Minnesota Vikings Draft:
Round 2, NO. 41 Overall: Dalvin Cook,RB,Florida State
Round 3, No. 70: Pat Elflein, C, Ohio State
Round 4, No. 109: Jaleel Johnson, DT, Iowa
Round 4, No. 120: Ben Gedeon, ILB, Michigan
Round 5, No. 170: Rodney Adams, WR, South Florida
Round 5, No. 180: Danny Isidora, OG, Miami
Round 6, No. 201: Bucky Hodges, TE, Virginia Tech
Round 7, No. 219: Stacy Coley, WR, Miami
Round 7, No. 220: Ifeadi Odenigbo, DE, Northwestern
Round 7, No. 232 overall: Elijah Lee, OLB, Kansas State
Round 7, No. 245: Jack Tocho, CB, NC State
The Vikings are looking for running backs who can work as running backs and receivers after transitioning their offense away from Adrian Peterson. Cook joins Latavius Murray and Jerick McKinnon to form a trio of backs who can help Sam Bradford in the passing and running games, and in Cook, the Vikings add a player who averaged 142.1 yards from scrimmage in college. He's the highest-drafted Florida State running back since Warrick Dunn, and he could bring a similar skill set to the NFL.
HOW HE FITS: It's worth noting that the Vikings listed Elflein as a center when they selected him, given the fact that they could use competition at right guard for Jeremiah Sirles. They could work Elflein at a number of spots during organized team activities and minicamp this spring, but his addition to the organization could also allow them to move Joe Berger to right guard if they're happy with Elflein's work as a center. Berger turns 35 in May, and while the Vikings used Nick Easton at center late last season, they stood to add another option for their future in the middle of the line. Whether he ends up at guard or center, Elflein could be put to work in the not-too-distant future.
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