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With all of the extra picks we've picked up this year, and will get for compensatory, etc, what are the odds that we actually trade UP in the draft? What was it, six trade backs to pick up a couple extra players that either aren't on the team or are buried on the practice squad from the 2020 NFL Draft? At minimum we have to get into the second round at least once. I'd love for us to find a way back into the bottom of the first to nab a lineman (offense or defense, both need a lot of help).
— Immanuel in Janesville, Minnesota
Our first question about the 2021 NFL Draft is here. And I'll guess this won't be the last one, either. For reference, here is Minnesota's current crop of 2021 picks, not including comp picks, which haven't been decided yet:
First-Round Pick, 14th overall
Third-Round Pick
Third-Round Pick (from Ravens)
Fourth-Round Pick
Fourth-Round Pick (from Bears)
Fourth-Round Pick (from Bills)
Fifth-Round Pick
Fifth-Round Pick (from Steelers)
Sixth-Round Pick
Seventh-Round Pick
If we've learned anything over the years, it's that Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman likes to wheel and deal, and trade his way up and down the board. In 2020, that was mostly down, with multiple deals during the draft that allowed the Vikings to amass extra picks last year and this year while moving down.
Who knows if Spielman and the Vikings front office will have the same approach this spring? But with 10 picks as of now, there certainly is the draft capital to trade up if they so choose. And with Minnesota currently without a second-round pick, perhaps the Vikings make a move to get at least one selection in each of the first three rounds.
As always, there will be plenty of draft coverage on Vikings.com — including mock drafts — as the offseason unfolds.