3.88 Vikings select DE- Danielle Hunter LSU

[Pondering Her Percy]

Vikings selected LSU DE Danielle Hunter with the No. 88 overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft.
Hunter (6'5/252) made 23 starts in Baton Rouge, managing 4.5 career sacks, 21 TFLs, and two forced fumbles. He didn't even earn honorable mention All SEC in 2014, yet declared for the draft. Hunter still oozes upside based on length and athleticism. He has freakish 34 1/4-inch arms and eviscerated the pre-draft phase, running 4.57 with a mind-blowing 10-foot-10 broad jump and 36 1/2-inch vertical. Hunter's motor isn't in question, but his pass-rush repertoire is quite limited and he may require hard coaching to maximize his potential. For that, Mike Zimmer will be a good fit. Not yet 21 years old, Hunter is a boom-or-bust prospect with upside.

Kind of a "meh" pick. This dude is a freak but just very raw. Something Zimmer could coach up. However, I really wanted Tre Jackson right there. Maybe he will fall to the 4th for us.

[VikingPaul73]

I hate picks like this. But I love picks 1 and 2 so ...

[dead_poet]

Read this. Will maybe make you feel better. He's a "Force" player. Extremely raw but oozes upside.

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/cfb/5 ... 2015-draft

[dead_poet]

He's also not even 21 yet.

[AllDay]

Interesting pick.

It's getting decent grades:

http://walterfootball.com/nfldraftgrades3.php

[sneaxsneax]

My problem with this pick is that DE seems to be one of the few positions where we don't really need anyone. I mean you can upgrade Robison but this guy isn't going to do that, at least not yet. Would have preferred us take an offensive lineman.

[PurpleKoolaid]

Bleh. 1 out of 3. Lets hope we can get some good players in the late round. I really cant see what they saw in Hunter. C-

[Pondering Her Percy]

My problem with this pick is that DE seems to be one of the few positions where we don't really need anyone. I mean you can upgrade Robison but this guy isn't going to do that, at least not yet. Would have preferred us take an offensive lineman.

I hear ya but at the same time, we have Robison as our starter and Crichton that can hopefully fill in at times so Hunter can be given a year or two to develop. Everson Griffen was a 4th rounder that need a few years and now look at him. Hunter's motor and work ethic sounds very similar to Everson.

[Xivios]

Everything for D, Nothing for Bridgewater?! By now, I do not like that pick. The Offense does need more support, the basic of that is the O-Line. For Bridgewater, Peterson and Turner.

[jackal]

The guy can be JPP from the Giants if given time ...

I think next year we are a top seven defense against points
top ten overall defense

last year we moved up a lot ... This year will be even
better.

[dead_poet]

@GoesslingESPN: Danielle Hunter said he got his start in football in 5th grade. Was chasing a kid on skates -- and caught him. Kid's dad was a FB coach.

[720pete]

Quick, someone phone Zimmer and tell him we also have to play offense this season!

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[PurpleKoolaid]

Maybe Rick will make a run on TE's with the remaining picks.

[liquid_mojo]

Everson Griffen was a 4th rounder that need a few years and now look at him. Hunter's motor and work ethic sounds very similar to Everson.

This was my line of thinking on this pick as well, this is a long term pick for the franchise trying to keep the home grown DE pipeline stocked.

Everything for D, Nothing for Bridgewater?! By now, I do not like that pick. The Offense does need more support, the basic of that is the O-Line. For Bridgewater, Peterson and Turner.

The way this draft is trending I wonder if it tells us anything about the level of confidence the coaching staff/front office have in Charles Johnson filling a large role for Teddy next season??

I do agreed with the need for o-line help, but I also wonder if the staff is hoping that having Adrian back on the field will help to mask some of those deficiencies that became more prominent in his abcense last season?

I'm hoping at least a few of our cache of day three picks to get spent on o-line prospects.

[Purple bruise]

http://www.andthevalleyshook.com/2015/4 ... 1430111090

This kid has lots of upside, but pretty "raw" I will be anxious to see how this turns out.