Vikings get linebacker help in new 2027 NFL Mock Draft

The 2027 NFL Draft will take place in Washington, D.C. next year. In that draft, the Vikings still have their first-round pick, but a lot could happen in the next 7 months. Before then, though, there will be plenty of speculation and buildup about the team, and who they may add through the draft in

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The 2027 NFL Draft will take place in Washington, D.C. next year. In that draft, the Vikings still have their first-round pick, but a lot could happen in the next 7 months. Before then, though, there will be plenty of speculation and buildup about the team, and who they may add through the draft in a class many are calling one of generational wealth.

PFF's Gordon McGuiness recently released the latest 2027 NFL mock draft of the cycle, which has the team going with a new linebacker. They land Notre Dame linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, who would be placed next to Carson Schwesinger.

McGuiness explains the pick, writing, "I’m not sure there’s a fit I love more in this mock draft than putting Viliamu-Asa in a Brian Flores defense. He has missed

just 7.7% of his attempted tackles, earned a 91.2 PFF run-defense grade and proven to be an effective blitzer, generating eight pressures on 18 pass-rushing snaps so far this season."

Viliamu-Asa has become a key player for the Fighting Irish defense and could become the same for the Browns. Schwesinger has been forced to do a lot in 2026, and taking some off his plate isn't a bad idea.

This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Vikings get linebacker help in new 2027 NFL Mock Draft