Dane Brugler, AthleticsDraft Expert, published his impressive hilarious guide project on Wednesday. “The Beast” contains information on hundreds of perspectives. There is almost no more non -returned stone.
How to best use new information? And another simulated draft? The notes of Brugler players, who are informed via the scouts, provide a clear vision of the players that the Vikings of Minnesota can adopt various places.
It is simulated the 3.0 project. Fourteen days remain until the NFL 2025 draft, which will serve as a penultimate recording.
Our first simulation started with an interior offensive line player, and our second remained with the trenches. The two included professions and six selections in total, and the latter will also do so.
Here are the choices:
Round 2, n ° 33 (via Browns): Donovan Jackson, OL, Ohio State
Mock Trade: The Vikings send the N ° 24 to Cleveland Browns for numbers 33 (second round), 67 (third round) and 192 (sixth round).
The Vikings plan at the top of the project is not easy. The ratings do not have a good idea of the approach they could adopt. Will it be a cornerback? An interior defensive line player? Security? It is also possible that the Vikings can exchange to create an additional project value.
This path could make the most meaning, especially given the widespread belief that the 2025 draft has many starting caliber players in the middle towers. Loosen nine points from No. 24 to No. 33 is a significant drop, but if it could generate a third round at the start of the third round, why not?
Jackson would meet an immediate need for the left guard. It is athletic and showed the ability to do what the Vikings could not do late last season: diagnose waterfalls. He played the tackle in the section of Ohio State, which would give Minnesota another option in the event of an injury. He also has the pedigree of being one of the most popular perspectives in the country out of high school. It would be a low -risk and high -storey choice, which is completely ok for a team that needs an impact above all.
Brugler screening report: “Jackson’s Sustain and Recovery hiccups must be discussed by NFL coaches staff, but its sporting features and its playing force should be translated well at the upper level. It projects as a starter of the NFL, and its band shows a player with a real versatility of the Plateau.”
Round 3, n ° 67 (via Browns): Shemar Turner, DT, Texas A&M
Could Vikings take a defensive tackle at the top of the draft? Yes. Should the right player fall there for it to happen? Yes. Derrick Harmon of Oregon is intriguing. He can play anywhere on the melee line. It is large enough to stop the race but also athletic enough to precipitate the passer. The minnesota taking Jackson (or another offensive line player) with their first choice would leave a defensive tackle addition for later, and that’s where Turner enters.
Could Turner pass the second round? This is a good question. Is it obvious of a choice? Absolutely not. Over the past two years, it has been reported seven times for personal penalties. Does he have the features to turn into strength, in particular under the tutelage of players like Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave? It is possible. The editorial staff of Jackson and Turner would early reinforce the engagement of the Vikings towards the trenches on both sides.
Brugler screening report: “Turner must present more discipline to his style of play, but he prides himself on being the aggressor and rely on his initial contractions, his fierce hands and his combative mentality to be a factor. He best projects like a tackle penetrating a blow.”
Round 3, n ° 97: Andrew Mukuba, S, Texas
It would not be the craziest thing in the world for the Vikings to select security with their first choice. It’s just that neither Nick Emman nor the Malaki Starks of Georgia are an obvious adjustment. Emmanwori is a sporting specimen, but he has trouble diagnosing the games in front of him. Starks is a fluid athlete but leaves a little to be desired as a racing defender and a man’s coverage player.
Notre Dame Safety Xavier Watts is an instinctive player who could be at stake in the second round, but his athletic profile does not feel as Brian Flores-Y as that of Mukuba. The old Longhorn is light, but it flies downhill and is a voluntary plate. He also played games on the ball. There is a risk with a safety of 5 feet 11 inches and 186 pounds, but Flores did not hesitate at the size of Ivan Pace Jr. The secondary had a talent to find the ball and was not afraid. Minnesota benefited from taking this shot.
Brugler screening report: “Mukuba’s lack of size will be more visible against competition from the NFL, both in cover and support, but it brings energy, instincts and speed of play in secondary school. He has the mentality and the talent to compete for a safe starting role. ”
Round 5, n ° 139: Mac McWilliams, CB, UCF
Minnesota wrote a senior bowl corner in each of the last two years (Mekhi Blackmon and Khyree Jackson). They could do three with McWilliams, which is a smooth engine. McWilliams is like Blackmon in that he played inside and outside at university. Its size is 5 -foot 10 inches, 191 pounds, but it is controlled and confident, two qualities that appeared in the mobile. Add McWilliams to a group of already fiery corners to Byron Murphy Jr., Isaiah Rodgers, Jeff Okudah, Blackmon and Dwight McGothern, and the competition in the training camp would be fascinating.
Brugler screening report: “McWilliams lacks ideal length to match the size outside, but it fits well in the slit with its speed of start -up to stay attached and play in the hands of the targets. It is ready to compete for an immediate role as a recruit of the NFL.”
Round 6, n ° 187: Jimmy Horn Jr., Wr, Colorado
Vikings may not wait so long to write a receiver. Jordan Addison could miss games to start the 2025 season, and Minnesota does not have long to decide what to do with him for the future (fifth year option, extension, etc.). Even more than that, the current N ° 3 receiver, Jalen Nailor, enters the last year of his recruit contract. Another team will probably pay him a nice penny if he can duplicate his production of 2024. Horn may not have the separation skills of Nailor, but it is fluid. He also has experience as a turker, which the Vikings need.
Brugler screening report: “Horn has size and strength limitations and must show better consistency at the next level, but it can be dynamic searching and creating with the ball in his hands. He will have to prove himself as a simple gadget player, and a return role in the special teams will help his chances.”
Round 6, n ° 192 (via Browns): Brashard Smith, RB, SMU
By re-signing Aaron Jones and exchanging Jordan Mason, the Vikings eliminated the ball carrier as an unequivocal need. They now write from a place of force. They will take a ball carrier if they like it, but they will no longer have to force the problem. Smith is a converted receiver, so pass capture is not the problem. It is a slippery ball that produced 19 games of 20 yards or more in 2024, ranking in the top five among runners. Learning to better set up blocks will be an aspect of its development, but the juice it brings is easy to dream.
Brugler screening report: “Smith must continue to develop his discipline and his racing tempo, but he runs hard and exploding with a great control for sudden cuts. Given his versatility as a runner and receiver, he has the rise of a dynamic player who can be bent through the offensive and affect the defensive game plan.”
(Photo by Donovan Jackson: Mark J. Rebilas / Imagn Images)
