first draft pick in 3.5 weeks, possessing the 24th overall selection but perhaps hungry to add more throws at the dartboard.
ESPN Tags Giants as Trade Option for Vikings
General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has just four picks scheduled from April 24th to 26th after trading most of the 2025 draft class to the Jacksonville Jaguars last year for the draft pick that landed outside linebacker Dallas Turner.
 and general manager Joe Schoen (left) talk before a game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports.</p>
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<p>And according to ESPN, Minnesota could do business with the New York Giants on draft night. </p>
<h2>Bill Barnwell’s Trade Theory for MIN, NYG</h2>
<p>Foremost, Barnwell’s article featured a bit of a typo, handing the Giants the 24th pick plus two extra mid-rounders. But what Barnwell likely meant would be this arrangement:</p>
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<p>Vikings Get —<br /><strong>Pick No. 34 (R2)<br />Pick No. 99 (R3)<br />Pick No. 105 (R4)</strong></p>
<p>Giants Get —<br /><strong>Pick No. 24 (R1)</strong></p>
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Barnwell explained, “With a league-low four picks in this draft, the Vikings need to do what they can to manufacture extra capital, especially given that they were the league’s oldest team on a snap-weighted basis last season. Supplementing the secondary should be their first priority, and I was tempted to build a deal with former first-round pick Deonte Banks involved.”
“Instead, this trade lands Minnesota two extra selections at the end of Day 2 and the beginning of Day 3.”
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<li><strong>Luther Burden III </strong>(WR)</li>
<li><strong>Maxwell Hairston</strong> (CB)</li>
<li><strong>Donovan Jackson</strong> (iOL)</li>
<li><strong>Benjamin Morrison</strong> (CB)</li>
<li><strong>Shavon Revel Jr. </strong>(CB)</li>
<li><strong>Azareye’h Thomas</strong> (CB)</li>
<li><strong>Grey Zabel</strong> (iOL)</li>
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<p>That inventory, of course, is not foolproof, but it does represent the current <a href=)
Consensus Big Board with the Vikings’ long-term roster needs at No. 34.
 approaches the line during Senior Bowl practice for the American team at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images.</p>
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<p>Most mock drafts believe Minnesota will end up a player like Jahdae Barron (CB, Texas), Malaki Starks (S, Georgia), or Nick Emmanwori (S, South Carolina) if it doesn’t trade back. Those men would likely be out of the equation if the Vikings pulled off the Giants trade proposed by Barnwell. </p>
<h2>What to Do with Picks 99 and 105?</h2>
<p>In Rounds 3 and 4, equipped with the two picks from the Giants, the pecking order is more of a guessing game.</p>
<p>But Minnesota could explore these players at Nos. 99 and 105:</p>
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<li><strong>Denzel Burke</strong> (CB, Ohio State)</li>
<li><strong>D.J. Giddens</strong> (RB, Kansas State)</li>
<li><strong>Charles Grant</strong> (iOL, William & Mary)</li>
<li><strong>Dylan Sampson</strong> (RB, Tennessee)</li>
<li><strong>Jacob Parrish</strong> (CB, Kansas State)</li>
<li><strong>Luther Ransom</strong> (S, Ohio State)</li>
<li><strong>Xavier Restrepo </strong>(WR, Miami)</li>
<li><strong>Dorian Strong</strong> (CB, Virginia Tech)</li>
<li><strong>Shemar Turner</strong> (DT, Texas A&M)</li>
<li><strong>Kevin Winston Jr. </strong>(S, Penn State)</li>
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<h2>Option at No. 24 without a Trade:</h2>
<p>If Adofo-Mensah sticks-and-picks at No. 24, finagling no trades, these players make the most sense at the moment:</p>
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<li><strong>Jahdae Barron </strong>(CB)</li>
<li><strong>Tyler Booker</strong> (iOL)</li>
<li><strong>Nick Emmanwori </strong>(S)</li>
<li><strong>Kenneth Grant</strong> (DT)</li>
<li><strong>Derrick Harmon </strong>(DT)</li>
<li><strong>Walter Nolen </strong>(DT)</li>
<li><strong>Malaki Starks </strong>(S)</li>
<li><strong>Grey Zabel </strong>(iOL)</li>
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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
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