The Minnesota Vikings have several key questions to answer this offseason, including potential trade targets to shore up both sides of the ball.
They have a big question to answer at defensive end. The Vikings are set to lose not one or two, but all three of their top edge rushers from last season. Marcus Davenport, Danielle Hunter, and DJ Wonnum are all free agents.
Bleacher Report’s scouting department suggests Philadelphia Eagles pass rusher Josh Sweat as a “top trade target” to replace them.
“Many of the Vikings’ needs will hinge on how they handle impending free agents like quarterback Kirk Cousins and pass-rusher Danielle Hunter,” B/R’s scouting department wrote on January 29. “If Hunter departs, trading for an edge-rusher on an expiring contract, like Philadelphia’s Josh Sweat, could give Minnesota a stopgap option.”
Sweat, 26, logged 6.5 sacks this season and is no slouch against the run.
A former fourth-round pick in 2018, the 6-foot-5 pass rusher logged a career-high 11.0 sacks in 2022. He also earned a trip to the Pro Bowl in 2021.
Sweat ranks 20th with 31 sacks over the last four seasons, per Stathead. He is in the final year of a three-year, $40 million contract.
But prying him free from Philadelphia could be complicated, and in a way that the Vikings are familiar with.
