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4 ◊ 397news.com ◊ Wed., May 2, 2018
Weekly Vikings Roundup
By Jordan Wright
The 2018 NFL draft
has come and gone,
so now it’s time to
evaluate the players
the Vikings selected.
The Vikings made eight
selections in the draft,
starting with corner-
back Mike Hughes in
the first round and
ending with linebacker Devante Downs in the seventh. Today we’ll look at the Vikings first four picks, with a breakdown of the other four picks and any undrafted free agents coming next week.
With the 30th pick of the 2018 NFL draft, the Minnesota Vikings selected cornerback Mike Hughes from UCF. He is 5’10”, 189 pounds and ran a 40-yard dash in 4.53 seconds (which is good but not great). Even though he is short for a cornerback, he has shown the skill re- quired to play on the outside of the defense. He is also an explosive return man and can return kickoffs and punts. He only has one year of starting experience in college, and he has a little bit of a red flag from his past. Head coach Mike Zimmer has proven that he won’t put young players on the field until they’re ready, and I doubt Hughes will be an exception. Even though he may not get much playing time at cornerback right out of the gate, he has a chance to become the team’s kickoff returner – an area the team wants to improve from last year.
With the Vikings selecting a defensive player in the first round, most fans expected the team to draft an offensive lineman with their second-round selection. Personally, I thought the Vikings would move up to get an immedi- ate starter along the offensive line, but they decided to stand pat and let the chips fall where they may. They ended up drafting Brian O’Neill, an offensive tackle from Pitt (6’7”, 297 pounds). O’Neill began his college career at tight end before moving to the offensive line his sophomore season. He is very athletic, but his lack of strength showed up in college and will only magnify in the NFL. The chances of him playing his rookie year are slim, but if he can put on some weight and muscle, he has a chance to be a solid tackle in a year or two.
After O’Neill, the Vikings’ next draft pick was at the end of the third round. However, the team elected to move back to the beginning of the fourth round which is where they drafted Jayln Holmes, a defensive lineman from Ohio State (6’5”, 283 pounds). Although Holmes mostly played defensive end in college, the Vi- kings will ask him to put on some weight so he can slide inside and play defensive tackle. Like their first two picks, Holmes will take awhile before he sees the field on a consistent basis. He isn’t the best athlete, but he was playing out of position in college. His skills translate better to defensive tackle, where his lack of athleticism won’t be a hinderance. Zimmer also likes to rotate his defensive linemen through- out the game, so while he may not be a starter, Holmes should get plenty of playing time.
In the fifth round, the Vikings selected Tyler Conklin, a tight end from Central Michigan (6’3”, 254 pounds). Conklin suffered a foot injury the summer before his senior season which limited his production. However, when you go back and look at his 2016 tape, he has a handful of highlight reel catches on his resume. He never appeared fully healthy in 2017, so the Vikings will have to hope he can return to his junior season form. He is a former basketball player, but he doesn’t have elite speed for a tight end. He will be asked to block just as much as he is asked to run routes. He likely won’t see much playing time in his rookie season.
Make sure to check out next week’s article which will cover the rest of the draft picks as well as the undrafted free agents the team signed. And as always, if you have any ques- tions or comments, reach out to me on Twitter (@JordanWrightNFL). Skol!
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