The Vikings climbed 11 places, from the 53rd option, to further strengthen their secondary position, making Booth a former five-star recruiter who played for the Tigers for three years. He is the second rookie defender to join the Vikings after the selection of the first round of Georgia Safety Lewis Cine on Thursday night. The Vikings then added LSU attacking lineman Ed Ingram later in the second round and Oklahoma linebacker Brian Asamoah in the third. After agreeing with the Lions to drop 20 places in the first round, the Vikings opened the second day of the draft by exchanging with another opponent in the category, sending the second pick of the night (No. 34 in total) to the Packers in exchange for choosing No. 53 and No. 59. Green Bay selected the wide-angle receiver Christian Watson from the State of North Dakota in the 34th selection. “The phone rings, man. You pick it up,” said Adofo-Mensah, who is running his first draft as NFL GM. “We thought a lot about making another exchange in our department for another receiver. And at this point on the board, I do not think we had another corner. The importance of that is not lost on me. In the end, I feel we were rewarded for what we did.” . Minnesota then sent No. 53, along with No. 77 and No. 192, to the Colts in exchange for No. 42 and a fourth-round pick (No. 122) on Saturday. With the Packers’ 59th overall pick, the Vikings took Ingram, selecting an attacking lineman in the first three rounds for the sixth consecutive year. The 23-year-old Ingram has been a key player on either the left or right guard for LSU for four years, most recently winning the All-SEC Second Team title last season. He was suspended for the 2018 season after being charged with two felonies for aggravating sexual abuse of a minor. It was restored before the 2019 season after the removal of these categories. Adofo-Mensah said the team did “extensive research” into the allegations and Ingram, including talking to people “in and around the situation, in and around …
