After trading Stefon Diggs to the Bills, the Vikings are in desperate need as they head into next week’s draft.
Luckily, the 2020 NFL Draft looks to be stacked with receivers.
“I believe that there are at least 25 receivers that can be drafted in the first four rounds, so we’re gonna see some superstars come off the board in Day 2,” Former Vikings receiver Cris Carter said via Vikings.com.
Carter notes that there are receivers with different skills in this draft and that the Vikings should be focused on a receiver with speed.
“The Vikings, we need speed,” Carter said. “We don’t have a deep threat at wide receiver and we know we like to run the ball . . . We need someone who can take off the defense.”
Two specific players Carter mentions are LSU’s Justin Jefferson and Clemson’s Tee Higgins.
If Jefferson falls to 22 or 25, that would be a dream scenario for the Vikings. He ran a surprising 4.43 at the combine and could be a player who starts immediately. As for Higgins, he’s a player that could go late in the first round, or could potentially fall into the second round depending on when the wide receiver surge is.
The good news is for the Vikings is that there are plenty of options at receiver, it will just be about picking the right fit for what the Vikings want to do.