The Minnesota Vikings are picking at 23rd overall in the first round with that being their first of five picks. If last year’s draft tells us anything, the Vikings won’t be picking at any of those spots.
General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah made a number of trades and acquired all 10 picks he made on draft day. Even with that, it is worth looking at the history of the Vikings current picks to see what kind of success rate it’s had recently.
Over the last 22 years of the NFL draft, there have been some really successful picks at 23rd overall. Let’s take a look at those picks.
2000: CB Rashard Anderson, Carolina Panters
2001: RB Deuce McAllister, New Orleans Saints
2002: LB Napoleon Harris, Oakland Raiders
2003: RB Willis McGhahee, Buffalo Bills
2004: DT Marcus Tubbs, Seattle Seahawks
2005: CB Fabian Washington, Oakland Raiders
2006: G Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2007: WR Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City Chiefs
2008: RB Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh Steelers
2009: OT Michael Oher, Baltimore Ravens
2010: OT Bryan Bulaga, Green Bay Packers
2011: OG Danny Watkins, Philadelphia Eagles
2012: LT Riley Reiff, Detroit Lions
2013: DT Sharrif Floyd, Minnesota Vikings
2014: DE Dee Ford, Kansas City Chiefs
2015: DE Shane Ray, Denver Broncos
2016: WR Laquon Treadwell, Minnesota Vikings
2017: TE Evan Engram, New York Giants
2018: OT Isaiah Wynn, New England Patriots
2019: OT Tytus Howard, Houston Texans
2020: LB Kenneth Murray, Los Angeles Chargers
2021: LT Christian Darrisaw, Minnesota Vikings
2022: CB Kaiir Elam, Buffalo Bills
