‘The Ringer’ Has a Different Idea for the Vikings at No. 14

By now, mock drafts have sent virtually everyone in between the range of 5th-20th best-ranked prospects in the 2021 NFL Draft to the Minnesota Vikings. It’s the nature of the beast in March and April, although there is a slight lull during free agency.

The most frequently mocked-names sent to Minnesota include Kwity Paye (DE, Michigan), Gregory Rousseau (DE, Miami), Jaelan Phillips (DE, Miami), Christian Darrisaw (OT, Virginia Tech), Alijah Vera-Tucker (OL, USC), and Rashawn Slater (OT, Northwestern).

All of those men fit the “positional need” for the team because both the offensive and defense trenches need some help. Thankfully, men like Slater and Paye would arguably blend the…