The Minnesota Vikings hold the 23rd pick of the 2016 NFL Draft. With that in mind here's a look at the 23rd pick of every single draft. Starting with that first one in 1936. Fun stuff.
1936 Chicago Cardinals-Eddie Erdelatz, E, St. Mary's
1937 Chicago Cardinals-Art Guepe, B, Marquette
1938 New York Giants-Fred Vanzo, B, Northwestern
1939 Washington Redskins-Charley Holm, B, Alabama
1940 Washington Redskins-Bert "Buddy" Banker, B, Tulane
1941 Chicago Bears-Hugh Gallarneau, B, Stanford
1942 New York Giants-Bob Sweiger, B, Minnesota
1943 Green Bay Packers-Irv Comp, B, St. Benedictine
1944 Washington Redskins-Earl Audet, T, USC
1945 Washington Redskins-John "Tree" Adams, T, Notre Dame
1946 Philadelphia Eagles-Gordon Gray, E, USC
1947 Chicago Bears-Frank Minini, B, San Jose St.
1948 Chicago Cardinals-Bill Smith, T, North Carolina
1949 Boston Yanks/New York Bulldogs-Phil Colella, B, St. Bonaventure
1950 San Francisco 49ers-Dan Campora, T, Pacific
1951 Chicago Bears-Bill George, LB, Wake Forest
1952 New York Giants-Ray Beck, G, Georgia Tech
1953 Cleveland Browns-Billy Reynolds, HB, Pittsburgh
1954 San Francisco 49ers-Leo Rucka, C, Rice
1955 Chicago Bears-Bobby Watkins, HB, Ohio St.
1956 Los Angeles Rams-Hugh Pitts, C, TCU
1957 New York Giants-Sam DeLcua, T, South Carolina
1958 New York Giants-Frank Youso, T, Minnesota
1959 Cleveland Browns-Dick Schafrath, T, Ohio St.
1960 Baltimore Colts-Don Floyd, T, TCU
1961 Detroit Lions-Danny LaRose, E, Missouri
1962 Baltimore Colts-Bill Saul, LB, Penn St.
1963 Cleveland Browns-Jim Kanicki, T, Michigan St.
1964 Chicago Bears-Pat Crain, HB, Clemson
1965 Minnesota Vikings-Lance Rentzel, WR, Oklahoma
1966 St. Louis Cardinals-Harold Lucas, T, Michigan St.
1967 Houston Oilers-Tom Regner, G, Notre Dame
1968 Baltimore Colts-John Williams, T, Minnesota
1969 Kansas City Chiefs-Jim Marsalis, CB, Tennessee St.
1970 Dallas Cowboys-Duane Thomas, RB, West Texas A&M
1971 San Francisco 49ers-Tim Anderson, CB, Ohio St.
1972 Kansas City Chiefs-Jeff Kinney, G, Nebraska
1973 Oakland Raiders-Ray Guy, P, Southern Mississippi
1974 Cincinnati Bengals-Bill Kollar, DT, Montana St.
1975 Miami Dolphins-Darryl Carlton, T, Temple
1976 Green Bay Packers-Mark Koncar, T, Colorado
1977 Los Angeles Rams-Bob Brudzinski, LB, Ohio St.
1978 Cleveland Browns-Ozzie Newsome, TE, Alabama
1979 Kansas City Chiefs-Steve Fuller, QB, Clemson
1980 Philadelphia Eagles-Roynell Young, DB, Alcorn St.
1981 Oakland Raiders-Curt Marsh, T, Washington
1982 New York Jets-Bob Crable, LB, Notre Dame
1983 Dallas Cowboys-Jim Jeffcoat, DE, Arizona St.
1984 Pittsburgh Steelers-Louis Lipps, WR, Southern Mississippi
1985 Los Angeles Raiders-Jesse Hester, WR, Florida St.
1986 Los Angeles Rams-Mike Schad, T, Queens (Canada)
1987 New England Patriots-Bruce Armstrong, T, Louisville
1988 Chicago Bears-Brad Muster, FB, Stanford
1989 Houston Oilers-David Williams, T, Florida
1990 Los Angeles Rams-Bern Bostek, C, Washington
1991 Miami Dolphins-Randall Hill, WR, Miami
1992 San Diego Chargers-Chris Mims, DE, Tennessee
1993 Pittsburgh Steelers-Deon Figures, CB, Colorado
1994 Dallas Cowboys-Shante Carver, DE, Arizona St.
1995 New England Patriots-Ty Law, CB, Michigan
1996 Detroit Lions-Jeff Hartings, G, Penn St.
1997 Buffalo Bills-Antowain Smith, RB, Houston
1998 Oakland Raiders-Mo Collins
1999 Buffalo Bills-Antoine Winfield
2000 Carolina Panthers-Rashard Anderson, DB, Jackson St.
2001 New Orleans Saints-Deuce McAllister, RB, Mississippi
2002 Oakland Raiders-Napoleon Harris, LB, Northwestern
2003 Buffalo Bills-Willis McGahee, RB, Miami
2004 Seattle Seahawks-Marcus Tubbs, DT, Texas
2005 Oakland Raiders-Fabian Washington, CB, Nebraska
2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Davin Joseph, G, Oklahoma
2007 Kansas City Chiefs-Dwayne Bowe, WR, LSU
2008 Pittsburgh Steelers-Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
2009 Baltimore Ravens-Michael Oher, T, Mississippi
2010 Green Bay Packers-Bryan Bulaga, T, Iowa
2011 Philadelphia Eagles-Danny Watkins, DT, Baylor
2012 Detroit Lions-Riley Reiff, T, Iowa
2013 Minnesota Vikings-Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida
2014 Kansas City Chiefs-Dee Ford, DE, Auburn
2015 Denver Broncos-Shane Ray, DE, Missouri
Bold-Hall of Fame player
The 23rd pick wasn't a first round pick until the first NFL-AFL joint draft in 1967. It wasn't even a second round pick until the AAFC teams joined the NFL in 1950.
Despite the presence of three Hall of Fame football players the 23rd pick has not provided much over the years. It's actually pretty bleak. Duane Thomas had the natural talent to be one of the best backs to ever play the game. He just never seemed to want it very much. He drove Tom Landry a little nuts. Maybe a lot. Ty Law could get some Hall of Fame traction in the coming years. The Patriots found another good one with the 23rd pick in Bruce Armstrong. Antoine Winfield was one of my favorites for all of his Vikings years. Some of his Bills years too. He was a terrific football player. His tackling should be mandatory viewing for any kid interested in playing football.
Here's hoping that the Vikings pick this year, if they stay at 23, is more like Ozzie Newsome and less like Danny Watkins.
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