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Hasan: Potential target areas for Vikings from Senior Bowl
The 2020 Reese's Senior Bowl wrapped up over the weekend, as dozens of players had the chance to impress NFL teams in Mobile, Alabama.
Besides the game on Saturday, players also went through three days of practices at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
Arif Hasan of The Athletic was in Mobile for the festivities and pointed out a handful of position groups the Vikings could focus on in the coming months.
Minnesota has been unusually fond of Senior Bowl players, who often only make up about 18-20 percent of a given draft class. In the past two years, half of the Vikings draft picks have come from the event, and in the Mike Zimmer era, over a third made their way to Minneapolis by way of Mobile.
Hasan wrote that Minnesota could look at a handful of offensive linemen who participated in the Senior Bowl.
The Senior Bowl did feature some offensive linemen that both performed well and would be good fits for the Vikings. Jonah Jackson, a guard from Ohio State, has played right and left guard over the past several years and has only given up one sack in over 1,000 pass-blocking reps.
The best tackle for the Vikings in this group might be Josh Jones from Houston. Jones primarily played tackle in practices this week, but also took snaps at guard. He looked much better as a tackle but did generate some pretty good reps while playing on the inside, including against one of the top performers along the defensive line in North Carolina's Jason Strowbridge.
Hasan also highlighted a group of wide receivers, beginning with Denzel Mims of Baylor.
But this year, a third-round pick or later could nevertheless produce a high-quality receiver, and the Senior Bowl had more than a few.
The Vikings should add another body at the position in order to develop depth for a corps that found itself extremely susceptible to injuries and without many plans to deal with them in 2019.
The consensus top receiver in Mobile this week was Baylor's Denzel Mims, who showcased phenomenal ball-tracking, concentration and awareness of space to create some fairly spectacular catches.
Hasan also wrote that Minnesota could look to add a defensive back or defensive tackle somewhere in the draft.
The Vikings will have their work cut out for them, and these players don't represent the totality of their options. But there's a good chance that one or more of the prospects from Mobile ends up at TCO Performance Center.
The 2020 NFL Draft will be held in Las Vegas from April 23-25.