Eagan, minn. (Fox 9) – The Vikings of Minnesota entered the draft of the NFL with four selections. Thursday evening in the first round, they started by strengthening their offensive line.
With the overall choice n ° 24, the Vikings selected the Ohio State Donovan Jackson offensive line player. He told Minnesota Media after being selected by the Vikings that he was at Minnesota twice: he played his first university match against the GoPhers in 2021, and he came to TCO Performance Center before the NFL draft for his visit to the top-30.
Who is Donovan Jackson?
What we know:
Jackson was a three -year start to Ohio State and helped led Buckeyes to a national university football qualifying championship last season. He made 31 career departures from the left guard. He was a five -star recruit from the school, played 13 games in the first year at Ohio State as a reserve and has started his last three seasons each match.
It was a second All-American team this season for Buckeyes and a first choice of All-Big Ten team.
What the selection means
Why you should worry about it:
The Vikings continue to add beef to the offensive line while Jackson now joins the Ryan Kelly center and Guard Will Fries as new additions. The Vikings separated from Garrett Bradbury, a former first -round choice, and Ed Ingram, an old choice of the second round, during the offseason. Jackson could be online to be the start of the left guard for the Vikings, with Dalton Risner as a free agent.
Their objective is clearly to protect JJ McCarthy after Sam Darnold was dismissed 48 times last season.
What awaits us in the draft of the NFL
Chronology:
The Vikings have no choice of second round in the draft of the NFL. They are the next on the clock with the choice n ° 97, the last selection of the third round.
The source: The first round of the NFL draft took place Thursday evening at the Field Lambeau, home of the Green Bay packers.
