Two New Mexico defensive standouts from a season ago received invites to participate in rookie camp for the Minnesota Vikings.
Nik D’avanzo
The former 2016 2nd team defensive lineman, Nik D’avanzo, will look to make his name heard at Vikings rookie camp later this year. D’avanzo, 6’3” 292 played in 49 games in his four years at New Mexico. D’avanzo had an impressing outing in 2016, totaling 61 tackles and nine of those being for a loss. He also had his career high in sacks last season with five.
D’avanzo is very physical and excels at shedding blocks.