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New Name Enters the Mix for Vikings in ESPN Mock Draft

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ESPN’s Field Yates didn’t get too frisky for the Minnesota in a mock draft this week, picking Oregon safety Dillon […]

Dec 31, 2024; Glendale, AZ, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton (33) against the Boise State Broncos during the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images.

ESPN’s Field Yates didn’t get too frisky for the Minnesota in a mock draft this week, picking Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman for the purple team at No. 18 — everyone is doing that right now — but in Round 2, Yates rolled with a relative unknown among Vikings fans: Penn State outside linebacker Dani Dennis-Sutton . ESPN’s latest projection added another pass-rush name to Minnesota’s radar.

Dennis-Sutton is expected to be a Round 3 selection, according to the Consensus Big Board, but per Yates, he’s a 2nd-Rounder, and he just might be a Viking. Dennis-Sutton Is Now Part of Minnesota’s Round 2 Picture Get to know Dennis-Sutton. Penn State defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton (33) goes through pregame warmups, loosening up on the field ahead of kickoff against UCLA on Oct.

4, 2025, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena as the Nittany Lions prepared for a nonconference matchup early in the season. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images. Yates: Thieneman at No.

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