MINNEAPOLIS -- In honor of national signing day, we take a quick look at where current Minnesota Vikings players ranked as recruits coming out of high school. We reviewed the team's offensive players here. Now, we'll examine how Vikings defensive players stacked up as recruits, according to Rivals:
Defensive line
Everson Griffen: 5 stars
Sharrif Floyd: 5 stars
Justin Trattou: 4 stars
Brian Robison: 3 stars
Linval Joseph: 3 stars
Tom Johnson: 3 stars
Scott Crichton: 3 stars
Shamar Stephen: 2 stars
Linebacker
Anthony Barr: 4 stars, as athlete (Barr didn't switch to linebacker until his junior year at UCLA)
Gerald Hodges: 4 stars
Michael Mauti: 4 stars
Jasper Brinkley: 3 stars
Brandon Watts: 3 stars
Audie Cole: 2 stars
Josh Kaddu: 2 stars
Chad Greenway: Not rated (Greenway graduated from Mt. Vernon (S.D.) High School in 2001, a year before Rivals' database began)
Defensive backs
Harrison Smith: 4 stars, as athlete
Robert Blanton: 4 stars
Josh Robinson: 4 stars, as athlete
Ahmad Dixon: 4 stars
Xavier Rhodes: 3 stars
Shaun Prater: 3 stars
Antone Exum: 3 stars
Jabari Price: 3 stars
Captain Munnerlyn: 2 stars
Andrew Sendejo: 2 stars
Marcus Sherels: Not rated
