In a shrewd bit of maneuvering the Vikings were able to trade back into round number one of the NFL Draft yesterday to select Tennessee WR Cordarrelle Patterson at number 29 overall. They appear to have paid a steep price to make the move but upon closer examination it does seem to fall in line with the draft value charts. I like the trade, they had 11 picks, they're were not about to bring in 11 rookies, plus they desperately needed another WR, why not be bold at that point? Patterson was nice value too, he seemed to be projected to go in the teens, they got him at number 29 overall. Patterson can also return kickoffs and punts so that's even more added value. Check out this Sport Science piece on him, it's pretty impressive. The Vikings had quite the haul on day one of the draft, they got great value on all 3 picks. The Vikings have now had 5 number one draft picks in the past 2 years, that bodes well for the future.
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