Will Josh Metellus become a contributor?
Metellus was drafted by the Vikings in the sixth round.
Granted, the team has Harris and Smith, but what if one of those players goes down? Or what if Harris and the Vikings don’t reach a long-term agreement?
Metellus was a solid player for Michigan, and despite having two of the best safeties in the NFL, the Vikings don’t have a ton of depth past those two on the depth chart. There’s Brian Cole II and Myles Dorn at safety besides Harris, Smith and Metellus.
Now that Andrew Sendejo is gone, and Mike Hughes will probably be playing less safety after the mass departure at cornerback, there’s a chance Metellus could work his way up the depth chart, similar to how Harris did it in his NFL career.