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supafreak84 · 01-02-2026, 01:38 PM

https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story...-positions

The Dante Moore decision will be an interesting one. All reports are he planned to return next year to Oregon, but hard to turn down being a top 3 pick

purplefaithful · 01-02-2026, 01:52 PM

(01-02-2026, 01:38 PM)supafreak84 Wrote: https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story...-positions

The Dante Moore decision will be an interesting one. All reports are he planned to return next year to Oregon, but hard to turn down being a top 3 pick

Its early, but it would be nice to have a shot at Mansoor Delane...

MaroonBells · 01-02-2026, 03:32 PM

I haven't watched anything yet, but just going off of his list, here's how I'd rank the players in terms of our needs. A lot will change between now and April, but it's a fair bet one of these players is wearing purple next year.

Arvel Reese, LB
Caleb Downs. S
Sonny Styles, LB
Jeremiyah Love, RB
Jermod McCoy, CB
Mansoor Delane, CB
Kelly Jones, CB
Peter Woods, DT

Mattyman · (This post was last modified: 01-02-2026, 04:13 PM by Mattyman.)

Living in Oregon, with friends that are connected to ducks program everyone expects moore to return.

There isn't a compelling reason for him to leave.

JR44 · 01-02-2026, 04:43 PM

With NIL money, especially in Oregon, players are not as desperate to leave college as they are already becoming extremely wealthy. I think it would be a smart move my Moore to stay in school. I remember when Darnold came out, I did not think he was ready, there were a lot of weaknesses in his game that he needed to work out and really thought he should have stayed another year, but the allure of being a top 3 pick at that time was too much. I always wondered if he had stayed in school another year if his career in the NFL may have started out much differently. Look at the NBA where some of these kids coming out so early end up failing immediately and are never able to catch up.

supafreak84 · (This post was last modified: 01-02-2026, 07:48 PM by supafreak84.)

(01-02-2026, 04:07 PM)Mattyman Wrote: Living in Oregon, with friends that are connected to ducks program everyone expects moore to return.

There isn't a compelling reason for him to leave.

I mean, being the #1 overall pick in the draft is fairly compelling. Some teams will like him better then Mendoza. That's where his stock is at currently with more games to play. If he returns to college, who knows how it goes but he would certainly thrust himself into a deeper and better draft crop of quarterbacks. As much as it makes sense in some aspects to return to college, declaring for the draft where he is a surefire top 5 pick makes even more sense.

(01-02-2026, 03:32 PM)MaroonBells Wrote: I haven't watched anything yet, but just going off of his list, here's how I'd rank the players in terms of our needs. A lot will change between now and April, but it's a fair bet one of these players is wearing purple next year.

Arvel Reese, LB
Caleb Downs. S
Sonny Styles, LB
Jeremiyah Love, RB
Jermod McCoy, CB
Mansoor Delane, CB
Kelly Jones, CB
Peter Woods, DT

At least half of those guys (probably more) will be gone by the time the Vikings pick

Canthony · 01-02-2026, 08:42 PM

(01-02-2026, 03:32 PM)MaroonBells Wrote: I haven't watched anything yet, but just going off of his list, here's how I'd rank the players in terms of our needs. A lot will change between now and April, but it's a fair bet one of these players is wearing purple next year.

Arvel Reese, LB
Caleb Downs. S
Sonny Styles, LB
Jeremiyah Love, RB
Jermod McCoy, CB
Mansoor Delane, CB
Kelly Jones, CB
Peter Woods, DT

I like Styles and Delane is the CB I want the most if we go CB in the first.

supafreak84 · Yesterday, 10:14 AM

https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story...ordan-reid

Jordan Reid at ESPN just released his new mock draft. I think you'll see a lot of variations of different mocks having us taking a corner at #18 much like everyone had us taking a safety last year. Certainly a need there and would make some sense, but there will be some defensive lineman of interest in that area, maybe the TE Sadiq if Hockenson is cut, or I still think it's possible we look at offensive line again. The offense and JJ McCarthy certainly need the most help.

pattersaur · (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 10:28 AM by pattersaur.)

If the Oregon kid can really go top 3 or 1 overall and this isn't a Shedeur Sanders headfake, he'd be insane to return to school. The only thing that would give me pause if I was Moore, would be the prospect of going to the Jets. If NYJ drafted and planned to start a barely legal to drink Moore on Day 1, that is a recipe for disaster if there ever was one.

The Vikings need help at a lot of positions but likely won't be DESPERATE at any positions after free agency. Maybe Safety? BPA at CB, S, LB, OL, TE, DT, RB would all make sense to me. Just draft someone who can play please!

supafreak84 · (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 11:34 AM by supafreak84.)

(Yesterday, 10:25 AM)pattersaur Wrote: If the Oregon kid can really go top 3 or 1 overall and this isn't a Shedeur Sanders headfake, he'd be insane to return to school. The only thing that would give me pause if I was Moore, would be the prospect of going to the Jets. If NYJ drafted and planned to start a barely legal to drink Moore on Day 1, that is a recipe for disaster if there ever was one.

The Vikings need help at a lot of positions but likely won't be DESPERATE at any positions after free agency. Maybe Safety? BPA at CB, S, LB, OL, TE, DT, RB would all make sense to me. Just draft someone who can play please!

I was just listening to McShay talk about this very situation on his podcast the other day. He said nobody wants to go to the Jets for obvious reasons and if he were Danta Moores agent or representative, he'd contact the Raiders and gauge their interest in drafting Moore should he declare for the draft.i could also see a situation where if he did declare, pulling an Eli and try to force his way to Arizona or Miami.