Rick Spielman’s Best And Worst Draft Picks As Vikings GM

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Good or bad, Rick Spielman made plenty of impactful draft picks as general manager of the Minnesota Vikings.

He drafted future Hall of Famers, first-round busts and late-round gems. He became notorious for dealing on draft day, moving up into the first round in multiple years and stockpiling day three picks. From 2012-2021, when Spielman officially held the title of general manger, only the Browns made more first-round picks than the Vikings.

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Note that the list below includes only picks Spielman made in that 2012-2021 window. He was involved in Vikings drafts prior to that, picking great players such as Adrian Peterson, Everson Griffen and Kyle Rudolph, and…