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7 Ways the Vikings Draft Can Bend
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<p>The Minnesota Vikings are just a few weeks away from the 2025 NFL Draft and own the league’s fewest number of picks during the event. </p>
<h4>7 Ways the Vikings Draft Can Bend</h4>
<p>The franchise traded most of the 2025 draft class for the draft pick that snatched outside linebacker Dallas Turner in Round 1 last year.</p>
<p>And with the event 23 days away, the Vikings have about seven possible draft options — ways the club can handle Round 1. </p>
<p>These are the ways the Vikings’ draft can twist, ranked in ascending order of likelihood (No. 1 = most likely)</p>
<h2>7. Trading UP the Board</h2>
<p>It likely won’t occur, but Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty could dip on draft night, and to guarantee supremacy at the RB1 spot for the next five seasons, the Vikings might fire up a shocking swap — maneuvering up the board for a running back.</p>
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Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave in free agency. But why not more?
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<p>These are the current usual suspects:</p>
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<li><strong>Walter Nolen</strong> (DT, Ole Miss)</li>
<li><strong>Kenneth Grant </strong>(DT, Michigan)</li>
<li><strong>Derrick Harmon</strong> (DT, Oregon)</li>
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<p>One of these youngsters would develop behind Allen and Hargrave, situating himself to be ready by 2026 or 2027, at least per full-time workload.</p>
<h2>1. Trading Down for More Picks</h2>
<p>Minnesota traded <em>a lot</em> for the draft pick that netted the aforementioned Turner last year.</p>
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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
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