When Brian O’Neill was drafted by the Vikings in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft, many people considered him a project.
But O’Neill was a quick study. He got his first start at right tackle in Week 6 of 2018, and held onto his starting position after that.
Bleacher Report thinks O’Neill is the Vikings promising building block. Here’s what Bleacher Report said about the Minnesota right tackle:
“In his first season in 2018, according to Pro Football Focus, right tackle Brian O’Neill played 800 snaps for the Minnesota Vikings without allowing a sack. The following year, O’Neill played 967 snaps and allowed just one sack.”
Personally, I think O’Neill is probably the best lineman on the team now, which isn’t exactly a hot take. In the 2020 NFL Draft, the Vikings took Ezra Cleveland in the second round, who is also considered a bit of a project.
Hopefully, Cleveland is as quick a study as O’Neill was in 2018. That would bode well for the offensive line in 2020.
