Mike Zimmer loves to draft cornerbacks, and with the way the Vikings offseason might go, corner could be a need for the team once again.
CBS Sports thinks Minnesota could fulfill that need with a cornerback in the second round. The outlet had the Vikings taking Notre Dame’s Troy Pride in a recent mock draft.
Pride played in all 13 of the Fighting Irish’s games in 2019-20. He finished with 40 tackles, six pass breakups and one interception. The Vikings’ Trae Waynes and Mackensie Alexander are both entering free agency, so it seems like Minnesota could have at least one opening at corner. There’s also a possibility that Xavier Rhodes will be a cap casualty, so that could make the depth at cornerback all the more troubling.
It makes sense for the Vikings to take a corner in the draft and Pride could be a good fit. If they can’t put him out wide as a mainstay starter, they could always use him as a nickel corner next season. I think the Vikings should re-sign Alexander, though.