The Minnesota Vikings are in a position that teams don’t want to be in for long: needing cornerbacks. The problem is that they have been here too often.
They have drafted a cornerback in the first two rounds in three of the past five drafts and they are primed to do so again. In that time, they have also taken a cornerback in round three and four as well.
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. is in agreement that they need to take a cornerback and sent them an aggressive one in Maryland’s Deonte Banks.
“New mock draft, same position the Vikings should target. New defensive coordinator Brian Flores wants to be aggressive, but he needs the cornerbacks to do that, even if free agent Patrick Peterson returns. The 6-foot-2 Banks is coming off a breakout season in which he locked down opposing wideouts — often in man-to-man coverage — and had eight pass breakups and a pick. His tape is impressive, and I’ve heard he’s going to run in the low 4.3-second range in the 40-yard dash at the combine. That’s elite for his size. Andrew Booth Jr., a second-round pick last year, should be in the mix for more snaps, but Banks has No. 1 corner potential.”
Adding Banks would be a dream scenario for new defensive coordinator Brian Flores as he fits the archetype that the Vikings will be looking for.
