  Miami (FL)  Detroit 134  Ricky Sapp  DE  Clemson  Philadelphia     138       Walter McFadden  CB  Auburn  Oakland       175          Greg Hardy    DE  Ole Miss  Carolina 210  Cody Grimm  S  Virginia Tech  Tampa Bay 223  R.J. Stanford   CB  Utah  Carolina  

 

2009 NFL Draft  No.  Name                           Pos.         College  NFL Team     3            Tyson Jackson  DE  LSU  Kansas City    35            James Laurinaitis  LB  Ohio State  St. Louis        66    Bradley Fletcher  CB  Iowa  St. Louis                98           Chase Coffman  TE  Missouri  Cincinnati  128  Tony Fiammetta  FB  Syracuse  Carolina 134  Gartrell Johnson  RB  Colorado State  San Diego      138       William Middleton  CB  Furman  Atlanta      175          Quinten Lawrence    WR  McNeese State  Kansas City 210  Vance Walker  DT  Georgia Tech  Atlanta 223  Troy Nolan  S  Arizona State  Houston   

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2008 NFL Draft  

No.  Name                           Pos.         College  NFL Team     3            Matt Ryan  QB  Boston College  Atlanta    35            Brandon Flowers  CB  Virginia Tech  Kansas City        66    Kendall Langford  DE  Hampton  Miami                98           Thomas DeCoud  S  California  Atlanta 128  Keenan Burton  WR  Kentucky  St. Louis 134  Stanford Keglar  LB  Purdue  Tennessee     138       Robert James  LB  Arizona State  Atlanta      175          Geno Hayes    LB  Florida State  Tampa Bay 210  Brian Johnston  DE  Gardner‐Webb  Kansas City 223  Alex Brink  QB  Washington State  Houston  

 2007 NFL Draft 

 No.  Name                           Pos.         College  NFL Team     3            Joe Thomas  OT  Wisconsin  Cleveland    35            Arron Sears  OG  Tennessee  Tampa Bay        66    Usama Young  CB  Kent State  New Orleans                98           Quinn Pitcock  DT  Ohio State  Indianapolis 128  Chris Davis  WR  Florida State  Tennessee 134  Antwan Barnes  LB  Florida International  Baltimore      138       Jay Richardson  DE  Ohio State  Oakland       175          Oren O’Neal   FB  Arkansas State  Oakland 210  Jordan Kent  WR  Oregon  Seattle 223  Mike Otto  OT  Purdue  Tennessee  

2006 NFL Draft 

 No.  Name                           Pos.         College  NFL Team     3            Vince Young  QB  Texas  Tennessee    35            Rocky McIntosh  LB  Miami (FL)  Washington         66    Eric Winston  OT  Miami (FL)  Houston                98           Owen Daniels  TE  Wisconsin  Houston 128  Rob Sims  OG  Ohio State  Seattle 134  Kyle Williams  DT  LSU  Buffalo     138       Pat Watkins  S  Florida State  Dallas       175          Delanie Walker    TE/FB  Central Missouri State  San Francisco 210  Zach Strief  OT  Northwestern  New Orleans 223  D.J. Shockley  QB  Georgia  Atlanta   

 

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  2005 NFL Draft 

 No.  Name                           Pos.         College  NFL Team     3            Braylon Edwards  WR  Michigan  Cleveland    35            Reggie Brown  WR  Georgia  Philadelphia         66    Oshiomogho Atogwe  S  Stanford  St. Louis                98           Leroy Hill  LB  Clemson  Seattle 128  Chauncey Davis  DE  Florida State  Atlanta 134  Claude Terrell  OG  New Mexico  St. Louis     138       Boomer Grigsby  LB  Illinois State  Kansas City       175          Anttaj Hawthorne    DT  Wisconsin  Oakland 210  Reggie Hodges  P  Ball State  St. Louis 223  Marcus Maxwell  WR  Oregon  San Francisco   

 2004 NFL Draft 

 No.  Name                           Pos.         College  NFL Team     3            Larry Fitzgerald  WR  Pittsburgh  Arizona    35            Igor Olshansky  DT  Oregon  San Diego        66    Nick Hardwick  C  Purdue  San Diego                98           Shaun Phillips  DE  Purdue  San Diego 128  Cedric Cobbs  RB  Arkansas  New England 134  Johnnie Morant  WR  Syracuse  Oakland     138       Jacob Bell  OG  Miami (OH)  Tennessee       175          Jammal Lord   RB  Nebraska  Houston 210  Raheem Orr  LB  Rutgers  Houston 223  Jacques Reeves  CB  Purdue  Dallas      

2003 NFL Draft  No.  Name                           Pos.         College  NFL Team     3            Andre Johnson  WR  Miami (FL)  Houston    35            Charles Tillman  CB  Louisiana‐Lafayette  Chicago        66    Cory Redding  DT  Texas  Detroit                98           Dennis Weathersby  CB  Oregon State  Cincinnati  128  Bryant McNeal  DE  Clemson  Denver 134  Ovie Mughelli  FB  Wake Forest  Baltimore     138       Robert Mathis  DE  Alabama A&M  Indianapolis       175          David Kircus    WR  Grand Valley State  Detroit 210  Tony Gilbert  LB  Georgia  Arizona 223  Trent Smith   TE  Oklahoma  Baltimore  

 

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 2002 NFL Draft 

 No.  Name                           Pos.         College  NFL Team     3            Joey Harrington  QB  Oregon  Detroit    35            Kalimba Edwards  DE  South Carolina  Detroit         66    Fred Weary  OG  Tennessee  Houston                98           Dennis Johnson  DE  Kentucky  Arizona 128  Larry Foote  LB  Michigan  Pittsburgh 134  John Taylor  DE  Montana State  Detroit      138       John Owens  TE  Notre Dame  Detroit      175          Chris Cash    CB  USC  Detroit 210  Bryan Fletcher  TE  UCLA  Chicago 223  Mike Banks  TE  Iowa State  Arizona  

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2012 DRAFT NOTES * Here's a look at how the Vikings 49 first-round picks came out by college, by conference and by overall

selection.

BY COLLEGE

USC ........................... 4 Iowa ....................................... 1 Michigan State ........... 3 Marshall ................................. 1 Ohio State .................. 3 Minnesota .............................. 1 Oklahoma State ......... 3 Mississippi State .................... 1 California ................... 2 Oklahoma .............................. 1 Florida State ............... 2 Penn State ............................. 1 Miami ......................... 2 Purdue ................................... 1 North Carolina State .. 2 Rice ....................................... 1 Notre Dame ................ 2 South Carolina ....................... 1 Pittsburgh ................... 2 Tulane .................................... 1 Stanford ..................... 2 UCLA ..................................... 1 Wisconsin ................... 2 Washington ............................ 1 Alabama ..................... 1 Washington State .................. 1 Arizona State ............. 1 Auburn ....................... 1 Central Florida ........... 1 Colorado State ........... 1 Florida ........................ 1

BY CONFERENCE

Pac-10 ............................... 12 Big 12 .................................... 2 Big Ten .............................. 12 MAC ....................................... 1 SEC ..................................... 6 SWAC .................................... 1 Big East ............................... 5 WAC ...................................... 1 Independent ........................ 4 ACC .................................... 3 Big Eight .............................. 2

BY OVERALL SELECTION

1st ............................. 2 11th ........................ 3 20th ................... 2 2nd ............................ 1 12th ........................ 1 21st ................... 3 3rd ............................. 1 13th ........................ 1 22nd .................. 1 4th ............................. 1 14th ........................ 2 24th ................... 2 6th ............................. 1 15th ........................ 1 25th ................... 5 7th ............................. 6 16th ........................ 2 27th ................... 2 8th ............................. 2 17th ........................ 2 29th ................... 1 9th ............................. 1 18th ........................ 2 10th ........................... 1 19th ........................ 3 * The Vikings have selected 594 players in the draft (1961-2011). * Notable selections:

Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield was selected in the 17th round of the 1973 draft out of Minnesota. Current USC defensive coordinator and former Vikings defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin was selected

in the 15th round of the 1964 draft out of Nebraska. Former New York Jets/ Philadelphia Eagles head coach Rich Kotite was selected in the 18th round of the

1965 draft out of Wagner.

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2012 DRAFT NOTES

The Vikings’ highest selections position-by-position:

OVERALL POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL SELECTION YEAR Quarterback Daunte Culpepper Central Florida 11th 1999 Running back Tommy Mason Tulane 1st 1961 Tight end Hal Bedsole USC 20th 1964 Wide receiver Troy Williamson South Carolina 7th 2005 Guard Randall McDaniel Arizona St. 19th 1988 Tackle Ron Yary USC 1st 1968 Center Dave Huffman Notre Dame 49th 1979 Punter Eddie Johnson Idaho St. 180th 2003 Kicker Mike Wood SE Missouri 204th 1978 Defensive tackle Jim Dunaway Mississippi St. 3rd 1963 Defensive end Carl Eller Minnesota 6th 1964 Linebacker Chris Doleman Pittsburgh 4th 1985 Defensive back Dewayne Washington North Carolina St. 18th 1994

Players drafted by the Vikings in the top 10 of the first round since 1961.

1961 .................... Tommy Mason (1st) 1972 .......................... Jeff Siemon (10th) 1963 ...................... Jim Dunaway (3rd) 1980 ........................... Doug Martin (9th) 1964 ............................. Carl Eller (6th) 1982 ......................... Darrin Nelson (7th) 1965 ........................... Jack Snow (8th) 1985 ....................... Chris Doleman (4th) 1966 ........................... Jerry Shay (7th) 2002 .................... Bryant McKinnie (7th) 1967 ...................... Clinton Jones (2nd) 2003 ....................... Kevin Williams (9th) 1967 ............... Gene Washington (8th) 2005 ..................... Troy Williamson (7th) 1968 ............................. Ron Yary (1st) 2007 ..................... Adrian Peterson (7th)

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THE DRAFT 1961-2010 This is a breakdown of what positions were drafted in each round since the Minnesota Vikings entered the NFL in 1961.

ROUND

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17+ Tot. QB 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 24

P RB 10 5 4 7 10 4 6 3 7 6 6 6 3 5 5 2 9 98

O WR 5 8 6 6 6 10 6 2 7 7 6 5 2 2 1 2 4 85

S TE 3 2 2 1 3 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 25

I OL 7 8 9 6 8 6 6 4 6 4 7 2 5 5 2 2 6 93

T K 2 1 1 1 5

I P 1 1 2 1 5

O DL 16 7 6 9 3 4 10 6 3 2 2 4 3 1 2 3 4 85

N LB 6 10 7 7 9 10 8 4 2 1 4 6 2 1 1 78

DB 2 12 8 13 10 6 8 3 3 4 4 8 3 1 2 4 5 96

Tot. 49 55 43 53 48 45 52 29 31 29 31 32 16 16 16 15 34 594

Note: The draft was 20 rounds from 1961-66, 17 rounds from 1967-76; 12 rounds from 1977-1992; eight

rounds in 1993 and seven rounds starting in 1994.

VIKINGS ALL-ROOKIE SELECTIONS SINCE 1994

In the last 17 years, the NFL Draft has been productive for the Vikings. Nine of Minnesota’s draft picks have earned All-Rookie honors since 1994.

Year Name Pos College Drafted 2011 Kyle Rudolph TE Notre Dame 2nd Round, 43rd Pick 2009 Percy Harvin WR Florida 1st Round, 22nd Pick 2007 Adrian Peterson RB Oklahoma 1st Round, 7th Pick 2007 Brian Robison DE Texas 4th Round, 102nd Pick 2003 Kevin Williams DT Oklahoma State 1st Round, 9th Pick 2003 Onterrio Smith RB Oregon 4th Round, 105th Pick 2000 Chris Hovan DT Boston College 1st Round, 26th Pick 1998 Randy Moss WR Marshall University 1st Round, 21st Pick 1995 Korey Stringer OL Ohio State 1st Round, 24th Pick 1995 Orlando Thomas S Southwest Louisiana 2nd Round, 42nd Pick 1994 Dewayne Washington CB North Carolina State 1st Round, 18th Pick 1994 Todd Steussie T California 1st Round, 19th Pick 1994 Andrew Jordan TE Western Carolina 6th Round, 179th Pick

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PRO BOWLERS DRAFTED BY THE VIKINGS Here's a look at all the Pro Bowlers drafted by the Vikings from 1961-2011 by year drafted, round, position, school and their Pro Bowl seasons. Year Player Drafted Round Pos. School Pro Bowl Years Tommy Mason 1961 1 RB Tulane 1962-64 Rip Hawkins 1961 2 LB North Carolina 1963 # Fran Tarkenton 1961 3 QB Georgia 1964-65, 67-70, 75-77 # Bobby Bell 1963 2 LB Minnesota 1971-73 Carl Eller 1964 1 DE Minnesota 1968-71, 73-74 Milt Sunde 1964 20 G Minnesota 1966 Dave Osborn 1965 13 RB North Dakota 1970 Gene Washington 1967 1 WR Michigan St. 1969-70 Alan Page 1967 1 DT Notre Dame 1968-76 Bob Grim 1967 2 WR Oregon State 1971 Bobby Bryant 1967 7 CB South Carolina 1975 Ron Yary 1968 1 T USC 1971-77 # Ed White 1969 2 G California 1975-78, 80 Jeff Siemon 1972 1 LB Stanford 1973, 75-77 Chuck Foreman 1973 1 RB Miami 1973-77 Matt Blair 1974 2 LB Iowa State 1977-82 Sammy White 1976 2 WR Grambling 1976-77 Tommy Kramer 1977 1 QB Rice 1986 Scott Studwell 1977 9 LB Illinois 1987-88 Joe Senser 1979 6 TE West Chester St. 1981 Wade Wilson 1981 8 QB East Texas St. 1988 Steve Jordan 1982 7 TE Brown 1986-91 Joey Browner 1983 1 S USC 1985-90 Carl Lee 1983 7 CB Marshall 1988-90 Keith Millard 1984 1 DE Washington St. 1988-89 # Chris Doleman 1985 1 LB Pittsburgh 1987-90, 92-93, 95, 97 Henry Thomas 1987 3 NT LSU 1991-92 # Randall McDaniel 1988 1 G Arizona State 1989-99, 2000 Todd Scott 1991 6 S SW Louisiana 1992 Ed McDaniel 1992 5 LB Clemson 1998 # Brad Johnson 1992 9 QB Florida State 1999, 2002 Robert Smith 1993 1 RB Ohio State 1998, 2000 Todd Steussie 1994 1 T California 1997-98 Korey Stringer 1995 1 T Ohio State 2000 Randy Moss 1998 1 WR Marshall 1998-00, 2002-03 Matt Birk 1998 6 C Harvard 2000-01, 2003-04, 2006-07 Daunte Culpepper 1999 1 QB Central Florida 2000, 2003, 2004 Michael Bennett 2001 1 RB Wisconsin 2002 Kevin Williams 2003 1 DT Oklahoma State 2004, 2006-10 Adrian Peterson 2007 1 RB Oklahoma 2007-10 Sidney Rice 2007 2 WR South Carolina 2009 Percy Harvin 2009 1 WR Florida 2009 Bryant McKinnie 2002 1 T Miami 2009 E.J. Henderson 2003 3 LB Maryland 2010 Chad Greenway 2006 1 LB Iowa 2011

# Fran Tarkenton played in Pro Bowls with the N.Y. Giants from 1967-70; Bobby Bell never played with the Vikings and all his Pro Bowl appearances

were with the Kansas City Chiefs; Ed White played in the 1978 and 1980 Pro Bowls with the San Diego Chargers; Chris Doleman played in the 1995 Pro Bowl with the Atlanta Falcons and the 1997 Pro Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers. Randall McDaniel played in the 2000 Pro Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brad Johnson played in the 1999 Pro Bowl with the Washington Redskins and the 2002 Pro Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS 1961 (Drafted 1st) 1. TOMMY MASON, RB, Tulane 2. RIP HAWKINS, LB, North Carolina 3. FRAN TARKENTON, QB, Georgia 4. CHUCK LAMSON, DB, Wyoming 5. ED SHAROCKMAN, DB, Pittsburgh 6. GERALD BURCH, WR, Georgia 7. ALLEN FERRIE, WR, Wagner 8. PAUL LINDQUIST, T, New Hampshire 9. DAN SHEEHAN, T, Tennessee-Chattanooga 10. DOUG MAYBERRY, RB, Utah 11. JERRY MAYS, T, SMU 12. STEVE STONEBREAKER, LB, Detroit 13. RAYMOND HAYES, RB, Central Oklahoma 14. KEN PETERSON, T, Utah 15. MIKE MERCER, K, Arizona State 16. TED KARPOWICZ, RB, Detroit 17. WILLIE JONES, RB, Purdue 18. BOB VOIGHT, T, Los Angeles State 19. BILL HILL, RB, Presbyterian 20. MIKE McFARLAND, QB, Western Illinois

1962 (Drafted 2nd) 1. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New York for GEORGE SHAW 2. NO CHOICE, Choice traded, along with 11th choice, to Cleveland for JIM PRESTEL, JIM MARSHALL, DICK GRECNI, JAMIE CALEB, BILLY GAULT and PAUL DICKSON. 3. BILL MILLER, WR, Miami 4. ROY WINSTON, LB, LSU 5. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New York for MEL TRIPLETT, BOB SCHNELKER, and B. SCHMIDT. 6. LARRY BOWIE, G, Purdue 7. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Philadelphia in JERRY REICHOW trade. 8. PAUL WHITE, RB, Buffalo 9. MARSHALL SHIRK, T, UCLA 10. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Cleveland for BOB DENTON. 11. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Cleveland along with 2nd choice in 1962. 12. GARY FALLON, RB, Syracuse 13. ROGER VAN CLEEF, T, SW Oklahoma 14. PAT RUSS, T, Purdue 15. LARRY GUILFORD, RB, Pacific 16. JOHN CONTOULIS, T, Connecticut 17. RON STALEY, WR, Wisconsin 18. JUNIOR HAWTHORNE, T, Kentucky 19. TOMMY MINTER, RB, Baylor 20. TERRY CAGAANEN, RB, Utah State Bold denotes made roster

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS 1963 (Drafted 3rd) 1. JIM DUNAWAY, DT, Mississippi State 2. BOBBY BELL, LB, Minnesota 3. RAY POAGE, WR, Texas 4. PAUL FLATLEY, WR, Northwestern 5. GARY KALTENBACH, G, Pittsburgh 6. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Cleveland for T. FRANCKHAUSER, F. COX, C. FERGUSON and E. LINDEN. 7. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New York for JIM LEO. 8. JIM O'MAHONEY, LB, Miami 9. BOB HOOVER, RB, Florida 10. TERRY KOSENS, RB, Hofstra 11. JOHN CAMPBELL, LB, Minnesota 12. JOHN SKLOPAN, RB, Southern Mississippi 13. DAVE O'BRIEN, G, Boston College 14. RALPH FERRISI, RB, So. Connecticut St. 15. JOHN MURIO, WR, Whitworth 16. REX MIRICH, T, Arizona State-Flagstaff 17. TOM MUNSEY, RB, Concordia 18. TOM McINTYRE, T, St. John's 19. FRANK HORVATH, RB, Youngstown 20. MAILON KENT, QB, Auburn 1964 (Drafted 6th) 1. CARL ELLER, DE, Minnesota 2. HAL BEDSOLE, TE, USC 3. GEORGE ROSE, DB, Auburn 4. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Chicago for BILL BROWN. 4. (B) TOM KEATING, T, Michigan. Choice from N.Y. Giants as part of HUGH McELHENNY

trade. 5. JOHN KIRBY, LB, Nebraska 6. BOB LACEY, WR, North Carolina 7. WES BRYANT, T, Arkansas 8. BILL McWATTERS, RB, North Texas State 9. DARRELL LESTER, RB, McNeese 10. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to L.A. Rams for TOM WILSON. 11. H.O. ESTES, G, East Central Oklahoma 12. WALTER SANDS, WR, Texas 13. RUSS VOLLMER, DB, Memphis State 14. TOM MICHEL, RB, East Carolina 15. MONTE KIFFIN, T, Nebraska 16. CARLTON OATES, DE, Florida A&M 17. JERRY McCLURG, DE, Colorado 18. CARL ROBINSON, DT, Prairie View 19. DICK SCHOTT, DE, Louisville 20. MILT SUNDE, G, Minnesota Bold denotes made roster

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS 1965 (Drafted 8th) 1. JACK SNOW, WR, Notre Dame

2. (A) ARCHIE SUTTON, T, Illinois. Choice from N.Y. Giants as part of the HUGH MCELHENNY trade.

2. (B) LANCE RENTZEL, RB, Oklahoma 3. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Pittsburgh for BOB FERGUSON. 4. (A) JIM WHALEN, WR, Boston College 4. (B) JIM HARRIS, DT, Utah State, Choice from Cleveland. 5. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Detroit for TOM HALL and BRUCE ZELLMER. 6. JIM GRISHAM, RB, Oklahoma 7. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Detroit for MIKE BUNDRA and LARRY VARGO. 8. (A) JOHN HANKINSON, QB, Minnesota. Choice from San Francisco for ROY WILLIAMS. 8. (B) JEFF JORDAN, DB, Tulsa 9. FRANK McCLENDON, DT, Alabama 10. JERRY SCHWEIGER, T, Superior State 11. JOHN THOMAS, WR, USC 12. MIKE TILLEMAN, DT, Montana 13. DAVE OSBORN, RB, North Dakota 14. MAX LEETZOW, DE, Idaho 15. PHIL MORGAN, RB, East Tennessee 16. PAUL LABINSKI, DT, St. John's 17. VERAN SMITH, LB, Utah State 18. RICHARD KOTITE, WR, Wagner 19. ELLIS JOHNSON, RB, S.E. Louisiana 20. COSMO IACAVAZZI, RB, Princeton 1966 (Drafted 7th) 1. JERRY SHAY, DT, Purdue 2. JIM LINDSEY, RB, Arkansas 3. DON HANSEN, LB, Illinois 4. RON ACKS, DB, Illinois 5. (A) DOUG DAVIS, T, Kentucky 5. (B) BOB HALL, DB, Brown. Choice from Chicago for PALMER PYLE. 6. (A) WIBER AYLOR, T, S.W. Texas St., Choice from N.Y. Giants for BILL SWAIN 6. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Detroit for MIKE BUNDRA and LARRY VARGO. 7. BOB MEERS, WR, Massachusetts 8. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Baltimore fo the rights to LARRY KRAMER. 9. RON GREEN, WR, North Dakota 10. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Detroit for GARY LOWE 11. STAN QUINTANA, DB, New Mexico 12. BOB PETRELLA, DB, Tennessee 13. LARRY MARTIN, T, San Diego State 14. HOWARD TWILLEY, WR, Tulsa 15. HUGH WRIGHT, RB, Adams State 16. JIM WILLIAMS, DB, Arkansas 17. MONROE BEARD, WR, Virginia Union 18. DALE GRECO, T, Illinois 19. JESSE STOKES, DB, Corpus Christi 20. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Philadelphia for BILLY RAY BARNES. Bold denotes made roster

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS 1967 (Drafted Alternately 8th and 7th) 1. (A) CLINTON JONES, RB, Michigan State. Choice from N.Y. Giants as part of the

TARKENTON trade. 1. (B) GENE WASHINGTON, WR, Michigan State

1. (C) ALAN PAGE, DT, Notre Dame. Choice from L.A. Rams for HAL BEDSOLE, TOMMY MASON and 2nd round draft choice in 1967.

2. (A) BOB GRIM, WR, Oregon State. Choice from N.Y. Giants. 2. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to L.A. Rams. 3. EARL DENNY, RB, Missouri 4. ALVIN COLEMAN, DB, Tennessee A&I 5. KEN LAST, WR, Minnesota 6. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Pittsburgh for PHIL KING. 7. BOBBY BRYANT, DB, South Carolina 8. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Pittsburgh for DAVE TOBEY. 8. (B) JOHN BEASLEY, TE, California, Choice from Washington. 9. BILL MORRIS, G, Holy Cross 10. PETE TATMAN, RB, Nebraska 11. BOB TRYGSTAD, DT, Washington State 12. FRED CREMER, DT, St. John's 13. CHARLES HARDT, DB, Tulsa 14. JIM HARGROVE, LB, Howard Payne 15. JAMES SHEA, DB, Eastern New Mexico 16. GENE BEARD, DB, Virginia Union 17. DICK WAGONER, DB, Bowling Green 1968 (Drafted 6th) 1. (A) RON YARY, T, USC, Choice from N.Y. Giants. 1. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New Orleans for GARY CUOZZO. 2. CHARLIE WEST, DB, Texas-El Paso 3. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Pittsburgh for BRADY KEYS. 3. (B) MIKE McGILL, LB, Notre Dame, Choice from Dallas. 4. MIKE FREEMAN, DB, Fresno State 5. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Washington for BOB BREITENSTEIN. 6. BOB GOODRIDGE, WR, Vanderbilt 7. (A) OSCAR REED, RB, Colorado State, Choice from Atlanta. 7. (B) LENNY SNOW, RB, Georgia Tech 8. HANK URBANOWICZ, DT, Miami 9. MIKE DONOHUE, TE, San Francisco 10. TOM SAKAL, DB, Minnesota 11. BILL HAAS, WR, Omaha 12. HOWIE SMALL, C, Rhode Island 13. DICK WHERRY, WR, Northern State 14. DON EVANS, T, Arkansas AM&N 15. JIM HAYNIE, QB, West Chester State 16. LARRY KUHARICH, DB, Boston College 17. (A) BOB LEE, QB, Pacific 17. (B) BILL HULL, G, Tennessee Tech, Choice from Detroit. Bold denotes made roster

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS 1969 (Drafted 17th) 1. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New Orleans for GARY CUOZZO. 2. (A) ED WHITE, G, California. Choice from N.Y. Giants as a part of TARKENTON trade. 2. (B) VOLLY MURPHY, WR, Texas-El Paso 3. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Philadelphia for PHIL KING. 4. MIKE McCAFFREY, LB, California 5. (A) JIM BARNES, G, Arkansas, Choice from Atlanta. 5. (B) MIKE O'SHEA, WR, Utah State, Choice from Pittsburgh for BOBBY WALDEN. 5. (C) CORNY DAVIS, RB, Kansas State 6. MARION BATES, DB, Texas Southern 7. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Washington along with MARLIN McKEEVER for PAUL KRAUSE. 8. HARRISON WOOD, WR, Washington 9. TOM FINK, G, Minnesota 10. TOM McCAULEY, WR, Wisconsin 11. BRIAN DOWLING, QB, Yale 12. NOEL JENKE, LB, Minnesota 13. JIM MOYLAN, DT, Texas Tech 14. TOMMY HEAD, C, S.W. Texas State 15. EUGENE MOSLEY, TE, Jackson State 16. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Detroit for 17th choice in 1968. 17. WENDELL HOUSLEY, DB, Texas A&M 1970 (Drafted 25th) 1. JOHN WARD, T, Oklahoma State 2. BILL CAPPLEMAN, QB, Florida State 3. CHUCK BURGOON, LB, North Park 4. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New Orleans for KENT KRAMER. 5. GREG JONES, RB, UCLA 6. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Pittsburgh for TONY JETER. 7. HAP FARBER, LB, Mississippi 8. MIKE CARROLL, G, Missouri 9. GEORGE MORROW, DE, Mississippi 10. STU VOIGT, TE, Wisconsin 11. GODFREY ZAUNBRECHER, C, LSU 12. JAMES HOLLAND, DB, Jackson State 13. ROBERT PEARCE, DB, S.F. Austin 14. TOM SPINKS, WR, Louisiana Tech 15. BENNIE FRANCIS, DE, Chadron 16. BRUCE CERONE, WR, Emporia State 17. BRIAN HEALY, DB, Michigan Bold denotes made roster

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS 1971 (Drafted 24th) 1. LEO HAYDEN, RB, Ohio State 2. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Philadelphia as a part of the NORM SNEAD trade. 3. EDDIE HACKETT, WR, Alcorn A&M 4. VINCE CLEMENTS, RB, Connecticut 5. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Pittsbugh for KENT NIX. 6. NO CHOICE, choice traded to Philadelphia for NORM SNEAD. 7. GENE MACK, LB, Texas-El Paso 8. JOHN FARLEY, DE, J.C. Smith 9. TIM SULLIVAN, RB, Iowa 10. CHRIS MORRIS, G, Indiana 11. MIKE WALKER, LB, Tulane 12. REGGIE HOLMES, DB, Stout State 13. BENNY FRY, C, Houston 14. JIM GALLAGHER, LB, Yale 15. JEFF WRIGHT, DB, Minnesota 16. GREG EDMONDS, WR, Penn State 17. KEN DUNCAN, P, Tulsa 1972 (Drafted 24th) 1. (A) JEFF SIEMON, LB, Stanford, Choice from New England for JOE KAPP. 1. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to N.Y. Giants as a part of the TARKENTON trade. 2. ED MARINARO, RB, Cornell 3. (A) BART BUETOW, T, Minnesota, Choice from Green Bay for the rights to Z. BRATKOWSKI. 3. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Philadelphia as part of the NORM SNEAD trade. 4. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Denver for AL DENSON. 5. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to L.A. Rams for TED PROVOST. 6. AMOS MARTIN, LB, Louisville 7. BILL SLATER, DE, Western Michigan 8. CALVIN DEMERY, WR, Arizona State 9. CHARLES GOODRUM, G, Florida A&M 10. WILLIE ALDRIDGE, RB, South Carolina State 11. WILLIE McKELTON, DB, Southern 12. BOB BANAUGH, DB, Montana State 13. FRANKLIN ROBERTS, RB, Alcorn A&M 14. MARV OWENS, RB, San Diego State 15. MIKE SIVERT, G, East Tennessee State 16. NEIL GRAFF, QB, Wisconsin 17. DICK SCHMALZ, WR, Auburn 1973 (Drafted Alternately 12th, 13th and 14th) 1. CHUCK FOREMAN, RB, Miami

2. JACKIE WALLACE, DB, Arizona, Choice from St. Louis in JOHN GILLIAM for GARY CUOZZO trade.

3. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to N.Y. Giants as a part of the TARKENTON trade. 3. (B) JIM LASH, WR, Northwestern 4. (A) MIKE WELLS, QB, Illinois, Choice from St. Louis. 4. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Kansas City for MIKE EISCHEID. 5. BRENT McCLANAHAN, RB, Arizona State

6. (A) DOUG KINGSRITER, TE, Minnesota, Choice from New Orleans along with 1974 4th choice for BOB BROWN.

6. (B) FRED ABBOTT, LB, Florida Bold denotes made roster

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS 1973 (cont.) 7. JOSH BROWN, RB, S.W. Texas State 8. CRAIG DARLING, T, Iowa 9. LARRY DIBBLES, DE, New Mexico 10. (A) RANDY LEE, P, Tulane, Choice from Philadelphia for BILL CODY. 10. (B) DAVE MASON, DB, Nebraska 11. GEARY MURDOCK, T, Iowa State 12. ALAN SPENCER, WR, Pittsburg State (Kan.) 13. RON JUST, G, Minot State 14. EDDIE BISHOP, DB, Southern 15. TONY CHANDLER, RB, Missouri Valley 16. LARRY SMILEY, DE, Texas Southern 17. DAVE WINFIELD, TE, Minnesota 1974 (Drafted 25th) 1. (A) FRED McNEILL, LB, UCLA, Choice from Atlanta along with BOB BERRY for BOB LEE and LONNIE WARWICK. 1. (B) STEVE RILEY, T, USC 2. (A) JOHN HOLLAND, WR, Tennessee State, Choice from San Diego along with 3rd

choice for C. JONES AND C. GERSBACH. 2. (B) MATT BLAIR, LB, Iowa State 3. (A) STEVE CRAIG, TE, Northwestern, Choice from San Diego. 3. (B) SCOTT ANDERSON, C, Missouri

4. (A) MIKE TOWNSEND, DB, Notre Dame, Choice from New Orleans as part of BOB BROWN trade.

4. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Cincinnati for STEVE LAWSON. 5. (A) JAMES FERGUSON, DB, Stanford, Choice from Denver along with R. SHERMAN for G.

WASHINGTON. 5. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Baltimore for CHARLES STUKES. 6. MARK KELLAR, RB, Northern Illinois 7. FRED TABRON, RB, S.W. Missouri 8. BERL SIMMONS, K, TCU 9. SAM McCULLUM, WR, Montana State 10. BARRY REED, RB, Peru State 11. DAVID BOONE, DE, Eastern Michigan 12. RANDY POLTL, DB, Stanford 13. GARY KELLER, DT, Utah 14. ALAN DIXON, RB, Harding 15. KURT WACHTLER, DT, St. John's 16. JOHN GOEBEL, RB, St. Thomas 17. EARL GARRETT, DB, Boston State 1975 (Drafted 25th) 1. MARK MULLANEY, DE, Colorado State 2. ART RILEY, DT, USC 3. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New Orleans for Andy Maurer. 4. (A) HAROLD HENSON, RB, Ohio State, Choice from Cincinnati. 4. (B) BRUCE ADAMS, WR, Kansas 5. ROBERT MILLER, RB, Kansas 6. BUBBA BROUSSARD, LB, Houston 7. HENRY GREENE, RB, Southern Bold denotes made roster

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1975 (cont.) 8. JOE HOLLIMON, DB, Arkansas State 9. JOHN PASSANANTI, G, Western Illinois 10. NEIL CLABO, P, Tennessee 11. IKE SPENCER, RB, Utah 12. AUTRY BEAMON, DB, East Texas State 13. MIKE HURD, WR, Michigan State 14. MIKE STRICKLAND, RB, Eastern Michigan 15. OLLIE BAKKEN, LB, Minnesota 16. TOM GOEDJEN, K, Iowa State 17. ADOLPH BELLIZEARE, RB, Penn State 1976 (Drafted Alternately 25th and 26th) 1. JAMES WHITE, DT, Oklahoma State 2. SAMMY WHITE, WR, Grambling 3. WES HAMILTON, G, Tulsa 4. LEONARD WILLIS, WR, Ohio State 5. (A) STEVE WAGNER, DB, Wisconsin, Choice from Atlanta for OSCAR REED. 5. (B) KEITH BARNETTE, RB, Boston College 6. TERRY EGERDAHL, WR/DB, Minnesota-Duluth 7. LARRY BRUNE, DB, Rice 8. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New England along with 6th choice in 1977 for DOUG DUMLER. 9. ISAAC HAGINS, WR/RS, Southern 10. BILL SALMON, QB, Northern Iowa 11. STEVE KRACHER, RB, Montana State 12. ROBERT SPARKS, DB, San Francisco State 13. GARY PAULSON, DE, Colorado State 14. JEFF STAPLETON, T, Purdue 15. RON GROCE, RB, Macalester 16. RANDY HICKEL, DB, Montana State 17. DICK LUKOWSKI, DT, West Virginia 1977 (Drafted 27th) 1. TOMMY KRAMER, QB, Rice 2. DENNIS SWILLEY, G, Texas A&M 3. TOM HANNON, S, Michigan State 4. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Seattle as a part AHMAD RASHAD trade. 5. KEN MOORE, TE, Northern Illinois 6. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New England for DOUG DUMLER. 7. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Cincinnati for ORLANDO NELSON. 8. CLINT STROZIER, S, USC 9. SCOTT STUDWELL, LB, Illinois 10. DAN BEAVER, K, Illinois 11. KEITH HERTWIG, WR, Arizona 12. JIM KELLEHER, RB, Colorado Bold denotes made roster

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1978 (Drafted Alternately 21st, 20th, 24th, 23rd and 22nd) 1. RANDY HOLLOWAY, DE, Pittsburgh 2. JOHN TURNER, CB, Miami 3. WHIP WALTON, LB, San Diego State 4. JIM HOUGH, C, Utah State 5. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to the N.Y. Giants for BOB TUCKER. 6. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to San Francisco for NATE ALLEN. 7. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Philadelphia for BILL BRADLEY. 8. MIKE WOOD, K, S.E. Missouri, Choice from Seattle for AMOS MARTIN and AUTRY BEAMON. 9. MIKE DEUTSCH, P, Colorado State 10. HUGHIE SHAW, RB, Texas A&I 11. RON HARRIS, RB, Colorado State 12. JEFF MORROW, T, Minnesota 1979 (Drafted Alternately 16th and 17th) 1. TED BROWN, RB, North Carolina 2. DAVE HUFFMAN, C, Notre Dame 3. Forfeited 4. STEVE DILS, QB, Stanford 5. JERRY METER, LB, Michigan 6. JOE SENSER, TE, West Chester State 7. BOB WINKEL, DT, Kentucky 8. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Baltimore for FRANK MYERS. 9. BILLY DIGGS, WR, Winston-Salem 10. NO CHOICE, choice traded to N.Y. Jets for PHIL WISE. 11. BRIAN NELSON, WR, Texas Tech 12. DAVID STEPHENS, LB, Kentucky 1980 (Drafted Alternately 9th, 10th and 11th) 1. DOUG MARTIN, DT, Washington 2. (A) WILLIE TEAL, CB, LSU, Choice from San Francisco for 2nd and 3rd choice in 1980. 2. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to San Francisco for 2nd choice in 1980. 3. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to San Francisco for 2nd choice in 1980. 3. (B) BRENT BOYD, G/C, UCLA, Choice from New Orleans in STEVE RILEY trade. 4. DENNIS JOHNSON, LB, USC 5. (A) DOUG PASCHAL, RB, North Carolina 5. (B) PAUL JONES, RB, California, Choice from New Orleans in STEVE RILEY trade. 6. RAY YAKAVONIS, DE, East Stroudsburg State 7. HENRY JOHNSON, LB, Georgia Tech 8. NO CHOICE, Choice traded along with CARL ELLER to Seattle for STEVE NIEHAUS. 9. DENNIS MOSLEY, RB/WR, Iowa 10. KEN BROWN, WR/RS, Nebraska 11. SAM HARRELL, RB, East Carolina 12. THOMAS LANE, S, Florida A&M Bold denotes made roster

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1981 (Drafted Alternately 18th, 17th and 16th) 1. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Baltimore for 2nd and 5th choices in 1981. 2. (A) MARDYE McDOLE, WR, Mississippi, Choice from Baltimore. 2. (B) ROBIN SENDLEIN, LB, Texas 2. (C) JARVIS REDWINE, RB, Nebraska, Choice from Baltimore. 3. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New Orleans for STEVE RILEY. 3. (B) TIM IRWIN, T, Tennessee, Choice from New England for CHUCK FOREMAN. 4. JOHN SWAIN, DB, Miami (Fla.) 5. (A) WENDELL RAY, DE, Missouri 5. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New Orleans in STEVE RILEY trade. 6. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Miami for JIM LANGER. 7. DON SHAVER, RB, Kutztown St. (Pa.) 8. WADE WILSON, QB/P, East Texas State 9. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Seattle for NICK BEBOUT. 10. JAMES MURPHY, WR, Utah State 11. WILLIAM STEPHANOS, T, Boston College 12. BRIAN WILLIAMS, TE, Southern

1982 (Drafted 7th, 11th, 10th, 9th, 8th and 7th) 1. DARRIN NELSON, RB, Stanford 2. TERRY TAUSCH, T, Texas 3. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New Orleans for TONY GALBREATH. 4. JIM FAHNHORST, LB, Minnesota 5. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Miami for LANGER. 6. GREG STORR, LB, Boston College 7. STEVE JORDAN, TE, Brown University 8. KIRK HARMON, LB, Pacific 9. BRYAN HOWARD, S, Tennessee State 10. GERALD LUCEAR, WR, Temple 11. CURTIS ROUSE, G, Chattanooga 12. HOBSON MILNER, RB, Cincinnati 1983 (Drafted Alternately 19th, 18th, 17th, 16th and 15th) 1. JOEY BROWNER, DB, USC 2. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Philadelphia for CHARLIE JOHNSON. 3. WALKER LEE ASHLEY, LB, Penn State 4. MARK RUSH, RB, Miami (Fla.) 5. MARK STEWART, LB, Washington 6. MIKE JONES, WR, Tennessee State 7. CARL LEE, DB, Marshall 8. NORRIS BROWN, TE, Georgia 9. ROD ACHTER, WR Toledo 10. (A) MELVIN BROWN, DB, Mississippi, Choice from the L.A. Rams for RON YARY. 10. (B) Walter Tate, C, Tennessee State 11. BRIAN BUTCHER, G, Clemson 12. MAURICE TURNER, RB, Utah State Bold denotes made roster

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS 1984 (Drafted Alternately 13th, 12th, 11th, 15th and 14th) 1. KEITH MILLARD, DE, Washington State 2. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Houston for ARCHIE MANNING. 3. ALFRED ANDERSON, RB, Baylor 4. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Houston for DAVE CASPER. 5. (A) NO CHOICE , Choice traded to L.A. Raiders for 5th, 7th, and 11th choices in 1984. 5. (B) ALLEN RICE, RB, Baylor 6. DWIGHT COLLINS, WR, Pittsburgh 7. (A) JOHN HAINES, DT, Texas 7. (B) LOYD LEWIS, G, Texas A & I, Choice from L.A. Raiders. 8. PAUL SVERCHECK, DT, Cal Poly-SLO 9. KEITH KIDD, WR, Arkansas 10. JAMES SPENCER, LB, Oklahoma State 11. (A) EDGAR PICKETT, LB, Clemson 11. (B) LAWRENCE THOMPSON, WR, Miami (Fla.), Choice from L.A. Raiders. 12. MIKE A. JONES, RB, North Carolina A&T

1985 (Drafted Aternately 2nd and 3rd) 1. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Atlanta for 1st and 3rd choice in 1985. 1. (B) CHRIS DOLEMAN, LB, Pittsburgh, Choice from Atlanta. 2. ISSIAC HOLT, CB, Alcorn Stote 3. (A) KIRK LOWDERMILK, C, Ohio State 3. (B) TIM MEAMBER, LB, Washington, Choice from Atlanta. 3. (C) TIM LONG, T, Memphis State, Choice from San Diego for JOHN TURNER. 4. (A) GEORGE "Buster" RHYMES, WR, Oklahoma 4. (B) KYLE MORRELL, S, Brigham Young, Choice from L.A. Rams for STEVE DILS. 5. MARK MacDONALD, G, Boston College 6. (A) STEVE BONO, QB, UCLA 6. (B) TIM NEWTON, NT, Florida, Choice from L.A. Raiders for BRAD VAN PELT. 7. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Green Bay for JAN STENERUD. 8. NIKITA BLAIR, LB, Texas El Paso 9. JAIME COVINGTON, RB, Syracuse 10. JUAN JOHNSON, WR, Langston 11. TIM WILLIAMS, DB, North Carolina A& T 12. BYRON JONES, DT, Tulsa

1986 (Drafted Alternately 9th, 8th, 7th, 11th and 10th) 1. (A) GERALD ROBINSON, DE Auburn, Choice from San Diego. 1. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to San Diego for San Diego's 1st and 3rd choice in 1986. 2. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to N.Y. Giants in GARY ZIMMERMAN trade. 2. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Miami for ANTHONY CARTER. 2. (C) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to N.Y. Giants in GARY ZIMMERMAN trade. 3. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to San Diego. 4. JOE PHILLIPS, DT, Southern Methodist 5. HASSAN JONES, WR, Florida State 6. THOMAS ROOKS, RB, Illinois 7. CARL HILTON, TE, Houston 8. GARY SCHIPPANG, T, West Chester St. 9. MIKE SLATON, DB, South Dakota 10. JOE CORMIER, TE/WR, USC 11. JOHN ARMSTRONG, WR, Richmond 12. JESSE SOLOMON, LB, Florida State Bold denotes made roster

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS 1987 (Drafted 16th) 1. (A) D.J. DOZIER, RB, Penn State, Choice from Miami for 1st and 5th choices in 1987. 1. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Miami. 2. RAY BERRY, LB, Baylor 3. HENRY THOMAS, NT, LSU 4. REGGIE RUTLAND, S, Georgia Tech 5. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Miami. 6. GREG RICHARDSON, WR/KR, Alabama 7. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Seattle for JOHN HARRIS. 8. RICK FENNEY, RB, Washington 9. LEONARD JONES, S, Texas Tech 10. ROBERT RILEY, T, Indiana 11. BRENT PEASE, QB, Montana 12. KEITH WILLIAMS, DT, Florida 1988 (Drafted Alternately 19th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th) 1. RANDALL McDANIEL, G, Arizona State 2. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice to Denver for Denver's 2nd, 4th, and 6th choices in 1988. 2. (B) BRAD EDWARDS, S, South Carolina, Choice from Denver. 3. AL NOGA, DT, Hawaii 4. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice to New England in RICH GANNON trade. 4. (B) TODD KALIS, G, Arizona State, Choice from Denver. 5. DARRELL FULLINGTON, S, Miami 6. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Miami. 6. (B) DERRICK WHITE, CB, Oklahoma, Choice from Denver. 7. BRAD BECKMAN, TE, Neb.-Omaha 8. JOE CAIN, LB, Oregon Tech 9. PAUL McGOWAN, LB, Florida State 10. BRIAN HABIB, DT, Washington 11. (A) NORMAN FLOYD, S, South Carolina, Choice from New England for 9th choice in

1989. 11. (B) NO CHOICE, Traded to New England in RICH GANNON trade. 12. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to N.Y. Giants.

1989 (Drafted 24th) 1. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Pittsburgh for MIKE MERRIWEATHER. 2. DAVID BRAXTON, LB, Wake Forest 3. JOHN HUNTER, T, BYU 4. DARRYL INGRAM, TE, California 5. Exercised in 1988 Supplemental Draft for RYAN BETHEA, WR, South Carolina. 6. JEFF MICKEL, T, Eastern Washington 7. BENJI ROLAND, NT, Auburn 8. ALEX STEWART, DE, Cal-State Fullerton 9. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New England for 11th choice in 1988. 10. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Miami. 11. BRAD BAXTER, RB, Alabama State 12. (A) SHAWN WOODSON, LB, James Madison

12. (B) EVERETT ROSS, WR/KR, Ohio State, Choice from San Francisco through L.A. Raiders for 11th choice in ‘90.

Bold denotes made roster

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1990 (Drafted Alternately 23rd, 22nd and 21st) 1. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Dallas in HERSCHEL WALKER trade. 2. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Dallas in HERSCHEL WALKER trade. 3. (A) MIKE JONES, TE, Texas A&M, Choice from Dallas in HERSCHEL WALKER trade. 3. (B) MARION HOBBY, DE, Tennessee 4. ALONZO HAMPTON, CB, Pittsburgh 5. (A) REGGIE THORNTON, WR, Bowling Green, Choice from San Diego through Dallas in HERSCHEL WALKER trade. 5. (B) CEDRIC SMITH, RB, Florida 6. NO CHOICE, Choice to Dallas in HERSCHEL WALKER trade. 7. JOHN LEVELIS, LB, C.W. Post 8. CRAIG SCHLICHTING, DE, Wyoming 9. TERRY ALLEN, RB, Clemson 10. (A) PAT NEWMAN, WR, Utah State, Choice from Dallas in HERSCHEL WALKER trade. 10. (B) DONALD SMITH, CB, Liberty 11. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Chicago through the L.A. Raiders for 12th choice in 1989. 12. RON GOETZ, LB, Minnesota 1991 (Drafted Alternately 12th, 11th, 10th, 9th, 8th and 7th) 1. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to New England through Dallas. 2. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Houston through Dallas. 3. CARLOS JENKINS, LB, Michigan State 3. JAKE REED, WR, Grambling State 4. RANDY BALDWIN, RB, Mississippi 5. CHRIS THOME, C/G, Minnesota 6. (A) NO CHOICE, Choice traded to L.A. Raiders. 6. (B) TODD SCOTT, S, SW Louisiana, Choice from L.A. Raiders. 7. SCOTT REAGAN, DT, Humboldt 7. TRIPP WELBORNE, S, Michigan, Choice from Dallas through L.A. Raiders. 8. REGGIE JOHNSON, DE, Arizona 9. GERALD HUDSON, RB, Oklahoma State 10. BRADY PIERCE, T, Wisconsin 11. IVAN CAESAR, LB, Boston College 12. DARREN HUGHES, WR, Carson-Newman 1992 (Drafted Alternately 13th, 12th, 15th and 14th) 1. NO CHOICE, Choice to Dallas in HERSCHEL WALKER trade. 2. (A) ROBERT HARRIS (Choice from Seattle), DE, Southern 2. (B) NO CHOICE, Choice to Dallas in HERSCHEL WALKER trade. 3. NO CHOICE, Choice to Dallas in HERSCHEL WALKER trade. 4. ROY BARKER, DT, North Carolina 5. ED McDANIEL, LB, Clemson 6. MIKE GADDIS, RB, Oklahoma 7. DAVID WILSON, S, California 8. LUKE FISHER, TE, East Carolina 9. (A) BRAD JOHNSON QB, Florida St., Choice from Tampa Bay 9. (B) RONNIE WEST, WR, Pittsburg St 10. BRAD CULPEPPER, DT, Florida 11. CHUCK EVANS, RB, Clark 12. JOE RANDOLPH, WR, Elon Bold denotes made roster

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1993 (Drafted Alternately 21st, 24th, 23rd, 22nd, 21st and 20th) 1. ROBERT SMITH, RB, Ohio State 2. QADRY ISMAIL, WR, Syracuse 3. (A) JOHN GERAK, G, Penn State, Choice from Seattle in KEITH MILLARD trade. 3. (B) GILBERT BROWN, DT, Kansas 4. ASHLEY SHEPPARD, LB, Clemson 5. EVERETT LINDSAY, T, Mississippi 6. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to Washington for GEORGE HINKLE and JOE JOHNSON. 7. GINO TORRETTA, QB, Miami 8. NO CHOICE, Choice traded to San Francisco for KEITH HENDERSON. 1994 (Drafted Alternately 19th, 18th, 17th, 16th and 20th) 1. (A) DEWAYNE WASHINGTON, DB, North Carolina State. Choice from Denver in GARY ZIMMERMAN trade. 1. (B) TODD STEUSSIE, T, California 2. (A) DAVID PALMER, WR/RB, Alabama. Choice from Atlanta in CHRIS DOLEMAN trade. 2. (B) NO CHOICE. Compensation choice to Atlanta in CHRIS DOLEMAN trade. 2. (C) NO CHOICE. To L.A. Raiders for 2nd and 4th choice in 1994. 2. (D) FERNANDO SMITH, DE, Jackson State, Choice from L.A. Raiders in exchange of draft

picks. 3. NO CHOICE. To Pittsburgh in ADRIAN COOPER trade. 4. (A) NO CHOICE. To Houston in WARREN MOON trade. 4. (B) MIKE WELLS, DT, Iowa. Choice from L.A. Raiders in exchange of draft picks.

5. (A) SHELLY HAMMONDS, DB, Penn State. Choice from Washington in RICH GANNON

trade. 5. (B) NO CHOICE. To Kansas City in BARRY WORD trade.

6. (A) ANDREW JORDAN, TE, Western Carolina. Choice from Denver in GARY ZIMMERMAN trade.

6. (B) NO CHOICE. To Pittsburgh in ADRIAN COOPER trade 7. PETE BERCICH, LB, Notre Dame

1995 (Drafted Alternately 24th, 23rd and 25th)

1. (A) DERRICK ALEXANDER, DE, Florida State. Choice from Denver through Atlanta in CHRIS DOLEMAN trade.

1. (B) KOREY STRINGER, T, Ohio State 2. (A) ORLANDO THOMAS, S, SW Louisiana. Choice from Denver in GARY

ZIMMERMAN trade.

2. (B) COREY FULLER, CB, Florida State 3. NO CHOICE. To Houston in WARREN MOON trade. 4. CHAD MAY, QB, Kansas State 5. JAMES STEWART, RB, Miami 6. JOHN SOLOMON, LB, Sam Houston State. From N.Y. Giants in VENCIE GLENN trade. 6. NO CHOICE. To Denver in trade of draft choices. 7. (A) JOSE WHITE, DT, Howard 7. (B) JASON FISK, DT, Stanford. Compensatory Selection. Bold denotes made roster

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1996 (Drafted Alternately 16th, 15th, 14th and 17th) 1. DUANE CLEMONS, LB, California 2. JAMES MANLEY, DT, Vanderbilt 3. MOE WILLIAMS, RB, Kentucky 4. (A) HUNTER GOODWIN, TE, Texas A&M. Choice from Arizona in exchange of draft

picks. 4. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Arizona in exchange of draft picks. 5. (A) SEAN BOYD, S, North Carolina. Choice from N.Y. Giants in VENCIE GLENN trade. 5. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Arizona in exchange of draft picks. 6. NO CHOICE. Traded to N.Y. Giants in VENCIE GLENN trade. 7. JON MERRILL, OL, Duke 1997 (Drafted Alternately 20th, 19th, 18th, 17th and 21st) 1. DWAYNE RUDD, LB, Alabama 2. TORRIAN GRAY, S, Virginia Tech 3. STALIN COLINET, DE, Boston College 4. ANTONIO BANKS, CB, Virginia Tech 5. TONY WILLIAMS, DT, Memphis 6. ROBERT TATE, WR, Cincinnati 7. (A) ARTIE ULMER, LB, Valdosta State

7. (B) MATTHEW HATCHETTE, WR, Langston. Compensatory Selection. 1998 (Drafted Alternately 21st, 20th, 19th and 18th) 1. RANDY MOSS, WR, Marshall 2. KAILEE WONG, LB, Stanford 3. RAMOS McDONALD, DB, New Mexico 4. KIVUUSAMA MAYS, LB, North Carolina 5. KERRY COOKS, SS, Iowa 6. MATT BIRK, T, Harvard 7. (A) CHESTER BURNETT, LB, Arizona

7. (B) TONY DARDEN, CB, Texas Tech. Compensatory Selection. 1999 (Drafted 29th) 1. (A) DAUNTE CULPEPPER, QB, Central Florida 1. (B) DIMITRIUS UNDERWOOD, DE, Michigan State

2. JIM KLEINSASSER, TE, North Dakota (choice from Pittsburgh in exchange of draft picks, 59, 73, 163)

4. (A) KENNY WRIGHT, DB, Northwestern State (choice from Miami for Hunter Goodwin) 4. (B) JAY HUMPHREY, T, Texas 5. CHRIS JONES, LB, Clemson (compensatory selection)

6. (A) TALANCE SAWYER, DL, Nevada-Las Vegas (Choice from Tampa Bay through Baltimore for Everett Lindsay)

6. (B) ANTICO DALTON, LB, Hampton 7. NOEL SCARLETT, DL, Langston Bold denotes made roster

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2000 (Drafted 26th) 1. CHRIS HOVAN, DT, Boston College

2. (A) FRED ROBBINS, DT, Wake Forest (Choice from Washington in Brad Johnson trade) 2. (B) MICHAEL BOIREAU, DE, Miami (Fla.)

3. DOUG CHAPMAN, RB, Marshall 4. (A) ANTONIO WILSON, LB, Texas A&M-Commerce (Choice from Baltimore for Everett Lindsay) 4. (B) TYRONE CARTER, DB, Minnesota 5. TROY WALTERS, WR, Stanford

7. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Cleveland with Stalin Colinet for Jerry Ball in 1999. Compensatory selection.

7. (B) MIKE MALANO, C, San Diego State. Compensatory selection. 7. (C) GILES COLE, TE, Texas A&M-Kingsville. Compensatory selection. 7. (D) LEWIS KELLY, OL, South Carolina State. Compensatory selection.

2001 (Drafted 27th)

1. MICHAEL BENNETT, RB, Wisconsin 2. WILLIE HOWARD, DT, Stanford 3. ERIC KELLY, CB, Kentucky. Choice from New England in exchange of draft picks. 3. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to New England in exchange of draft picks. 4. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to New England in exchange of draft picks. 4. (B) SHAWN WORTHEN, DT, Texas Christian 4. (C) CEDRIC JAMES, WR, Texas Christian 5. PATRICK CHUKWURAH, LB, Wyoming 6. CAREY SCOTT, CB, Kentucky State 7. BRIAN CRAWFORD, T, Western Oregon

2002 (Drafted 7th) 1. BRYANT McKINNIE, T, Miami

2. RAONALL SMITH, LB, Washington State 3. WILLIE OFFORD, DB, South Carolina 4. (A) BRIAN WILLIAMS, DB, North Carolina State 4. (B) ED TA’AMU, G, Utah 6. NICK ROGERS, LB, Georgia Tech

7. CHAD BEASLEY, DT, Virginia Tech 2003 (Drafted 7th) 1. KEVIN WILLIAMS, DT, Oklahoma State

2. E.J. HENDERSON, LB, Maryland 3. NATE BURLESON, WR, Nevada 4. ONTERRIO SMITH, RB, Oregon 6. (A) EDDIE JOHNSON, P, Idaho State 6. (B) MIKE NATTIEL, LB, Florida. Choice from New Orleans in Todd Bouman trade.

7. KEENAN HOWRY, WR, Oregon

Bold denotes made roster

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS 2004 (Drafted 20th) 1. NO CHOICE. Traded to Miami in exchange of draft picks. 1. KENECHI UDEZE, DE, USC. Choice from Miami in exchange of draft picks.

2. DONTARRIOUS THOMAS, LB, Auburn 3. DARRION SCOTT, DE, Ohio State. Choice obtained from Baltimore in exchange of draft picks. 4. (A) NAT DORSEY, T, Georgia Tech 4. (B) MEWELDE MOORE, RB, Tulane. Choice obtained from Miami in exchange of draft picks. 5. ROD DAVIS, LB, Southern Mississippi 6. DEANDRÉ EILAND, DB, South Carolina

7. JEFF DUGAN, TE, Maryland 2005 (Drafted 18th) 1. (A) TROY WILLIAMSON, WR, South Carolina. Choice from Oakland in Randy Moss trade. 1. (B) ERASMUS JAMES, DE, Wisconsin

2. MARCUS JOHNSON, G, Mississippi 3. DUSTIN FOX, S. Ohio State 4. CIATRICK FASON, RB, Florida. Choice from Washington in exchange of draft picks. 5. NO CHOICE. Traded to Washington in exchange of draft picks. 6. C.J. MOSLEY, DT, Missouri

7. ADRIAN WARD, CB, Texas-El Paso. Choice from Oakland in Randy Moss trade. 7. NO CHOICE. Traded to N.Y. Jets in Sam Cowart trade.

2006 (Drafted 17th) 1. CHAD GREENWAY, LB, Iowa 2. (A) CEDRIC GRIFFIN, CB, Texas

2. (B) RYAN COOK, C, New Mexico. Choice from Miami in Daunte Culpepper trade. 2. (C) TARVARIS JACKSON, QB, Alabama State. Choice from Pittsburgh in exchange of picks. 3. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Pittsburgh in exchange of draft picks. 3. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Pittsburgh in exchange of draft picks. 4. (A) Traded to Philadelphia for 4b and G Artis Hicks.

4. (B) RAY EDWARDS, DE, Purdue. Choice from Philadelphia in exchange of draft picks. 5. GREG BLUE, S, Georgia 6. NO CHOICE. Traded to Philadelphia for Artis Hicks. 7. NO CHOICE. Traded to San Diego for G Toniu Fonoti.

2007 (Drafted 7th) 1. ADRIAN PETERSON, RB, Oklahoma 2. SIDNEY RICE, WR, South Carolina

3. MARCUS MCCAULEY, CB, Fresno State 4. BRIAN ROBISON, DE, Texas. Choice from Tampa Bay in exchange of draft picks.

5. AUNDRAE ALLISON, WR, East Carolina 6. RUFUS ALEXANDER, LB, Oklahoma 7. (A) TYLER THIGPEN, QB, Coastal Carolina 7. (B) CHANDLER WILLIAMS, WR, Florida International. Choice from Denver in exchange of draft picks.

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VIKINGS ALL-TIME DRAFTS 2008 (Drafted 17th) 1. NO CHOICE. Traded to Kansas City for DE Jared Allen 2. TYRELL JOHNSON, S, Arkansas State. Choice from Carolina in exchange of draft

picks. 3. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Kansas City for DE Jared Allen

3. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Kansas City for DE Jared Allen 4. NO CHOICE. Traded to Philadelphia in exchange of draft picks. 5. (A) JOHN DAVID BOOTY, QB, USC. Choice from Green Bay in exchange of draft picks 5. (B) LETROY GUION, DT, Florida State. Choice from Philadelphia in exchange of draft

picks. 6. (A) JOHN SULLIVAN, C, Notre Dame. Choice from Kansas City in exchange of draft

picks. 6. (B) JAYMAR JOHNSON, WR, Jackson State. Choice from Jacksonville in Troy

Williamson trade. 7. NO CHOICE. Traded to Green Bay in exchange of draft picks.

2009 (Drafted 22nd) 1. PERCY HARVIN, WR, Florida 2. PHIL LOADHOLT, OT, Oklahoma

3. ASHER ALLEN, CB, Georgia 4. NO CHOICE. Traded to Houston for QB Sage Rosenfels 5. (A) JASPER BRINKLEY, LB, South Carolina. Choice from Washington in exchange of draft picks. 5. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Washington in exchange of draft picks. 6. NO CHOICE. Traded to Philadelphia in 2007 for QB Kelly Holcomb. 7. (A) NO CHOICE. Traded to Washington in exchange of draft picks. 7. (B) JAMARCA SANFORD, S, Ole Miss

2010 (Drafted 30th) 1. NO CHOICE. Traded to Detroit in exchange of draft picks. 2. (A) CHRIS COOK, CB, Virginia. Choice from Detroit in exchange of picks. 2. (B) TOBY GERHART, RB, Stanford. Choice from Houston in exchange of picks. 3. NO CHOICE. Traded to Houston for 2B.

4. (A) EVERSON GRIFFEN, DE, USC. Choice from Detroit in exchange of picks. 4. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Detroit in exchange of draft picks. 5. (A) CHRIS DeGEARE, G, Wake Forest. 5. (B) NATE TRIPLETT, LB, Minnesota. Compensatory Selection. 6. JOE WEBB, WR, UAB. 7. (A) MICKEY SHULER, TE, Penn State. Choice from Cleveland through Detroit trade

from draft picks. 7. (B) RYAN D’IMPERIO, LB, Rutgers

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2011 (Drafted 12th) 1. CHRISTIAN PONDER, QB, Florida State 2. KYLE RUDOLPH, TE, Notre Dame. 3. NO CHOICE. Traded to New England for Randy Moss.

4. CHRISTIAN BALLARD, DL, Iowa. 5. (A) BRANDON BURTON, CB, Utah. 5. (B) NO CHOICE. Traded to Cleveland for 6a and 6b.

6. (A) DEMARCUS LOVE, OL, Arkansas. Choice from Cleveland in exchange for picks. 6. (B) MISTRAL RAYMOND, S, South Florida. Choice from Cleveland in exchange for

picks. 6. (C) BRANDON FUSCO, C, Slippery Rock. 6. (D) ROSS HOMAN, LB, Ohio State. Compensatory selection. 7. (A) D’AUNDRE REED, DE, Arizona. 7. (B) STEPHEN BURTON, WR, West Texas A&M. Compensatory selection.

Bold denotes made roster