More than 300 NFL Draft prospects are in Indianapolis this week for a dream-come-true job interview.

That's a small number relative to the number of scribes, hosts and various media personalities assembled at the Indiana Convention Center to cover everything football – and yes, everything Vikings.

Experts across the league, many possessing sharp insights on clubs and a love for scouting college players and projecting their fits with different teams, are frequently cluing in about the 2025 NFL Draft.

Ahead of on-field workouts, Vikings Entertainment Network's Tatum Everett gathered thoughts from multiple experts regarding what the team should do at the end of April. Putting aside, for now, the debate over bringing back pending free agent Sam Darnold or rolling with second-year pro J.J. McCarthy as the 2025 starting quarterback, we'll examine what experts think the Vikings should do in the draft.

Even with only three confirmed draft picks (and a projected fourth compensatory choice), there's a variety of viewpoints for what will happen when the Vikings are on the clock.

Be part of the running back Renaissance and take a ball carrier at No. 24 overall? That's a thought. So is homing in on the players available up front and choosing a plug-and-play offensive or defensive lineman.

Let's start there.

CBS Sports' Pete Prisco suggested getting beefier in the trenches when asked what he thinks Minnesota will do in free agency (and in the draft), citing Super Bowl LIX Champion Philadelphia as a big reason why.

"The Eagles won the Super Bowl because they were the biggest, baddest guys on the offensive line, and they were the biggest, baddest guys on the defensive line, and I think that's what the Vikings need to get to," Prisco said. "[Vikings Defensive Coordinator] Brian Flores has done a great job with that defense. He's compensated for a lot of their issues that they do have, but I think they need to get bigger and stronger on the defensive line.

"This is a good draft to find defensive tackles," Prisco added. "It really is. There's a lot."

Albert Breer of Monday Morning Quarterback also brought up the "edge" enjoyed on the line of scrimmage by the Eagles, reasoning that "the Chiefs didn't have a chance because the Eagles' strengths really showed up."

The difference between 14 wins and winning in the playoffs, Breer said, can come down to winning on the margins – because the difference in talent across the NFL is tightest in the tournament – which demands performing well in weighty phases such as third down, long-yardage cases and the red zone.

Former NFL player and current NFL Network analyst Bucky Brooks expanded on the all-important subject of team-building by referencing what NFC North rivals Detroit and Green Bay are doing.

"If you're the Minnesota Vikings, you wanna make sure that you're dominant at the point of attack," Brooks imparted, adding it's key to get younger on the outside, too, with uncertainty attached to the futures of Stephon Gilmore and Harrison Smith. "You have some guys up front that certainly can play, and make an impact, but you want to continue to do that so Brian Flores can really empty the bucket.

"I don't think you can go wrong as long as you attack the defense," Brooks continued.

Acquiring players through the draft who are capable of raising Minnesota's ceiling could be tough this year because of the limited number of picks.

There's workarounds, however, and Minnesota's organizational collaboration is an advantage.

Pro Football Focus draft analyst Trevor Sikkema proposed trading out of Round 1 to offset having too few picks and hypothesized targeting two areas: the o-line's interior and the secondary, which has a bundle of players scheduled to enter free agency and could be helped by a "lot of really good corners" this draft.

"I'm wondering if they're going to feel like, 'Hey, maybe we're going to move back out of the first round [and] get a couple of extra picks if that is possible,'" Sikkema offered. "And I think believing the depth of those two positions are there in Round 2 and Round 3, they might believe that they can get one or two contributing players instead of maybe just one of them in the first round."

OK, well, who is a good fit based on schematics and culture?

Sikkema supplied several names at cornerback to keep an eye on – Ole Miss' Trey Amos, Notre Dame's Benjamin Morrison and East Carolina's Shavon Revel, Jr. – in addition to a couple outstanding linemen.

"Sure, you could potentially pick one of those [highly rated o-linemen] at the back end of the first round," said Sikkema, "but this is a pretty deep class. There's a lot of tackles, as well, who played tackle in college who I think could kick [inside] – really good football players. But if they were to stick at where they are right now in the first round, a guy like Grey Zabel from North Dakota State, a Tyler Booker from Alabama, those types of players who I think could be plug-and-play guys on the interior."

Sikkema also discussed Minnesota's penchant for finding and acquiring undrafted free agents, especially defensively, that expeditiously turned into contributors. Ivan Pace, Jr., Bo Richter and Taki Taimani are recent examples of undrafted free agents who landed roster spots and made an impact in some fashion.

He tipped his hat to the entire organization being in sync, something that will again be paramount.

Sikkema said, "When you find starters, who all [31] other NFL teams didn't want to pick throughout those first seven rounds, and yet you could find a guy who could be an impact player for you, you're identifying either certain skill sets or just mental makeup of guys that you go, 'Look he's not the biggest, he's not the fastest, he's not the strongest, but he sure as hell isn't a guy that I want to bet against."

NFL Network's Charles Davis called the Class of 2025 running backs "absolutely loaded," listing Ashton Jeanty, Omarion Hampton, TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins as first-round-caliber players.

"Every time I turn around, I see people I like," he said. "There's this kid at Delaware named Marcus Yarns, who's not gonna be a high draft pick, but I think he's a quality football player. I think someone's gonna go ahead and grab him, maybe Day 3, which is Rounds 4-7, and they're gonna be thrilled to have him."

Davis agreed, as well, that it's necessary for Minnesota to fortify its presence up front.

"My colleague Daniel Jeremiah has called this a 'meat and potatoes' draft, and I think that he is right and I think it's a great way to describe – I'm not going to try and change what he said because I think he's nailed it," Davis elaborated on the possibility of finding line talent. "I think you can go deep into this draft and find people who can flat-out play. And I think the way the league has gone, the projection of, 'Is this guy a tackle or is he a guard? Is he a guard? Is he a center? Or is he both? Can I move that guy from here to here and make him work in my system?' I think we're gonna see a lot more of that as we go on, too."

Davis dove deeper into some players the Vikings may want to target to boost the defensive trenches.

"At the top of the food chain would be like Mason Graham from Michigan," Davis said.

Additionally, Davis mentioned Graham's college teammate, Kenneth Grant, as someone who flashed.

"I was watching tape on them a few days ago and I was like, I'm seeing violence from these guys," Davis shared. "I'm seeing the ability to move – they're not just taking you and just throwing you to the side."

Davis also raved about massive Kentucky defender Deone Walker.

"I watched him at the Senior Bowl, not just bull-rushing people as you would expect. [He was] throwin' spin moves on people," Davis said, smiling as he recalled the 6-foot-7, 340-pound, 20-year-old. "His numbers aren't going to be great, you're not going to see, you know, multiple sacks and all that. But boy, does he clog up a lane, and then he'll run out in the open field and run someone down and make a play. To me, he kind of shows what a lot of these defensive linemen are gonna be like coming in this draft."

Lastly, Davis tossed a more under-the-radar name at Everett: South Carolina's Tonka Hemingway.

"If you get a chance to watch his highlight tapes, do it, because they often use a Wildcat quarterback, but when he catches it and goes, he's not just plowing into the line. I've seen him put moves on people, jump cut, make plays, catch the ball in the backfield, so the athleticism is really there," Davis said.