Small-School Sleeper the Vikings NEED to Sign 0 2 minutes read Let’s Reid between the lines… The Minnesota Vikings have had plenty of success developing small school players in the past decade. The Vikings are currently in need of more defensive ends, and Chris Garrett could be the team’s next small-school sleeper. It’s easy to forget that Pro Bowl talents like Adam Thielen and C.J. Ham came from division two schools. These kinds of colleges aren’t talked about as much in the media, but they produce high-caliber players that NFL scouts should take seriously. Defensive end Chris Garrett is one of these players.