Three reasons the Vikings should draft a cornerback in the first round

The Vikings corner situation requires the team to try and take one in the first round. Here’s why.

It’s a pretty good corner class

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This is why I think that Minnesota shouldn’t trade up. Doing so would lose at least a couple of the team’s 12 picks most likely.

Those picks are crucial, this year more than ever, because the Vikings have seen so much talent leave this offseason. Luckily for them, there is plenty of value at corner to replace Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes and Mackensie Alexander.

TCU’s Jeff Gladney and LSU’s Kristian Fulton are both serviceable corners who could come in and play right away. Sure, it would be nice to have someone like Ohio State’s Jeff Okudah or Florida’s CJ Henderson, but that doesn’t seem realistic, given the Vikings’ draft spot, and for me, it’s not worth it to move up.