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Would-Be Vikings Draft Plan Just Got More Complicated

One prominent Minnesota Vikings-themed draft theory eight weeks from now involves the team trading up the board to obtain its quarterback of the future.

Would-Be Vikings Draft Plan Just Got More Complicated

The idea essentially applies to four men: Caleb Williams (USC), Drake Maye (North Carolina), Jayden Daniels (LSU), and J.J. McCarthy (Michigan). Williams, Maye, and Daniels are tentatively expected to fly off the board in the first three picks, while McCarthy could be gettable outside the Top 5.

Draft Plan Just Got
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Well, the would-be Vikings’ draft plan encountered a setback from the rumor mill this week — New England doesn’t sound interested in trading the pick.