Minnesota Vikings: 5 Biggest needs to address in 2020 NFL Draft
With the 2020 NFL Draft quickly approaching, here are five biggest needs for the Minnesota Vikings to address in the draft.
The 2020 NFL Draft will be one of the more important drafts for the Minnesota Vikings in the last handful of years. Not only will the incoming players give Vikings fans a look into the future of the franchise, but Minnesota has a decent amount of holes to fill on both sides of the ball to try and make a return to the playoffs in 2020.
In an offseason that has already been filled with numerous Vikings players departing for other teams either through free agency or via trade, Minnesota will have to rely heavily on their dozen selections on the draft on April 23-25.
The Vikings are already in a tough position when it comes to the salary cap and their ability to add any potential talent this offseason, so looking towards the draft to add players will be a key component and objective before the upcoming season kicks off.
Luckily for the Vikings, they have a large amount of draft picks in a draft field that is fairly deep in terms of talent. That could be something that leans in Minnesota favor in late April.
The Vikings currently contain 12 draft picks this year, including two first-round picks and seven picks in the first five rounds. Below is a full breakdown of Minnesota’s selections leading up to the draft: Round 1 (No. 22), Round 1 (No. 25), Round 2 (No. 58), Round 3 (No. 89), Round 3 (No. 105), Round 4 (No. 132), Round 5 (No. 155), Round 6 (No. 201), Round 6 (No. 205), Round 7 (No. 219), Round 7 (No. 249), Round 7 (No. 253).
Although it would be smart for Minnesota to not package together its first two draft picks to move up in the opening round of the draft, the Vikings do have the assets to try and move up in the earlier rounds following the first and second rounds.
With Vikings general manager Rick Spielman’s history of leaning towards making trades on draft night, it would be surprising to see Minnesota use some of its picks in Rounds 4-7 to move up higher and maybe even into the top three rounds.
When it comes to the needs for the Vikings roster, there are a handful of areas they could zero in on to shore up prior to the start of the 2020 campaign.
As the 2020 NFL Draft continues to get closer, let’s take a look at five needs on Minnesota’s roster that it will need to address in the draft.