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Minnesota Vikings NFL Draft Day 2 Live Blog, Updates

Follow along for live updates and discussion during the second and third rounds of the 2020 draft.
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Day 1 of the NFL Draft is in the books, and by all accounts, it was a highly successful night for Rick Spielman and the Vikings. But luckily for us, the fun is just getting started.

We've got two more rounds of action and 74 total picks (64 standard, ten compensatory) coming on Friday night. It should be a very interesting evening for the Vikings, who are looking to be aggressive and move up to go get some guys.

"There's a lot of depth through the second and third round," Spielman said yesterday. "Hopefully look forward to manipulating, tomorrow, up the board to try to go get some more significant players."

The Vikings have three scheduled picks on Day 2, at 58, 89, and 105 overall. If they make all three of those picks in those exact slots, I'll be stunned. There's movement coming. The Vikings have a ridiculous nine Day 3 picks to work with when moving around.

There's also the possibility of a blockbuster trade for Washington tackle Trent Williams. Some of his other top suitors took themselves off the market on Thursday, leaving the Vikings and perhaps the Eagles as the top contenders to swing a deal for the likely future Hall of Famer.

Whether you're watching tonight's festivities – which begin at 6 p.m. central on ESPN, ABC, and NFL Network – or following along online, keep it right here for live updates. Make sure to regularly hit refresh to see the latest.

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Happy Day 2!

Friday Updates

6:15 p.m. – The Bengals get things started by takings Clemson WR Tee Higgins, and the Colts follow it up with USC WR Michael Pittman Jr. Two big-bodied receivers off the board.

6:25 p.m. – The Lions take a running back at 35, which is interesting considering they already have Kerryon Johnson. But Georgia's D'Andre Swift is a heck of a player.

6:40 p.m. – The run on defensive linemen and safeties has started. And Robert Hunt becomes the first OL to go in round 2 at 39.

7:00 p.m. – The Bears just took Notre Dame TE Cole Kmet at 43 with their first pick of the draft. They not have ten tight ends on their roster, which is...interesting.

7:10 p.m. – Antoine Winfield Jr. is off the board at 45 to the Bucs. A Minnesota Gopher in the top 50.

7:30 p.m. – Some of the best remaining corners are now gone. Jaylon Johnson to the Bears at 50 and Trevon Diggs to the Cowboys at 51.

7:40 p.m. – Wow, Jalen Hurts to the Eagles at 53. Fifth QB off the board.

8:10 p.m. – The Vikings' pick at 58 is Boise State offensive tackle Ezra Cleveland.

10:00 p.m. – The Vikings once again stayed put with their pick and took Mississippi State corner Cameron Dantzler at 89.

11:00 p.m. – The Vikings traded their second third-rounder to the Saints for four picks.

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