Despite all that’s happened as of late, the NFL Draft is still scheduled to happen in April.
That means there will still be endless speculation as to whom the Vikings will take in all seven rounds. The team has no shortage of draft picks — now up to 12, including compensatory picks and what the Bills gave the team in exchange for Stefon Diggs — so there are a lot of players to choose from.
For this mock simulation, I decided to pick an offensive lineman in the first round. The offensive line greatly improved in 2019-20, due to a system change and a career year from Dalvin Cook.
But that doesn’t mean the position group can’t get better. There’s also a consideration that Riley Reiff could be a cap casualty in the coming days. If that were to happen, the team would lack depth at the all-important left tackle position. The Vikings could then move Brian O’Neill to left tackle if Reiff ends up on a different team. Minnesota could also plug in a rookie at that position, or sign a free agent.
No matter how you look at it, drafting offensive linemen would greatly help the team for next season.
I did that, and more in Vikings Wire’s latest mock simulation, using The Draft Network in order to fill out picks.