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
- 7
- 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
$13.4M
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.
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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
2 names
Colin Simmons
Texas
DLSimmons trae el rush que la DL vikinga busca hace años; su techo como doble dígito depende de pulir el ancla vs. carrera.
Leonard Moore
Notre Dame
CBParche inmediato para el CB1. El que ya está, su agresividad tiene que canalizarse pero el floor es altísimo.
Second round
2 names
Damon Wilson II
Miami
DLTrae ese pop en el edge que la DL pide a gritos; si suma un bull-rush ya es un terror, pero el floor es especialista.
Jackson Bennee
Utah
SParche inmediato para esa secundaria pidiendo a gritos un ballhawk. El techo de dictar el juego está ahí, si los ángulos en campo abierto mejoran.
Third round
3 names
Clev Lubin
Louisville
DLLe da el pop que la rotación de EDGE necesita desesperadamente. Techado alto, si mejora el pad level en el ancla.
Brice Pollock
Texas Tech
CBParche inmediato para el CB, trae la fluidez que falta. Si le suma algo de peso, puede ser un steal para los Vikings.
Bray Hubbard
Alabama
SAncla cerebral en la secundaria, cubre el hueco de S con un floor alto. El IQ le da rol inmediato, compensa falta de rango.
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 3w 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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