Rookie cornerback Akayleb Evans is far from just being a simple Hail Mary draft pick to help fill a position of need for the Minnesota Vikings.
General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell had a very specific intention in mind when they took him off the board with the No. 118 overall pick of the fourth round.
They wanted size and physicality in the defensive backfield—you know, the sort of things coaching can’t teach.
