The Minnesota Vikings aren't saying what their draft plan is, but recent history tells us don't expect their first two picks to be made in the slots they're currently in.
It has been a long time since the Minnesota Vikings have been projected to be locked into a position as they are for Thursday night.
It's a wide receiver. Bank on it. Fill in a name in pencil, but mark the position in Sharpie.
Because of the way general manager Rick Spielman stacks a draft board – horizontally rather than vertically – a case can be made when the Vikings are on the clock that they have three or four players at different positions with essentially the same grade, which explains why the Vikings never claim they’re drafting for need, but consistently get their most pressing needs covered in the first couple of rounds.