Best seventh-round choice: Nate Stanley
This is the unofficial Rick Spielman award. The Vikings are adept at finding value in the late stages of the draft, and if Nate Stanley pans out, this year will be no different.
A lot of Vikings fans wanted the team to take a potential quarterback in the earlier rounds, but I like that Minnesota did so much later. Stanley can compete for the backup spot, and if his arm strength and other physical tools lead to him becoming a capable quarterback, the Vikings got a steal.
It probably goes without saying that there’s a big chance that won’t happen, but still, sometimes the seventh-round is about taking a chance on a player, and that’s what the Vikings did with Stanley.