That’s not to shortchange the depth of skill positions on Friday and Saturday of draft weekend, though.
“I think in the middle rounds — you’re talking Day 2, you know, Round 2, Round 3 and the beginning of Day 3, Round 4 — there are safeties there that are high-caliber safeties,” Eisner shared, arguing this draft may not be as rich in talent as some but also isn’t devoid of late-rounders who will be very capable pros.
“There is a lot of cornerback depth. You might see five or six corners go off [the board] in the top 50 picks,” Eisner continued. “So it’s not one of those things where every position is struggling in this class, but it is definitely one where if you are looking to add some depth late, you can at [select] positions. It’s just … quarterback and running back are very thin. They have a very clear [QB1 and RB1], and then there’s a big gap, so it makes people think the draft isn’t very good. I still think there’s a lot of depth, particularly on defense and on the offensive line, that you can get those players that maybe aren’t the most exciting, they maybe don’t sell the most jerseys, but you can get some really good NFL players.”
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler is another proponent of the Vikings targeting an o-lineman in the later rounds, although it’s difficult, he said, to unearth ready-made players there; he prefers them to find “a steal.”
“I would say they’d be in a good position to take somebody who’s an athletic offensive lineman but maybe is a little raw,” Fowler explained with an emphasis on development. “They have enough depth that they wouldn’t have to start them right away, and you could work behind the scenes with them.”
