Minnesota Vikings Visits
Jordan Addison, WR, USC
Jarrick Bernard-Converse, CB, LSU
Mekhi Blackmon, CB, USC
Isaiah Bolden, CB, Jackson State
Nico Bolden, S, Kent State
Anthony Bradford, OT, LSU
Brian Branch, S, Alabama
Karl Brooks, DT, Bowling Green
Mohamoud Diabate, LB, Utah
Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State
Jordan Howden, S, Minnesota
Evan Hull, RB, Northwestern
D.J. Ivey, CB, Miami
Nash Jensen, OG, North Dakota State
Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU
Isaiah Land, Edge/OLB, Florida A&M
Marte Mapu, S, Sacramento State
DeWayne McBride, RB, UAB
Tanner McKee, QB, Stanford
Trey Palmer, WR, Nebraska
John Michael Schmitz, C, Minnesota
Terell Smith, CB, Minnesota
Colby Sorsdal. OL, William & Mary
Starling Thomas V, CB. UAB
Keion White, Edge, Georgia Tech
As Minnesota Golden Gophers, Jordan Howden, John Michael Schmitz, and Terrell Smith probably do not count against the 30-prospect limit. As residents within the Vikings “metropolitan area,” Evan Hull and Nash Jensen also probably do not count against the 30-prospect limit.
As far as I’ve seen, there have been 25 reported visits. At minimum, 20 of those count against the 30 visit limit.
One of the curiosities of the Vikings visits is the cornerbacks and the receivers. Other than Brian Branch and Emmanuel Forbes, the cornerbacks coming to Minnesota are probably considered Day 2 or 3 prospects.
Jarrick Bernard-Converse, CB, LSU
Mekhi Blackmon, CB, USC
Isaiah Bolden, CB, Jackson State
D.J. Ivey, CB, Miami
Terrell Smith, CB, Minnesota
Starling Thomas V, CB, UAB
Including Branch and Forbes, about a third of the Vikings visits are cornerbacks. That’s no surprise as the Vikings need cornerbacks.
As for the receivers, Jordan Addison and Quentin Johnston are two of the four receivers expected to be selected in the first round. Trey Palmer is the third receiver on the visit list. While three is a small sample size, it’s interesting that the Vikings aren’t bringing Day 2 or 3 receivers in numbers similar to the cornerbacks. If I was to be so foolish as to pull draft plans from the draft visits, the Vikings are looking to find their needed receiver in the first round and their needed cornerback in a later round.
The Vikings are visiting with a quarterback! Despite being much bigger, at 6’6” and 231lbs, Tanner McKee is the quarterback in this draft that might draw comparisons to Kirk Cousins. That might mean something. Or nothing.
A potential draft from the visits:
Round 1 (23)
Jordan Addison, WR, USC
Round 3 (87)
Karl Brooks, DL, Bowling Green
Round 4 (119)
Starling Thomas V, CB, UAB
Round 5 (158)
Mohamoud Diabate, LB, Utah
Round 6 (211)
Colby Sorsdal, OL, William & Mary
I might like this one a little better.
Round 1 (23)
Brian Branch, DB, Alabama
Round 3 (87)
Karl Brooks, DL, Bowling Green
Round 4 (119)
Trey Palmer, WR, Nebraska
Round 5 (158)
Mohamoud Diabate, LB, Utah
Round 6 (211)
Colby Sorsdal, OL, William & Mary
The visits continue…
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