INDIANAPOLIS – Darrell Luter Jr. might become a great NFL player. But the South Alabama cornerback wasn't given podium status like 24 other cornerbacks in what's considered to be a draft class crowded with talent at the position. Luter sat at a side table, where he spoke like the top players commanding the cameras.
"I can't wait to go against the Ja'Marr Chases and Justin Jeffersons," Luter said.
The Vikings need a solid cornerback — or two — to help Jefferson win games. Sound familiar? After the Vikings ranked 31st in both passing yards and 20-plus yard completions allowed last season, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah could select the franchise's seventh first-round defensive back in the last 12 years with the 23rd overall pick.