Aaron Rodgers wasn’t highly recruited out of high school. In fact, he had to go to Butte Community College before anyone noticed how good is actually was. He’s among the many NFL players who went unnoticed or under-recruited in high school, only to become one of the best at the sport’s highest level.
Adam Thielen and Cooper Kupp, two of the best wide receivers in the NFL, have big fat “N/A” next to their profiles at 247Sports because they were zero-star recruits coming out of high school. Look at ’em now.
That leads us to the 2022 Vikings draft class. Here’s how they were viewed by 247Sports in high school.
1st round: Lewis Cine
- 4-star recruit in 2019
- Ranked 45th nationally and was the No. 3 overall safety
2nd round: Andrew Booth Jr.
- 5-star recruit in 2019
- Ranked 23rd nationally and was the No. 2 overall cornerback
2nd round: Ed Ingram
- 4-star recruit in 2017
- Ranked 203rd nationally and was the No. 13 overall guard
3rd round: Brian Asamoah
- 3-star recruit in 2018
- Ranked 529th nationally and was the No. 33 outside linebacker
4th round: Akayleb Evans
- 2-star recruit in 2017
- Ranked 2,223rd nationally and was the No. 223 cornerback
5th round: Esezi Otomewo
- 3-star recruit in 2018
- Ranked 1,545th nationally and was the No. 82 weakside defense end
5th round: Ty Chandler
- 4-star recruit in 2017
- Ranked 67th nationally and was the No. 5 running back
6th round: Vederian Lowe
- 3-star recruit in 2017
- Ranked 1,207th nationally and was the No. 111 offensive tackle
6th round: Jalen Nailor
- 3-star recruit in 2017
- Ranked 750th nationally and was the No. 118 wide receiver
7th round: Nick Muse
- He was not ranked or given any stars as a high school recruit.
