DT Armon Watts
With Pierce opting out, the nose tackle position on the Vikings defense is now wide open, and Watts seems like a candidate for that spot.
He earned more playing time in 2019 after an injury to Linval Joseph, Minnesota’s mainstay defensive tackle who signed with the Chargers this offseason.
Watts still would be a big-bodied defensive tackle but he has the capability of bringing pressure and making plays behind the line of scrimmage.
He’ll need a good training camp in order to beat out Jaleel Johnson and maybe even Shamar Stephen, who the team could possibly move to the nose tackle spot.