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Rookie cornerbacks — including Vikings' Akayleb Evans — make big impact in NFL

Thirty-seven cornerbacks were selected in this year's NFL draft. All but one of the top 25 taken has played in at least one game on defense.

The odd man out so far: Vikings second-round pick Andrew Booth Jr.

This, however, is of no ill consequence to the 7-1, red-hot Purple because this, folks, is becoming a charmed season for the ages.

The kind of season when the trade deadline arrives and the Packers trade for no one, the Bears trade away everyone and the Lions trade to Minnesota a tight end who's exactly what Kirk Cousins needs to reach the next level.