Vikings draft a RB

The Vikings spent a 4th-round pick on RB Kene Nwangwu in Round 4 of the 2021 NFL Draft. Nwangwu likely raised his stock with tremendous testing numbers at his pro day. He ran a 4.32-second 40-yard dash at 6 feet, 210 pounds. He added 85th percentile or better measurements in the vertical, broad and 3-cone. Nwangwu totaled just 143 carries and 7 catches across 4 seasons at Iowa State. He did averaged a strong 26.8 yards per kick return for his career. That could be Nwangwu's entry point to significance in Minnesota. He's obviously not going to challenge Dalvin Cook's standing and might not even present much competition to Alexander Mattison. Ameer Abdullah might want to beware, though.

Vikings rookie RB Kene Nwangwu left Saturday night’s preseason game early with a knee injury and did not return. If he misses extended time, Nwangwu might have trouble displacing Ameer Abdullah in the return game. Neither figures to be fantasy relevant in 2021 unless both Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison go down