Vikings Urged to Trade $13 Million Playmaker for Exciting Young QB

An ESPN report on the eve of Super Bowl Sunday deemed the Minnesota Vikings as a team that could potentially trade up in the draft to land LSU quarterback and Heisman winner Jayden Daniels.

But how the Vikings get there could be more defining than Daniels’ outlook as a pro. The bar for a potential trade-up in the draft was set when the San Francisco 49ers offered three first-round picks to land Trey Lance No. 3 overall in 2021.

The Vikings are not the only team looking for a quarterback who could become a franchise. If the Vikings offered a comparable trade package with the No. 11 pick in this year’s draft, they might have to contend with the Atlanta Falcons, whose No. 8 overall pick would have an advantage. In that scenario, the Vikings might be able to outscore the Falcons by giving up another asset.

The possibility of moving up to the No. 3 spot and giving the New England Patriots something they haven’t had in a long time—a standout wide receiver—was discussed by Matthew Coller of Purple Insider.

It was Jordan Addison, not Justin Jefferson.

“What if Jordan Addison is the one? That seems like what I would do. As much as I believe Addison is adorable and that he