It’s nearly draft time, and with that, Gregg Rosenthal over at NFL.com ranked the top drafting GMs in the league.
Vikings GM Rick Spielman came it at No. 6 on the list.
Here’s what Rosenthal wrote about Spielman:
Spielman has quietly been with the Vikings since 2006 and received the general manager title in 2012. Selecting Justin Jefferson last year was the latest in a string of big draft hits (Stefon Diggs, Danielle Hunter, Eric Kendricks and Dalvin Cook). Plucking five Pro Bowlers over the past six drafts is impressive, though Spielman’s getting further removed from the 2015 bounty that landed Diggs, Hunter and Hendricks. The Vikings GM would rank even higher if not for a few first-round misfires (Laquon Treadwell, Mike Hughes, Garrett Bradbury) and a general struggle to solve the offensive line despite investing a lot of draft capital.
Spielman has plenty of pressure on him as we head into the 2021 NFL Draft. The Vikings has a desperate need to bolster their offensive line. It’s hard to call the Kirk Cousins experiment a complete failure because the offensive line has been so bad since the team signed Cousins. Will Spielman be able to figure that out through the draft?
We’ll see.
