The NFL draft is Thursday through Saturday and the Vikings have an assortment of needs big and small. Football writers Matt Vensel, Mark Craig and Andrew Krammer look at the options.
While Sam Bradford is under contract for 2017, there are major questions the Vikings must answer in the coming weeks. Will the draft help clarify some issues?
Whether or not the Vikings maintain a top-five pass defense may hinge on if two promising young cornerbacks, Trae Waynes and Mackensie Alexander, are able to seize and handle starting roles.
The Vikings' need at tackle isn't as pressing after adding two 28-year-old starters through free agency in Riley Reiff and Mike Remmers. Finding guards is the current issue.
After picking Laquon Treadwell in the first round last year, it looked as if the Vikings had found a perfect fit for Norv Turner's vertical passing attack. But six months or so later, so much has changed.