The Minnesota Vikings selected Boise State offensive tackle Ezra Cleveland with the 58th overall pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft on Friday evening.
Cleveland (6-6, 311 pounds) ran a 40-yard dash in 4.93 seconds and bench-pressed 225 pounds 30 times at the combine earlier this offseason. NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein has described Cleveland as a prospect who “has the athleticism to play swing tackle for a zone-based offense but needs to get much stronger to hold up as a starter.”
Cleveland earned first-team All-Mountain West honors in 2019 after starting 13 games at left tackle for college football’s Broncos. He was a two-time all-conference selection at Boise State and was an honorable mention All-MWC pick as a freshman in 2017.
Cleveland was the 10th-best offensive tackle in this year’s class, according to Luke Easterling’s rankings for Draft Wire. The top three tackles this year were Georgia’s Andrew Thomas, Alabama’s Jedrick Wills and Iowa’s Tristan Wirfs.
