Vikings 2022 Draft: 5-round post-Super Bowl mock draft

Third-Round Pick:

Alec Lindstrom, C – Boston College

There is a chance that a new regime and a possible new blocking scheme could help Garrett Bradbury start to live up to the potential Rick Spielman and company saw when the Minnesota Vikings invested a first-round pick to acquire him in the 2019 NFL Draft. In case that doesn’t happen, the team needs to have someone to try at center.

A player that would have to be appealing in the third round would be Alec Lindstrom. A three-year starter at BC, He was the ACC’s top center for two straight seasons and was named to the All-ACC first-team twice while not missing a game.

At 6’3 and 298 pounds, he is approximately the same size as Bradbury but could serve as a player to develop or challenge the current starter. Minnesota should have starters set at both offensive tackle spots as well as left guard, meaning upgrades would only be needed at center and right guard.

Fixing even one of these spots would be huge for an offensive line that struggled to protect Kirk Cousins the last few seasons. Since the team lacks salary cap funds and likely won’t want to trade for an interior lineman, grabbing one in the middle rounds of the draft would be smart.