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y in college football Xavier Rhodes Jersey , and while we don’t generally talk a lot about college football unless it’s draft-related, this story has a connection to the Minnesota Vikings and one of our favorite players from the time this site has been operational.Another one of Antoine Winfield’s sons is going to play his college ball for P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.Austin Winfield will be coming to join his older brother, Antoine, Jr., as part of the defense for the Golden Gophers. He’s a defensive back, just like his father and his brother.Antoine Winfield, as we know, was a star corner from the Vikings from 2004 to 2012, and was named one of the 50 Greatest Vikings of All Time. He went to three Pro Bowls with the Vikings, and was named Second-Team All-Pro in 2008.Antoine Mike Remmers Jersey , Jr., joined the Golden Gophers in 2016, and was named that year to the ESPN True Freshman All-American team. He’s had some struggles with injuries over the past couple of seasons, including a foot injury that caused him to miss most of this past year, but should be fully recovered in time for the start of this season.Congratulations to Austin Winfield on his decision to come play for the Golden Gophers, and we wish him nothing but success going forward. For the rest of what the Gophers did on National Signing Day, check out The Daily Gopher. The Vikings picked Garrett Bradbury #18 overall, which was widely expected according to many recent mock drafts.I didn’t expect Bradbury to be the pick, given that the Vikings had not met with..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsMinnesota Vikings 2019 NFL DraftSnap Judgments of the Garrett Bradbury PickNew,307commentsCDTShareTweetShareShareSnap Judgments of the Garrett Bradbury PickChristopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsThe Vikings picked Garrett Bradbury #18 overall Riley Reiff Jersey , which was widely expected according to many recent mock drafts.I didn’t expect Bradbury to be the pick, given that the Vikings had not met with him in the pre-draft process and at the owners meeting last month said they were more or less happy with Elflein at center.Perhaps this is Spielman learning from last year, when the Vikings were said to be high on Frank Ragnow, only to have him drafted ahead of the Vikings.This year it wasn’t so apparent in the pre-draft process, even if most mock drafters saw past it.In any case, I’m going to go it on a limb, despite the Vikings being coy on what position he’ll play, and say he is the new starting center for the Minnesota Vikings.What they do with Pat Elflein is anybody’s guess, but we’ll talk about that another time.The Vikings had a few offensive linemen to choose from when they were on the clock at #18, and had offers to trade down according to Rick Spielman Latavius Murray Jersey , but turned them down.Spielman said Bradbury was, “far and away” the prospect they had highest on their board as the draft unfolded, and there is reason to believe that at face value, even though that’s what most GMs say after their pick.Clearly the Vikings had a need in the offensive line position group, and after free agency moves center and left guard were the two weakest positions.Bradbury was not only seen as a/the top center in the draft class, but also clearly the best zone blocking offensive lineman in this draft class.Some would say in the past few draft classes.Given those parameters, it makes sense Bradbury would rise to the top of the Vikings draft board.One can argue that Bradbury wasn’t the best value at #18, but with Chris Lindstrom going well ahead of expectations at #14, he may not have been available much longer either.Certainly not at #50, the Vikings next pick.So George Iloka Jersey , rather than trade down and see what happens, Spielman elected to stand pat and go with Bradbury at #18.And so far snap judgments of the Vikings pick have been very good.Sports Illustrated gave the Vikings the only A+ grade of the entire first round:Clearly scheme fit could not have been better, and as a/the top prospect at a position of need, pretty good pick.Over at cbssports.com, Pete Prisco gave it a B+:Not much insight, but still a pretty good grade.He graded nine picks better.Over at Pro Football Focus (PFF), pretty decent review:The biggest negative here is the value at #18, which I discussed, rather than the pick himself.And at SBnation, Dan Kadar gave the Vikings pick a B+ as well:Grade: B+Again not terribly insightful- these are quick blurbs after all - but generally positive if not glowing.He graded ten picks higher.At ESPN Matt Wile Jersey , Courtney Cronin had this to say:I’m not sure there’s much question, really, what position Bradbury will play.Elflein hasn’t played well at center and it remains to be seen if he’s better at guard. Over at The Draft Network, they had this to say:They went on to call the Vikings’ pick of Bradbury one of the five best in the first round.Starting to get repetitive, but understandably so.Bradbury is the best zone blocking lineman in this year's draft, and that’s what the Vikings are going to do.Walt over at Walter football gave the pick a B+ as well:The one thing I remain skeptical about in several comments is Elflein at guard.I’d like to see competition there too.And a quality draft pick tomorrow and/or Saturday.And if it’s between Reiff and Elflein at left guard, I don’t see Elflein winning that competition.Chad Reuter at nfl.com gave the Vikings an “A’ for Day One of the draft:Overall pretty universal praise for the Vikings first pick of the 2019 Draft.