MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2019 DRAFT GUIDE

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minnesota vikings

2019 SEASON SCHEDULE

preseason week day

date

p1

friday

aug. 9

p2 sunday

aug. 18

p3 saturday aug. 24

p4 thursday aug. 29

opponent

at new orleans saints seattle seahawks arizona cardinals at buffalo bills

time (ct)

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. noon 6:30 p.m.

tv

radio

fox 9 kfan / ktlk fox kfan / ktlk fox 9 kfan / ktlk fox 9 kfan / ktlk

regular season week day

date

1

sunday

sept. 8

2

sunday

sept. 15

3

sunday

sept. 22

4

sunday

sept. 29

5

sunday

oct. 6

6

sunday

oct. 13

7

sunday

oct. 20

8

thursday oct. 24

9

sunday

nov. 3

10

sunday

nov. 10

11

sunday

nov. 17

12

sunday

nov. 24

13

monday

dec. 2

14

sunday

dec. 8

15

sunday

dec. 15

16

monday

dec. 23

17

sunday

dec. 29

opponent

atlanta falcons at green bay packers oakland raiders at chicago bears at new york giants philadelphia eagles at detroit lions washington redskins at kansas city chiefs at dallas cowboys denver broncos bye week at seattle seahawks detroit lions at los angeles chargers green bay packers chicago bears

time (ct) noon noon noon 3:25 p.m. noon noon noon* 7:20 p.m. noon* 7:20 p.m.* noon*

7:15 p.m. noon* 7:20 p.m.* 7:15 p.m. noon*

tv

radio

fox kfan / ktlk

fox

kfan / ktlk

fox kfan / ktlk

cbs

kfan / ktlk

fox

kfan / ktlk

fox kfan / ktlk

fox

kfan / ktlk

nfln/fox kfan / ktlk

fox

kfan / ktlk

nbc kfan / ktlk

cbs

kfan/ ktlk

espn fox nbc espn fox

kfan / ktlk kfan / ktlk kfan / ktlk kfan / ktlk kfan / ktlk

playoffs date

Vikings home games in bold // *Game-time subject to change due to flexible scheduling

round

date round

follow the vikings

jan 4-5 wild card playoff games jan 11-12 divisional playoff games

jan 19 feb 2

conf. championship games super bowl liv // miami

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2019 DRAFT GUIDE

THE VIKINGS HOLD EIGHT SELECTIONS IN THE 2019 NFL DRAFT

2019 VIKINGS SCHEDULE

PRESEASON

Date

Opponent

Time (CT) TV

8/9 (Fri.)

at New Orleans

7:00 p.m. FOX 9

8/18 (Sun.) SEATTLE

7:00 p.m. FOX

8/24 (Sat.) ARIZONA

NOON FOX 9/NFLN

8/29 (Thurs.) at Buffalo

6:30 p.m. FOX 9

REGULAR SEASON

Date

Opponent

Time (CT) TV

9/8 (Sun.) SAN FRANCISCO NOON FOX

9/15 (Sun.) at Green Bay

NOON FOX

9/22 (Sun.) OAKLAND

NOON FOX

9/29 (Sun.) at Chicago Bears

3:25 p.m. CBS

10/6 (Sun.) at NY Giants

NOON FOX

10/13 (Sun.) PHILADELPHIA NOON FOX

10/20 (Sun.) at Detroit

NOON FOX

10/24 (Thur.) WASHINGTON

7:20 p.m. NFLN/FOX

11/3 (Sun.) at Kansas City

NOON FOX

11/10 (Sun.) at Dallas

7:20 p.m. NBC

11/17 (Sun.) DENVER

NOON CBS

11/24 (Sun.) BYE

12/2 (Mon.) at Seattle

7:15 p.m. ESPN

12/8 (Sun.) DETROIT

NOON FOX

12/15 (Sun.) at LA Chargers

7:20 p.m. NBC

12/23 (Mon.) GREEN BAY

7:15 p.m. ESPN

12/29 (Sun.) CHICAGO

Noon FOX

WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE

Thursday, April 25 Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center 7:00 p.m. ? NFL Draft begins (until approx. 10:30 p.m. CT) Post-Vikings 1st-round selection - Press conference with GM Rick Spielman/ HC Mike Zimmer

U.S. Bank Stadium 6:00 p.m. - Miller Lite Vikings Draft Party (until approx. 11:00 p.m. CT)

Friday, April 26 Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center TBD - Press Conference with First Round Draft Pick 6:00 p.m. ? NFL Draft Day 2 begins (until approx. 10:30 CT) Post-Vikings 3rd-round selection - Press conference with GM Rick Spielman

Saturday, April 27 Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center 11:00 a.m. ? NFL Draft Day 3 begins (until approx. 5:30 CT) Approx. 45 minutes after the completion of the draft there will be a press conference with GM Rick Spielman

* All draft choice selections will be made available via conference call.

All times and events are subject to change.

DRAFT SUMMARY

The Minnesota Vikings enter the 2019 NFL Draft, the 59th in franchise history, with eight selections. This is the fourth year in a row under General Manager Rick Spielman's guidance that the Vikings enter the draft with eight picks. The Vikings are slated to pick 18th in the first round of the NFL Draft. Since Spielman was named General Manager prior to the 2012 NFL Draft, all but two of the Vikings first round draft picks have come on the defensive side of the ball. The team has selected 10 total first round picks since 2012. S Harrison Smith (2012), CB Xavier Rhodes (2013), LB Anthony Barr (2014), CB Trae Waynes (2015), WR Laquon Treadwell (2016) and CB Mike Hughes (2018) are current Vikings selected by Spielman on the first day of the NFL Draft. Those six players have played in 365 contests in total while starting over 84% of their games. Spielman has brought in 41 players on the Vikings current roster either through the draft or as rookie free agents.

VIKINGS 2019 DRAFT SELECTIONS

1st Round (1): 18th Choice, 18th Overall

2nd Round (1): 18th Choice, 50th Overall

3rd Round (1): 18th Choice, 81st Overall

4th Round (1): 18th Choice, 120th Overall

6th Round (2): 18th Choice, 190th Overall 37th Choice, 209th Overall

7th Round (2): 33rd Choice, 247th Overall 36th Choice, 250th Overall

2019 HOME OPPONENTS

19-11 (Overall) 11-4 (Home)

5-10 3-4

14-14 3-4

13-13 6-6

7-7 4-3

72-39-2 40-16-1

54-60-3 29-28

60-54-2 37-22

The Vikings open the season at home for the third consecutive year with a Week 1 matchup against the Falcons. Atlanta will make its first trip to Minnesota since 2014 and play in U.S. Bank Stadium for the first time. This will be the fifth season opener against Atlanta, the second most behind San Francisco with seven, where Minnesota owns a 4-1 mark. Minnesota is undefeated against Atlanta under Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer (3-0) and are searching for their 20th win all-time against the Falcons.

WEEK 1 SEPT. 8

Oakland is the first team in the AFC West the Vikings will face in the 2019 season. The last time the Raiders played in Minneapolis was at the Metrodome on November 20, 2011 where Oakland walked away with a 27-21 win over Minnesota. Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph caught his first career touchdown as a rookie in the previous contest, a one-yard scoring grab from QB Christian Ponder.

WEEK 3 SEPT. 22

The Vikings will face the Vikings for the fourth consecutive season, including playoffs, the longest streak in series history. Philadelphia will make their first trip back to Minneapolis since defeating New England in Super Bowl LII. Last year's Vikings win in Philadelphia tied the series 14-14 all-time.

WEEK 6 OCT. 13

For the first time since 2016 (vs. Dallas, Dec. 1), the Vikings will host Thursday Night Football at U.S. Bank Stadium. Last year was the first time Minnesota and Washington did not play since 2015. The clubs will rekindle their matchup after a one-year hiatus and ultimately decide who takes over the all-time series (13-13). The last time these two teams played each other the Vikings won 38-30 at Fedex Field in 2017. Familiar faces are slated to play their former team - Vikings QB Kirk Cousins played for Washington from 2012-17, Redskins RB Adrian Peterson played for the Vikings from 2007-16, and Redskins QB Case Keenum played for the Vikings in 2017. Mike Zimmer and Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden were both hired from the 2014 Bengals staff where they served as Defensive and Offensive Coordinator, respectively.

WEEK 8 OCT. 24

The Vikings and Broncos, who met in preseason action in Denver last year, will play for the first time in Minnesota since December 4, 2011. Minnesota will look to redeem their threepoint loss in their most recent regular-season game at Denver in Week 4 of 2015. A win at home will tilt the 7-7 series scale in Minnesota's favor. Minnesota added four offensive coaches to their staff for 2019 who have deep ties to the Broncos - Offensive Line Coach/ Run Game Coordinator Rick Dennison, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Advisor Gary Kubiak, Quarterbacks Coach Klint Kubiak and Tight Ends Coach Brian Pariani.

WEEK 11 NOV. 17

The 2019 season will close out with three out of the last four games coming against divisional opponents for the first time since the 1996 season. In 2018, the Vikings snagged their first win against the Lions since the opening of U.S. Bank Stadium, beating them 24-9 and setting a new franchise record for the most sacks in a single game, bringing down Lions QB Matthew Stafford 10 times.

WEEK 14 DEC. 8

Green Bay will cross the border to meet Minnesota on Monday Night Football for the first time since October 5, 2009, a 30-23 Vikings win. The Vikings will look to earn their fourth consecutive win at home against the Packers, making it the longest streak since Minnesota won five straight from 1992-1995. The Vikings have won all three home games against the Packers since the opening of U.S. Bank Stadium.

WEEK 16 DEC. 23

For the fourth consecutive year, the Bears will travel to Minnesota to finish out the regular season. This season the Vikings are looking to collect their fourth win in the last six contests against the Bears and improve their 2-1 record at U.S. Bank Stadium against their division foe.

WEEK 17 DEC. 29

2019 AWAY OPPONENTS

WEEK 2 SEPT. 15

WEEK 4 SEPT. 29

WEEK 5 OCT. 6

For the first time in franchise history, the Vikings will travel to Green Bay for a September Week 2 matchup in back-to-back seasons. The 2018 contest resulted in a 29-29 tie, only the third tie in series history and the first since Week 11 in 2013 when the teams knotted at 26-26. In the last three trips to Green Bay, the Vikings are 1-1-1 and hold a 5-1-1 overall in the last seven matchups.

The Vikings head to Soldier Field to face the reigning NFC North champions for the 117th time in franchise history. Minnesota suffered a 20-25 loss after their comeback fell short in last year's matchup. The Week 4 matchup with the Bears and Vikings marks the earliest meeting between the two teams since their Week 2 game in 2013.

Week 5 marks the first time Mike Zimmer will face his former offensive coordinator, Pat Shurmur, who was named the Giants Head Coach prior to the 2018 season. The Vikings will take a trip to MetLife Stadium for the second consecutive season after playing the Jets in Week 7 of 2018. Minnesota is looking for its ninth road win against the Giants and first since 2007. This is the first time the Mike Zimmer-led Vikings will play the Giants at MetLife.

54-60-3 (Overall) 25-32-3 (Road)

60-54-2 23-32-2

16-12 8-7

WEEK 7 OCT. 20

Last year marked the first home and away sweep of Detroit for Minnesota since 2015 and second since Zimmer became head coach. During Zimmer's tenure the Vikings have won three out of the five road matchups against the Lions. In last season's game played at Ford Field, the Vikings defeated the Lions, 27-9, behind a career game from Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph, who grabbed nine receptions for 122 yards and two receiving touchdowns, including a 44-yard Hail Mary as the first half expired.

72-39-2 34-23-1

WEEK 9 NOV. 3

Minnesota last saw Kansas City in 2015, defeating the Chiefs 16-10 at a game played on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The Vikings will look to win their first road game against the Chiefs since the team's very first trip to Kansas City in 1974.

WEEK 10 NOV. 10

This Week 10 contest is the first of two Sunday Night Football appearances for the 2019 Vikings. Mike Zimmer will travel back to Dallas for the first time since being named Head Coach in Minnesota. Zimmer spent 13 years in Dallas as a Defensive Backs Coach (1994-99) and Defensive Coordinator (2000-06). The last time the Cowboys traveled to Minneapolis they beat the Vikings, 17-15, on December 12, 2016. A Minnesota win will be the 15th overall against Dallas.

WEEK 13 DEC. 2

Monday Night Football welcomes the Vikings at Seahawks matchup for the second consectutive year. Since 2012, Seattle has won five consecutive games to take a six-game series lead. A win at CenturyLink Field will mark the first December Monday Night Football victory for Minnesota since 2007, when the team beat Chicago on December 17, 2007.

WEEK 15 DEC. 15

The matchups against the AFC West will conclude during primetime as Minnesota faces the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. This will be the first time the Vikings face the Chargers since the franchise relocated to Los Angeles in 2017. Dating back to their first matchup in 1971, the teams have traded wins and losses with each meeting. A win over the Chargers would give the Vikings their seventh win and an edge in the series. This is the second year in a row Minnesota will travel to Los Angeles for a game after (at Rams, Sept. 27), marking first time the franchise has traveled to L.A. in back-to-back seasons since the 1992-93 seasons.

5-7 1-4

14-16 7-6

5-11 2-7

6-6 1-3

2019 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES

WHAT: 84th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting.

WHERE: Nashville, Tennessee

WHEN: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 25 (Round 1). 7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 26 (Rounds 2-3). Noon ET, Saturday, April 27 (Rounds 4-7).

The first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 11:30 PM ET. In 2018, the first round consumed three hours and 25 minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 10:30 PM ET. The second and third rounds took a combined three hours and 44 minutes in 2018. The draft will conclude by approximately 6:30 PM ET on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took six hours and 39 minutes in 2018.

DRAFTING: Representatives of the 32 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general managers, coaches and scouts.

ROUNDS: Seven Rounds ? Round 1 on Thursday, April 25; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 26; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, April 27.

There will be 254 selections, including 32 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 15 teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year.

The following 32 compensatory choices will supplement the 222 regular choices in the seven rounds ?

Round 3: Washington, 33; New England, 34; Los Angeles Rams, 35; Los Angeles Rams, 36; Carolina, 37; New England, 38; Baltimore 39. Round 4: Indianapolis, 33; Dallas, 34; Atlanta, 35; Philadelphia, 36. Round 5: New York Giants, 33; Atlanta, 34; Washington, 35. Round 6: New England, 33; Washington, 34; Arizona, 35; Philadelphia, 36; Minnesota, 37; Cincinnati, 38; Cincinnati, 39; San Francisco, 40; Cincinnati, 41; Kansas City, 42. Round 7: Minnesota, 33; Arizona, 34; Arizona, 35; Minnesota, 36; Los Angeles Rams, 37; New England, 38; Washington, 39; Arizona, 40.

TIME LIMITS: Round 1: 10 minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 6, including Compensatory Picks: Five minutes per selection. Round 7, including Compensatory Picks: Four minutes per selection.

TELEVISION & RADIO: The 2019 NFL Draft will be televised nationally by NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and can be heard nationwide on Westwood One Radio, SiriusXM NFL Radio, TuneIn Radio and ESPN Radio.

INTERNET: On Thursday, April 25, Draft Tonight on streams immediately following the conclusion of NFL Network's coverage of the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Host of NFL Network's Good Morning Football Kay Adams and Tennessee Titans Pro Bowl offensive tackle Taylor Lewan interview top draftees in Nashville once they're selected.

Draft Tonight on continues Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 each day following NFL Network's live draft coverage. Host Matt "Money" Smith anchors the coverage each day from Los Angeles, joined by analysts Bucky Brooks, Maurice Jones-Drew and Lance Zierlein providing analysis and reaction to Rounds 2-7, as well as overall draft winners and grades for the 2019 selections.

Additionally, 's Draft Tracker has live coverage of every selection in the draft, including video and analysis of the picks as they happen.

MOBILE: Live NFL Network coverage of the 2019 NFL Draft is available across devices (smartphone, PC, tablet and connected TVs) through the NFL app or watch for subscribers of participating NFL Network providers. For more information, go to NFL. com/nflnetwork.

23 TOP PROSPECTS TO ATTEND NFL DRAFT

Twenty-three prospects are confirmed to attend the 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville, Tennessee.

Two colleges ? Alabama and Oklahoma ? will each have three players in attendance while two schools ? Iowa and Louisiana State ? will have two players in attendance. The Southeastern Conference leads all conferences with 11 prospects confirmed to attend the event.

The draft begins with the first round on Thursday night, April 25 and continues Friday, April 26 with Rounds 2-3. The draft will conclude on Saturday, April 27 with Rounds 4-7.

The NFL Draft, which was held in Dallas last year, will be hosted in the state of Tennessee for the first time in league history.

The players confirmed to attend this year's NFL Draft:

Josh Allen

LB

Kentucky

Drew Lock

QB

Missouri

DeAndre Baker

DB

Georgia

D.K. Metcalf

WR

Mississippi

Nick Bosa

DE

Ohio State

Kyler Murray

QB

Oklahoma

Marquise Brown

WR

Oklahoma

Ed Oliver

DT

Houston

Brian Burns

DE

Florida State

Montez Sweat

DE

Mississippi State

Devin Bush

LB

Michigan

Jawaan Taylor

T

Florida

Andre Dillard

T

Washington State

Devin White

LB

Louisiana State

Noah Fant

TE

Iowa

Christian Wilkins DT

Clemson

Cody Ford

T

Oklahoma

Greedy Williams

CB

Louisiana State

T.J. Hockenson

TE

Iowa

Jonah Williams

T

Alabama

Josh Jacobs

RB

Alabama

Quinnen Williams DT

Alabama

Daniel Jones

QB

Duke

VIKINGS TRADES 2009-PRESENT

2018 (1) Traded 5th (TBD) 2019 to Denver for QB Trevor Siemian and 7th Rd. draft choice (225)., 3/14 (2) Traded 3rd (94) Rd. draft choice to Tampa Bay for 4th (102) and 6th (180)., 4/27 (3) Traded 5th (167) and 7th (225) Rd. draft choices to N.Y. Jets for 5th (157)., 4/28 (4) Traded 6th (180) and (204) Rd. draft choices to N.Y. Jets for 5th (167) and 7th (225)., 4/28 (5) Traded 2019 7th Rd. draft choice to N.Y. Giants for C Brett Jones., 8/26

2017 (1) Traded 2nd (48) Rd. and 4th (128) Rd. to Cincinnati for 2nd (41) Rd., 4/28 (2) Traded 3rd (79) Rd. and 5th (160) Rd. to New York Jets for 3rd (70) Rd. , 4/28 (3) Traded 3rd (86) Rd. to Kansas City for 3rd (104) Rd., 4th (132) Rd. and 7th (245) Rd. , 4/28 (4) Traded 3rd (104) Rd. to San Francisco for 4th (109) and 7th (219) Rd., 4/28 (5) Traded 4th (132) Rd. to Philadelphia for 4th (139)Rd. and 7th (230) Rd., 4/29 (6) Traded 4th (139) Rd. to Kansas City for 5th (170) Rd. and 5th (180) Rd., 4/29 (7) Traded 6th (199) Rd. and 7th (230) to Washington for 6th (201) Rd. and 7th (220) Rd., 4/29

2016 (1) Traded 3rd (86) Rd. to Miami for 6th Rd. (186) and 3rd (86)Rd. and 4th (128) Rd. in 2017, 4/29 (2) Traded 6th (186) Rd. to Miami for 6thRd. (196) and 7th (227) Rd., 4/30 (3) Traded 6th (196) Rd. and 7th (240) Rd. to Pittsburgh for 6th (188) Rd., 4/30 (4) Traded 2017 1st (14) and 2018 4th Rd. to Philadelphia for QB Sam Bradford, 9/3

2015 (1) Traded QB Matt Cassel and 6th (172) Rd. to Buffalo for 5th (129) Rd. and 7th (240) Rd. in 2016, 3/10 (2) Traded 5th (141) Rd. to Miami for WR Mike Wallace and 7th (207) Rd., 3/13 (3) Traded 3rd (76) Rd. to Kansas City for 3rd (80) Rd. and 6th (193) Rd., 5/1 (4) Traded 3rd (80) Rd. to Detroit for 3rd (88) Rd. and 5th (143)Rd., 5/1 (5) Traded 5th (137) Rd. to Atlanta for 5th (146) Rd. and 6th (185) Rd., 5/2 (6) Traded LB Gerald Hodges to San Francisco for 6th (180) Rd. in 2016 and C Nick Easton, 10/4

2014 (1) Traded 1st (8) Rd. to Cleveland for 1st (9) Rd. and 5th (145) Rd., 5/8 (2) Traded 2nd (40) Rd. and 4th (104) Rd. draft choices to Seattle for 1st (32) Rd., 5/8 (3) Traded 5th (148) Rd.to Carolina for 5th (168) Rd. and 7th (225) Rd., 5/10 (4) Traded 5th (168) Rd. to Atlanta for 6th (182) Rd. and 7th (220) Rd., 5/10

2013 (1) Traded WR Percy Harvin to Seattle for 1st (25) Rd., 7th (214) Rd. and 3rd (96) Rd. in 2014, 3/12 (2) Traded 2nd (52) Rd., 3rd (83) Rd., 4th (102) Rd. and 7th (229) Rd. to New England for 1st round (29) Rd., 4/22 (3) Traded 6th (189) Rd. to Tampa Bay for 6th (196)Rd. and 7th (229) Rd., 4/24

2012 (1) Traded 1st round draft (3) choice to Cleveland for 1st (4), 4th (118), 5th (139), and 7th (211), 4/26 (2) Traded 2nd (35) and 4th (98) Rd. to Baltimore for 1st (29), 4/26 (3) Traded 5th (138) and 7th (223) Rd. to Detroit for 7th (219) and 4th in 2013, 4/28 (4) Traded 7th (211) Rd. to Tennessee for a 6th Rd. in 2013, 4/28 (5) Traded undisclosed draft choices to Arizona for CB A.J. Jefferson, 9/1

2011 (1) Traded 5th Rd. from N.Y. Giants to Cleveland for two 6th Rd., 4/30 (2) Traded Two 6th Rd. to Washington for QB Donovan McNabb, 7/29

2010 (1) Traded 1st and 4th Rd. to Detroit for 2nd, 4th, and 7th, 4/22 (2) Traded 2nd and 3rd Rd. to Houston for 2nd, 4/23 (3) Traded CB Benny Sapp to Miami for WR Greg Camarillo, 8/26 (4) Traded QB Sage Rosenfels and WR Darius Reynaud to N.Y. Giants for 5th Rd. and conditional draft choices, 9/3 (5) Traded DE Jayme Mitchell to Cleveland for 6 Rd. in 2012, 10/5 (6) Traded 3rd Rd. in 2011 to New England for WR Randy Moss and 7th Rd. in 2012, 10/7

2009 (1) Traded 4th Rd. to Houston, QB Sage Rosenfels, 2/27 (2) Traded 5th and 7th to Washington for 5th Rd., 4/26

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