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EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Thursday announced that eight of the 12 players drafted by Minnesota less than a week ago have signed their rookie contracts. The following draft picks signed when they arrived at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center for this weekend’s rookie minicamp: TE...

EAGAN, Minn. — The dream is becoming more real. All 12 of Minnesota’s selections from the 2019 NFL Draft arrived in the Land of 10,000 Lakes on Thursday afternoon as they were welcomed to Minnesota to get set for this weekend’s rookie minicamp. For many, the excitement ramped up once they...

Another day, another draft grade for Vikings Several analysts have been grading teams’ overall hauls during this year’s draft, one of the more recent being NFL.com’s Gennaro Filice. He released his NFC North grades on Thursday and graded Minnesota the highest with a B+. Filice wrote: Was...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings 2019 three-day rookie minicamp is underway. The Vikings Rookie Minicamp Roster includes Minnesota’s 12-member draft class, 10 rookies who agreed to terms as undrafted free agents and a handful of players who have spent time with the Vikings or other professional...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings took a pair of wide receivers in the seventh round on Saturday, the first of which was Dillon Mitchell. The Oregon product was the 239th overall selection of the 2019 NFL Draft and one of 28 total wide receivers added to NFL rosters over the three-day period. Here...

Here are five things to know about the Vikings newest receiver: 1. In good company Johnson marks the sixth player out of Colorado State to be selected by Minnesota. He joins RB Oscar Reed (167th overall) and DE Mark Mullaney (25th overall), who were drafted in 1968 and 1975, respectively...

Studwell’s high school years featured ‘remarkable transformation’ After four decades with the Vikings – as a player and then an integral member of the scouting department – Scott Studwell is hanging it up. The former Vikings linebacker announced his retirement in April and was honored by...

“OK, Stud – this is your final draft pick,” Spielman told his friend and colleague as he switched phones and dialed Cutting’s number. The scouting staff saluted Studwell’s storied career by placing a framed 55 Studwell jersey in the Draft Room. They also wore hats with his number and T-shirts...

Here are five things to know about Epps: 1. Pro Day standout While Epps was not an NFL Scouting Combine invitee, he made the most of his performance at Wyoming’s Pro Day in early March. According to Davis Potter of the Casper Star Tribune, Epps recorded a 38.5-inch vertical jump and leapt...

2019 Vikings Draft Picks’ Jersey Numbers (listed in order of selection) 56 Garrett Bradbury, C, N.C. State 84 Irv Smith, Jr., TE, Alabama 25 Alexander Mattison, RB, Boise State 73 Dru Samia, G, Oklahoma 59 Cameron Smith, LB, Southern California 96 Armon Watts, DT, Arkansas 39...

Cronin wrote: General Manager Rick Spielman expects his first three picks to fill immediate needs. According to Spielman, there was no way Minnesota was going to trade out of its top two picks, at Nos. 18 and 50, given where the team had Garrett Bradbury and Irv Smith, Jr., on its board and...

The Vikings made the following selections in 2019: Round 1, 18th overall: Garrett Bradbury, C, N.C. State Round 2, 50th overall: Irv Smith, Jr., TE, Alabama Round 3, 102nd overall: Alexander Mattison, RB, Boise State Round 4, 114th overall: Dru Samia, G, Oklahoma Round 5, 162nd...

3. Battling it out Perhaps one of the most interesting position battles to watch in the coming months will be the competition at receiver behind Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs. While those two players are established, the group behind them has the chance to earn some reps. Laquon Treadwell...

The patience persisted as the Vikings crab-walked their way down the board, building draft capital in case they wanted to work their way back up the board on Saturday. Such was the case in the fourth round, when Minnesota moved up six spots to select Oklahoma guard Dru Samia. Spielman didn’t...

Here’s a look at Minnesota’s seventh-round selections: Pick No. 217: Texas CB Kris Boyd Boyd played four seasons for the Longhorns, totaling 191 tackles (141 solo) over his collegiate career. As a senior in 2018, he recorded 67 tackles (49 solo), one interception, 1.0 sack, 4.5 tackles for...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Friday drafted Alabama tight end Irv Smith, Jr., with the 50th overall pick in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-2, 237-pounder caught 44 receptions for 710 yards (16.1 yards per reception) and seven touchdowns in 15 games. Of those catches, 28...

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings capped the second night of the 2019 NFL Draft on Friday by drafting Boise State running back Alexander Mattison with the 102nd overall pick and final selection of the third round. Mattison, a native of San Bernardino, California, played three seasons for the Broncos...

Here are five things to know about the Vikings newest running back: 1. Standing out at Boise State Mattison ranked eighth in the country in rushing yards last season. His 17 touchdowns led the Mountain West conference and ranked seventh in FBS. He posted six 100-yard rushing games, including...

Moments after Mattison was drafted by Minnesota, NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah have his take on the Boise State product. “Boise State has had some running backs come into the league,” Jeremiah said. “He’s a north-south runner when he’s lined up in the backfield, everything is downhill. He...

3RD ROUND TRADE ALERTS: The Vikings made multiple moves with four teams in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft: First, Minnesota traded its 81st overall pick to Detroit in exchange for the Lions 88th overall pick and the 204th overall pick, which will fall in the sixth round. Detroit...