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Twin Cities media" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteDaily Norsemana Minnesota Vikings communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryVikingsOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsFiled under:Minnesota Vikings 2019 NFL DraftTranscript: Conference Call with Minnesota Vikings third-round pick Alexander Mattison New http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-latavius-murray-jersey ,10commentsThe last pick of Day 3 answered questions from the Twin Cities mediaCDTShareTweetShareShareTranscript: Conference Call with Minnesota Vikings third-round pick Alexander Mattison Brian Losness-USA TODAY SportsAfter a flurry of trade activity, the Minnesota Vikings made Boise State running back Alexander Mattison the final selection of Round 3 of the 2019 NFL Draft. Shortly after he was picked, he got an opportunity to sit down and answer a few questions from the Twin Cities media on a conference call.Thanks to the Minnesota Vikings’ Public Relations department, we have the transcript of that call for your reading pleasure. It’s not as long as the other two Conference Call transcripts we’ve published thus far, but it’s still provides a little insight.I’d like to thank Coach [Mike] Zimmer, Rick Spielman, Coach [Kennedy] Polamalu Womens Trae Waynes Jersey , the entire coaching staff and the Vikings organization for believing in me and giving me the chance to make my dreams turn to reality. I am just so blessed right now. I really can’t explain the emotion. I am so grateful and I can’t wait to become a Viking, get out there and get to work and be able to produce for this organization.Q: Can you walk us through the end of the 2018 season and how you handled the workload with the amount of carries you had?A: It was just the right timing. We needed some things to happen and I was able to put myself in a position to step up to the plate. I told my coaches, “I’ll never shy away from anything.” I am so grateful that they were able to tell me, “We are going to put the team on your back. You’re going to get these carries here and carries there.” Half of the time I didn’t even realize how many carries I had during those games. It felt amazing to be able to get out there and play with my brothers. I just gave it everything I had and laid it on the line. I knew that in order for us to be successful, I was going to have to do that so that was how those games played out and my mentality on that.Q: What would you say your biggest strength is at running back?A: I think my versatility is a part of it. I think I also am a smart football player. I feel like I make great decisions while I am out there on the field. I play very instinctive. Along with that, that versatility kind of pays off and I think that makes me the back that I am.Q: What is your mindset in absorbing contact getting short yardage situations?A: I love it. All last season I played with the mindset of playing fast and physical. That is the first thing you’ll hear come out of my mouth after any game is if I played fast and physical or not. That is the kind of style I look to play and hopefully I can come and bring that to Minnesota.Q: How important is this for your family given some of the hardships you’ve faced growing up?A: It’s very important. That is part of the reason why I kind of decided to come out. A lot of it had to do with making the decision for myself but also thinking about my family. It’s been a long road and I am just so grateful for this moment right now.Q: What are your thoughts of coming in and playing behind Dalvin Cook?A: I am just looking forward to the opportunity to come in and go ahead and be anything that the teams need me to be- special teams, offense. I am willing to work and put in the work and contribute as much as I can and any way that I can. I am just going to work my butt off. I am looking forward to play with Dalvin. I’ve watched him play and I look up to how he runs and how he carries himself. I can’t wait to get in there and collaborate and make that running back backfield a dynamic duo. It’s crazy Danielle Hunter Jersey , but here they are"Over the years that this site has been online, I’ve said on numerous occasions that the idea of grading an NFL Draft class less than 24 hours after the draft has been completed, and before any of the players selected, have even gotten fitted for a helmet, is pretty absurd. We have no idea how any of these young men are going to perform or how they’re going to help the Minnesota Vikings going forward.However, I do understand that draft grades are a big topic of discussion in the wake of the NFL Draft, and so I’m going to take as many of the grades as I can find and put them in one place for everyone to discuss. We’ll keep adding grades as they come in http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-trevor-siemian-jersey , but we should have quite a few here for your reading and discussing pleasure for now.So, with that, here are some of the grades from the draft experts around the internet.Mel Kiper, Jr., E$PN: BDan Kadar, SB Nation: BChad Reuter, NFL.com: AAndy Benoit Womens George Iloka Jersey , Sports Illustrated: APro Football Focus: Below AverageThere’s more to the PFF analysis, but it’s really long, so I won’t put all of it here.Nate Davis, USA Today: BVinnie Iyer, Sporting News: B+Doug Farrar, Football Wire: B+Thor Nystrom, Rotoworld: B+Luke Easterling Dalvin Cook Jersey , Draft Wire: BNo actual analysis or anything, but the grade is there.We’ll give everyone an opportunity to grade this class themselves later on.