2.12 San Diego Slewage — WR Greg Childs

In the real world: A patella tendon injury in 2010 pretty much messed up Childs' draft stock. He really didn't recover from that until his Pro Day workout (4.41 40). Couple that speed with his size (6'3", 219 lb.) and you can see the upside. However, durability, drops (concentration/focus) and route running are concerns. Childs says that one reason his senior season was so disappointing was that he tried to return too quickly from the 2010 knee injury. Opinions differ on Childs; USA Today had him ranked #94 overall, but Scouts, Inc. gave him a grade of 44 (meaning they expected him to be a late-round draftee or an undrafted free agent).

In the TUFF world: This is both a homer pick (Todd loves his Vikings) and an upside pick (owing to the size/speed combo Childs offers when healthy). The job situation is promising, too, considering that the Vikes have, at wide receiver, Percy Harvin and Jerome Simpson (the latter will serve a 4-game suspension), then not much beyond them. So why the question mark? Because the Slewage usually take care to handcuff the Pittsburgh running backs, and Chris Rainey (the speedy 5th-rounder from Florida) was on the board. San Diego had no 3rd-round pick (so it's not like Todd could say, "Well, I thought I could get Rainey next round").