Draft Winds

The routinely interesting CFB 24/7 section of the NFL's website has a column titled Draft Winds: Rumors connecting players, NFL teams. As the title suggests the column reveals some of the college prospects that have been associated with each team. These associations can range from a formal interview at the Scouting Combine to an assistant coach-player meeting at one of the college all-star games to simple praise of a particular player. The list is far from absolute but it's still revealing. The current mock drafts of NFL Media's panel of draft analysts are also included. Here's what they have to say about the Minnesota Vikings.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

First-round spot: 23

Mock drafts:
» Daniel Jeremiah: Josh Doctson, WR, TCU
» Charles Davis: Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss
» Bucky Brooks: Leonard Floyd, LB, Georgia
» Lance Zierlein: Josh Doctson, WR, TCU
» Chad Reuter: Josh Doctson, WR, TCU

Prospects associated with the Vikings:
» Robby Anderson, WR, Temple: Anderson spotted with Vikings at Shrine Game
» Briean Boddy-Calhoun, CB, Minnesota: Boddy-Calhoun spotted with Vikings at Shrine Game
» Jake Brendel, C, UCLA: Brendel spotted with Vikings at Shrine Game
» Devon Cajuste, WR, Stanford: Cajuste spotted with Vikings at Shrine Game
» Ken Crawley, CB, Colorado: Crawley spotted with Vikings at Shrine Game
» Josh Doctson, WR, TCU: Doctson to meet with Vikings
» Darion Griswold, TE, Arkansas State: Griswold spotted with Vikings at Shrine Game
» Javon Hargrave, DT, South Carolina State: Hargrave spotted with Vikings at Shrine Game
» Darien Harris, LB, Michigan State: Harris spotted with Vikings at Shrine Game
» Tyrone Holmes, DE, Montana: Holmes reminds Vikings coach of Everson Griffin
» William Jackson III, CB, Houston: Vikings assistant praises Jackson
» Jordan Jenkins, OLB, Georgia: Scheduled to meet with Vikings
» Ted Karras, OG, Illinois: Karras spotted with Vikings at Shrine Game
» Reggie Ragland, ILB, Alabama: Ragland has visit scheduled with Vikings
» Brandon Shell, OT, South Carolina: Shell spotted with Vikings at Shrine Game
» Terrance Smith, LB, Florida State: Smith spotted with Vikings at Shrine Game
» Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss: Treadwell set up to meet with Vikings
» Wendall Williams, WR, Cumberlands: Has interview with team scout at regional combine

Receiver, offensive line, and linebacker look like the positions of interest. So, it's really no surprise that all of the NFL's draft gurus have the Vikings selecting a player at one of those positions, receiver in particular, with the 23rd pick of the first round. TCU receiver Josh Doctson is a very popular Vikings pick in mock drafts across the internet. I wouldn't mind one of Doctson, Reggie Ragland, William Jackson III, and Laquon Treadwell in the first round and Javon Hargrave in a later round.

We're deep in draft time. Let the rumors fly.