Every NFL Draft Pick Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Has Played a Role In Making
Josh Frey
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The 2023 NFL Draft gets underway in just a few days, and everyone is feverishly trying to figure out what in the world the Minnesota Vikings might do with their first selection at No. 23 overall. On this quest, perhaps a worthy exercise in trying to figure this out is looking at prospects that Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has been involved in drafting during his tenures with previous teams.
This is the tenth NFL Draft in which Adofo-Mensah has had some sort of role with a team, going back to 2013 when he started out with the 49ers. Since then, he has played some part in selecting 87 prospects. We will be skipping 2020 since he wasn’t hired by the Browns until May of that year by Cleveland.
So, without further ado, here is the full list of every NFL Draft pick that has happened under his watch along with their Relative Athletic Scores (RAS), which is used to measure relative athleticism based on measurements and testing compared to prospects throughout NFL history, and prospects listed in bold have made Pro Bowls during their NFL careers. If you see any trends that could play a role in the Vikings selection process this upcoming week, let us know your thoughts on either Facebook or Twitter!
2013 49ers
- R1, P18: S Eric Reid, LSU (9.67/10.00 RAS)
- R2, P40: DE Tank Carradine, Florida State (RAS N/A)
- R2, P55: TE Vance McDonald, Rice (8.09/10.00 RAS)
- R3, P88: DE Corey Lemonier, Auburn (9.25/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P128: WR Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech (5.81/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P131: RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina (RAS N/A)
- R5, P157: DE Quinton Dial, Alabama (RAS N/A)
- R6, P180: LB Nick Moody, Florida State (6.33/10.00 RAS)
- R7, P237: QB B.J. Daniels, South Florida (8.82/10.00 RAS)
- R7, P246: OL Carter Bykowski, Iowa State (6.55/10.00 RAS)
- R7, P252: CB Marcus Cooper, Rutgers (9.00/10.00 RAS)
2014 49ers
- R1, P30: S Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois (7.66/10.00 RAS)
- R2, P57: RB Carlos Hyde, Ohio State (4.52/10.00 RAS)
- R3, P70: C Marcus Martin, USC (4.99/10.00 RAS)
- R3, P77: LB Chris Borland, Wisconsin (5.20/10.00 RAS)
- R3, P100: OL Brandon Thomas, Clemson (6.61/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P106: WR Bruce Ellington, South Carolina (9.20/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P129: S Dontae Johnson, NC State (9.12/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P150: DE Aaron Lynch, South Florida (6.43/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P170: CB Keith Reaser, Florida Atlantic (7.55/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P180: CB Kenneth Acker, SMU (5.95/10.00 RAS)
- R7, P243: DE Kaleb Ramsey, Boston College (RAS N/A)
- R7, P245: FB Trey Millard, Oklahoma (RAS N/A)
2015 49ers
- R1, P17: DT Arik Armstead, Oregon (5.32/10.00 RAS)
- R2, P46: S Jaquiski Tartt, Samford (7.61/10.00 RAS)
- R3, P79: OLB Eli Harold, Virginia (9.44/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P117: TE Blake Bell, Oklahoma (6.43/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P126: RB Mike Davis, South Carolina (6.76/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P132: WR DeAndre Smelter, Georgia Tech (RAS N/A)
- R5, P165: P Bradley Pinion, Clemson (RAS N/A)
- R6, P190: G Ian Silberman, Boston College (7.13/10.00 RAS)
- R7, P244: G Trent Brown, Florida (3.59/10.00 RAS)
2016 49ers
- R1, P7: DE DeForest Buckner, Oregon (4.53/10.00 RAS)
- R1, P28: G Joshua Garnett, Stanford (8.10/10.00 RAS)
- R3, P68: CB Will Redmond, Mississippi State (RAS N/A)
- R4, P133: CB Rashard Robinson, LSU (2.63/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P142: DE Ronald Blair, Appalachian State (2.65/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P145: OT John Theus, Georgia (6.48/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P174: OT Fahn Cooper, Ole Miss (3.58/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P207: QB Jeff Driskel, Louisiana Tech (9.61/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P211: RB Kelvin Taylor, Florida (3.20/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P213: WR Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State (3.47/10.00 RAS)
- R7, P249: CB Prince Charles Iworah, Western Kentucky (8.41/10.00 RAS)
2017 49ers
- R1, P3: DE Solomon Thomas, Stanford (9.74/10.00 RAS)
- R1, P31: LB Reuben Foster, Alabama (RAS N/A)
- R3, P66: CB Ahkello Witherspoon, Colorado (9.91/10.00 RAS)
- R3, P104: QB C.J. Beathard, Iowa (8.14/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P121: RB Joe Williams, Utah (8.18/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P146: TE George Kittle, Iowa (9.57/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P177: WR Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech (4.34/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P198: DT D.J. Jones, Ole Miss (7.06/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P202: OLB Pita Taumoepenu, Utah (6.45/10.00 RAS)
- R7, P229: S Adrian Colbert, Miami, (5.79/10.00 RAS)
2018 49ers
- R1, P9: OT Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame (RAS N/A)
- R2, P44: WR Dante Pettis, Washington (RAS N/A)
- R3, P70: LB Fred Warner, BYU (9.69/10.00 RAS)
- R3, P95: S Tarvarius Moore, Southern Miss (9.32/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P128: DT Kentavius Street, NC State (7.66/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P142: CB D.J. Reed, Kansas State (6.81/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P184: S Marcell Harris, Florida (RAS N/A)
- R7, P223: DT Jullian Taylor, Temple (9.88/10.00 RAS)
- R7, P240: WR Richie James, Middle Tennessee State (6.26/10.00 RAS)
2019 49ers
- R1, P2: DE Nick Bosa, Ohio State (9.39/10.00 RAS)
- R2, P36: WR Deebo Samuel, South Carolina (8.11/10.00 RAS)
- R3, P67: WR Jalen Hurd, Baylor (8.32/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P110: P Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah (RAS N/A)
- R5, P148: LB Dre Greenlaw, Arkansas (5.20/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P176: TE Kaden Smith, Stanford (3.96/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P183: OT Justin Skule, Vanderbilt (6.95/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P198: CB Tim Harris, Virginia (8.96/10.00 RAS)
2021 Browns
- R1, P26: CB Greg Newsome II, Northwestern (9.67/10.00 RAS)
- R2, P52: LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame (8.85/10.00 RAS)
- R3, P91: WR Anthony Schwartz, Auburn (7.08/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P110: OL James Hudson, Cincinnati (3.82/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P132: DT Tommy Togiai, Ohio State (8.60/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P153: LB Tony Fields, West Virginia (5.10/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P169: S Richard LeCounte, Georgia (0.85/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P211: RB Demetric Felton, UCLA (0.97/10.00 RAS)
2022 Vikings
- R1, P32: S Lewis Cine, Georgia (9.92/10.00 RAS)
- R2, P42: CB Andrew Booth Jr., Clemson (RAS N/A)
- R2, P59: G Ed Ingram, LSU (7.36/10.00 RAS)
- R3, P66: LB Brian Asamoah, Oklahoma (8.92/10.00 RAS)
- R4, P118: CB Akayleb Evans, Missouri (9.57/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P165: DE Esezi Otomewo, Minnesota (6.63/10.00 RAS)
- R5, P169: RB Ty Chandler, North Carolina (6.42/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P184: OT Vederian Lowe, Illinois (5.70/10.00 RAS)
- R6, P191: WR Jalen Nailor, Michigan State (8.15/10.00 RAS)
- R7, P227: TE Nick Muse, South Carolina (8.76/10.00 RAS)
Josh Frey is a Class of 2020 graduate of The College of Idaho and managing editor of PurplePTSD.com. When he’s not writing about the NFL, Josh enjoys running, gaming, or rooting for the Milwaukee Brewers and Bucks. Check out his Twitter account: @Freyed_Chicken.