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” data-medium-file=”https:\/\/vikingsterritory.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_25594556.jpg” data-large-file=”https:\/\/vikingsterritory.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1180,height=770,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_25594556.jpg”> Most of the league is already looking ahead to the 2026 NFL draft, including the Minnesota Vikings. This week,\u00a0Pro Football Focus<\/a>\u00a0put out an article naming each team\u2019s perfect draft pick for this year\u2019s draft. For the Vikings, it was a cornerback.<\/p>\n Avieon Terrell would give the Vikings a shot at finally ending their poor CB-drafting tendencies. <\/strong><\/p>\n Before free agency, when things can change quickly with new signings, and before any notable players are released or traded to make\u00a0savings against the salary cap<\/a>, the favored positions that Minnesota is expected to address in the draft are cornerback, safety, running back, and center. There is also a case to be made for the linebacker and tight end positions.<\/p>\n What you determine to be the best options will be determined by things like positional value, the potential of the player, and of course, how likely they are to be on the board at 18 when Kwesi Adofo-Mensah makes his draft pick. <\/p>\n ” data-medium-file=”https:\/\/vikingsterritory.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27704519.jpg” data-large-file=”https:\/\/vikingsterritory.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1180,height=787,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27704519.jpg” src=”https:\/\/vikingsterritory.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/USATSI_27704519.jpg” alt=”Vikings perfect draft pick”> There is a fair argument to be made that CB is the team\u2019s biggest need and also the highest positional value of the positions Minnesota is likely to be looking at. So it is no surprise that the\u00a0early mock drafts<\/a>\u00a0are dominated by CB\u2019s making their way to Kevin O\u2019Connell\u2019s team in the first round this year.<\/p>\n Clemson CB Is the Apparent Perfect Pick<\/strong><\/p>\n PFF\u2019s Max Chadwick named Clemson\u2019s Avieon Terrell as the Vikings\u2019 perfect draft pick. Following in the footsteps of his brother, AJ Terrell, who played at Clemson and was drafted 16th overallby the Atlanta Falcons back in 2021. Avieon is tipped to do the same with Minnesota, a popular landing spot in a similar range to where his brother was taken. AJ was named second-team All-Pro back in 2021.<\/p>\n Here is what PFF\u2019s article had to say about their choice of Terrell to the Vikings.<\/p>\n
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Nov 29, 2025; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Clemson Tigers cornerback Avieon Terrell (8) celebrates a play against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the first quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
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