The Vikings front office deserves a lot of credit for the lack of obvious holes on their roster. Mike Zimmer has talent all over the field. Even so, Minnesota could use another physical linebacker to aid their stellar defense.
T.J. Edwards is the best fit of any linebacker still on the board. He doesn’t have the best range in the class, but he makes a ton of plays in the middle. It’s not impossible to think he could get some snaps in place of Ben Gedeon on the weak side as well. For a defense that’s going to get really expensive really quickly, acquiring some cheap depth would make a lot of sense.
Edwards also flashes above average coverage ability on film. That’s not a huge issue for the Vikings considering their talent at safety, but it would give Zimmer even more scheme versatility. That’s bad news for the rest of the NFC North.
Another possibility here is that Minnesota might go for a more natural outside linebacker. Devin Bush or Mack Wilson could be in play here too. In the end, look for the Vikings’ rich defense to simply get richer.