When the Minnesota Vikings were on the clock with the 30th pick in the NFL Draft last April, there was a large portion of the fan base that was screaming for help along the offensive line. With names like Will Hernandez, Austin Corbett and Connor Williams on the board, the opportunity to beef up the team’s biggest weakness was there.
Even with a run on offensive linemen taking some other prospective targets off the board (Frank Ragnow, Billy Price), the Vikings went in a different direction by selecting cornerback Mike Hughes out of Central Florida.
It was a questionable pick considering Minnesota is deep at cornerback, but as the Vikings conducted a joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday afternoon, it’s becoming clear that Hughes is a special talent.