The Vikings made headlines late Monday night, trading their star receiver away for multiple draft picks.
Stefon Diggs, once hero in the state for the Minneapolis Miracle, is on his way to Buffalo in exchange for the Bills first, fifth and sixth round picks in 2020 and a fourth-round pick in 2021.
The #Vikings have traded WR Stefon Diggs and a seventh-round pick to the #Bills for a first-round pick, a fifth-round pick, a sixth-round pick and a fourth-round pick in 2021, source said. @JayGlazer first on the trade
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 17, 2020
After his numerous cryptic tweets this offseason, Diggs is now officially out the door in Minnesota. This means the Vikings now have an even bigger hole to fill at the wide receiver position, but they also have 13 picks in the draft to address that need.
The combination of those 13 draft picks with the 2020 draft class being historically deep at the receiver position is good news for the Vikings. Not only is the class deeper than normal, but the Vikings have done a phenomenal job at finding talented receivers in the later rounds of the draft.
Rick Spielman has been known for moving up and down the draft in the past and this draft shouldn’t be looked at any differently. If a player falls that the team has a high rating on, then don’t be surprised to see Spielman and company decide to jump on him.
On the other side of that, don’t be surprised if they decide to move back to acquire even more picks in this loaded draft class. Spielman has been known for moving back and getting more depth on his roster. This draft class will allow the team to move back and still have talented players available on day two and three of the draft.
The receiver position is now a bigger need for the team, but they are also thin at cornerback, defensive line and offensive line. Trading Diggs isn’t the easiest pill to swallow for all Vikings fans, but now they have the draft stock needed to freshen up their roster.