Meet the Vikings draft picks: Defensive end Ade Aruna

Defensive end Ade Aruna

Height: 6-5

Weight: 262 pounds

Age: 24

Hometown: Akure, Nigeria

College: Tulane

Drafted: 218th overall, as the latest African-born player drafted into the NFL. Others include former Vikings players Madieu Williams (Sierra Leone) and Gary Anderson (South Africa).

Current jersey: No. 61

What we’ve learned

First impression

It’s easy to see what the Vikings see in Aruna. He really looks the part. Aruna’s build (6-5, 262 pounds, 34-inch arms with 10 5/8-inch hands) is comparable to Danielle Hunter, the formerly raw LSU talent molded into an NFL defensive end. Aruna himself has played just five seasons of football. Off the field, he has stories to tell. As a teenager, Aruna left his…