Eclectic Edge Entertainment Presents "Vikings Fan Reaction"

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Jayden Daniels would be my choice but he's unreachable for the Vikings. So, I prefer McCarthy because I think he's the most ready to play in a pro system within a year or less. He's a winner and a team player.  Accurate, can avoid the rush unlike other players we have had at the position, and he plays to win. He's not going to throw a checkdown on 4th and forever. 

Anyone of these 3 players in the 1st round would fill a glaring need.

I believe this is the Swiss Army Knife Flores has been pounding the table for and the reason the Vikings are trying to keep their other 1st round pick at 23. He's the menacing playmaker that Flores really needs. I fully expect him to be a a Viking if they don't trade the pick away.

The Vikings need players who can rush the passer and actually finish the play off with a sack. That's this guy who has a relentless motor and who doesn't take plays off like others on the Viking roster.

If you want a tough badass gladiator who has been well coached and packs a punch this is your guy. 

With the Vikings continuing to squander 2nd & 3rd round draft picks year in and year out it's tough to watch other teams get great players while we end up with clunkers and over priced cry babies that choke the salary cap unnecessarily. 

It's hard to pass up on active playmakers who are tackling machines. This guy is always around the action chasing the ball down like an angry bloodhound. He would be in my must-have draft list. I certainly hope they come up to get this guy or he falls to us but on the other hand he could possibly be gobbled up as early as round 2.  I am crossing my fingers he falls to the 4th round at pick 108 for the Viking's sake.

 All around productive player who opens up big holes and is an excellent pass protector. I'll admit it would be tough for me to pass on CB "DJ James" who is awesome but there are some other CB's that may pan out later that would be comparable. 

The Vikings need to upgrade their interior OL especially with a rookie QB expected to get drafted. It's time for the OL to become combatant soldiers. I have grown tired of the sissy's we put on the field. 3 positions come to mind.

For me C-G Beaux Limmer was strongly considered here, so if the Vikings take him I would be very happy about it.

Jackson is my favorite player in this entire draft. He is a beast against the run & a monster who can collapse the pocket. And when this guy hits someone he comes with bad intentions. Go check his film.

I am all about the theory - 'kill the QB'! In the pros Jackson will become unblockable. He reminds me of "Akiem Hicks" formerly with the Bears/Ravens and Jackson plays just like him. All Viking fans remember what nightmares Hicks caused for the Vikings OL. 

Getting this guy for Flores' defense is paramount in order to control the line of scrimmage. If the Vikings don't land this guy I am going to be really pissed. His tape is obvious even for the Viking scouts. Kwesi's drafts thus far have left much to be desired. His first draft was a colossal failure and the worst one I have ever witnessed in my 54 years of being a Viking fan. This up and coming draft will either make or break GM Kwesi and HC O'Connell.

The reason I passed earlier on T’Vondre Sweat in the earlier rounds is because he's badly out of shape and I question his motivation, especially once he gets the money. 

Aggressive player that would immediately upgrade the Vikings secondary. He's a physical CB that puts a lick on a ball carrier and also has really good cover skills. His long arms are a weapon in coverage. Sneaky good blitzer. 

This is a homerun pick at round 4.

Tough, physical bully type player who aggressively likes pancaking his opponents. This is the perfect captain along the Vikings OL. 

I think teams are sleeping on an older college player who is an all-around player that knows how to get after the QB. He has that Chris Doleman type move around the corner that helps create strip sacks. He's another quick footed guy who goes after the QB with bad intentions. He can use speed or power to beat his opponent.  

I enjoy watching physically strong and tough ILB play like wrecking balls and that's Ford in a nutshell. He has those long arms to bat balls down at the line of scrimmage and in cover.  He also has the ability to come on the blitz like a raging lion and inflict rare brutality which I admire in a defensive player. I want vicious players on the Vikings defense, period!

When I was watching film on the Texas A&M games this dynamic playmaker kept showing up and making spectacular plays on the football field time after time. He might be a bit short but this guy is extremely dangerous with the football in his hands. He has really good hands, vision and explosiveness. As a punt returner he's lethal and now with the new kickoff rules this guy could be a monumental difference maker as Purdue's RB Tyrone Tracy is.

I am not going to lie, I left off probably the best player on the list who I believe could be the next Tyreek Hill but I think he will be long gone before the Vikings get their next pick after the 1st round. If they manage to finagle a 2nd or 3rd round pick I am all on the next Cheetah with WR "Malik Washington". But Ainias Smith is the next best thing. I love these 2 players a lot and would be thrilled just to get one of them.

I call this guy Big Daddy for a reason. He is a team first oriented player who in my opinion has giant upside. He will do anything the coaches ask. His height and wing span under Flores could turn this gentle giant into a bloodthirsty savage along the DL. I got my fingers crossed with the hopes of getting this player. 

It's a mystery to me why draft experts don't have this guy rated higher. He should be drafted much earlier but every analyst has him going in the 7th round. Every draft simulator I have played with also has him going in the 7th but I am in the minority that saying he's much too talented of a prospect not to go earlier. But if Gabe Hall happens to land here I will be overjoyed. 

I guarantee you Gabe Hall will be more productive than most of the guys listed ahead of him before his career is over. 

I would not be surprised at all if one of the hardest hitters in college football makes his way onto the Vikings either as a late round draft choice or an UDFA much like Pace did last year. 

He plays with emotion and passion which I really respect. Tatum is usually all over the place and he always makes his presence felt. Some of his hits are incredibly violent. Maybe he is the type of player that could set a tempo for a defense that needs an identity to live up to the hype of chaos that they hope to bring onto the field against their opponents instead of being a doormat like they were late last season.

As honorable mentions OL-Nathan Thomas from Louisiana & DL-Tyler Davis from Clemson.