ESPN.com · Feb 2, 2024
Brian Flores defensive scheme eschews conventional personnel usage
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EAGAN, Minn. -- The NFL mock draft industry has triangulated a top need for the Minnesota Vikings with their spot at the No. 11 overall pick.
ESPN's Jordan Reid connected the Vikings with Illinois defensive tackle Jer'Zhan Newton in his most recent mock, while the NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah recently selected Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy II for them.
Matching them with a defensive tackle makes sense in the abstract, but it should come with a disclaimer. What if we told you the Vikings didn't use defensive linemen, at least in the conventional sense, during their first season with defensive coordinator Brian Flores?
