Minnesota worried some when the team let Trae Waynes and Mackensie Alexander walk in free agency. The Vikings also saw Xavier Rhodes head to the Colts, but Rhodes struggled in his final years with Minnesota.
However, those players leaving might beget better talent to come in and replace those former Vikings cornerbacks.
Bleacher Report thinks that’s possible. The outlet listed the Vikings young cornerback group as a reason to be optimistic for Minnesota. Here’s why:
“Despite their inexperience, [Jeff] Gladney and [Cameron] Dantzler could take on prominent roles, which isn’t necessarily a disadvantageous scenario for the Vikings. They’re very different in stature—the former stands 5’10”, 191 pounds, while the latter is 6’2″, 188 pounds—but both can provide sticky coverage.
Gladney has the feisty nature to contest targets and make plays on the ball. Even at his size, he’s still physical with great awareness to disrupt opposing aerial attacks. The TCU product recorded 26 pass breakups over the last two years.”
Gladney and Dantzler can use training camp as an opportunity to stand out. If that happens, those two could easily start out wide in 2020. If I had to guess, I would say Mike Hughes takes one of the starting positions, with players such as Holton Hill and Kris Boyd being tough competition. The Vikings cornerback group will be interesting to watch in 2020.
