The NFL Draft is, for some fan bases, the best time of the year. For others, it is a time where they get to see what building blocks their team is accumulating as they look to make it back to the playoffs while leaving others in the dust. In every franchise’s history, some picks are memorable than others, and that means they are worth remembering.
ESPN’s Benjamin Solak took up the task of gathering the best draft selections from every spot in the history of the event. In doing so, Solak honored 12 Minnesota Vikings selections.
Picks were riddled all over the rounds of the draft, but here is who represented the team in order:
Adrian Peterson, RB (7)Alan Page, DL (15)Randy Moss, WR, (21)Justin Jefferson, WR (22)Ed White, G (39)Everson Griffin, Edge (100)Bobby Bryant, CB (167)Matt Birk, C (173)Carl Lee, CB (186)Shamar Stephen, DL (220)Brad Johnson, QB (227)Terry Allen, RB (241)Stu Voigt, TE (259)
The Vikings are one of the better-represented teams in the league’s history, for good reason. They have been a good team more often than not, and as a result, they have always been in the mix. Perhaps some draft picks from more recent years, not just Justin Jefferson, can earn a spot in a list like this down the road.