The NFL Draft is 18 days away, and the Vikings remain one of the hardest teams to project what they will do. Could they stay where they are at 24 overall? Perhaps. A lot of analysts believe that it is only going to be a thing if they have a player they love fall to them.
Matt Miller of ESPN shared some draft notes last week, and one of them included the Vikings and the possibility of a trade back.
"Minnesota Vikings. With only four selections in this draft, including no second-rounder, the Vikings have less draft capital than any other team. At No. 24 overall, they could benefit from sliding back to a spot like Buffalo (No. 30) or Kansas City (No. 31) to add extra picks. Minnesota could still fill needs at defensive back or defensive tackle later in Round 1."
The benefit the Vikings have is that their top two positions of need in the draft, secondary and defensive line, are not major needs for the teams behind them in the draft. A trade back would likely allow to them to kill two birds with one stone where they land the extra picks and likely get the player they would have drafted at 24.
Another Kwesi Adofo-Mensah masterclass if he can pull it off.
This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Vikings seen as trade down candidate by NFL Draft analyst
