Minnesota Vikings Prospect Engagement Tracker: 2019
As part of the draft process each offseason, the Minnesota Vikings allocate 30 visits with NFL Draft prospects at their facilities. The Vikings, who generally schedule their top-30 visits for the first week of April, have already met with players at the Senior Bowl, the East-West Shrine, the Combine, and at their respective Pro Days.
Last year, the Vikings met with or talked to players such as Mike Hughes, Jeff Badet, Jake Wieneke and Holton Hill before selecting them in the draft or acquiring them as undrafted free agents. In 2017, the team got to know Pat Elflein, Jaleel Johnson, Dylan Bradley, Rodney Adams, Elijah Lee, and Eric Wilson.
The following list is composed of 2019 NFL draft prospects that have reportedly interviewed, worked out, or scheduled a private visit with the organization. The database will be continuously updated throughout April.
Key
- T30 = Top-30 visit
- SB = Senior Bowl meeting
- EW = East-West Shrine meeting
- COM = Combine meeting
- PRO = Pro Day meeting
- PRI = Private workout
- LV = Local visit
Quarterbacks
- Easton Stick, North Dakota State (Trevor Sikkema) EW
- Brett Rypien, Boise State (Trevor Sikkema) EW
- Drew Lock, Missouri (Connor Livesay) SB
- Trace McSorley, Penn State (Jake Oliver Ellenbogen) SB
- Jordan Ta’amu, Ole Miss (Tony Pauline) PRO
- Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State (Mike Garafolo) T30
Running backs
- Devine Ozigbo, Nebraska (Jordan Reid) EW, PRI, T30
Wide receivers
- Deebo Samuel, South Carolina (Walter Football) SB
- Jeff Smith, Boston College (Greg Auman) T30
- Jalen Hurd, Baylor (Ian Rapoport) T30
- John Usura, Hawaii (Walter Football) PRI
Tight ends
- Noah Fant, Iowa (Darren Wolfson) COM
- Andrew Beck, Texas (Walter Football) EW, T30
- Kendall Blanton, Missouri (Walter Football) EW
- Josh Oliver, San Jose State (Walter Football) PRI
- Jace Sternberger, Texas A&M (Walter Football) PRI, T30
- Drew Sample, Washington (Connor Livesay) SB
- Dawson Knox, Ole Miss (Darren Wolfson per Matthew Coller)
- Kahale Warring, San Diego State (Darren Wolfson per Matthew Coller)
Offensive linemen
- Andre Dillard, Washington State (Darren Wolfson) T30
- Greg Little, Ole Miss (Ben Goessling) COM, T30
- Cody Ford, Oklahoma (Walter Football) COM, T30
- Chris Lindstrom, Boston College (Darren Wolfson) SB, COM
- Dalton Risner, Kansas State (Walter Football) COM
- Michael Jordan, Ohio State (Walter Football) COM
- Jackson Barton, Utah (Walter Football) EW
- Nate Davis, Charlotte (Darren Wolfson) PRI, T30
- Lamont Gaillard, Georgia (Walter Football) EW, COM
- Donnell Greene, Minnesota (Darren Wolfson) LV
- Tytus Howard, Alabama State (Walter Football) PRI, T30
- Trey Pipkins, Sioux Falls (Darren Wolfson) EW
- Ryan Pope, San Diego State (Walter Football) EW
- Bunchy Stallings, Kentucky (Trevor Sikkema) EW
- Olisaemeka Udoh, Elon (Walter Football) EW
- Brian Wallace, Arkansas (Walter Football) EW
- Tyree St. Louis, Miami (Trevor Sikkema) EW
- Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin (Darren Wolfson via Andy Carlson) SB
- Kaleb McGary, Washington (Aaron Wilson) PRO, PRI
- Jonah Williams, Alabama (Walter Football) COM, T30
- Calvin Anderson, Texas (Walter Football) PRI
- Drew Forbes, Southeast Missouri State (Darren Wolfson) T30
Defensive linemen
- Charles Omenihu, Texas (Jordan Reid) SB, COM
- L.J. Collier, TCU (Walter Football) PRI
- Jamell Garcia-Williams, UAB (Darren Wolfson) T30
- Jeffrey Simmons, Mississippi State (Jordan Reid) T30
Linebackers
- Blake Cashman, Minnesota (Darren Wolfson) COM, PRI
- Ryan Connelly, Wisconsin (Darren Wolfson) PRI
- Cody Barton, Utah (Walter Football) EW
- Luke Gifford, Nebraska (Walter Football) PRI
- Terrill Hanks, New Mexico State (Walter Football) PRI, PRO
- Sione Takitaki, Brigham Young (Walter Football) EW
- Tre Watson, Maryland (Trevor Sikkema) EW
- Andrew Van Ginkel, Wisconsin (Kelly Price) PRI
- Ty Summers, TCU (Tony Pauline) PRO
- TJ Edwards, Wisconsin (Melissa Y. Kim) PRO
- Otaro Olaka, Texas A&M (Walter Football) PRI
Cornerbacks
- Derrick Baity Jr., Kentucky (Matt Maiocco, NBC) EW, PRO
- Isaiah Johnson, Houston (Darren Wolfson) T30
- Derrek Thomas, Baylor (Walter Football) PRO
Safeties
- Amani Hooker, Iowa (Walter Football) PRI, T30
- Jonathan Abram, Mississippi State (Walter Football) COM
- Robbie Grimsley, North Dakota State (Darren Wolfson) LV, T30
Special teams
- Cole Tracy, LSU (Andrew Krammer) COM
- Matt Gay, Utah (Andrew Krammer) COM
- Austin Seibert, Oklahoma (Andrew Krammer) COM
- John Baron, SDSU (Darren Wolfson) PRI
- Casey Bednarksi, Minnesota State (Walter Football) PRI
Notice a prospect is missing from our list? Comment below or contact Sean Borman on Twitter at @SeanBoarMan!