Minnesota Vikings Dominate in ‘Best Ever’ NFL Draft List

We're still very much in the doldrums of the NFL offseason, but not for long!

We've got the Hall of Fame game coming up later this month from Canton, and a lot of Hall of Famers were highlighted in a recent write up at ESPN.com.

Ben Solak was tasked with choosing the best players ever selected at each and every NFL Draft slot, from #1 to #262.

It was an audacious idea, and he hit it out of the park. Solak highlighted the best players to ever have been selected at any spot during the draft, and a lot of Minnesota Vikings made the cut.

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Here's a look at the Top 5:

1) Peyton Manning - 1998 - Indianapolis Colts

2) Lawrence Taylor - 1981 - New York Giants

3) Barry Sanders - 1989 - Detroit Lions

4) Walter Payton - 1975 - Chicago Bears

5) Deion Sanders - 1989 - Atlanta Falcons

The Vikings have rarely picked in the Top 5 of the NFL Draft and haven't done so since back in 2012 when they took Matt Kalil at #4.

Minnesota was represented very nicely throughout the list though, as they had a total of 12 picks and players represented. Here's a look at who made the cut:

7) RB Adrian Peterson - 2007

15) DT Alan Page - 1967

21) WR Randy Moss - 1998

22) WR Justin Jefferson - 2020

39) G Ed White - 1969

100) DE Everson Griffen - 2010

167) CB Bobby Bryant - 1967

173) C Matt Birk - 1998

186) CB Carl Lee - 1983

220) DT Shamar Stephen - 2014

227) QB Brad Johnson - 1992

241) RB Terry Allen - 1990

259) TE Stu Voigt - 1970

The Minnesota Vikings open the preseason on Saturday, August 9th against the Houston Texans.

Source: ESPN.com