Brad Kaaya is the record holder for all-time passing yards at the University of Miami. Here are some key points, coming from a lifelong Vikings and Canes fan, for why the Minnesota Vikings should select Brad Kaaya in the fourth round of this year’s NFL draft.

The move: In 2014, Kaaya made the move from California to South Florida to become the starter in Al Golden’s offense. Kaaya made this move across the country during a time when the words "death penalty" were terrifying even legacy Miami Hurricane recruits away from committing to a school they may not even be allowed to play a bowl game with. Kaaya started for the Hurricanes as a true freshman, completing 58.5% of his passes for over 3,000 yards, 26 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and a rating of 145.9. Here are the rest of Kaaya’s stats and his careers totals:

Three different coaches: Kaaya, without a doubt, is a quarterback who looks even better on paper than he does on tape. Not only did he set the all-time passing yards record for any quarterback to ever wear "the U", he did it playing under three different head coaches in essentially three different systems- Al Golden, interim head coach Larry Scott and current UM head coach, Mark Richt. Kaaya is undeniably adaptable as it relates to his move across the country, as well as his ability to play in many different offensive schemes.

He’s one year early: A lot of NFL scouts criticized Kaaya for entering the NFL draft after his Junior year. For developmental and draft stock related reasons, a lot of experts believe he would’ve been much better suited playing one more season with Miami. Here’s the good thing about the Vikings QB situation- We already have one. We know that Sam Bradford is going to be the starter this year, but the future of the Vikings QB situation comes into question after Bradford’s contract expires in 2018. There is a lot of uncertainty about whether Teddy Bridgewater will be able to play again at all. NFL scouts unanimously praise Kaaya for his football mind, so sitting one season in a transition year would be greatly beneficial for Kaaya. If the opportunity presents itself, there could be a really awesome quarterback battle awaiting us in 2018 between Bradford, Bridgewater and Kaaya.

Offensive line issues: Brad Kaaya didn’t exactly enjoy playing behind an awful offensive line at Miami, but he made the most of it. Purely a pocket passer, Kaaya can get the ball out quick and he also knows how to take a hit. Between watching the Canes on Saturdays and the Vikings on Sundays, I was pulling my hair out from having to endure two truly horrible OL units. No quarterback wants to come in and play behind the mess the Vikings are trying to patch up at offensive line, but few have had success playing behind a diseased pass block the way Kaaya has.

Culture: Just because the Vikings haven’t drafted a Cane since Bryant McKinnie, that doesn’t mean southern Florida football culture hasn’t already found its way into the Vikings current lockerroom. Teddy Bridgewater himself was one of those fearful Miami recruits who left his home city of Miami when he decommitted from UM to become the starting phenom at Louisville. We all know about Pro Bowl corner, Xavier Rhodes, who spent his college career playing for Florida State. Look no further than the Vikings latest draft to defensive backs, Jayron Kearse and Mackenzie Alexander. Both Kearse and Alexander played high school football in Florida before deciding to book it for Swinney’s soon to be college football empire that is Clemson. As somebody who follows South Florida football close from the high school level and up, I can tell you, there’s something different about players who have played in Florida and they almost always play better together.

From his record breaking numbers, to his adaptability, familiarity in playing behind developing offensives lines, to his elite football mind or his likliness to fit in well with the players we already have on roster, Kaaya is a moderate risk, high ceiling opportunity for the Minnesota Vikings. It was just one year ago that draft experts projected Kaaya as high as the number one pick overall, with rumors of him certainly being selected as a first rounder. So what’s changed since then? All Kaaya did was increase his reps, completion percentage, yardage, touchdowns and QBR. Oh, he also led Miami to their first bowl victory after a decade of life sucking sanctions that prevented Miami from signing full recruiting classes while rival ACC schools reaped the benefits. One of the receivers who showed up to workout with Kaaya during John Gruden's eighth annual Quarterback Camp was none other than freshly ink'd Vikings WR, Adam Thielen, who recently received a muti-year extension to continue his career playing in Minnesota. According to John Gruden himself, Thielen had a lot of good things to say about taking passes from Kaaya. New episodes of "Gruden's QB camp begin April 11 (TV: ESPN2, 8:30 p.m. EST). If the Vikings want to consider taking a quarterback at all in this year’s NFL draft, chances are that given their current roster needs, Kaaya probably makes the most sense.