With their first pick in the 2020 draft, the Vikings used the pick they received in the trade of Stefon Diggs to replace Stefon Diggs.
There is a pure logic to that. There is also a bit of nasty nostalgia.
When the Vikings traded Randy Moss to the Oakland Raiders after the 2004 season, the Raiders gave them the seventh pick in the 2005 draft.
With that pick, the Vikings chose Moss’ replacement. His name was Troy Williamson. That didn’t work out well.
Luckily for the Vikings, Justin Jefferson and Williamson have little in common other than positions.