The Vikings drafted defensive tackle Armon Watts last year in the 6th round, #190 overall, as a developmental project. He had only one year as a starter at Arkansas, but he made the most of it and showed both good traits and progress in his technique.
At 6’ 5”, and a little over 300 pounds, Watt could play either nose tackle or 3 technique for the Vikings if called upon, but it looks like he’s being groomed as a more of a rotational nose tackle on passing downs.
#96 - DT Armon Watts
During the pre-season, Watts performed pretty well against opposing 2nd and 3rd stringers, showing good pass rush efficiency (8 pressures on 58 pass rush snaps), along with good tackling grades and decent run defense.