MINNEAPOLIS -- In honor of national signing day, we take a quick look at where current Minnesota Vikings players ranked as recruits coming out of high school. We reviewed the team's offensive players here. Now, we'll examine how Vikings defensive players stacked up as recruits, according to Rivals:

Defensive line

Everson Griffen: 5 stars

Sharrif Floyd: 5 stars

Justin Trattou: 4 stars

Brian Robison: 3 stars

Linval Joseph: 3 stars

Tom Johnson: 3 stars

Scott Crichton: 3 stars

Shamar Stephen: 2 stars

Linebacker

Anthony Barr: 4 stars, as athlete (Barr didn't switch to linebacker until his junior year at UCLA)

Gerald Hodges: 4 stars

Michael Mauti: 4 stars

Jasper Brinkley: 3 stars

Brandon Watts: 3 stars

Audie Cole: 2 stars

Josh Kaddu: 2 stars

Chad Greenway: Not rated (Greenway graduated from Mt. Vernon (S.D.) High School in 2001, a year before Rivals' database began)

Defensive backs

Harrison Smith: 4 stars, as athlete

Robert Blanton: 4 stars

Josh Robinson: 4 stars, as athlete

Ahmad Dixon: 4 stars

Xavier Rhodes: 3 stars

Shaun Prater: 3 stars

Antone Exum: 3 stars

Jabari Price: 3 stars

Captain Munnerlyn: 2 stars

Andrew Sendejo: 2 stars

Marcus Sherels: Not rated