Sixty-two years ago, the Boston Patriots drafted a man named Fran Tarkenton in the 5th Round of the AFL Draft. He eventually landed with the Vikings.
In 2023, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was on the prowl for a developmental quarterback, and he found his guy from — you guessed it — Round 5 on Saturday.
Vikings Draft the ‘Russell Wilson QB’
Minnesota drafted 25-year-old quarterback Jaren Hall from BYU, the 164th pick of the event.
