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Blake Bortles, you're the most-selected player in the final Daily Norseman Mock Draft Database of 2014! How do you feel?
Blake Bortles, you're the most-selected player in the final Daily Norseman Mock Draft Database of 2014! How do you feel?
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Welcome, one and all, to what is likely going to be the final installment of this year's Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft Database. I know I said I'd like to get another version of this in during draft week, but between family issues I have to attend to and the rest of our draft preparations, it's going to be a mild upset if I'm able to hammer another one of these out between now and then.

We finish with 102 mock drafts in our database for this year, encompassing 103 first-round selections (one of the mocks has the Vikings trading back up into the first round to make a second selection, hence the discrepancy). Here is the full and final list of this year's mocks, sorted by when they were last updated. Selections with a * next to them indicate some sort of trade. Click on the link to that particular draft for a full explanation.

Site Name Date Round 1 (8) Round 2 (40) Round 3 (72) Round 3 (96)
NFL Draft Geek Staff 3-May Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville* None (Traded) Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
Football Draft Analysis Staff 3-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
Draft Insiders Staff 3-May Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M LaMarcus Joyner, CB, Florida State Kareem Martin, DE, North Carolina Ed Reynolds, S, Stanford
New NFL Draft Staff 3-May Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State Josh Mauro, DE, Stanford Craig Loston, S, LSU
CBS Sports Pat Kirwan 2-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida*
CBS Sports Will Brinson 2-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida*
Walter Football Walt 2-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida* DeMarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State Jaylen Watkins, CB, Florida Craig Loston, S, LSU
Inside the Iggles Dave Searles 2-May C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama
FF Toolbox Staff 2-May Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
East Coast Sports Al Fronczak 1-May Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
Alpha Football Expert Staff 1-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida Ra'Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
eDraft Derrik Klassen 1-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
ESPN Combined 1-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida LaMarcus Joyner, CB, Florida State Donte Moncrief, WR, Mississippi Tre Mason, RB, Auburn
NESN Doug Kyed 1-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
New York Daily News Gary Myers 1-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
Only College Sports Staff 1-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
XN Sports Sam Spiegelman 1-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
Football Fan Spot Staff 1-May Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida* Mike Martin, G, USC
NFL's Future Staff 1-May Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State DeMarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State
Draft Preview Shawn Baptist 1-May Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin Gabe Jackson, G, Mississippi State Pierre Desir, CB, Lindenwood
NFL Rough Draft Staff 1-May Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington Ed Reynolds, S, Stanford
The Football Expert Clint Clearwater 1-May Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M Trai Turner, G, LSU Keith McGill, CB, Utah Jackson Jeffcoat, DE, Texas
NFL.com Bucky Brooks 1-May Khalil Mack, LB, Buffalo
Cover 32 Tarrell Brown 30-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
KFFL Tim Heaney 30-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
Optimum Scouting Eric Galko 30-Apr Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU
Sporting News Eric Galko 30-Apr Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
DraftCalc Staff 30-Apr Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
Sports Bank Paul Banks 30-Apr Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
College Sports Madness Dan Levine 30-Apr Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
CBS Sports Pete Prisco 30-Apr Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
Draft Site D.J. Boyer 29-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida Kyle van Noy, LB, BYU Marcus Smith, DE, Louisville Bruce Ellington, WR, South Carolina
ESPN Todd McShay 29-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida LaMarcus Joyner, CB, Florida State
ESPN Mel Kiper 29-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida Kyle van Noy, LB, BYU
Draft Board Guru Doug Martz 29-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida*
CBS Atlanta Robbie Rosenhaus 29-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville* Kyle van Noy, LB, BYU Philip Gaines, CB, Rice*
CBS Sports Dane Brugler 28-Apr Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
CBS Sports Rob Rang 28-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
Draft Season OneBar 28-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida Jimmie Ward, S, Northern Illinois
Cincinnati Enquirer Paul Dehner, Jr. 28-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
SB Nation Dan Kadar 28-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida LaMarcus Joyner, CB, Florida State
Ourlads Staff 28-Apr C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois
Walter Football Charlie Campbell 28-Apr Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State Kareem Martin, DE, North Carolina Cyril Richardson, G, Baylor Ka'Deem Carey, RB, Arizona
Draft Wiz Staff 27-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida DeMarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State
Geeking Football Staff 27-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida LaMarcus Joyner, CB, Florida State Donte Moncrief, WR, Mississippi Lamin Barrow, LB, LSU
900 Football Jay Goldberg 27-Apr Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State Deone Buchanan, S, Washington State Jeremy Hill, RB, LSU Gabe Jackson, G, Mississippi State
Draft King Lou Pickney 26-Apr C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama
Football's Future Robert Davis 26-Apr Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
NFL Draft Blitz Alex Khvatov 25-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State Cyril Richardson, G, Baylor Robert Herron, WR, Wyoming
Draft Season Lomas 25-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State Carl Bradford, LB, Arizona State Jeremy Hill, RB, LSU
NFL.com Brian Baldinger 24-Apr Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
Breaking Football Staff 22-Apr Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
Yahoo! Shutdown Corner Eric Edholm 22-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida Phillip Gaines, CB, Rice
National Football Post Greg Gabriel 22-Apr Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
CNN-SI Don Banks 22-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
Fox Sports Joel Klatt 22-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
Draft Countdown Scott Wright 21-Apr Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU Deone Buchanan, S, Washington State Terrance West, RB, Towson
SB Nation Matthew Fairburn 21-Apr Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois
Fanspeak Phil Thompson 21-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida*
NFL.com Charles Davis 21-Apr C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama
Football Nation Ryan Hutson 21-Apr Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
Fansided Josh Sanchez 19-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
Kansas City Star Terez Paylor 19-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
Big Blue View KSIXI 18-Apr Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU
Draft Ace Staff 18-Apr Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
Cincy Jungle 12ozProSpective 18-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
CNN-SI Chris Burke 17-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville* Kyle van Noy, LB, BYU
Vikings Corner Daniel House 16-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
DraftTek Staff 16-Apr Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M Jace Amaro, TE, Texas Tech Kelcy Quarles, DT, South Carolina Chris Smith, DE, Arkansas
First Round Grade Bryan Perez 15-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
Great Blue North Staff 15-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State DeMarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State Bruce Ellington, WR, South Carolina
Rotoworld Josh Norris 14-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida*
Draft Season Lupagus 14-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska Telvin Smith, LB, Florida State
Big Cat Country Adam Stites 11-Apr C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama
USA Today Nate Davis 10-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
NFL.com Mike Huguenin 10-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
Sports Unbiased Zachary Cintron 10-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville David Yankey, G, Stanford
NFL.com Daniel Jeremiah 9-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
Draft Report Staff 8-Apr Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State Stephon Tuitt, DE, Notre Dame
NFL.com Chase Goodbread 8-Apr Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
NFL Draft Room Staff 8-Apr Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
The Sideline View Lance Zierlein 8-Apr Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
Pro Football Talk Mike Florio 7-Apr Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
The Phinsider Kevin Nogle 7-Apr Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
Draft Season Ultimate 7-Apr Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M Marcus Roberson, CB, Florida Kareem Martin, DE, North Carolina Telvin Smith, LB, Florida State
Bleacher Report Matt Miller 4-Apr Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State Telvin Smith, LB, Florida State Yawin Smallwood, LB, Connecticut
The Viking Age Adam Carlson 3-Apr Khalil Mack, LB, Buffalo*
CNN-SI Doug Farrar 3-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
NFL.com Matt Smith 3-Apr Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
Leading the League Staff 2-Apr C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama*
NFL.com Bryan Fischer 1-Apr Khalil Mack, LB, Buffalo
Sports By Schmucks Staff 28-Mar Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
Backyard Banter Matthew Harmon 25-Mar Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State*
Pro Player Insiders Nathan Rickard 21-Mar Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
Cat Scratch Reader Stevie Mercury 21-Mar Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville*
With The First Pick Staff 13-Mar Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
Sports Jabber Staff 10-Mar Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
NFL Draft 101 Marc Sluis 10-Mar Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State Trent Murphy, DE, Stanford James Hurst, OT, North Carolina Pierre Desir, CB, Lindenwood
Tony Softli Tony Softli 7-Mar Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
International Business Times Anthony Riccobono 3-Mar Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
Vikings Territory Brett Anderson 24-Feb Khalil Mack, LB, Buffalo

As you'd expect, the quarterbacks are still dominating the chart, accounting for 75 of the 103 selections in this version of the database (72.8%). If you think you're seeing a lot more of Blake Bortles in this installment than you have the past few weeks. . .well, that's because you are. Bortles has picked up an absolutely ridiculous wave of momentum over the past week or so, and is now the pick in 33 of the drafts we have listed. He had 13 selections in last week's database, so he has gone up nearly 2.5 times in the past seven days. So, the guy that led the first installment of this year's database winds up being on top of the final version as well.

Bortles' climb has come at the expense of a drop for the other three quarterbacks in our database. Teddy Bridgewater has seen his total fall from 26 selections to 19, Johnny Manziel has dropped from 16 to 13, and Derek Carr has gone from 13 down to 10.

Linebackers remain the second-highest selected position group, appearing 18 times in this week's Mock Draft Database (17.5%). Anthony Barr held on to the lead and held steady with 8 overall selections, while C.J. Mosley picked up one more pick to increase his total to 6. Khalil Mack saw his pick total drop from 6 to 4 since last week.

Cornerbacks have made a bit of a jump up since last week, but only a mild one, as they still only account for five of our 103 selections this time around (4.9%). Justin Gilbert received two votes, as did Darqueze Dennard, who reappeared in the database after a four-week absence. Kyle Fuller held on to his one selection as well.

The wide receivers are now represented by Sammy Watkins alone, as he wound up with two selections in our final database (1.9%), with Mike Evans dropping out of the selections. Aaron Donald also wound up with two selections (1.9%) to hold the fort down for the defensive tackle position. Safety Ha'Sean Clinton Dix stayed in the database this week as well with one selection (1.0%) to represent the safety position.

Overall, since we started this year's process, 18 different players have been mocked to the Minnesota Vikings at the #8 overall spot (or a spot they've traded into) in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Thirteen of those players appear in this final version. That's a far cry from the 40 that appeared in the final version of last year's database, but in 2013 the team was projected to have two first-round picks, and they were picking significantly later which allows for more variance.

Here are the graphics for this installment of the database, starting with the donut graph representing the breakdown of this week's picks. As always. . .say it along with me. . .you may click to embiggen.

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And, lastly, the "Jell-o salad" graph for the trends from the entire database, and you can see just how huge a jump Blake Bortles made in this final installment as well as all the ups and downs, appearances and disappearances, of everyone that appeared in this year's database.

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And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. Your 2014 Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft Database. I hope you've enjoyed this year's look at what the experts are projecting for our favorite football team, and we're already looking forward to doing next year's version (unless Rick Spielman decides to trade away the team's first-round selection next year or something like that). Thankfully, we're only a few days away from the actual draft, and then the speculation will well and truly be over.