The NFL Draft is underway, follow along below for updates on the Vikings and the rest of the league. Keep track of every first-round pick by clicking here.
UPDATED 10:17 p.n. – Packers trade first-round pick
The Green Bay Packers traded the No. 29 overall pick to the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo selected LSU cornerback Tre’Davious White.
The #Browns are back. They just traded with the #Packers to get back into the first round.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 28, 2017
UPDATE 10:03 p.m. – Cleveland takes Jabrill Peppers
Despite falling off multiple big boards after a diluted urine sample at the NFL Combine, the Cleveland Browns took University of Michigan safety, Jabrill Peppers with the No. 25 pick.
Leading up to Thursday’s draft, some thought he could land with the Vikings.
Now that Peppers is off the board, expecting Vikings to go hard at OL in 2nd round.
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) April 28, 2017
UPDATE 8:53 p.m. – Eagles select a defensive end with the Vikings original pick
With the Vikings trading away their first-round pick to acquire quarterback Sam Bradford, the Philadelphia Eagles selected defensive end Derek Barnett out the University of Tennessee with the No. 14 overall pick.
The #Eagles select at No. 14 #Tennessee DE Derek Barnett. Crowd actually cheered. So Allen and Hooker are still there.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 28, 2017
UPDATE 8:25 p.m. – Chiefs draft a quarterback with ties to the Twins
The Kansas Chiefs traded up to the No. 10 spot with the Buffalo Bills taking Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II.
Mahomes is the son of former Twins pitcher Patrick Mahomes and the godson of Latroy Hawkins.
Good arms run in the family! Congrats @PatrickMahomes5, son of former #MNTwins pitcher @PMahomes, on being drafted 10th overall. #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/jcXGQaQ6jK
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 28, 2017
UPDATE 7:52 p.m. – Fleck’s turned three-star recruit into a top-five pick
With the No. 5 overall pick, the Tennessee Titans selected Western Michigan wide receiver, Corey Davis.
Current Gophers football coach P.J.Fleck, recruited Davis to play at Western Michigan.
Davis was just a three-star recruit out of high school and under the guidance of Fleck, he turned the wideout into a top-five pick.
Almost Draft time!! Wishing @c_davis_81 & all my other former players ELITE luck as they move on to the next chapter!! Love ya all!! #RTB pic.twitter.com/LAHPLEM9En
— P.J. Fleck (@Coach_Fleck) April 27, 2017
UPDATE 7:30 p.m. – Bears trade up for No. 2 pick
In a surprise move, the Chicago Bears traded up from the No. 3 slot to the No. 2 slot to take quarterback Mitchell Trubisky from the University of North Carolina.
The Bears for that trade gave up to 49ers:
– 3rd round pick
– 4th round pick
– 3rd round pick in 2018— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) April 28, 2017
The move caught a lot of NFL experts off guard considering the team just signed free agent quarterback Mike Glennon to three-year, $45 million contract.
