Since becoming full time GM of the Minnesota Vikings in 2012, Rick Spielman has been nothing if not active during Draft Weekend. In the first round he has traded up, down, or both in the first round to position the Vikings for a player they wanted. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but it’s always pretty exciting.
In 2012, he moved down from three to four overall in a trade with Cleveland, and got the fourth, fifth, and seventh round picks from the Browns while still getting T Matt Kalil. He traded back in to the end of the first round, going from from 35 overall to 29, by trading that second round pick and a fourth rounder to nab Harrison Smith.