The Minnesota Vikings reached the divisional playoffs in 1997 with the NFL's eighth-best offense, and they could have used the 21st overall pick in the 1998 defense to address a unit that ranked 29th in the league. But coach Dennis Green saw an opportunity to make a bold statement, and the Vikings' selection of wide receiver Randy Moss did nothing less than change passing offenses across the league.
Why Moss is the best draft pick in Vikings history: The team had to sift through the character questions that caused the Heisman Trophy runner-up to fall to the second half of the first round, but within three years of drafting the wide receiver, the Vikings had made two trips to the NFC Championship Game.