With the 23rd overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Vikings select Florida DT Shariff Floyd. A rough childhood did not prevent Floyd from earning national accolades for his play in high school, as he won the 2009 Maxwell Football Clubs National Player of the Year award. And by the end of his sophomore year at Florida (he racked up 1.5 sacks against Ohio State in the teams Gator Bowl win), Floyd began showing scouts the athleticism, strength, and motor they require in a top tackle prospect. He has been an incredibly important and versatile defender up front for Florida, playing both one and two-gap techniques at defensive end, one and three-technique, and as a true zero-technique nose tackle. While Floyd is rough around the edges and will take time to develop as a two-gapper, the Gator's quickness, athleticism, and scheme versatility will make him coveted by 4-3 and 3-4 teams alike in the first round. Source: NFL.com
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Because thats where he should have been drafted. He was regarded as a late 1st-early 2nd rounder at the end of the NCAA season, got way overhyped in the post/offseason by the pundits, and ended up going where he belonged.
Jerry better hope he sucks with the Vikings, or that will be another thing Cowboys fans blame him for.
He'll come to the Vikings with a chip on his shoulder because so many teams passed on him in the first round. That can be a great motivator.
No, because in an interview with 105.3 in Dallas, he admitted that he didn't think he was a first round pick.
