Even as an analytical guy, Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is going to have to roll the dice at some point. ESPN analyst Todd McShay has him doing exactly that in his latest two-round mock draft.
The Vikings have made enough moves in free agency to give them the freedom of taking the best available player on the board. There are still clear areas of need, including cornerback, edge rusher, interior defensive line and interior offensive line.
Mcshay has them addressing two of those problems in the first couple of rounds of the draft.
12. Minnesota Vikings — CB, Derek Stingley Jr., LSU
Stingley is drawing comparisons to former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore and New Orleans Saints four-time Pro Bowler Marshon Lattimore. Of course, those comparisons are mostly based around the 2019 version of one of the most complicated prospects in the entire draft.
Stingley hasn’t been able to ascend to the same heights he reached as a freshman at LSU. Injuries…