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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.