Report: Vikings nearly traded back up for Christian Darrisaw after trading down But thankfully they didn’t have to Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports The Minnesota Vikings made a pretty solid move on the first night of the 2021 NFL Draft, trading back nine spots and getting two third-round picks from the New York Jets while still getting a player they coveted in Virginia Tech offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw. On the surface, everything went the way the Vikings wanted it to. Behind the scenes, however, there were apparently some serious doubts. Chad Graff of The Athletic is reporting that after making that trade down, the Vikings made attempts to trade back up because they thought they were going to miss out on the players they liked that were available when their original pick came up at #14.