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Florida State s Janarius Robinson, right, fights off the block of Louisiana-Monroe s Eastwood Thomas during an NCAA college football game with Louisiana-Monroe, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 in Tallahassee Fla. Florida State won in overtime 45-44. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon) Steve Cannon/Copyright @ Associated Press all rights reserved. 5 / 12
National Team offensive lineman James Hudson III of Cincinnati (55) battles American Team Janarius Robinson of Florida State (96) during the NCAA Senior Bowl college football game in Mobile, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Matthew Hinton/Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 6 / 12
American Team Janarius Robinson of Florida State (96) is blocked by National Team offensive lineman Dillon Radunz of North Dakota State (FCS) (75) during the second half of the NCAA college football Senior Bowl in Mobil
5 Things to Know About New Vikings DE Janarius Robinson
Minnesota Vikings
Craig Peters
EAGAN, Minn. - A Vikings squad expected to bolster its pass rush did so a couple of times during the 2021 NFL Draft, including with the selection of Janarius (pronounced juh-narr-iss) Robinson out of Florida State in the fourth round.
The No. 134 overall pick will join Pittsburgh s DE Patrick Jones II (third round, 90th overall) and DT Jaylen Twyman (sixth round, 199th overall) as members of the draft class and defensive line room.
Robinson was asked about pre-draft interactions with Vikings Assistant Head Coach and Co-Defensive Coordinator Andre Patterson, who will be coaching the defensive line for an eighth consecutive season, and described good conversations.