No one is trading for Claiborne.
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.
Interesting trade.
No big deal, but it helps to use a basis for how to draft....otherwise we can kind of take whoever we want.
What rankings did you use.?
If you use the CBS or NFLDraftScout rankings, none of those players in the first 5 rounds are available
Gordon, Kendricks, Shaw, Clark...all gone before the pick. Shaw was the closest.
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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.
I don't think you are using the word "decade" correctly.
He had a nice combine but come on
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.
