With the Vikings expected to lose safety Anthony Harris to a big pay day in free agency, there’s a good chance we’ll see Minnesota take a safety at some point in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The folks over at Pro Football Focus think it will be in the first round. In PFF’s first analytics mock draft, the Vikings take Cal safety Ashtyn Davis with the 25th overall pick.
Here’s a snippet of what was written about the pick:
The Vikings are likely to need a safety with the potential losses of Anthony Harris and Jayron Kearse. Davis steps into that deep safety role, with comps in the passing game that include Earl Thomas, Kurt Coleman and Tony Jefferson.
Davis played four years at Cal and was named First-team All-Pac-12 in 2018 and Second-team All-Pac-12 in 2019.
He also has the ability to return kicks, which would be a plus for the Vikings.
Secondary will be a big focus this offseason with how poorly that grouped performed last season.
The Vikings should be in for an interesting offseason.
