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Paul Allen has always been a pretty open guy. The "Voice of the Vikings" is a well-known presence in the Twin Cities and beyond. His voice has been synonymous with games on the Vikings Radio Network for two decades. Allen has called horse races at Canterbury Park for longer and continues to...

The Vikings added to their linebackers room Friday with the 78th overall pick. Over two seasons playing linebacker for the Tar Heels, Surratt totaled 207 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks and two interceptions. "I saw him play live this year [against Notre Dame] at North Carolina...

NFL.com Gives Vikings 'A' Grade for 2021 NFL Draft The early reports are in, and they look favorable for Minnesota. Chad Reuter of NFL.com graded all 32 teams’ moves in the 2021 NFL Draft, handing out letter grades for each day as well as an overall assessment. Reuter gave the Vikings an...

1. Record Breaker Name a quarterback record, and simply find Mond's name atop the Texas A&M leaderboard. Passing yards and touchdowns? Yep and yep, with 9,661 and 71. Completions and attempts? For sure, with 801 and 1,358. Mond also leads the Aggies all-time in total offense (11,269...

"The No. 1 thing we want to do on defense is we want to play fast, we want to play physical, we don't want to be thinking," Zimmer said on March 31. "The offenses lately have been getting us to think because we have to adjust here, adjust there, do this, do that. Some of these things we've...

Justin Fuente, Darrisaw's college coach at Virginia Tech, spoke with media members during a conference call Friday, explaining the left tackle's journey from Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to Blacksburg, Virginia. The road routed through Fork Union Military Academy, which...

Spielman said it will be "fun" watching the defensive end competition during training camp this summer. "It will be a pretty good battle. … Both those kids, Patrick Jones and Robinson, have the ideal length that we look for, the ideal athleticism that we look for, the wing span, and the...

Although he is listed at 210 pounds, Nwangwu was unofficially clocked at 4.29 seconds in the 40-yard dash at Iowa State's Pro Day in March. Some measured the time at 4.31 seconds. Iowa State also recorded him with a 37-inch vertical jump and 22 reps on the 225-pound bench press. "Actually, my...

Smith-Marsette finished his junior season in 2019 in a big way as he was the Offensive Most Valuable Player in the Holiday Bowl, scoring a rushing, receiving and kickoff return touchdown against Southern California. He had two receptions for 46 yards and a touchdown and added two carries for...

Twyman was a redshirt during the 2017 season when O'Neill was wrapping up his college career, but O'Neill's influence lasted. "When I was on scout team and Brian was about to enter the draft, him getting me ready for those down blocks and showing me how to be a leader on the team has...

Mond was the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback recruit in the country in 2017. He played with his Texas A&M teammate, receiver Jhamon Ausbon, at IMG Academy in Florida, where he transferred for his senior season. In his true freshman year, he started eight of 11 games played (117 of 227, 51.5...

"[Surratt] is a fluid mover, a smooth athlete. … He's got some physicality to him and a little bit of thump, coming downhill. You see him shoot gaps, no matter who it is, and bringing his feet on contact for some good-sized hits," Jeremiah added. "He's got range and athleticism and can really...

EAGAN, Minn. — Hey look, the Vikings added a guard up front. But all jokes aside, Minnesota appears to have added a really good one, too, as the Vikings tabbed Ohio State's Wyatt Davis Friday night with the 86th overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Davis is the second...

"As they continue to mature at the position, as long as they have the physical traits we're looking for, we feel like they're all going to have a chance," Spielman said. Jones, a redshirt senior who is listed at 6-foot-4 and 261 pounds on his NFL.com bio page, was a consensus All-American in...

The consensus No. 1 safety prospect — TCU's Trevon Moehrig — is also still on the board. Jeremiah ranked him 16th overall. Moehrig has adequate size, but excellent versatility and instincts. He can play in the deep post or cover in the slot. He is a smooth, fluid mover in man coverage...

Spielman, who has now traded down 28 times and up only nine since becoming GM before the 2012 NFL Draft, knows that sliding down always carries with it an element of risk. "If you're in this business long enough, you're going to get sniped. There's no one that hasn't been sniped in this...

3. Fending off Brian Burns Darrisaw's favorite college memory occurred during the 2018 season. Early in the campaign and as a true freshman, he had the opportunity to play against Brian Burns, who the following year was drafted 16th overall by the Panthers. Darrisaw helped the Hokies defeat...

NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger told Vikings.com that he has high expectations for Darrisaw. "I like Darrisaw … I thought he got better every year in his three years. He's got left tackle size, kind of reminds me of Dion Dawkins in Buffalo, just a little bigger," Baldinger said. "I think...

Darrisaw, a junior who is listed at 6-foot-5 and 322 pounds on his NFL.com bio page, said he wanted to convey "the type of player they're going to get." "I'm a hard worker, a guy who's going to do whatever it takes to win, basically. Be the best player I can be," Darrisaw said. "A guy who's...

"We don't have a 2, so it may give us an opportunity to move back into the second round and do some things that way," Zimmer said. "Rick loves to trade." If Minnesota does move up into the second round, the hope is that the Vikings get an impact player, much like second-rounders such as Eric...