Rick Spielman is entering his fifth season as Vikings general manager and was the team's vice president of player personnel since May 2006, and in his time the team has made 11 first-round picks. All 11 players started their rookie season, seven were named to all-rookie teams, four made the Pro Bowl as a rookie, and two of those picks, Adrian Peterson and Percy Harvin, were named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
So with Spielman getting prepared for another draft — the Vikings currently are set to pick 23rd in the first round — he was asked how he has had such sustained success in selecting young players.