The Minnesota Vikings currently have veteran Kirk Cousins as the team’s starting quarterback, but it looks like one NFL Draft expert is expecting them to start planning for the future by trading up to select a quarterback at the top of the 2023 NFL Draft.
According to NFL Draft expert Jaime Eisner of The Draft Network, the Minnesota Vikings are “very active” in their attempts to trade up and he predicts that the team will secure the No. 2 overall pick from the Houston Texans and select Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Will Levis.
“Surprise! You may have seen the betting odds change for the No. 2 overall pick on Saturday, with Will Levis becoming the odds-on favorite. But I don’t think that’s because the Texans are taking him. I’ve heard loud rumblings that Minnesota is very active in trying to trade up for a quarterback and I think they will pull off a blockbuster here. Levis will succeed Kirk Cousins after the Vikings chose not to extend the latter beyond this season. There is a major disconnect between how fans and those inside the NFL view Will Levis. Don’t get me wrong, there are several people in the NFL who are uninterested in drafting Levis this high, but there are plenty who believe he is absolutely worth the cost with the upside to be the best passer in the class when it’s all said and done.”
It would certainly be a massive move, and the NFL world had plenty to say about it.
https://twitter.com/OstoyicKyle/status/1650509025509797891?s=20
We’ll have to see if the Vikings are actually able to pull off such a blockbuster trade.
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