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Draft notebook: Pitt's Clemmings goes to Vikings

By Sam Werner and Audrey Snyder / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

When T.J. Clemmings saw the Minnesota area code pop up on his cell phone, he knew the wait was finally over.

After two days of waiting and watching the 2015 NFL draft, Clemmings finally had been selected by the Vikings with the 11th pick of the fourth round, No. 110 overall.

Clemmings, a former Pitt offensive tackle, had been projected to go higher — some experts even had him as a first-round selection — but questions about his inexperience and a lingering foot injury caused him to slide to the third day of the draft.