Minnesota struggled with health at linebacker in 2020.
Eric Kendricks and Anthony Barr both went down with injuries. That led to players like Eric Wilson, Todd Davis and Troy Dye having to step up.
So the Vikings made sure to add linebacker depth through the 2021 NFL draft. Minnesota took North Carolina LB Chazz Surratt in the third round on Friday.
Surratt is a good athlete who moves well, but he may need a few seasons to develop and move up the depth chart. Surratt will compete with the likes of Nick Vigil and Troy Dye for reps at linebacker.
Minnesota is pretty locked into Kendricks and Barr at linebacker, but beyond that, reps are relatively up for grabs. Let’s see if Surratt earns some in 2021.
