The PFF re-draft series has been a lot of fun to follow, and now they have worked their way to the 2008 NFL Draft.
Minnesota did not have a first-round pick in 2008 due to them sending it to Kansas City for Jared Allen, a move they would look back on and have no issue making 100 times over. Allen will be enshrined in Canton, Ohi,o as a Pro Football Hall of Famer as a Viking in August this year and became a generational pass rusher during his time with the team.
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What we do want to mention is that the Vikings‘ sixth-round pick, John Sullivan, makes a dramatic leap into the first round in this re-draft.
Sullivan makes it all the way up to pick 26 where he ends up with the Jacksonville Jaguars. PFF writes, “Former sixth-round pick John Sullivan gave the Vikings incredible value during his six seasons as their starting center. His production peaked from 2011 to 2013, when he ranked second in the NFL with a 90.8 PFF overall grade — bested by only Houston’s Chris Myers.”
Sullivan was the ultimate value for the Vikings and was underappreciated during his time with the team. He may not have gotten the respect league-wide he deserved, but Vikings fans know the stability he brought, and now he gets that in this re-draft exercise.
This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Vikings cornerstone becomes first-round pick in 2008 NFL Re-Draft