Best players left for the Minnesota Vikings to draft on Day 2

After the first day of the 2018 NFL Draft, who are some of the best available prospects for the Minnesota Vikings to add to their roster?

With the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft now complete, the Minnesota Vikings will turn their attention to rounds two and three on Friday.

The Vikings actually kept their first round pick this year and selected UCF cornerback Mike Hughes. Minnesota’s scary defensive backfield might have just become even more frightening.

With their second and third-round selections on Friday, who are some of the players left in this year’s draft pool that the Vikings could end up picking?

Offense

Offensive Line:

• James Daniels, C – Iowa
• Will Hernandez, OG – UTEP
• Scott Quessenberry, G/C – UCLA
• Braden Smith, OG – Auburn
• Connor Williams, G/T – Texas

Running Back:

• Nick Chubb – Georgia
• Derrius Guice – LSU
• Nyheim Hines – NC State
• Ronald Jones – USC
• Jaylen Samuels – NC State

Tight End:

• Jordan Aikens – Central Florida
• Mark Andrews – Oklahoma
• Chris Herndon – Miami
• Mike Gesicki – Penn State
• Dallas Goedert – South Dakota State
• Ian Thomas – Indiana

Wide Receiver:

• D.J. Chark – LSU
• DaeSean Hamilton – Penn State
• Christian Kirk – Texas A&M
• Jordan Lasley – UCLA
• Anthony Miller – Memphis
• Dante Pettis – Washington
• Equanimeous St. Brown – Notre Dame
• Courtland Sutton – SMU
• James Washington – Oklahoma State

Defense

Cornerback:

• Anthony Averett – Alabama
• Carlton Davis – Auburn
• Duke Dawson – Florida
• Holton Hill – Texas
• Donte Jackson – LSU
• Josh Jackson – Iowa
• Nick Nelson – Wisconsin
• Isaiah Oliver – Colorado

Defensive End:

• Da’Shawn Hand – Alabama
• Sam Hubbard – Ohio State
• Arden Key – LSU
• Harold Landry – Boston College
• Kentavius Street – NC State
• Kemoko Turay – Rutgers

Defensive Tackle:

• Rasheem Green – USC
• Maurice Hurst – Michigan
• R.J. McIntosh – Miami
• Harrison Phillips – Stanford
• Tim Settle – Virginia Tech
• Nathan Shepherd – Fort Hays State

Inside Linebacker:

• Malik Jefferson – Texas
• Darius Leonard – South Carolina State

Outside Linebacker:

• Dorance Armstrong Jr. – Kansas
• Jerome Baker – Ohio State
• Lorenzo Carter – Georgia
• Shaquem Griffin – UCF
• Josey Jewell – Iowa
• Skai Moore – South Carolina
• Uchenna Nwosu – USC

Safety:

• Jessie Bates – Wake Forest
• DeShon Elliott – Texas
• Ronnie Harrison – Alabama
• Justin Reid – Stanford

Who will the Vikings draft with the 62nd pick the second round and the 94th selection in the third round on Friday?

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Coverage of the 2018 NFL Draft’s second round will begin at 6 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on FOX, ESPN, and NFL Network.