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After flurry of trades, Vikings pick cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. and guard Ed Ingram in second round

Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah kept trading during Friday's second round, moving up in a deal with the Indianapolis Colts to select Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. with the 42nd overall pick.

The Vikings moved up 11 spots, from the 53rd pick, in the second round to further bolster their secondary by drafting Booth, a former five-star recruit who played three years for the Tigers. Minnesota sent pick No. 53, which they'd acquired earlier in a trade back with Green Bay, along with picks No. 77 and No. 192 to the Colts in exchange for No. 42 and a fourth-round pick (No.