7 Rd Vikings Mock Post FA
Here's another of my 7 rounders for the Vikings. I made one trade to swap picks with the Texans. They sent 1.25 and 3.89 for our 1.24.
1.25: Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina. I could've gone a number of ways here but I'm betting on the generational athleticism and the ability of Flores to find a ton of uses for him at multiple positions. I have visions of him wreaking havoc as a blitzer and run defender.
3.89: Darius Alexander, DT, Toledo. Pass rush, pass rush, pass rush! We added a lot of it in the trenches through FA, but we need a young gun who can learn from the likes of Allen and be ready to lead the unit in the next era. Pass rushing is what he's all about and he has the athleticism to make it happen. He's versatile in regards to where he can line up and that will be great for a Flores defense.
3.97: Zy Alexander, CB, LSU. We really could use one more CB to round out the room. He's got the prototypical build for a man corner, but he's not the most technically sound and he doesn't consistently use his length. He won't be ready to jump into a starting role but he can get there with time and we have the luxury of giving him that time.
5.139: Jackson Slater, OG, Sacramento St. Super athletic guard from a small school. He seems to have shot up the rankings lately. He's not the biggest guard in the draft but he has a good understanding of leverage and has surprising strength to go with his speed. The athleticism will help him in our Zone run system. At worst we've got good guard depth and at best we've got a new LG.
5.160: Corey Kiner, RB, Cincinnati. Kiner feels super underrated to me. He has great contact balance and vision. He's not going to wow you with speed and get 70 yd TDs, but he'll sure as hell break a tackle or two and get 10+ yds up the middle. I can see him easily having a day 1 responsibility as RB2 and being heavily utilized on short yardage and goal line situations.
Here's another of my 7 rounders for the Vikings. I made one trade to swap picks with the Texans. They sent 1.25 and 3.89 for our 1.24.
1.25: Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina. I could've gone a number of ways here but I'm betting on the generational athleticism and the ability of Flores to find a ton of uses for him at multiple positions. I have visions of him wreaking havoc as a blitzer and run defender.
3.89: Darius Alexander, DT, Toledo. Pass rush, pass rush, pass rush! We added a lot of it in the trenches through FA, but we need a young gun who can learn from the likes of Allen and be ready to lead the unit in the next era. Pass rushing is what he's all about and he has the athleticism to make it happen. He's versatile in regards to where he can line up and that will be great for a Flores defense.
3.97: Zy Alexander, CB, LSU. We really could use one more CB to round out the room. He's got the prototypical build for a man corner, but he's not the most technically sound and he doesn't consistently use his length. He won't be ready to jump into a starting role but he can get there with time and we have the luxury of giving him that time.
5.139: Jackson Slater, OG, Sacramento St. Super athletic guard from a small school. He seems to have shot up the rankings lately. He's not the biggest guard in the draft but he has a good understanding of leverage and has surprising strength to go with his speed. The athleticism will help him in our Zone run system. At worst we've got good guard depth and at best we've got a new LG.
5.160: Corey Kiner, RB, Cincinnati. Kiner feels super underrated to me. He has great contact balance and vision. He's not going to wow you with speed and get 70 yd TDs, but he'll sure as hell break a tackle or two and get 10+ yds up the middle. I can see him easily having a day 1 responsibility as RB2 and being heavily utilized on short yardage and goal line situations.