MINNEAPOLIS -- As college teams around the country unveil their 2015 recruiting classes on national signing day, we thought it'd be fun to take a look back at where current Minnesota Vikings players ranked as recruits when they were coming out of high school. We shared a brief story earlier today on Teddy Bridgewater's recruitment process, and how the University of Florida actually wanted him to play receiver in college. As a four-star quarterback, though, Bridgewater didn't have to go that route.
Here's a rundown of where current Vikings offensive players ranked as they were coming out of high school, according to Rivals. We'll take a look at the Vikings' defensive players shortly.
Quarterbacks
Teddy Bridgewater: 4 stars
Christian Ponder: 3 stars
Running backs
Adrian Peterson: 5 stars
Jerick McKinnon: 3 stars
Matt Asiata: 3 stars
Joe Banyard: 2 stars
Zach Line: 2 stars, as linebacker
Wide receivers
Greg Jennings: Not rated (Jennings graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 2001, a year before Rivals' database began)
Cordarrelle Patterson: 4 stars, as junior college recruit from Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College
Jarius Wright: 4 stars
Charles Johnson: Not rated
Adam Thielen: Not rated
Tight ends
Kyle Rudolph: 5 stars
Rhett Ellison: 3 stars
Chase Ford: 3 stars
Offensive linemen
Matt Kalil: 5 stars
John Sullivan: 4 stars
Phil Loadholt: 4 stars, as junior college recruit from Garden City (Kansas) Communicty College
Antonio Richardson: 4 stars
David Yankey: 3 stars
Mike Harris: 3 stars
Charlie Johnson: 2 stars, as tight end
Austin Wentworth: 2 stars
Carter Bykowski: 2 stars
Brandon Fusco: Not rated
Joe Berger: Not rated (like Jennings, Berger graduated from high school before Rivals' database began)
