As we get ready for the game across the pond, the speculation will continue about the QB situation. I think it will play itself out. In the meantime, how about some Irish sayings/proverbs?
Here’s health to your enemies’ enemies! Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold pint and another one! May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been, the foresight to know where you are going, and the insight to know when you have gone too
far. A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. Don’t be breaking your shin on a stool that’s not in your way. Men are like bagpipes – no sound comes from them until they are full. Always remember that hindsight is the best insight to foresight. What butter and whiskey won’t cure, there is no cure for.
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The Minnesota Vikings offense ran as smoothly as it has all season in Week 3 with Carson Wentz at the helm. That didn’t surprise Week 4 opponent Pittsburgh or Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin.
“That certainly has our attention,” Tomlin said on Tuesday. “He’s a grizzly veteran. Oftentimes, particularly when you have a young, inexperienced quarterback, there’s some big-time benefits of playing with a vet backup. The veteran guy oftentimes does the intangible components of the job very well. … They oftentimes are able to carry more schematic responsibility and so forth at the line of scrimmage. So, I don’t necessarily view it as a negative thing for the Minnesota Vikings, at least in the short term, that Carson is playing for them.”
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The Steelers are keenly aware of the talent surrounding the quarterback, which makes life easier on Wentz.
“He certainly has a full repertoire of targets available to him. The return of Jordan Addison, I think, is significant,” Tomlin said. “Certainly, (Justin) Jefferson is a man to be reckoned with, good 50/50 ball guy, tough, good after the catch, as well. T.J. (Hockenson) at the tight end is a challenge. So, Carson has a nice arsenal of people to throw the ball to.”
QB Carson Wentz Valuing Every Rep Ahead of Vikings International Trip
Carson Wentz is selfish in all the right ways.
The quarterback is preparing for his second start with the Vikings, and he’s soaking up every bit of coaching, insight and experience he can.
“Every rep, every practice rep, every walk-through [rep] right now is, I want ’em all,” Wentz told Twin Cities media members Thursday afternoon. “I want ’em all and to get ’em all on film. I want to talk to coaches and just get their feedback.
“The game was huge to kind of see that play out live, but I’m still hungry for just understanding as much as I can about this offense,” he added, “and that’s definitely been part of my process.”
“I think the play calls, the extra time that coaches put in to help me understand timing, spacing, all the [aspects] of the system [helped me play with anticipation],” he explained. “You know, there’s still a lot of carryover within the system from other teams I’ve been on. They might be called something different, there might be little nuances and intricacies, but at the same time, throwing into zone versus Cover 3, they’re still the same. So just understanding the timing and the footwork that the coaches have been super to me in understanding since I got here, that helped a lot.”
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Wentz enjoyed contributions against the Bengals from a dynamic Vikings defense — namely, Isaiah Rodgers’ two touchdowns and two forced fumbles — and recognizes he didn’t play a perfect game.
He described his outing as “not bad” but added there are “definitely some things I want back,” including the three sack plays and too many pre-snap penalties by the offense.
Wentz tipped his cap to second-year center Michael Jurgens, who started in place of Ryan Kelly last week, but also appreciated reuniting this week with Kelly, who has cleared concussion protocol. Wentz and the veteran center overlapped in 2021 in Indianapolis, where they started 14 games together.
Any level of familiarity is helpful for Wentz when it comes to his teammates and the playbook. Getting back into the groove of a game week, though, has been like riding a bike.
“It’s fun. It feels great,” he said. “You know, I did this for quite a long time leading up to the little hiatus there, so it feels good, feels normal, so to speak. Right back in it this week. Tight turnaround like aways. Obviously weird circumstances, all the things, but it feels good.”
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Wentz said he took note of the atypical schedule when signing with the Vikings but is looking forward to the unique opportunity.
“I wasn’t in training camp. I wasn’t in the trenches with those guys day-in and day-out. So there is this aspect for me that will be fun to get around these guys and get some extended time,” he said. “I love my wife and kids, but they’re not coming. So at the end of the day, it’s like, ‘Who are we going out to eat with? Who are we connecting with?’ You have a little more free time.
“That’s the beauty of training camp,” Wentz added. “I wasn’t there for camp, so it will be fun to get to know guys on a deeper level and spend more time with them.”
Vikings vs. Steelers: Three must-know storylines for Sunday’s game in Ireland
Veteran quarterbacks square off in throwback matchup
Wentz, in relief of an injured J.J. McCarthy, looked comfortable in Kevin O’Connell’s offense last Sunday, completing 14 of 20 passes for 173 yards with two touchdowns and no turnovers in a blowout win that didn’t ask too much from the 32-year-old.
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On the other sideline, Rodgers has been efficient through his first three games with the Steelers, throwing seven TDs (second in NFL) for an offense that’s hit pay dirt on 87.5% of red-zone possessions (second in NFL).
Vikings’ blitz-happy, sure-tackling defense poses problem for Steelers
Minnesota has led the league in blitzing (45.4%) and defensive scores (seven) since defensive coordinator Brian Flores took control in 2023. It poses as a big threat against Rodgers, who’s struggled mightily against the blitz the past two seasons with a 5.7 yards-per-attempt average that ranks lowest in the NFL (minimum 350 passing attempts since 2024), according to Next Gen Stats.
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The Steelers’ offensive success this season has largely been through a short passing attack that has gained a league-high 443 yards after catch, amounting to 73% of Rodgers’ passing yards (586). For now, it’s supplemented an ineffective ground game for Pittsburgh (63.0 YPG; second-worst in NFL), but that kind of game plan will have a tough time versus a Vikings defense that’s allowed 225 yards after catch (third-fewest in NFL) and boasts the league’s third-best defense against the pass (141.3 YPG).
Jordan Mason could be game’s X-factor
The Vikings’ offseason trade for Mason is already looking like a brilliant move. Faced with a similar situation last year in San Francisco, the fourth-year RB stepped up last week in place of an injured Aaron Jones, gaining 116 yards on 16 carries (7.3 YPC) and scoring two TDs in his first start with Minnesota. Mason, with stalwart left tackle Christian Darrisaw back healthy and leading the charge, has an opportunity to aid Wentz in his backup role once again against a Steelers defense that’s yielded 139.3 rushing yards per game.
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The Steelers are also coming off a great defensive performance last week after forcing five turnovers (four fumbles) and collecting five sacks. T.J. Watt, Cameron Heyward and first-round rookie Derrick Harmon, who impressed in his debut last Sunday, would love to wreak havoc and force the issue on Wentz, but they’re going to have to stop Mason first.
NFL Expert Picks: Vikings vs. Steelers at Dublin Expected to Be Close
Steelers 23, Vikings 20 – Pete Prisco, CBS Sports
This game in Ireland will be the first of two overseas for the Vikings in successive weeks. That will be challenging. The Vikings were outstanding last week against the Bengals, with the defense coming up big. I think Aaron Rodgers will play well against that defense, while Carson Wentz will struggle some. Steelers win it.
Steelers 20, Vikings 17 – John Breech, CBS Sports
With the NFC North, I’ve been having a classic zig-zag problem: When I think they’re going to zig, they zag. When I think they’re going to zag, they eat pizza. When I pick an NFC North team to lose to the Bengals, they put up 48 points. When I think an NFC North team is going to cake walk to a win over the Browns, they end up blowing a 10-point lead in the final four minutes. And yes, I’m looking at you, Packers.
Steelers 24, Vikings 21 – Bill Bender, Sporting News
Both teams forced five turnovers in Week 3 – so it’s about protecting the football here. Aaron Rodgers didn’t take a sack in Week 3, and Minnesota will try to change that with Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores. The Vikings are 4-0 in the NFL International Series, so Pittsburgh better be careful.
Steelers 20, Vikings 17 – Vinnie Iyer, Sporting News
The Vikings loved what Carson Wentz did in leading the offense but it was big plays on defense and a dominant running game that destroyed the Bengals. This AFC North foe is a little tougher, far on the road in Dublin, Ireland. The Steelers will be jacked to make sure they win this one for the Rooney family with Aaron Rodgers ready to protect the ball and make some needed small and big plays.
5 of 5 experts pick the Vikings, NFL.com
Analysis from NFL.com’s Dan Parr:
As the Falcons showed back in Week 2, a good way to beat the Vikings is by running the ball down their throats. Surely, Pittsburgh Offensive Coordinator Arthur Smith – with a reputation for being one of the league’s best run-game designers – can whip up a plan to seize on Atlanta’s blueprint, right? Well, I’m not so sure. The Steelers rank second-to-last in rushing yards per game (63) and are averaging a measly 2.8 yards per carry. Against a neutral box (seven defenders), they are averaging just 2.3 ypc, per Next Gen Stats. If the Steelers don’t break from that trend on their trip to the Emerald Isle, it’s hard to imagine the luck of the Irish smiling upon them. A similarly run-game-challenged Bengals team was no match for Brian Flores’ defense last week. On the other hand, if Mike Tomlin’s defense continues to take the ball away at a high rate, the turnovers can mask some of the deficiencies, especially with the Vikings once again starting backup QB Carson Wentz, who hasn’t been asked to make plays in a tight, meaningful game in a few years.
2 of 7 experts pick the Vikings, Bleacher Report
5 of 7 experts pick the Vikings, The MMQB
5 of 10 experts (1 of 11 total had not submitted) pick the Vikings, ESPN
4 of 7 experts pick the Vikings, The Athletic
Five key stats show how bad Aaron Rodgers has been under pressure
30.2% pressure rate
Rodgers has been under pressure on 30.2% of his 96 drop backs this season, according to Pro Football Focus. He’s 6-of-22 passing for 146 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions when pressured with the Steelers. Of the 29 quarterbacks who have at least 63 drop backs this season, Rodgers’ 30.2% pressure rate ranks 27th. That means he’s not facing nearly as much pressure as the likes of Lamar Jackson (41.3%) or Jordan Love (40.9%).
Ranked dead last in PFF under pressure
Of the 29 quarterbacks with at least 63 drop backs this season, Rodgers’ offensive grade from Pro Football Focus is 27.4 when he’s pressured. That is the worst PFF offensive grade among qualified quarterbacks under pressure through three weeks. For context, Sam Darnold’s PFF offensive grade under pressure is No. 1 in the league at 83.5.
Worst completion percentage when under pressure
Rodgers’ completion percentage when under pressure is 27.3% (6 of 22), ranking dead last among the 29 quarterbacks with a minimum of 63 drop backs. The next worst is Trevor Lawrence at 36.4%, while Dak Prescott leads the NFL at 65.1% when under pressure.
If you’re thinking, ‘Oh, well, that stat probably doesn’t include receiver drops.’ Wrong. Rodgers’ completion percentage under pressure has been impacted by ZERO drops. He’s simply been inaccurate.
Turnover-worthy passes
This fun PFF stat calculates how many turnover-worthy passes (TWP) quarterbacks throw, and Rodgers is tied for the most in the NFL with three when he’s under pressure. But it’s more interesting when you consider that Rodgers has three turnover-worthy passes on just 22 attempts, giving him a TWP percentage of 9.4%, which is second-worst in the NFL behind Cincinnati’s Jake Browning (11.1%).
Who is to blame for the pressure?
PFF tracks this stat and it splits the blame on Pittsburgh players like this:
QB: 14.8%
LT: 33.3%
LG: 18.5%
C: 11.1%
RG: 11.1%
RT: 22.2%
TE: 3.7%
Other: 3.7%
‘They can throw a lot at you’: Rodgers praises Flores, Vikings defense
“Well, they’re going to bring pressure at some point and you got to have some ideas to combat that. So you got to expect it. They do a good job of disguising, everything looks the same. You don’t want them to get going and sack you a bunch and play behind the sticks,” Rodgers told media on Wednesday when asked about playing the Vikings.
“The schemes they run and the way they’re coached, there’s a lot of really good chemistry and continuity on that side. It doesn’t just come from players. There’s a schematic part of that, that’s really impressive. And then the players obviously make it go, once the call is made,” said Rodgers.
“You have veteran guys, you have guys that can do different things like their three outside guys (Jonathan Greenard, Dallas Turner and Andrew Van Ginkel) who can all drop into coverage and be effective, rush the passer extremely effective. You got my old buddy Harrison (Smith) running around disguising. A couple really good corners, a great corner that can come in and play nickel. Couple great inside guys. So there’s not any holes on the defense and they can throw a lot of stuff at you.”
As for the guy calling the plays and drawing up the schemes for Minnesota’s defense, Rodgers had high praise for Vikings’ third-year defensive coordinator Brian Flores.
“He’s a phenomenal coach,” said Rodgers. “It’s good to see him in a position of leadership. I feel like, at some point, he should get another head coaching job based on the way he’s coached defense over the last couple years.”
Josh Metellus on Dealing With Long Travel, Challenge of Facing Aaron Rodgers and More
Cheat Sheet: Week 4 vs. Vikings
Why Vikings Wanted Dublin & London Combo & How They’re Approaching Historic Trip
One month ago, Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell began a media session featuring leaders of multiple initiatives with the following words:
“From my vantage point, to be able to just worry about coaching the team and preparing the team from a football perspective is obviously a huge part of it for me, but also knowing that this group not only exists, how they work together, how each and every decision is made, and then ultimately, how I know each and every decision that’s being made is made out of the best interest of our players, is what I think makes us the right team to do this, to show that not only it’s possible, but a team can have success — pre, during and post — with how you do it, and my confidence level that we’re going to come out of this, saying that it not only can be done, but it can be done the right way is due to these folks next to me.”
Why Vikings wanted to play back-to-back in Dublin, London
The NFL launched an expansion of its global reach this spring. For the first time, a team would face the daunting gauntlet of consecutive international games in different counties.
Which club would the NFL burden with the job? It turned out to be the Minnesota Vikings, whom the league scheduled for a game in Ireland during Week 4 and England in Week 5.
Immediately, Vikings staffers began hearing from their friends around the league.
“A lot of people reached out and said, ‘What did you guys do to the NFL to get this?'” said Vikings vice president of player health and performance Tyler Williams.
Equipment manager Mike Parson laughed and said: “They said we got screwed.”
A 10-day, two-city international trip imposes an unprecedented logistical challenge and runs counter to the instincts of every routine-oriented coach and player. But as those league friends soon found out, the Vikings actually wanted to do it.
What are Vikings’ travel, practice plans for unique two-country trip?
The Vikings practiced as usual on Wednesday at TCO Performance Center. They’re practicing (mostly) as usual on Thursday. And then they’re off. They’ll fly to Dublin overnight tonight (and will provide sleeping aids to players who want them). Friday morning, they’ll head straight to a walk-through practice at their home for the weekend, the IRFU High Performance Centre. They’ll hold a standard practice that afternoon. Sunlight and caffeine will help them power through the day.
After getting plenty of sleep Friday night, everyone should be fairly well-adapted. They’ll have some time to explore Dublin on Saturday, and kickoff against the Steelers will be at 2:30 p.m. local time (8:30 a.m. central) at Croke Park on Sunday. It’s the first NFL game to ever be held in Ireland.
The next part is where things get different. Instead of flying back to Minnesota after the game, the Vikings will stay in Dublin overnight and then take a short flight to London on Monday afternoon. There, they’ll go about their usual weekly practice schedule at Hanbury Manor, which is about 20 miles north of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They’ll get ready to play another game that Sunday, this one against the Browns. And on Monday, October 6, after 10 nights away from home, they’ll return to Minneapolis and enter a much-needed bye week.
Kevin O’Connell: ‘Podium’ Camp by Jordan Addison has Vikings Excited for Receiver’s Return
Kevin O’Connell let a smile slip as the question was asked.
How excited are you to get Jordan Addison back?
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“He can win early. He can win late. And then he’s proven time and time again just how elite a catcher of the football he is. So I think that’s Jordan,” O’Connell commented. “The training camp he had, you know, if you asked me to figure out the podium of first, second and third place of the best training camps we had, he would for sure be on the podium. … He was as good as he’s ever been for us throughout [camp].
O’Connell continued, “Hoping he can pick up right where he left off.”
“His role, clearly, is a role that he’s kind of really made for himself over his time here, knowing how versatile and all the things we do with Justin [Jefferson], Jordan’s kind of the same way; he could be in any position in our formation,” O’Connell added. “And then that’s where I’m really excited about having both Jalen [Nailor] and Adam [Thielen] – to really kind of fuel having the best group we can have fresh.”
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“I’m expecting him to have fresh legs, and when Jordan Addison has fresh legs, that’s normally a really good thing,” O’Connell told the local media. “The guys are so excited to have him back full time for real. It has helped to have him back in the building the past couple weeks, but now it feels much more real.”
Vikings Prepared for Stunning Jordan Addison Move Despite Off-Field Issues
There were questions about Addison’s future with the team if he couldn’t stay out of trouble. But with Addison’s legal issues resolved, the Vikings are seemingly prepared to make a surprising move by signing him to a lucrative contract extension in the near future, according to KSTP’s Darren Wolfson.
“Wait until you see the contract extension [Addison] will sign,” Wolfson said on a September 23 appearance on SKOR North. “The Vikings have in their minds this idea that they are going to pay Addison. They feel like they hit on a first-round pick. The idea is in a pass-first offense in many ways that you want two dynamic receivers.”
For capologists, the idea of signing Addison to an extension may seem unwise after the Vikings signed Justin Jefferson to a record-breaking extension in the summer of 2024.
It would be a similar path the Cincinnati Bengals took with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins this summer. Chase leapfrogged Jefferson as the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league, signing a four-year, $161 million deal ($40.3 million annually), while Tee Higgins landed a four-year, $115 million deal ($28.8 million annually).
The Bengals have run into some serious roster-building constraints with those two new contracts on top of Joe Burrow‘s $55 million-a-year deal, opting not to extend last year’s sack leader, Trey Hendrickson.
The trio of Burrow, Higgins and Chase combine for 33.5% of the Bengals’ total cap space this year. Sinking that much cap into three players, all tied to the same play style, doesn’t lend itself to having the most resilient roster, as seen by the impact of losing Burrow early this season.
Sign stealing itself isn’t illegal, but filming the other team’s signs certainly is. Former New York Jets head coach and current San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh revealed that the Jacksonville Jaguars use a legal sign-stealing system, and he referenced the former Minnesota Vikings assistant coaches who joined the Jacksonville Jaguars and current head coach Kevin O’Connell.
“Liam [Coen] and his staff, including a couple of guys coming from Minnesota. They’ve got a legally advanced signal-stealing type system, where they always find a way to put themselves in an advantageous situation. They do a great job with it,” said Saleh. “You try to find any nugget they can. So we’ve got to be great with our signals, and we got to be great with our communication, and to combat some of the tells that we might give on the field. So they’re, they’re almost elite in that regard.
“That whole entire tree, from Sean [McVay] to Kevin O’Connell, all those guys, they all do it. So, there are challenges they’re going to catch us in some situations where they have the advantage, and we just got to play good, sound fundamental football and do our best to execute.”
Lunchbreak: 3 ‘Under-the-Radar Great Starts’ for Vikings
If not before, Isaiah Rodgers is firmly on everyone’s radar now.
Name recognition comes with the territory he pioneered this past Sunday, intercepting a pass and returning it 87 yards for a touchdown and forcing two fumbles, including one he picked up off the turf and took back 66 yards for another score. You can read all about the ins and outs of his historic day here.
Several “underrated” players, like Rodgers, have been instrumental to Minnesota’s 2-1 start. Running back Jordan Mason has injected confidence in the ground game; Eric Wilson has subbed strongly for injured starter Blake Cashman as the Green Dot on the defense, forcing a fumble in back-to-back games; and kicker Will Reichard and punter Ryan Wright are in their bags as dependable, big-legged specialists.
Who else has impressed, though? Which other under-the-radar players deserve some shine?
Will Ragatz of Sports Illustrated picked one out from each phase Wednesday and assessed via film review and advanced metrics how they’ve helped the Vikings succeed through the initial three games.
Up first, wide receiver Jalen “Speedy” Nailor, who currently is second on the team behind Justin Jefferson in receiving yards (97). Nailor has played 90 percent of the offensive snaps and is uncovering consistently. While his stats are modest, Head Coach Kevin O’Connell has raved about his performance.
To strengthen the case for Nailor, Ragatz shared a leaderboard from an analytics company, Fantasy Points, that utilizes a charting metric called Playing Time-Adjusted Average Separation Score (PASS). Nailor leads all players in that ranking (Jefferson is fourth, by the way) with a 15.5 score. The Top 5 is rounded out by Rams WR Davante Adams, Ravens WR Zay Flowers and Chargers WR Ladd McConkey.
Defensively, Ragatz pinpointed interior lineman Jalen Redmond, whose snap share has rocketed from 24 percent in 2024 to 55 percent this season. Redmond’s twitchiness has stood out versus the run and pass.
In this instance, Ragatz highlighted an analysis of how defensive linemen across the NFL have fared in true pass sets. Redmond’s pass rush win rate and pressure percentage puts him in the same company as Titans star Jeffery Simmons in this graph.
In Week 3, Redmond earned an 89.8 PFF grade with four quarterback hurries, two tackles and one forced fumble.
Big Time Defender Suddenly Available to the Vikings
NFL male cheerleading pioneer defends Vikings performers amid preseason outcry
Napoleon Jinnies, who was the first male cheerleader in the NFL when he performed for the Los Angeles Rams in 2018, came out in defense of Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn.
Jinnies told People in a recent interview that the outrage around male cheerleaders was nothing new.
“I’m rolling my eyes,” he told the magazine. “They’re not saying anything new.”
Jinnies recalled his own journey going from competitive cheerleading in college to trying to make a profession out of his passion. He wasn’t the only male cheerleader on the team either.
He said critics sent nasty messages on social media and were heckling them at games. He said the comments and criticism didn’t bother him because they weren’t attacking his cheering or dancing abilities.
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“Maybe I could see their point if they were bad cheerleaders,” he said of the detractors. “But they’re beat-for-beat, step-for-step killing it with the girls. I’m looking at them like a dance judge, like, ‘Well, they shine. Sorry if that ruffles your feathers.’”
College Football Games Today
7 p.m. | No. 8 Florida State at Virginia | ESPN
Darrell Jackson Jr. | Florida State | DL1T | 6’5″ | 330 | RSR
Duce Robinson | Florida State | WR | 6’5″ | 220 | JR
Jeremiah Wilson | Florida State | CBN | 5’10” | 185 | SR
McKale Boley | Virginia | OT | 6’4″ | 302 | SR
9 p.m. | No. 24 TCU at Arizona State | FOX
Bud Clark | TCU | S | 6’2″ | 185 | RSR
Markis Deal | TCU | DL1T | 6’4″ | 325 | RSO
Jordyn Tyson | Arizona State | WR | 6’1″ | 195 | RJR
Sam Leavitt | Arizona State | QB | 6’2″ | 200 | RSO
Keith Abney II | Arizona State | CB | 5’10” | 195 | JR
Kanye Udoh | Arizona State | RB | 6’0″ | 220 | JR
Max Iheanachor | Arizona State | OT | 6’5″ | 325 | RSR
10:30 p.m. | Houston at Oregon State | ESPN
Tanner Koziol | Houston | TE | 6’6″ | 237
Conner Weigman | Houston | QB | 6’3″ | 220
Latrell McCutchin Sr. | Houston | CB | 6’1″ | 180
Maalik Murphy | Oregon State | QB | 6’5″ | 234
Trent Walker | Oregon State | WR | 6’2″ | 194
Yore Mock
PICK: 17 RND: 1 – Anthony Hill Jr. LB Texas 6’3″ 238
PICK: 49 RND: 2 – Domonique Orange DL Iowa State 6’4″ 325
PICK: 81 RND: 3 – Kamari Ramsey S USC 6’0″ 205
PICK: 97 RND: 3 – Chandler Rivers CB Duke 5’10” 185
PICK: 117 RND: 4 – Davison Igbinosun CB Ohio State 6’2″ 195
PICK: 156 RND: 5 – Demond Claiborne RB Wake Forest 5’10” 195
PICK: 170 RND: 5 – Logan Jones C Iowa 6’3″ 302
PICK: 173 RND: 5 – Taylen Green QB Arkansas 6’6″ 235
PICK: 188 RND: 6 – Kenyatta Jackson Jr. EDGE Ohio State 6’6″ 265
PICK: 195 RND: 6 – A.J. Haulcy S LSU 6’0″ 222
PICK: 209 RND: 6 – Zxavian Harris DL Ole Miss 6’8″ 330
PICK: 230 RND: 7 – Eric Gentry LB USC 6’6″ 225
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