Some teams, like the Packers in 2020, don’t necessarily have to rely on their course projects to be good in the short term.
Last season, Green Bay already had so much talent that, despite the lightless debutants, the Packers won the NFC North.
The Vikings don’t have that luxury. Minnesota needs its first-year players to win big roles right away so the team can try a comeback season.
So the NFL project in 2021 is of the utmost importance. There is an argument that should be made that the Vikings should return to number 14, but if they do not, here are some perspectives they could select:
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