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It’s time, once again, for our weekly update of what draftniks all over the internet are projecting the Minnesota Vikings to do in the 2021 NFL Draft. Yes, the best and most extensive Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft Database on the interwebs is up to version 5.0 as we sit about five weeks away from this year’s selection meeting in Cleveland.
As I pointed out last week, it doesn’t seem as though there are as many new mocks that are coming out each week, and most of the “regular” mock drafters don’t seem to be updating as frequently. Though we’re up to 70 mocks in our Database for this week, only about 40% of them have been added or updated since last week’s update. I’m hoping that as we get closer to the actual event we’ll start seeing some more changes and new mocks for addition to our Database, but we’ll have to see what happens.
With that, here are the 70 mocks that make up our Database for this week.
2021 Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft Database, v5.0
Site | Name | Date | Round 1 (14) | Round 3 (79) | Round 3 (91) |
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Site | Name | Date | Round 1 (14) | Round 3 (79) | Round 3 (91) |
DraftTek | Staff (Mark P.) | 21 Mar | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | Dillon Radunz, OT, North Dakota State | Jaelon Darden, WR, North Texas |
Pro Football Network | Dalton Miller | 21 Mar | Jaelan Phillips, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
Sportsnaut | Matt Johnson | 21 Mar | Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech | ||
The Draft Network | Joe Marino | 20 Mar | Samuel Cosmi, OT, Texas | ||
Touchdown Wire | Doug Farrar | 20 Mar | Jaelan Phillips, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
CBS Sports | Emory Hunt | 19 Mar | Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern | ||
CBS Sports | Josh Edwards | 19 Mar | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, Southern Cal | ||
NFL.com | Lance Zierlein | 19 Mar | Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech | ||
Pro Football Network | Matt Williamson | 19 Mar | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
CBS Sports | Chris Trapasso | 18 Mar | Jaelan Phillips, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
Rotoballer | D.J. Boyer | 18 Mar | Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State | Jordan Smith, DE, Alabama-Birmingham | Aaron Banks, G, Notre Dame |
Tankathon | Staff | 18 Mar | Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech | Kelvin Joseph, CB, Kentucky | Ben Cleveland, OL, Georgia |
Touchdown Wire | Mark Schofield | 18 Mar | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, Southern Cal | ||
Fox Sports | Rob Rang | 17 Mar | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
NFL Draft Room | Staff | 17 Mar | Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech | ||
San Diego Union-Tribune | Eddie Brown | 17 Mar | Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan | Hamsah Nasirildeen, S, Florida State | Kellen Mond, QB, Texas A&M |
Fantasy Data | Alexander Kurpeski | 16 Mar | Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech | ||
Pro Football Network | Oliver Hodgkinson | 16 Mar | Jaelan Phillips, DE, Miami (FL) | Talanoa Hufanga, S, Southern Cal | Walker Little, OT, Stanford |
Walter Football | Walter Cherepinsky | 16 Mar | Jaelan Phillips, DE, Miami (FL) | Jamie Newman, QB, Georgia | Marlon Tupulotu, DT, Southern Cal |
Alpha Football | Staff | 15 Mar | Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern | ||
CBS Sports | Ryan Wilson | 15 Mar | Levi Onwuzurike, DT, Washington | ||
Comm Show Bomb Show | Tim Amara | 15 Mar | Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan | ||
Football Outsiders | Benjamin Robinson | 15 Mar | Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama | ||
Prime Time Sports Talk | Andersen Pickard | 15 Mar | Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan | ||
Walter Football | Charlie Campbell | 15 Mar | Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan | Dan Moore Jr., OT, Texas A&M | Sage Surratt, WR, Wake Forest |
EDS Football | Brendan Donahue | 14 Mar | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, Southern Cal | ||
Draft Wire | Luke Easterling | 12 Mar | Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan | Spencer Brown, OT, Northern Iowa | Richie Grant, S, Central Florida |
Pro Football Network | Nick Farabaugh | 12 Mar | Azeez Ojulari, LB, Georgia | ||
Pro Football Network | Tony Pauline | 12 Mar | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
USA Today | Nate Davis | 12 Mar | Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan | ||
The Draft Network | Jordan Reid | 11 Mar | Samuel Cosmi, OT, Texas | ||
Arrowhead Pride | Kent Swanson | 10 Mar | Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech | ||
CBS Sports | Tom Fornelli | 10 Mar | Samuel Cosmi, OT, Texas | ||
Loaded Box Podcast | Mikey Ostrowski | 10 Mar | Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern | ||
Maize 'N Brew | Anthony Broome | 10 Mar | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, Southern Cal | ||
Sports Illustrated | Alec Pulido | 10 Mar | Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama | Quinn Meinerz, G, Wisconsin-Whitewater | Rashad Weaver, DE, Pittsburgh |
CBS Sports | Pete Prisco | 9 Mar | Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern | ||
Last Word on Pro Football | Derek Borycki | 9 Mar | Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan | ||
NFL.com | Maurice Jones-Drew | 9 Mar | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
Sharp Football Analysis | Ryan McCrystal | 9 Mar | Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State | ||
The Game Haus | Joe Ditullio | 9 Mar | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
Pro Football Focus | Seth Galina | 8 Mar | Jayson Oweh, DE, Penn State | ||
Clutch Points | Skyler Carlin | 7 Mar | Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan | ||
NFL Draft Diamonds | Damond Talbot | 7 Mar | Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama | Aaron Banks, G, Notre Dame | Richie Grant, S, Central Florida |
Pro Football Network | Staff | 7 Mar | Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan | ||
Sports Illustrated | Roy Countryman | 7 Mar | Jaelan Phillips, DE, Miami (FL) | Walker Little, OT, Stanford | Tylan Wallace, WR, Oklahoma State |
The Huddle Report | Brian Johannes | 7 Mar | Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama | ||
Pro Football Network | A.J. Schulte | 6 Mar | Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida | No pick (trade) | Shaun Wade, CB, Ohio State |
EDS Football | Kevin Hanson | 5 Mar | Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech | ||
NFL.com | Chad Reuter | 5 Mar | Ronnie Perkins, DE, Oklahoma | Richie Grant, S, Central Florida | Tyler Shelvin, DT, Louisiana State |
UK Draft | Staff | 5 Mar | Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama | Jay Tufele, DT, Southern Cal | Richie Grant, S, Central Florida |
E$PN | Todd McShay | 4 Mar | Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan | ||
Fantasy Pros | Mike Tagliere | 4 Mar | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
The Draft Network | Trevor Sikkema | 4 Mar | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
The Sports Bank | Paul Banks | 4 Mar | Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama | ||
Total Sports Live | Mike Earnshaw | 3 Mar | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
Action Network | Scott Smith | 2 Mar | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, Southern Cal | ||
CBS Sports | Cody Benjamin | 2 Mar | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, Southern Cal | ||
Pro Football Network | Tommy Garrett | 2 Mar | Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama | ||
Denver Post | Ryan O'Halloran | 1 Mar | Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan | ||
Draft ID | Sawyer Hicks | 1 Mar | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
Gridiron Xtra | James Pike | 1 Mar | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
Mile High Report | Joe Rowles | 27 Feb | Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech | ||
Action Network | Matthew Freedman | 26 Feb | Jaelan Phillips, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
Rotoballer | Andrew Lalama | 26 Feb | Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
Sporting News | Vinnie Iyer | 26 Feb | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, Southern Cal | ||
E$PN | Mel Kiper Jr. | 25 Feb | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, Southern Cal | ||
NFL.com | Charley Casserly | 25 Feb | Jaelan Phillips, DE, Miami (FL) | ||
The Draft Network | Drae Harris | 25 Feb | Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama | ||
Athlon Sports | Bryan Fischer | 24 Feb | Jaelan Phillips, DE, Miami (FL) |
The defensive line is still dominating things, as they account for 40 of our 70 picks this week. Miami defensive end Gregory Rousseau (12 picks) and Michigan defensive end Kwity Paye (11 picks) are still holding down the top two spots, but Rousseau’s teammate Jaelan Phillips has jumped back into the third spot with nine selections this week. That has come as the expense of Alabama defensive tackle Christian Barmore, who is down to just five selections. Frankly, after the Vikings’ signing of Dalvin Tomlinson, I’d expect Barmore’s share of things to drop even further.
Penn State’s Jayson Oweh and Oklahoma’s Ronnie Perkins each hold onto one selection, while Washington defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike is back in our Database with one pick this week after dropping out last week.
Offensive linemen are still in the second position in our Database with 21 of our 70 picks this week, and a couple of players are picking up a little momentum. Southern Cal tackle/guard Alijah Vera-Tucker is up to eight selections this week, while Christian Darrisaw of Virginia Tech is up to six picks. Northwestern tackle Rashawn Slater appears four times in this week’s update, while Texas offensive tackle Samuel Cosmi sees his name come up three times.
Again, the remaining picks are a little sparse, with just nine of them to be had for the remaining position groups. The linebackers hang on to the third spot again this week, as all three of them that are in our Database. . .Penn State’s Micah Parsons (2 picks), Georgia’s Azeez Ojulari (1 pick), and Alabama’s Dylan Moses (1 pick) hold steady from last week’s update.
Defensive backs are. . .uh, back, this week, as they have three selections among them. Our lone debuting player this week is Virginia Tech cornerback Caleb Farley, who grabbed two selections this week. The other one went to a returning player in Alabama star Patrick Surtain II.
And we still have two pass catchers in our Database, with Alabama receiver Jaylen Waddle and Florida tight end Kyle Pitts holding on to their selections from last week’s update.
Here’s what it looks like on ye olde donute graphe for this week, folks. You can click on the picture to embiggen it if that will make it easier for you to see.
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And we have your second version of the “Jell-o salad” graph, showing how things have ebbed and flowed for these different prospects over the course of the last five weeks. Click to embiggen this one as well, if you’d like.
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We are up to 22 different players that have been mocked to the Minnesota Vikings at pick #14 in the 2021 NFL Draft. There’s still plenty of time for things to change over the next few weeks, and we’ll be here each weekend to bring you the latest changes to what the experts are predicting for our favorite team. Enjoy this week’s update, everyone!