There was a thread last month that reported there were teams calling about the availability of Claiborne. Whether Minnesota was one of those teams, I don't know. But Zimmer runs a heavy man scheme where Claiborne can play more to his strengths, and Minnesota was really high on Claiborne back in the 2012 draft.
@xwalker has done some excellent work putting together mock drafts from various websites, and I used his thread as guide for where a player would likely be available. Slim chance that Gordon is there at #27, but there are draft pundits out there that see it happening. Kendricks has been going in the 2nd in several mocks. Clark is a wildcard.
He had the 2nd fastest short shuttle time for a DL in the past decade (only behind SEA's Bruce Irvin). His vertical, arm length, and 60 yard shuttle are all freakish. I've seen 40 times of 4.6-4.7 for him, which is really impressive @ 270. His SPARQ score put him in the 85th percentile, which makes my once in a decade statement a bit of a stretch. But he has elite athleticism.
Using the draft value chart, it costs 150 points to move from #60 to #45. Our 4th rounder alone (#121) wouldn't be enough to move up since it is only worth 52 points, leaving a difference of 98.
