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Wilson has Vikings’ utmost respect

Russell Wilson lasted until the third round, but the Vikings view him as one of the most dangerous quarterbacks around.

There was a lot of excitement heading into the 2012 NFL draft. It was going to be a quarterback draft. Andrew Luck went first. Robert Griffin III went second. Six picks later, Miami took Ryan Tannehill. With the 22nd pick, Cleveland did what Cleveland does – draft Brandon Weeden.

It took a long time for another team to value a quarterback worth drafting. The next one didn’t come off the board until Brock Osweiler with the 57th pick.