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Round 7, No. 225 overall: @Vikings select @MSU_Football DE Kenny Willekes.https://t.co/tPA1AjqNDH#NFLDraft
— NFL Draft (@NFLDraft) April 25, 2020
Welcome to the #Vikings, @kennyw97! pic.twitter.com/qWr1d5HTxJ
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) April 25, 2020
Congrats @kennyw97👊🏾 #GoGreen! https://t.co/B7UyyMXKcx
— Mel Tucker (@Coach_mtucker) April 25, 2020
*Don't say it, don't say it*
🎵 New man on the Minnesota @Vikings! 🎵@MSU_Football's @kennyw97 is heading to the Twin Cities: pic.twitter.com/1c8AfbTYQh
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) April 25, 2020
Huge congrats to Kenny Willekes on getting drafted!! Willekes and Cousins forms a fantastic Spartan dynamic duo of a double play!!
⚾️#GoGreen | #SpartanFamily https://t.co/TUqtV6XnjY
— Michigan St Baseball (@statebaseball) April 25, 2020
Kirk and Kenny?
I’m a full-fledged Vikings fan now. Skol, baby. https://t.co/zGKfg4uvoZ
— Fireball for Nihilists (@Sheehan_Sports) April 25, 2020
Woah 😳 https://t.co/2esZhqMov1
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) April 25, 2020
Kenny Willekes is similar to Ifeadi Odenigbo when he came out of Northwestern. Highly productive B1G edge rusher who fell to the 7th because he didn't check all the measurables boxes teams want.
……YOU CAN'T MEASURE HEART
Love this kid.
— Purple FTW! Podcast (@PurpleForTheWin) April 25, 2020
It's been mentioned many times, but Kenny Willekes used to be a walk-on.
He went on to win 2018 B1G DLOY, and now he's in the @NFL.@kennyw97 | @MSU_Football | @Vikings pic.twitter.com/h2TKusDBzj
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) April 25, 2020
Blitz Flashback:
In honor of Kenny Willekes being drafted by the Vikings
Here are some highlights from his high school days at NorthPointe Christian (2012-2014) including playing running back his senior year@npcmustangs @kennyw97 pic.twitter.com/U3Ums1hts6
— FOX 17 Blitz (@FOX17Blitz) April 25, 2020
The Vikings are getting ANOTHER SPARTAN AND A STEAL! pic.twitter.com/B69TSiumUi
— ˢᵉᵒᵘˡʲᵃᵃ (@Seouljaa) April 25, 2020
Here is the draft vignette for new #Vikings DE Kenny Willekes. He went from walk-on at Michigan St. to setting the school record for tackles for a loss. He had double-digit sacks in 2019. Best of all is his dad is working on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic as a surgeon. pic.twitter.com/pVGjB91FUw
— KSTPSports (@KSTPSports) April 25, 2020
Michigan State's Kenny Willekes … wow … https://t.co/DdAB67HiIu
— Roman Augustoviz (@RomanStrib) April 25, 2020
A "steal" in the seventh round? Why not? Michigan State DE Kenny Willekes falls to the #Vikings at No. 225.
Instant analysis from @ChadGraff and @ArifHasanNFL, with a 90-day free trial at the link:https://t.co/0j3jgDy1lP pic.twitter.com/QNwZUUUkzG
— The Athletic Minnesota (@TheAthleticMIN) April 25, 2020
Please give a warm welcome to Michigan State defensive end Kenny Willekes, newest member of the #Vikingshttps://t.co/VSXHHOSSG9
— TheVikingsWire (@TheVikingsWire) April 25, 2020
It's time to show the @NFL that athleticism, @kennyw97. 😏
The @MSU_Football defensive end will be donning purple and gold after being selected in the seventh round by the @Vikings. #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/UGOtKEWBd8
— Michigan St. on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) April 25, 2020
LOVE the Kenny Willekes pick. I watched him a ton in the Big Ten. He is disruptive and has potential DL versatility. Willekes had 16 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks last year. He was listed at No. 108 on the overall board. #Vikings
— Daniel House (@DanielHouseNFL) April 25, 2020
With the 225th overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings select…
Kenny Willekes, EDGE, Michigan State pic.twitter.com/yjlknrZPTi
— PFF (@PFF) April 25, 2020
Kenny Willekes is a major "steal" at least going by the consensus board — ranked #131 on the board and fell to the Vikings at #225 nearly one hundred spots later.
— Nick Olson (@NickOlsonNFL) April 25, 2020
Kenny Willekes walked on at Michigan State as a TE/FB in 2015
three years later he led the Big 10 in TFL and was the Big10 DL of the year / Spartans team MVP #Vikings
— Luke Inman (@Luke_SpinmanNFL) April 25, 2020
What an amazing family! Congrats to @kennyw97 on getting selected by the @Vikings! Watch the 2020 @NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/mCPWptvhwg
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) April 25, 2020
A line from @dpbrugler's scouting report on Vikings seventh-round pick Kenny Willekes: "Plays pissed off and competes like the other team peed in his Cheerios."
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) April 25, 2020
You won’t regret this pick Skol Nation 💪 #GoGreen #SKOL https://t.co/UdCGWfemiE
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) April 25, 2020
Congrats #48! NFL bound!#GoGreen https://t.co/dS6JblIPVL
— Mark Dantonio (@DantonioMark) April 25, 2020
Biggest steal this draft, no question. This man is going to terrorize the league. Congrats @kennyw97 https://t.co/Akb18J5dbr
— Max Rosenthal (@max__rosie) April 25, 2020
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