the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft and selected former USC linebacker Cameron Smith at No. 162 overall.Vikings NFL Draft CoverageMinnesota Vikings 2019 NFL draft capsulesVikings take fliers on CB Boyd Kyle Rudolph Jersey , WR Mitchell, WR Johnson, LS Cutting in seventh roundVikings use sixth round to draft DT Watts, S Epps, OT UdohVikings draft USC linebacker Cameron Smith in fifth roundVikings trade up in fourth round, draft guard Dru SamiaVikings trade down four times, use third-round pick to select RB MattisonPotential Vikings Day 2 picks in 2019 NFL draftVikings select C Garrett Bradbury with 18th overall pick in 2019 NFL draftRanking Vikings鈥?first-round picks in Rick Spielman eraFinal Minnesota Vikings 2019 mock draft roundupIn 46 games at USC, Smith compiled 354 total tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and four interceptions. He missed four games last season with a hamstring strain but still logged 81 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and four passes defensed in nine contests.Minnesota picked up a seventh-round pick (No. 239) in the trade with New England Linval Joseph Jersey ,which drafted Maryland defensive tackle Byron Cowart with the 21st pick in the fifth round.Smith joins a stacked linebacker core in Minnesota that features Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr, who signed a five-year deal to stay with the Vikings this offseason.Through five rounds of the draft, the Vikings have selected five players: center Garrett Bradbury (18th overall), tight end Irv Smith Jr. (second round), running back Alexander Mattison (third round), guard Dru Samia (fourth round) and Smith. Smith was the first defensive player taken by Minnesota. This draft marked the first time the Vikingsused their first four picks on offense since drafting wide receiver Jack Snow, tackle Archie Sutton, running back Lance Rentzel and receiver Jim Whalen in 1965.The Vikings currently own seven picks in the final two rounds — three sixth-round picks (No. 190, No. 191, No. 193) and four in the seventh round (No. 217, No. 239 Kirk Cousins Jersey , No. 247, No. 250). Rick Spielman is drunk"Rick Spielman has apparently scratched his trade itch, as the Minnesota Vikings have traded down for the fourth consecutive time.Trade between the Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore RavensMinnesota Vikings receive: Round 3, Pick #39 (#102 overall) - Alexander Mattison, RB, Boise State, Round 6, Pick #19 (#191 overall), Round 6, Pick #21 (#193 overall)Baltimore Ravens receive: Round 3, Pick #29 (#93 overall) - Miles Boykin Adrian Peterson Jersey , WR, Notre DameFor more on the Ravens’ perspective on the trade, check out Baltimore Beatdown.The Vikings have traded Pick #29 in the third round, #93 overall, to the Baltimore Ravens. In exchange, the Vikings have received Pick #39 in the third round, #102 overall, the final pick of Day 2, as well as a pair of sixth-round selections, #17 in the sixth round (#191 overall), and #19 in the sixth round (#193 overall).The Ravens then used their selection in Notre Dame wide receiver Miles Boykin.For crying out loud John Randle Jersey , can Rick Spielman just pick someone already? I think he’s hit the limit for trade downs at this point.Again, regardless of what the Vikings decide to do here, or throughout the rest of the draft, we will have all of the coverage of it right here at The Daily Norseman. Even if Rick Spielman decides to keep trading down all damn night.Which, all things considered, he just might.
