Week 6 is upon us and there are plenty of games to watch and to check out future Vikings players. What positions you watch is entirely your choice but many will be watching the QBs and offensive line (yet again).
Here are the games that should be interesting. I probably can only watch a few.
Friday, October 4
#18 UCF at Cincinnati 8:00 PM
Brendon Hayes - Central Florida - DL5T - 6’3” - 293
Nate Evans - Central Florida - ILB - 6’1” - 244
Nevelle Clarke - Central Florida - CB - 6’1” - 187
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Josiah Deguara - Cincinnati - TE - 6’3” - 240
Michael Warren II - Cincinnati - RBF - 5’11” - 218
James Wiggins - Cincinnati - S - 6’0” - 206
New Mexico at San Jose State 10:00 PM
Aaron Blackwell - New Mexico - DL3T - 6’3” - 298
Javon Mosley - New Mexico - OL - 6’ 7” - 317
Alex Hart - New Mexico - LB - 6’ 3” - 235
Alexander Vainikolo - New Mexico - LB - 6’ 0” - 246
De’John Rogers - New Mexico - CB - 5’ 10” - 177
Patrick Peek - New Mexico - S - 5’ 11” - 205
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DeJon Packer - San Jose State - RB - 5’ 11” - 224
Derrick Deese Jr - San Jose State - TE - 6’ 4” - 235
Troy Kowalski - San Jose State - OL - 6’ 5” - 308
Quinn Oseland - San Jose State - OL - 6’ 6” - 305
Sailosi Latu - San Jose State - DT - 6’ 3” - 334
Ethan Aguayo - San Jose State - LB - 6’ 2” - 220
Jesse Osuna - San Jose State - LB - 6’ 0” - 225
Brandon Ezell - San Jose State - CB - 6’ 0” - 182
Saturday, October 5
Utah State at #5 LSU 12:00 PM
Grant Delpit - LSU - S - 6’3” - 203
Kristian Fulton - LSU - CB - 6’0” - 192
Joe Burrow - LSU - QB - 6’4” - 216
Jacob Phillips - LSU - ILB - 6’4” - 229
Lloyd Cushenberry - LSU - OC - 6’3” - 312
Rashard Lawrence - LSU - DL1T - 6’3” - 317
Saahdiq Charles - LSU - OT - 6’5” - 305
Michael Divinity Jr. - LSU - OLB - 6’2” - 238
K’Lavon Chaisson - LSU - OLB - 6’4” - 238
Glen Logan - LSU - DL5T - 6’4” - 297
Damien Lewis - LSU - OG - 6’2” - 335
Justin Jefferson - LSU - WRF - 6’2” - 185
Patrick Queen - LSU - ILB - 6’2” - 232
Kary Vincent Jr. - LSU - CB - 5’10” - 182
Breiden Fehoko - LSU - DL5T - 6’4” - 291
Tyler Shelvin - LSU - DL1T - 6’3” - 362
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Jordan Love - Utah State - QB - 6’4” - 225
Gerold Bright - Utah State - RB - 5’ 10” - 190
Siaosi Mariner - Utah State - WR - 6’ 2” - 195
Devon Anderson - Utah State - DT - 6’ 1” - 295
DJ Williams - Utah State - CB - 5’ 9” - 180
Dominik Eberle - Utah State - PK - 6’2” - 195
#6 Oklahoma at Kansas 12:00 PM
CeeDee Lamb - Oklahoma - WRF - 6’2” - 189
Kenneth Murray - Oklahoma - OLB - 6’2” - 238
Jalen Hurts - Oklahoma - QB - 6’2” - 210
Neville Gallimore - Oklahoma - DL1T - 6’2” - 330
Trey Sermon - Oklahoma - RBF - 6’0” - 224
Caleb Kelly - Oklahoma - OLB - 6’3” - 231
Grant Calcaterra - Oklahoma - TE - 6’4” - 221
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Hakeem Adeniji - Kansas - OG - 6’5” - 310
Purdue at #12 Penn State 12:00 PM
Brycen Hopkins - Purdue - TE - 6’5” - 245
Lorenzo Neal - Purdue - DL3T - 6’3” - 315
Markus Bailey - Purdue - ILB - 6’1” - 240
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K.J. Hamler - Penn State - WRS - 5’9” - 174
Yetur Gross-Matos - Penn State - EDGE - 6’4” - 262
Cam Brown - Penn State - ILB - 6’5” - 230
Robert Windsor - Penn State - DL3T - 6’4” - 289
Steven Gonzalez - Penn State - OG - 6’4” - 349
Jan Johnson - Penn State - OLB - 6’2” - 231
#14 Iowa at #19 Michigan 12:00 PM
A.J. Epenesa - Iowa - DL5T - 6’6” - 280
Alaric Jackson - Iowa - OT - 6’6” - 320
Tristan Wirfs - Iowa - OT - 6’5” - 320
Nate Stanley - Iowa - QB - 6’4” - 243
Michael Ojemudia - Iowa - CB - 6’1” - 199
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Ben Bredeson - Michigan - OG - 6’5” - 320
Lavert Hill - Michigan - CB - 5’11” - 181
Donovan Peoples-Jones - Michigan - WRF - 6’2” - 208
Khaleke Hudson - Michigan - OLB - 6’0” - 220
Tarik Black - Michigan - WRF - 6’3” - 215
Shea Patterson - Michigan - QB - 6’2” - 200
Josh Uche - Michigan - OLB - 6’3” - 238
Jon Runyan - Michigan - OT - 6’5” - 310
Josh Metellus - Michigan - S - 5’11” - 215
Cesar Ruiz - Michigan - OC - 6’4” - 319
Sean McKeon - Michigan - TE - 6’5” - 251
Joshua Ross - Michigan - OLB - 6’2” - 225
#21 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech 12:00 PM
A.J. Green - Oklahoma State - CB - 6’1” - 194
Tylan Wallace - Oklahoma State - WRF - 6’0” - 185
Chubba Hubbard - Oklahoma State - RBF - 6’1” - 207
Marcus Keyes - Oklahoma State - OG - 6’3” - 309
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T.J. Vasher - Texas Tech - WRF - 6’6” - 190
Jack Anderson - Texas Tech - OC - 6’5” - 321
Broderick Washington Jr. - Texas Tech - DL3T - 6’3” - 305
Jordyn Brooks - Texas Tech - ILB - 6’1” - 245
TCU at Iowa State 12:00 PM
Jalen Reagor - TCU - WRS - 5’11” - 195
Lucas Niang - TCU - OT - 6’7” - 328
Corey Bethley - TCU - DL3T - 6’2” - 290
Jeff Gladney - TCU - CB - 5’10” - 183
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Marcel Spears Jr. - Iowa State - OLB - 6’1” - 215
JaQuan Bailey - Iowa State - EDGE - 6’2” - 251
Ray Lima - Iowa State - DL3T - 6’3” - 302
Greg Eisworth - Iowa State - CB - 6’0” - 198
#7 Auburn at #10 Florida 3:30 PM
Derrick Brown - Auburn - DL1T - 6’5” - 318
Nick Coe - Auburn - EDGE - 6’5” - 282
Prince Tega Wanogho - Auburn - OT - 6’7” - 310
Marlon Davidson - Auburn - DL5T - 6’3” - 278
K.J. Britt - Auburn - ILB - 6’0” - 236
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C.J. Henderson - Florida - CB - 6’1” - 186
Jabari Zuniga - Florida - EDGE - 6’4” - 257
Jonathan Greenard - Florida - EDGE - 6’3” - 263
Lamical Perine - Florida - RBF - 5’11” - 227
David Reese II - Florida - ILB - 6’1” - 248
Tedarrell Slaton - Florida - DL1T - 6’5” - 343
Tommy Townsend - Florida - P - 6’2” - 183
Van Jefferson - Florida - WRF - 6’2” - 197
Marco Wilson - Florida - CB - 5’11” - 194
#11 Texas at West Virginia 3:30 PM
Collin Johnson - Texas - WRF - 6’6” - 220
Brandon Jones - Texas - S - 6’0” - 210
Sam Ehlinger - Texas - QB - 6’3” - 235
Jeffrey McCulloch - Texas - ILB - 6’3” - 245
Zack Shackelford - Texas - OC - 6’4” - 305
Devin Duvernay - Texas - WRS - 5’11” - 186
Malcolm Roach - Texas - DL3T - 6’3” - 291
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Kenny Robinson Jr. - West Virginia - S - 6’2” - 202
Illinois at Minnesota 3:30 PM
Bobby Roundtree - Illinois - EDGE - 6’5” - 255
Oluwole Betiku - Illinois - EDGE - 6’3” - 240
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Antoine Winfield Jr. - Minneosta - S - 5’10” - 207
Carter Coughlin - Minnesota - OLB - 6’4” - 245
Tyler Johnson - Minnesota - WRF - 6’2” - 200
Kamal Martin - Minnesota - ILB - 6’3” - 235
Rodney Smith - Minnesota - RBF - 5’11” - 210
Arizona at Colorado 4:30 PM
Jace Whittaker - Arizona - CB - 5’11” - 185
Colin Schooler - Arizona - ILB - 6’0” - 236
Kylan Wilborn - Arizona - EDGE - 6’2” - 248
J.J. Taylor - Arizona - RBC - 5’6” - 184
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Laviska Shenault - Colorado - WRF - 6’2” - 220
Steven Montez - Colorado - QB - 6’5” - 230
Mustafa Johnson - Colorado - DL3T - 6’2” - 290
Davion Taylor - Colorado - OLB - 6’2” - 220
#3 Georgia at Tennessee 7:00 PM
Andrew Thomas - Georgia - OT - 6’5” - 320
Jake Fromm - Georgia - QB - 6’2” - 220
D’Andre Swift - Georgia - RBF - 5’9” - 215
Solomon Kindley - Georgia - OG - 6’4” - 335
Richard LeCounte - Georgia - S - 5’11” - 190
J.R. Reed - Georgia - S - 6’1” - 199
Julian Rochester - Georgia - DL3T - 6’5” - 300
Ben Cleveland - Georgia - OG - 6’6” - 335
Tyler Clark - Georgia - DL1T - 6’4” - 300
Malik Herring - Georgia - DL5T - 6’3” - 280
Monty Rice - Georgia - ILB - 6’1” - 235
Rodrigo Blankenship - Georgia - PK - 6’1” - 191
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Darrell Taylor - Tennessee - EDGE - 6’4” - 247
Trey Smith - Tennessee - OG - 6’6” - 337
Ty Chandler - Tennessee - RBC - 5’11” - 201
Marquez Callaway - Tennessee - WRF - 6’2” - 200
Daniel Bituli - Tennessee - ILB - 6’3” - 244
Nigel Warrior - Tennessee - S - 6’0” - 191
#25 Michigan State at #4 Ohio State 7:30 PM
Kenny Willekes - Michigan State - EDGE - 6’4” - 260
Kevin Jarvis - Michigan State - OG - 6’4” - 317
Joe Bachie - Michigan State - ILB - 6’2” - 238
Brian Lewerke - Michigan State - QB - 6’3” - 214
Luke Campbell - Michigan State - OT - 6’5” - 302
David Dowell - Michigan State - S - 6’1” - 205
Raequan Williams - Michigan State - DL3T - 6’4” - 298
Tyler Higby - Michigan State - OG - 6’4” - 303
Josiah Scott - Michigan State - CB - 5’10” - 168
Mike Panasiuk - Michigan State - DL3T - 6’4” - 300
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Chase Young - Ohio State - EDGE - 6’5” - 265
Jeffrey Okudah - Ohio State - CB - 6’1” - 200
Malik Harrison - Ohio State - ILB - 6’3” - 245
J.K. Dobbins - Ohio State - RBF - 5’10” - 214
K.J. Hill - Ohio State - WRF - 6’0” - 195
Tuf Borland - Ohio State - ILB - 6’1” - 230
Jonathon Cooper - Ohio State - EDGE - 6’4” - 257
Damon Arnette - Ohio State - CB - 6’0” - 195
Pete Werner - Ohio State - ILB - 6’3” - 236
Thayer Munford - Ohio State - OT - 6’6” - 319
Jonah Jackson - Ohio State - OG - 6’3” - 309
Shaun Wade - Ohio State - S - 6’1” - 194
Jordan Fuller - Ohio State - S - 6’2” - 205
Robert Landers - Ohio State - DL3T - 6’1” - 285
Baron Browning - Ohio State - ILB - 6’3” - 248
Austin Mack - Ohio State - WRF - 6’2” - 211
Bimjimen Victor - Ohio State - WRF - 6’4” - 195
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss 7:30 PM
Ke’Shawn Vaughn - Vanderbilt - RBF - 5’10” - 215
Jared Pinkney - Vanderbilt - TE - 6’4” - 255
Kalija Lipscomb - Vanderbilt - WRF - 6’1” - 200
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Benito Jones - Ole Miss - DL1T - 6’1” - 326
Qaadir Sheppard - Ole Miss - EDGE - 6’3” - 252
Josiah Coatney - Ole Miss - DL3T - 6’4” - 314
California at #13 Oregon 8:00 PM
Ashtyn Davis - California - S - 6’1” - 201
Evan Weaver - California - ILB - 6’3” - 245
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Justin Herbert - Oregon - QB - 6’6” - 225
Calvin Throckmorton - Oregon - OT - 6’5” - 318
Troy Dye - Oregon - ILB - 6’4” - 224
Jacob Breeland - Oregon - TE - 6’5” - 240
Shane Lemieux - Oregon - OG - 6’4” - 317
Jake Hanson - Oregon - OC - 6’5” - 297
Jordon Scott - Oregon - DL1T - 6’1” - 329
Thomas Graham Jr. - Oregon - CB - 5’11” - 191
Juwan Johnson - Oregon - WRF - 6’4” - 227
#15 Washington at Stanford 10:30 PM
Trey Adams - Washington - OT - 6’7” - 315
Jacob Eason - Washington - QB - 6’6” - 228
Nick Harris - Washington - OC - 6’1” - 302
Hunter Bryant - Washington - TE - 6’2” - 241
Aaron Fuller - Washington - WRS - 5’11” - 186
Levi Onwuzurike - Washington - DL3T - 6’3” - 282
Salvon Ahmed - Washington - RBC - 5’11” - 196
Myles Bryant - Washington - CB - 5’9” - 184
Keith Taylor - Washington - CB - 6’3” - 200
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K.J. Costello - Stanford - QB - 6’5” - 215
Colby Parkinson - Stanford - TE - 6’7” - 240
Paulson Adedo - Stanford - CB - 6’1” - 189
Jet Toner - Stanford - PK - 6’4” - 201
As usual I will do a mock because it is what I do.
I think the majority sentiment is that Cousins has to go. But with a no trade clause and only one year on his deal left, what team would give up anything of value? There is only one GM dumb enough to give up a 1st and a 4th for a has been, never was, and never will be QB. No need to name names.
Let’s say that Tampa does not want to extend Winston and that they are interested in Cousins and even willing to extend him.
Maybe Cousins will approve a trade if he knows that the Vikings will draft someone and that player will start ASAP.
What kind of package could the Vikings expect in return for basically having the Bucs take Cousins off their hands?
Would the Vikings have to actually trade Cousins AND a pick to Tampa and get nothing in return? Would they do that?
I think it is possible that Arians would be interested in Cousins. The other option is to draft someone and the hope that player is good enough.
Maybe they can do both?
The Vikings would be in a bad position leverage wise IMO especially if they called the Bucs.
I think trading Cousins to the Bucs for the right to swap 1st round picks (if their pick is higher) and get back a conditional 2021 3rd round pick (it could become a 2nd if Cousins plays X number of games or they extend him) might be the best they can do.
The worst would be to trade Cousins and a 3rd round pick to the Bucs just to get him off the books.
But it all depends on Cousins approving a trade. But as I explained above, I do not think he would want to sit the bench.
I am not going to include that here because that belongs in an off season plan. But I think it might be doable.
https://fanspeak.com/ontheclock/sharedraft.php?d=jpwwbq
TRADES
MIAMI DOLPHINS
SENT: ROUND: 1 PICK: 15
RECEIVED: ROUND: 1 PICK: 24, ROUND: 3 PICK: 1, & ROUND: 5 PICK: 8
LA CHARGERS
SENT: ROUND: 5 PICK: 8 & ROUND: 7 PICK: 1
RECEIVED: ROUND: 4 PICK: 33
24: R1P24 OT TRISTAN WIRFS IOWA 6’5” 320
47: R2P15 WR TEE HIGGINS CLEMSON 6’4” 200
65: R3P1 OT LUCAS NIANG TCU 6’7” 328
79: R3P15 QB JALEN HURTS OKLAHOMA 6’2” 210
106: R3P42 DL LEKI FOTU UTAH 6’5” 330
121: R4P15 EDGE ALTON ROBINSON SYRACUSE 6’4” 257
139: R4P33 S ERIC LEE JR. NEBRASKA 6’0” 215
193: R6P15 WR ANTONIO GANDY-GOLDEN LIBERTY 6’4” 216
215: R6P37 WR MICHAEL PITTMAN JR. USC 6’4” 223
* Those USC uniforms are sweet!
230: R7P15 CB JEFF GLADNEY TCU 5’10” 183
251: R7P36 LB LOGAN WILSON WYOMING 6’2” 250
254: R7P39 S TANNER MUSE CLEMSON 6’2” 230
Why 3 receivers? Well, all we have is Bisi Johnson and Chad Beebe. I do not expect Treadwell to back next year. I do not know if Beebe can stay healthy. They may decide to make a trade to save some money and since the offense is run centric.
I am guessing that Wirfs or Niang can play guard in the NFL. If they worked out they would be good on one side or the other.
The 3rd round may be too late for Hurts and he may not be the choice of many but he may work well in a run centric offense.
Here is an alternative mock ...
https://fanspeak.com/ontheclock/sharedraft.php?d=fnpweu
TRADES
MIAMI DOLPHINS
SENT: ROUND: 1 PICK: 15
RECEIVED: ROUND: 1 PICK: 24, ROUND: 3 PICK: 1, & ROUND: 5 PICK: 8
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
SENT: ROUND: 3 PICK: 1 & ROUND: 7 PICK: 15
RECEIVED: ROUND: 2 PICK: 29
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
SENT: ROUND: 3 PICK: 42 & ROUND: 7 PICK: 39
RECEIVED: ROUND: 3 PICK: 36
BUFFALO BILLS
SENT: ROUND: 5 PICK: 8
RECEIVED: ROUND: 5 PICK: 26 & ROUND: 6 PICK: 26
24: R1P24 WR CEEDEE LAMB OKLAHOMA 6’2” 189
47: R2P15 QB JALEN HURTS OKLAHOMA 6’2” 210
61: R2P29 OT PRINCE TEGA WANOGHO AUBURN 6’7” 310
79: R3P15 OT HAKEEM ADENIJI KANSAS 6’5” 310
100: R3P36 S BRANDON JONES TEXAS 6’0” 210
121: R4P15 DL NEVILLE GALLIMORE OKLAHOMA 6’2” 330
172: R5P26 WR MICHAEL PITTMAN JR. USC 6’4” 223
193: R6P15 CB DAMON ARNETTE OHIO STATE 6’0” 195
204: R6P26 QB STEVEN MONTEZ COLORADO 6’5” 230
215: R6P37 CB A.J. GREEN OKLAHOMA STATE 6’1” 194
216: R7P1 EDGE BRADLEE ANAE UTAH 6’3” 265
251: R7P36 LB CALEB KELLY OKLAHOMA 6’3” 231
This one is heavy on the Sooners and probably only one poster will like this one. A lot. But they have a lot of good players.
Well, engoy the games this weekend.