The Minnesota Vikings beefed up an already impressive run defense this offseason by bringing in Javon Hargrave and Jonathan Allen on multi-year deals to lock down the interior defensive line and anchor what should be another strong Vikings defense in 2025.
Even with Hargrave and Allen in the mix, the team is still reportedly looking at defensive line help in the draft after recently hosting one interesting prospect for a visit.
KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson recently shared on X that Georgia defensive lineman Warren Brinson recently visited with the Vikings and has plenty of other meetings still to come.
Georia @GeorgiaFootball defensive lineman Warren Brinson (6-5 6/8, 316, 5.09 speed, 31 vertical, six career sacks) #NFLDraft2025 visited #Vikings #Panthers did #Falcons local day, private workout #Saints, Zoom meetings #Packers #49ers, #Chiefs #Cardinals @ShrineBowl@EricGalko pic.twitter.com/JIBqWQpyLZ
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) April 11, 2025
The 6’5″ 315-pound senior had six sacks in his five years with the Bulldogs, most recently collecting 26 tackles and a pair of sacks in 2024.
Brinson could be an early Day Three pick after a long and successful career with the Bulldogs projects as a strong run stopper and has ideal bend and first-step quickness that many teams will be looking for in the draft.
The knocks on him are his average strength and lack of moves in his artillery to lean on in order to shed blockers, but the Vikings have a solid history of coaching up prospects like him and getting the most out of them.
He wouldn’t be asked to do much right away with Hargrave and Allen in the fold, and few teams could offer a comparable interior defensive line room for him to learn from.
Minnesota only has five picks and could be a candidate to trade down in order to recoup some of the lost assets from past trades, but this is an intriguing prospect to be on their radar.
