An Updated List of Minnesota Vikings Pre-NFL Draft Top 30 Prospect Visits

The Vikings have hosted a wide variety of talented draft prospects at TCO Performance Center.
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The 2023 NFL Draft is less than a week away. For a sense of which prospects the Minnesota Vikings have spent significant time with, here's an updated list of the players they've hosted for top-30 draft visits at TCO Performance Center in Eagan.

Teams can bring in up to 30 players on official visits, which include meetings and interviews with the coaches and front office, as well as medical tests.

These visits are an important part of the pre-draft evaluation process, which includes the scouting combine, pro days, and events like the Senior Bowl. Teams can also conduct virtual meetings with players and host local visits with area players, which don't count towards the limit of 30.

The updated list:

Day 1/Early Day 2 prospects

Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Maryland CB Deonte Banks

TCU WR Quentin Johnston

USC WR Jordan Addison

Georgia Tech DT Keion White

Alabama S Brian Branch

Mississippi State CB Emmanuel Forbes

Day 2/3 prospects

Tennessee OLB Byron Young

Princeton OL Henry Byrd

Illinois DT Calvin Avery

William & Mary OT Colby Sorsdal

Florida A&M LB Isaiah Land

Iowa State EDGE M.J. Anderson

Stanford QB Tanner McKee

Utah LB Mohamoud Diabate

LSU G Anthony Bradford

Bowling Green DT Karl Brooks

LSU CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse

USC CB Mekhi Blackmon

UAB RB DeWayne McBride

UAB CB Starling Thomas V

Sacramento State S Marte Mapu

Nebraska WR Trey Palmer

Miami CB DJ Ivey

Kent State S Nico Bolden

Jackson State KR/CB Isaiah Bolden

Local prospects

Players who grew up in the Minneapolis area or attended a nearby college don't necessarily count as top-30 visits.

Minnesota C John Michael Schmitz

Minnesota S Jordan Howden

Minnesota CB Terrell Smith

Northwestern RB Evan Hull (Maple Grove, MN)

NDSU G Nash Jensen (Osseo, MN)

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