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NFL Draft 2018: Vikings’ annual Top-30 prospects event to take place this week

By Adam Patrick

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 05: Stanford defensive back Justin Reid (DB62) looks to catch the ball during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 5, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 05: Stanford defensive back Justin Reid (DB62) looks to catch the ball during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 5, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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This Tuesday and Wednesday, the Minnesota Vikings will reportedly hold their annual draft event in which they meet with some of the top prospects on their board.

Each offseason prior to the NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings invite 30 prospects from the current draft pool to come visit their facilities and meet with the team’s coaches and staff. For the past few years, the meeting has been unofficially known as the Vikings’ Top-30 event.

A number of current players on Minnesota’s roster have attended this event in the past including wide receiver Laquon Treadwell, linebacker Anthony Barr, cornerback Trae Waynes, and safety Anthony Harris. There’s usually a good chance that at least one of the 30 prospects visiting will eventually be a member of the Vikings’ roster.

According to KSTP’s Darren Wolfson on Monday, Minnesota’s 2018 Top-30 event will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. This will be the first Top-30 event to take place at the Vikings’ brand new TCO Performance Center.

Below are a the names of a few prospects that are expected to be among the 30 visiting with the Vikings this week according to WalterFootball.com.

  • CB – Davontae Harris, Illinois State
  • CB – Holton Hill, Texas
  • CB – Mike Hughes, Central Florida
  • DE – Kemoko Turay, Rutgers
  • DT – P.J. Hall, Sam Houston State
  • DT – Nathan Shepherd, Fort Hays State
  • LB – Lorenzo Carter, Georgia
  • LB – Jack Cichy, Wisconsin
  • LB – Uchenna Nwosu, USC
  • LB – Quentin Poling, Ohio
  • OG – Matthew Gono, Wesley
  • G/C – Frank Ragnow, Arkansas
  • OT – Alex Cappa, Humboldt State
  • OT – Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
  • OT – Connor Williams, Texas
  • RB – Nyheim Hines, N.C. State
  • RB/TE – Jaylen Samuels, N.C. State
  • S – Justin Reid, Stanford
  • TE – Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State
  • WR – Jeff Badet, Oklahoma
  • WR – Jordan Lasley, UCLA
  • WR – Anthony Miller, Memphis
  • WR – Dante Pettis, Washington
  • WR – Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State

*(Updated last on April 4)

The prospects that have already been reported to be among this year’s attendees should give a good indication of what position groups Minnesota is looking to improve with their first few 2018 draft selections.

Next: 4 defensive tackles the Vikings could draft in 2018

There could be a specific player the Vikings have in mind for their first-round pick this year. But given how late in the first round they are selecting (30th) and the lack of starters needed for 2018, Minnesota could really just end up selecting the best player available that doesn’t play quarterback.

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