The Star Tribune's position-by-position previews for the 2022 NFL draft

Leading up to the first round on Thursday, this series from our NFL reporters breaks down what to expect from the 2022 NFL draft.

April 27, 2022 at 1:26PM
Left tackle Christian Darrisaw, the Vikings’ first-round draft pick last year, at a workout this month at TCO Performance Center in Eagan. (Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The new Vikings regime of GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O'Connell will have eight draft picks to work with in the NFL draft, which begins Thursday.

Each day leading up to the first round, Star Tribune reporters Mark Craig, Andrew Krammer and Ben Goessling broke down one of eight positional groups, explained what the Vikings could do and who the top players are at each spot.

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