Note: Until the 2017 NFL draft starts April 27, we'll take a look at where things stand at each Vikings position group. We'll combine some in order to address as many as possible. Check for a new post each weekday.
If this were a Wonderlick question, we'd all pass.
The Vikings had three bonafide NFL-ready running backs. They subtracted two (Adrian Peterson and Matt Asiata). Then they added one (Latavius Murray).
What's left?
That's right. A need at running back.
Fortunately for the Vikings, this year's NFL draft has been hyped as one of the best ever at the position.
Without a first-round pick, the Vikings likely will miss out on the classic power back (Leonard Fournette), the best three-down back (Dalvin Cook) and the best do-everything back (Christian McCaffrey). But even on Day 2, the options appear plentiful with the likes of Tennesee's Alvin Kamara, Texas' D'Onta Foreman and, yes, Oklahoma's Joe Mixon, who comes with well-documented video evidence of his character concerns.
Murray, 27, is fresh enough to be a featured back. Jerick McKinnon, the Vikings' third-round pick in 2014, is well-suited as a third-down back in Pat Shurmur's pass-oriented system. But, ideally, the Vikings would like an explosive young runner to share the workload initially and take over when he hits his prime.