Vikings sign 3rd-round draft pick Asher Allen to 4-year deal

Vikings sign 3rd-rounder Allen

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have signed third-round draft pick Asher Allen to a four-year contract.

The cornerback was the 86th overall selection out of Georgia. He also could help the Vikings as a return man on special teams. Allen ranks third on Georgia’s career list with 1,110 return yards.

Allen was signed on the same day that the Vikings inked incumbent starter Antoine Winfield to a five-year deal. Allen is expected to challenge for time as the nickel back.

The signing means the Vikings only have two draft picks that remain unsigned — first-round receiver Percy Harvin and second-round offensive tackle Phil Loadholt.