The Vikings drafted selected end Stephen Weatherly 227th overall in the NFL Draft Saturday.
Weatherly became a full-time starter as a redshirt junior in 2015 and played outside linebacker in Vanderbilt’s 3-4 defense. He recorded 46 tackles (29 solo), 3.5 sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, three passes broken up, nine quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles over 12 games.
Here are five things to know about the Vikings newest addition on defense:
Weatherly was just as much as student as he was a football player.