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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
We have a ton of football over the next 4 days! There are a lot of college football rivalries and there are interesting prospects to watch as it to pertains to them being possible future Vikings.
Here are some games and players that may be of interest and that I like so far this year with an emphasis on offensive and defensive line.
Thursday, November 22
#18 Mississippi State at Ole Miss 7:30 PM
Jeffery Simmons Mississippi St DT 6’4” 300
Elgton Jenkins Mississippi St OC 6’4” 313
Montez Sweat Mississippi St EDGE 6’6” 241
Johnathan Abram Mississippi St S 6’0” 215
Nick Fitzgerald Mississippi St QB 6’4” 230
Leo Lewis Mississippi St ILB 6’1” 235
Aeris Williams Mississippi St RB 6’1” 215
Darryl Williams Mississippi St OG 6’2” 310
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A.J. Brown Ole Miss WR 6’1” 225
Greg Little Ole Miss OT 6’6” 325
D.K. Metcalf Ole Miss WR 6’4” 225
Ken Webster Ole Miss CB 5’11” 194
Josiah Coatney Ole Miss DT 6’4” 300
Friday, November 23
#6 Oklahoma at #13 West Virginia 8:00 PM
Marquise Brown Oklahoma WR 5’11” 165
Bobby Evans Oklahoma OT 6’5” 301
Dru Samia Oklahoma OG 6’5” 297
Caleb Kelly Oklahoma ILB 6’3” 229
Prentice McKinney Oklahoma S 6’0” 195
Ben Powers Oklahoma OG 6’3” 310
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Will Grier West Virginia QB 6’1” 214
David Sills West Virginia WR 6’3” 203
Gary Jennings West Virginia WR 6’0” 210
Yodny Cajuste West Virginia OT 6’4” 316
#16 Washington at #8 Washington State 8:30 PM
Taylor Rapp Washington S 6’0” 207
Trey Adams Washington OT 6’7” 316
Greg Gaines Washington DT 6’2” 320
Jake Browning Washington QB 6’1” 210
Myles Gaskin Washington RB 5’10” 191
Kaleb McGary Washington OT 6’6” 318
Drew Sample Washington TE 6’4” 259
Jordan Miller Washington CB 6’1” 184
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Gardner Minshew II Washington State QB 6’2” 220
Andre Dillard Washington State OL 6’5” 310
Logan Tago Washington State DL 6’3” 250
Peyton Pelluer Washington State LB 6’0” 230
Hunter Dale Washington State NICKEL 5’10” 195
Darrien Molton Washington State CB 5’10” 190
Sean Harper Jr. Washington State DB 6’2’ 190
Saturday, November 24
#4 Michigan at #10 Ohio State 12:00 PM
Rashan Gary Michigan DT 6’5” 280
Lavert Hill Michigan CB 5’11” 177
Khaleke Hudson Michigan S 6’0” 220
Devin Bush Michigan ILB 5’11” 232
Karan Higdon Michigan RB 5’10” 190
Tyree Kinnel Michigan S 5’11” 201
Chase Winovich Michigan EDGE 6’3” 245
Shea Patterson Michigan QB 6’2” 203
Ben Bredeson Michigan OG 6’4” 308
Tyrone Wheatley Jr. Michigan TE 6’6” 265
Bryan Mone Michigan DT 6’4” 320
Zach Gentry Michigan TE 6’8” 262
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Nick Bosa Ohio St EDGE 6’4” 270
Dre’Mont Jones Ohio St DT 6’3” 295
Johnnie Dixon Ohio St WR 5’11” 195
Jordan Fuller Ohio St S 6’2” 204
Parris Campbell Ohio St WR 6’0” 208
Mike Weber Ohio St RB 5’10” 212
Michael Jordan Ohio St OG 6’6” 310
Dante Booker Ohio St ILB 6’2” 240
Isaiah Prince Ohio St OT 6’6” 310
Kendall Sheffield Ohio St CB 6’0” 193
K.J. Hill Ohio St WR 6’0” 198
Damon Arnette Ohio St CB 6’0” 195
#11 Florida at Florida State 12:00 PM
Martez Ivey Florida OG 6’5” 315
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson Florida S 6’0” 207
Jabari Zuniga Florida OLB 6’3” 245
T.J. McCoy Florida OC 6’1” 308
Jordan Scarlett Florida RB 5’10” 213
Khairi Clark Florida DT 6’1” 315
CeCe Jefferson Florida EDGE 6’1” 261
Jachai Polite Florida OLB 6’2” 260
Jawaan Taylor Florida OT 6’5” 334
Tyrie Cleveland Florida WR 6’2” 205
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Johnathan Vickers Florida St FB 6’1” 240
Demarcus Christmas Florida St DT 6’4” 308
Brian Burns Florida St OLB 6’5” 231
Alec Eberle Florida St OC 6’3” 294
Levonta Taylor Florida St CB 5’10” 181
Jacques Patrick Florida St RB 6’3” 236
Derrick Kelly II Florida St OT 6’5” 323
#20 Syracuse at Boston College 12:00 PM
Jamal Custis Syracuse WR 6’5” 213
Koda Martin Syracuse OL 6’6” 304
Chris Slayton Syracuse DL 6’4” 309
Kielan Whitner Syracuse LB 6’0” 215
Ryan Guthrie Syracuse LB 6’2” 224
Antwan Cordy Syracuse DB 5’8” 177
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Zach Allen Boston College DT 6’5” 285
Lukas Denis Boston College S 5’11” 188
Tommy Sweeney Boston College TE 6’5” 255
Chris Linstrom Boston College OG 6’3” 307
Stanford at UCLA 3:00 PM
Bryce Love Stanford RB 5’11” 213
Jesse Burkett Stanford OC 6’4” 302
J.J. Arcega-Whiteside Stanford WR 6’2” 222
Kaden Smith Stanford TE 6’5” 252
Nate Herbig Stanford OG 6’4” 334
Alijah Holder Stanford CB 6’2” 174
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Joshua Kelley UCLA RB 5’11” 204
Caleb Wilson UCLA TE 6’4” 235
Andre James UCLA OL 6’5” 305
Keisean Lucier’South UCLA LB 6’4” 235 25
Tyree Thompson UCLA LB 6’1” 220
Adarius Pickett UCLA DB 5’11” 198
Nate Meadors UCLA DB 5’11 196
Auburn at #1 Alabama 3:30 PM
Derrick Brown Auburn DT 6’5” 316
Jarrett Stidham Auburn QB 6’2” 214
Dontavius Russell Auburn DT 6’3” 310
Jamel Dean Auburn CB 6’2” 208
Prince Teno Wanagho Auburn OT 6’7” 307
Darius Slayton Auburn WR 6’1” 190
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Deionte Thompson Alabama S 6’2” 196
Jonah Williams Alabama OT 6’5” 301
Ross Pierschbacher Alabama OG 6’4” 303
Anfernee Jennings Alabama OLB 6’3” 262
Damien Harris Alabama RB 5’10” 196
Raekwon Davis Alabama DT 6’7” 306
Isaiah Buggs Alabama DT 6’5” 290
Quinnen Williams Alabama DT 6’4” 285
Irv Smith Jr. Alabama TE 6’4” 245
Mack Wilson Alabama ILB 6’2” 236
Terrell Lewis Alabama EDGE 6’5” 254
Lester Cotton Alabama OG 6’3” 324
Maryland at #12 Penn State 3:30 PM
Damian Prince Maryland OG 6’3” 320
Ty Johnson Maryland RB 5’10” 212
Derwin Gray Maryland OG 6’4” 336
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Connor McGovern Penn St OG 6’5” 326
Amani Oruwariye Penn St CB 6’0” 209
Juwan Johnson Penn St WR 6’3” 226
Shareef Miller Penn St EDGE 6’5” 257
Trace McSorley Penn St QB 6’0” 195
Kevin Givens Penn St DT 6’1” 280
#24 Pittsburgh at Miami 3:30 PM
Qadree Ollison Pittsburgh RB 6’2 225”
Darrin Hall Pittsburgh RB 5’11 225”
Mike Herndon Pittsburgh OL 6’4 310”
Stefano Millin Pittsburgh OL 6’5 300”
Connor Dintino Pittsburgh OL 6’3 315”
Alex Bookser Pittsburgh OL 6’6 315”
Dewayne Hendrix Pittsburgh DL 6’4 265”
Oluwaseun Idowu Pittsburgh LB 6’0 230”
Quintin Wirginis Pittsburgh LB 6’2 250”
Elijah Zeise Pittsburgh LB 6’2 240”
Dennis Briggs Pittsburgh DB 5’10 195”
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Jaquan Johnson Miami (FL) S 5’11” 190
Joe Jackson Miami (FL) EDGE 6’5” 258
Shaquille Quarterman Miami (FL) ILB 6’0” 239
Travis Homer Miami (FL) RB 5’11” 195
Michael Pinckney Miami (FL) OLB 6’1” 220
Michael Jackson Miami (FL) CB 6’0” 200
Tito Odenigbo Miami (FL) DT 6’3” 300
Gerald Willis III Miami (FL) DT 6’4” 285
Malik Rosier Miami (FL) QB 6’1” 216
Minnesota at Wisconsin 3:30 PM
Jared Weyler Minnesota OC 6’4” 296
Rodney Smith Minnesota RB 5’11” 210
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Alec Ingold Wisconsin FB 6’2” 243
Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin OG 6’5” 317
Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin OC 6’3” 316
T.J. Edwards Wisconsin ILB 6’1” 244
David Edwards Wisconsin OT 6’7” 315
Michael Deiter Wisconsin OG 6’6” 310
Olive Sagapolu Wisconsin DT 6’2” 345
D’Cota Dixon Wisconsin S 5’10” 204
South Carolina at #2 Clemson 7:00 PM
Deebo Samuel South Carolina WR 5’11” 215
A.J. Turner South Carolina RB 5’10” 195
Bryan Edwards South Carolina WR 6’2” 205
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Dexter Lawrence Clemson DT 6’4” 340
Clelin Ferrell Clemson EDGE 6’5” 250
Kendall Joseph Clemson OLB 6’0” 230
Hunter Renfrow Clemson WR 5’10” 180
Christian Wilkins Clemson DT 6’4” 300
Mitch Hyatt Clemson OT 6’5” 310
Austin Bryant Clemson EDGE 6’4” 265
Kelly Bryant Clemson QB 6’3” 220
Mark Fields Clemson CB 5’11” 180
Tre Lamar Clemson ILB 6’4” 250
Trayvon Mullen Clemson CB 6’2” 190
Sean Pollard Clemson OG 6’5” 315
#15 Kentucky at Louisville 7:00 PM
Josh Allen Kentucky OLB 6’5” 230
Benny Snell Jr. Kentucky RB 5’11” 223
C.J. Conrad Kentucky TE 6’5” 245
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G.G. Robinson Louisville DT 6’4” 300
Jaylen Smith Louisville WR 6’3” 219
Micky Crum Louisville TE 6’4” 248
Kansas State at #25 Iowa State 7:00 PM
Dalton Risner Kansas St OT 6’5” 308
Alex Barnes Kansas St RB 6’1” 227
Will Geary Kansas St DT 6’0” 300
Scott Frantz Kansas St OT 6’5” 297
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David Montgomery Iowa St RB 5’11” 219
Hakeem Butler Iowa St WR 6’6” 205
Kyle Kempt Iowa St QB 6’4” 210
#7 LSU at #22 Texas A&M 7:30 PM
Devin White LSU ILB 6’1” 255
Greedy Williams LSU CB 6’1” 182
Bry’Kiethon Mouton LSU FB 6’1” 255
Rashard Lawrence LSU DT 6’3” 300
Nick Brossette LSU RB 6’0” 221
Foster Moreau LSU TE 6’5” 255
Breiden Fehoko LSU DT 6’3” 300
Edwin Alexander LSU DT 6’3” 339
Garrett Brumfield LSU OG 6’2” 299
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Erik McCoy Texas A&M OC 6’4” 315
Kingsley Keke Texas A&M DT 6’4” 305
Daylon Mack Texas A&M DT 6’1” 320
Colton Prater Texas A&M OG 6’4” 300
Trayveon Williams Texas A&M RB 5’9” 200
#3 Notre Dame at USC 8:00 PM
Julian Love Notre Dame CB 5’11” 193
Jerry Tillery Notre Dame DT 6’6” 306
Sam Mustipher Notre Dame OC 6’2” 305
Alize Mack Notre Dame TE 6’3” 244
Alex Bars Notre Dame OG 6’5” 312
Te’Von Coney Notre Dame OLB 6’1” 235
Daelin Hayes Notre Dame EDGE 6’3” 265
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Marvell Tell III USC S 6’2” 195
Cameron Smith USC ILB 6’2” 245
Iman Marshall USC CB 6’0” 200
Tyler Petite USC TE 6’4” 250
Porter Gustin USC EDGE 6’5” 260
Christian Rector USC DT 6’4” 275
Toa Lobendahn USC OC 6’2” 292
Daniel Imatorbhebhe USC TE 6’4” 250
As always, I will do a mock draft. Right now the fanspeak site has the Vikings at #22 which is about the same place where thehuddlereport.com has them.
https://fanspeak.com/ontheclock/sharedraft.php?d=ibyown
22: R1P22 C DALTON RISNER KANSAS STATE 6’5” 308
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54: R2P22 G BEAU BENZSCHAWEL WISCONSIN 6’5” 317
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85: R3P21 EDGE ZACH ALLEN BOSTON COLLEGE 6’5” 285
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124: R4P22 LB T.J. EDWARDS WISCONSIN 6’1” 244
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197: R6P22 CB IMAN MARSHALL USC 6’0” 200
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210: R6P35 WR KAVONTAE TURPIN TCU 5’8” 155
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249: R7P33 DL KINGSLEY KEKE TEXAS A&M 6’4” 305
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251: R7P35 S CHASE HANSEN UTAH 6’2” 230
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I think this would address some issues on the offensive line. If it doesn’t then there is not much more you can do.
Here is an alternate mock.
https://fanspeak.com/ontheclock/sharedraft.php?d=hsvnlkTRADES
CAROLINA PANTHERS
SENT: ROUND: 6 PICK: 35 & ROUND: 7 PICK: 35
RECEIVED: ROUND: 6 PICK: 23
22: R1P22 LB DEVIN WHITE LSU
54: R2P22 WR N’KEAL HARRY ARIZONA STATE
85: R3P21 OT MAX SCHARPING NORTHERN ILLINOIS
124: R4P22 G MICHAEL DEITER WISCONSIN
197: R6P22 CB IMAN MARSHALL USC
198: R6P23 S JOHNATHAN ABRAM MISSISSIPPI ST
249: R7P33 WR CODY THOMPSON TOLEDO
Obviously this second draft is a lot better to me but it is highly doubtful that some of these players will be available when they are selected here.
Enjoy your football!