Fit Report · NFC North
Minnesota
Vikings.
Priorities on the table and the names that fit best across all seven rounds of the 2027 Draft.
- 2027 Picks
- 9
- R1 · slot
- #1
- Top need
- DL
- Division
- NFC North
Front office
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
GM · since 2022
Analytics + aggression. Trades up for specific targets.
Cap situation
$6.2M
Effective space
- Dead
- $45.1M
- Contracts
- 91
Needs by priority
- 01DL★ top priority
- 02CB
- 03S
- 04EDGE
Why
Minnesota needs to reinforce DL and CB; these are the two positions currently lacking a clear starter or reliable depth. Beyond that, S and EDGE also require competition to avoid falling short in the medium term.
Draft Sickos analysis · updated hace 6d · confidence 65%
The decision-maker
Kwesi Adofo-MensahGM of the Minnesota Vikings · year 5
Analytics + aggression. Trades up for specific targets.
How he drafts
- Favored positions
- CBEDGEOT
- Style
- balanced
- Reach
- moderate
- Trade-ups
- occasional
Track record read
Since Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's arrival, the Vikings have aggressively targeted premium positions, even sacrificing capital to trade up for difference-making talent like J.J. McCarthy and Dallas Turner. The new GM appears unafraid of a 'reach' if he believes in the player, though his initial defensive picks have demonstrated a low floor. A clear trend emerges: prioritizing quarterbacks and reinforcing the trenches, particularly with talent from top conferences.
The board · Rounds 1–7
Three names per every pick.
Only the rounds where the team owns a pick (per Tankathon). A blend of need plus best value on the board.
First round
3 names
Colin Simmons
Texas
DLBrings that first-step pop every coordinator looks for; if he can anchor in run D, he's a franchise pass rusher.
Leonard Moore
Notre Dame
CBImmediate plug-and-play at CB1. If he can harness his aggressiveness, he's a defensive pillar who changes the secondary.
KJ Bolden
Georgia
SBolden patches that hole in the middle of the field. His role as a defensive chess piece gives Brian Flores the versatility he seeks; the only concern is whether he can lower his pad level.
Second round
3 names
Damon Wilson II
Miami
DLWith his explosiveness, he solves the EDGE rusher gap in that scheme, but he has to learn to anchor if he wants to be a three-down player.
Jamari Sharpe
Indiana
CBSharpe would fill the CB2 spot they've been searching for; he has the frame, but it's a bet on him developing ball-hawk instincts.
Zach Lutmer
Iowa
SFits well to stabilize the Vikings' secondary with his IQ; his floor is a role-playing starter, while his ceiling is a defensive anchor.
Third round
3 names
Ahmad Moten
Miami
DLImmediate fix for the interior DL with that anchor; the Vikings need mass there and his floor is high as a run defender.
Brice Pollock
Texas Tech
CBPatches the CB2 hole the defense demands; Pollock fits because of his coverage skills. His true ceiling depends on adding strength against physical receivers.
Caleb Weaver
Sam Houston
SSigns as a plug-and-play S; those killer instincts and tackling are the anchor the backfield needs; his ceiling depends on improving deep coverage.
Roster · Ourlads starters
Projected starting lineup
Quarterback
- QBKyler Murray#1
Backfield
- FBMax Bredeson#45
- RBAaron Jones Sr.#33
Receivers
- LWRJustin Jefferson#18
- RWRJordan Addison#3
- SWRJauan Jennings#14
Tight end
- TET.J. Hockenson#87
Offensive line
- CBlake Brandel#64
- LGDonovan Jackson#74
- LTChristian Darrisaw#71
- RGWill Fries#76
- RTBrian O'Neill#75
Source: Ourlads · updated 6d ago
Five-year history
What the front office has drafted
Full class · rounds 1–7
2026
- R1#18C. BanksDT
- R2#51J. GoldayLB
- R3#82D. OrangeDT
- R3#97C. TiernanOT
- R3#98J. ThomasS
- R5#159M. BredesonTE
- R5#163C. DemmingsCB
- R6#198D. ClaiborneRB
- R7#235G. GerhardtIOL
2025
- R1#24D. JacksonIOL
- R3#102T. FeltonWR
- R5#139T. Ingram-DawkinsEDGE
- R6#201K. KingLB
- R6#202G. BartholomewTE
2024
- R1#10J. McCarthyQB
- R1#17D. TurnerLB
- R4#108K. JacksonCB
- R6#177W. RouseIOL
- R6#203W. ReichardK
- R7#230M. JurgensIOL
- R7#232L. RodriguezDT
2023
- R1#23J. AddisonWR
- R3#102M. BlackmonCB
- R4#134J. WardS
- R5#141J. RoyDT
- R5#164J. HallQB
- R7#222D. McBrideRB
2022
- R1#32L. CineCB
- R2#42A. BoothCB
- R2#59E. IngramIOL
- R3#66B. AsamoahLB
- R4#118A. EvansCB
- R5#165E. OtomewoDT
- R5#169T. ChandlerRB
- R6#184V. LoweIOL
- R6#191J. NailorWR
- R7#227N. MuseTE
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