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The first three rounds are the most important picks in any Minnesota Vikings mock draft. After that, the team doesn’t have a fourth-round selection, and players from the fifth-round on are mostly a crapshoot. In the 2022 NFL Draft, new general manager Kwesi Adodfo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell will have their chance to fill needs and make their mark on the franchise. That means picking a cornerback, edge-rusher, and interior offensive lineman in this draft. If the Vikings’ new management can get starters in these three areas of need with their first three picks, this draft will be a major win for the organization. The good and bad news is that this draft is relatively deep at all three of these positions. This means there will undoubtedly be players at these positions available at each of the team’s three picks. However, it also means other teams are targeting these areas, too, and the Vikings’ favorites might be gone before the team picks.