MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings traded down 20 spots and selected Georgia safety Lewis Cine with the last pick in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night.
Cine became the fifth defender from Georgia's national championship team drafted in the first round on Thursday night, heading to the Vikings after the Jaguars selected pass rusher Travon Walker with the first pick, the Eagles took defensive tackle Jordan Davis 13th overall and the Packers used both of their first-rounders on Bulldogs defenders (linebacker Quay Walker and defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt). Georgia became the first team in NFL history to have five defensive players selected in the first round.
In the 6-foot-2 Cine, the Vikings added a hard-hitting safety to their defense with Harrison Smith heading into his 11th season in the league and second-year man Cam Bynum trying to win the job next to Smith after Xavier Woods left in free agency. Cine broke up nine passes in his final year at Georgia to earn third-team All-America honors, and ran a 4.37-second 40-yard dash at the combine.
