1971 Minnesota Vikings season
1971 Draft

1971 Minnesota Vikings season

Section Title: 1971 Draft
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1971 Minnesota Vikings Draft

Draft order	Player name	Position	College	Notes

Round	Choice	Overall

1	24	24	Leo Hayden	Running Back	Ohio State

2	24	50	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles

3	24	76	Eddie Hackett	Wide Receiver	Alcorn A&M

4	24	102	Vince Clements	Running Back	Connecticut

5	24	128	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers

6	24	154	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles

7	24	180	Gene Mack	Linebacker	Texas-El Paso

8	26	208	John Farley	Defensive End	Johnson C. Smith	originally Colts pick

9	24	232	Tim Sullivan	Running Back	Iowa

10	24	258	Chris Morris	Guard	Indiana

11	24	284	Mike Walker	Linebacker	Tulane

12	24	310	Reggie Holmes	Defensive Back	Wisconsin–Stout

13	24	336	Benny Fry	Center	Houston

14	24	362	Jim Gallagher	Linebacker	Yale

15	24	388	Jeff Wright	Defensive Back	Minnesota

16	23	413	Greg Edmonds	Wide Receiver	Penn State	originally 49ers pick

17	23	439	Ken Duncan	Punter	Tulsa	originally 49ers pick

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Minnesota traded their 2nd round selection (50th overall), 6th round selection (154th overall), and the 3rd round selection (76th overall).

final_sentence: Minnesota traded their 2nd round selection (50th overall), 6th round selection (154th overall), and the 3rd round selection (76th overall).