▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁round ▁( 6 4 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁NFL ▁D raft , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁go ▁much ▁later , ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁or ▁sevent h ▁round . ▁The ▁Vik ings ▁trad ed ▁two ▁ 3 rd ▁round ▁pick s ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁round ▁pick ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁draft ed ▁Jackson , ▁fear ing ▁he ▁might ▁get ▁picked ▁sooner ▁than ▁anticip ated . ▁Jackson ' s ▁early ▁selection ▁caused ▁some ▁surprise , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁quarter back ▁taken ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Division ▁I - AA ▁player ▁selected ▁( the ▁previous ▁I - AA ▁quarter back ▁draft ed ▁was ▁S per gon ▁W yn n ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁quarter back ▁from ▁Alabama ▁State ▁to ▁be ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁NFL ▁since ▁R icky ▁Jones ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Even ▁Jackson ▁was ▁surprised ▁by ▁the ▁pick , ▁saying , ▁" I ▁was ▁more ▁focused ▁on ▁[ getting ▁draft ed ▁in ] ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁and ▁even ▁that ▁was ▁stretch ing ▁it ". ▁Most ▁pre - d raft ▁publications ▁did ▁not ▁even ▁have ▁him ▁listed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁el ig ible ▁quarter back s , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁selected . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Jackson ▁signed ▁a ▁four - year ▁deal ▁with ▁Minnesota ,