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The Vhots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsMinnesota Vikings 2019 NFL Draft2019 NFL Draft Results: Minnesota Vikings select Cameron SmithNew Minnesota Vikings Jerseys Stitched ,34commentsThe Vikings get themselves a linebackerCDTShareTweetShareShare2019 NFL Draft Results: Minnesota Vikings select Cameron SmithKirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsAfter yet another trade down, the Minnesota Vikings have made their fifth-round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft, and they’ve finally selected a player on the defensive side of the ball.Cameron SmithJayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY SportsDate of Birth: 26 March 1997 (22 years old)College: University of Southern CaliforniaDrafted: Fifth round, #162 overallHeight: 6’2”Weight: 238 poundsCareer accomplishments: First-team All-Pac 12 (2017), Pac-12 All-Freshman team (2015)Twitter handle: @CamSc35With the 162nd pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings have selected Cameron Smith, a linebacker from the University of Southern California.Lance Zierlein of NFL.com had a fourth or fifth-round grade on Smith, comparing him to current Green Bay Packers’ linebacker Blake Martinez. Here’s what he has to say about him.Sounds like a solid pick for the Vikings to me!Welcome to Minnesota, Cameron Smith! On Sunday afternoon at Ford Field Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey nfl draft , the action got started with the Minnesota Vikings winning the coin toss and deferring to the second half, meaning that the Detroit Lions would be getting the football to start things off. Dan Bailey put his foot to the ball and it flew through the end zone for a touchback, giving Matthew Stafford and the Detroit offense the ball at their own 25 to start things off. LeGarrette Blount started things off with a four-yard run for the home team, and Zach Zenner followed it up with a nice gain to set up a 3rd-and-1. Zenner then patiently waited for a hole to open up and blew through it for a big gain of 29 yards, going all the way down to the Minnesota 37.Matthew Stafford then fired incomplete for Kenny Golladay, and Anthony Barr dropped Blount for a loss of three to make it third-and-long. A short screen to Theo Riddick was dropped for a loss by Eric Wilson, and that brought Sam Martin in to punt it away. Martin got an excellent punt away, and outstanding coverage by the Lions’ special teams downed the ball at the Minnesota 2-yard line.Kirk Cousins led the Vikings offense onto the field deep in their own territory, and a false start on Tom Compton got things started. (Not that they had that far to be pushed back.) Cousins started with a sneak to try to give the offense a bit more room Super Bowl Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey , but only got a yard out of it. C.J. Ham then gave it a try, but only managed another yard to make it 3rd-and-9. Cousins threw short for Stefon Diggs on third down, and the Vikings wound up with a three-and-out. Matt Wile came in to punt the ball away, and the ball was nearly given away by Lions’ returner Jamal Agnew, but he recovered the ball at the Detroit 43-yard line.Stafford and company got the drive started with a pass to Golladay for a gain of 21 yards, and the Lions were right back into Minnesota territory at the 36. Blount then carried for a gain of five, and Zenner was stopped for a short gain to bring up another third down for the home team. Danielle Hunter then took down Theo Riddick for no gain, and the Lions brought on Matt Prater to attempt a 47-yard field goal. Prater, as he does Garrett Bradbury Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , split the uprights, and the Lions took an early 3-0 lead.Martin’s kickoff went through the end zone for a touchback, giving the Vikings the ball at their own 25. The drive started with Dalvin Cook’s first carry of the afternoon, and he picked up four yards. Cousins then fired for Diggs again, but it went off his hands for an incompletion to bring up 3rd-and-6. The Vikings went with a draw to Cook. . .strangely enough. . .and he was stopped well short of the line to gain for another three-and-out. Wile came in to punt again, and Agnew returned the punt to his own 32-yard line.Blount started the drive with a carry for four yards, and Stafford then completed a pass to Riddick for a first down. Stafford then threw incomplete for Blount, and Zenner was then stopped for a short gain to bring up 3rd-and-8. Stafford then found Golladay for a first down, and then completed a pass to Levine Toilolo to move the sticks again to the Minnesota 30.Harrison Smith dropped Blount for a loss on the ensuing first down Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , and Stafford threw incomplete for Blount on a screen. On 3rd-and-13, Mackensie Alexander dropped Riddick for another loss of yards, and the Lions called on Martin to punt it away again. This one took a Minnesota bounce and rolled to the Vikings’ 13-yard line.The drive started with a short pass to Latavius Murray for two yards, and Cook was stopped for no gain to bring up another third-and-long for the Minnesota offense. Cousins was then sacked by Nevin Lawson for a loss of six and a third consecutive three-and-out. The quarter ended before the Matt Wile punt.As we move to the second quarter, the Vikings appear to be sleepwalking, as they trail the Detroit Lions by a score of 3-0. Are they eventually going to wake up here?