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Vikings Trade Up to Draft RB Dalvin Cook with 41st Pick

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Vikings traded up seven spots in the second round on Friday to draft Florida State running back Dalvin Cook with the 41st overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Cook rushed for 1,765 yards on 288 attempts (6.1 yards per carry) and 19 touchdowns in 2016. The 5-foot-10 junior added 33 catches for 488 yards and a touchdown.

The Vikings moved up from pick No. 48 by sending that pick and a fourth-round pick to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Cook holds Florida State’s single-season rushing record and broke Warrick Dunn’s career rushing record with the Seminoles.