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MaroonBells · 4 hours ago

Leo Chenal, Kansas City. 6-3, 250, 25 years old, and according to this guy, better suited to a 3-4 ILB position. Youtube shorts don't embed so you'll have to click the link.

https://youtube.com/shorts/wwJvobQ5_Jk?s...1bmpOI7Szn

supafreak84 · 4 hours ago

If I'm the Vikings (and playing this smart), this is one of the better linebacking draft crops in a while and I'd take advantage of that and not continue dipping into free agency to try filling a need. My guy is still Anthony Hill Jr from Texas. Covers, blitzes, tackles sideline to sideline...really does it all at 6'3"/240 pounds. If we took him at #18 there would be zero complaints from me.

https://youtu.be/3CtJip4m8g8?si=dbA7_ae9ObxchFbz

MaroonBells · 2 hours ago

(4 hours ago)supafreak84 Wrote: If I'm the Vikings (and playing this smart), this is one of the better linebacking draft crops in a while and I'd take advantage of that and not continue dipping into free agency to try filling a need. My guy is still Anthony Hill Jr from Texas. Covers, blitzes, tackles sideline to sideline...really does it all at 6'3"/240 pounds. If we took him at #18 there would be zero complaints from me.

https://youtu.be/3CtJip4m8g8?si=dbA7_ae9ObxchFbz

Regardless, we're going to be adding at least a couple free agents, and if you can get a starter at a couple positions, you're probably better off just doing that regardless of where the strength of the draft lies. I agree it's a good year for ILBs, but we could always miss on the one we want, and then it's too late.

That said, one of my draft crushes right now is LB Jacob Rodriguez from Texas Tech. He's a turnover machine and that continued at the Senior Bowl, where he took the ball away several times. Probable day-two guy, but his stock is rising. I like Hill too. Sounds like he's likely going to be a 2nd rounder.