Following the 2019 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings are pretty happy with the players they were able to add. But who were some of the prospects they passed on?
Considering they began the 2019 NFL Draft with a total of eight selections, the Minnesota Vikings and general manager Rick Spielman have to be pretty happy with the fact that they ended the three-day event with 12 new players for this year’s roster.
The types of players the Vikings added was a little more intriguing this time in comparison to some of their most recent drafts.
Despite having a defensive-minded head coach in Mike Zimmer, Minnesota kicked off the 2019 NFL Draft by using each of their first four selections on an offensive player. This was something the Vikings haven’t done with their first four picks since the draft that took place way back in 1965.
Minnesota obviously felt their needs were bigger on offense this year than on defense and that is why the early portion of their draft went the way it did.
With their decision to focus more on the offensive side of the ball in this year’s draft, the Vikings also passed up the opportunity to add a number of talented players to their defense. Minnesota actually passed on a good amount of talented prospects last week, but this is the case for every team in every draft.
Who were some of the top players the Vikings decided not use one of their selections on during the 2019 NFL Draft?