Broncos: Interesting draft tendencies from George Paton with Vikings

Denver Broncos GM George Paton former Vikings executive. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports

The Denver Broncos have hired George Paton to be their new general manager in the post-John Elway era, and he’s got plenty to work on in the coming weeks to get this team into playoff contention ASAP.

Paton worked with Rick Spielman and the Minnesota Vikings from 2007-2020 and they had some interesting tendencies in that timeframe.

Let’s take a look at some of the data of Paton and Spielman’s selections in that time, specifically honing in on their selections in the first and second round.

Vikings 1st-2nd round picks from 2007-2020 by position

QB: 2

RB: 3

WR: 5

TE: 2

OT: 4

C: 1

DL: 1

LB: 2

CB: 6

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