Vikings buying in bulk at NFL draft

Here are the 10 teams that have drafted the most players since 2012, with their rank in Pro Football Reference's Draft Approximate Value metric in parentheses

TeamNumber of picks (Draft AV rank)

49ers61 (32)

Seahawks59 (3)

Vikings58 (2)

Browns58 (26)

Bengals55 (14)

Ravens54 (T-20)

Packers53 (4)

Rams51 (1)

Lions51 (T-5)

Redskins51 (7)

Since the Vikings gave Rick Spielman the GM title in 2012, few teams have been better in the draft. A study of all 32 teams, using Pro Football Reference's Draft Approximate Value metric, shows the Vikings have coaxed the second-most production out of their picks in the past six drafts. Here's how they've done:

YearNumber of picks (Draft AV rank)

201210 (5)

20139 (13)

201410 (T-4)

201510 (T-2)

20168 (32)

201711 (T-8)

Ben Goessling