The annual comedy surrounding the Minnesota Vikings alludes to the notion that the team will probably take a cornerback with its 1st-Round pick in the draft. Head coach Mike Zimmer is borne of a defensive secondary background, so folks presume it is he – and he alone – that forces the team to draft cornerbacks each year.
38% of the Vikings 1st-Round selections since Zimmer joined the franchise have been allocated to the cornerback spot – Trae Waynes (2015), Mike Hughes (2018), and Jeff Gladney (2020).
As for 2020, the team employs the following men at CB: Cameron Dantzler, Patrick Peterson, Mackensie Alexander, Mike Hughes, Harrison Hand, Kris Boyd, Myles Dorn, Dylan Mabin, and maybe Jeff Gladney.