Breakout All-Pro DT named as free agent Vikings should sign
This would be a massive addition to Brian Flores’ defense in Minnesota. The 26-year-old Madubuike is an interior pass-rushing force who finished with 64 pressures for the Ravens in his breakout campaign. He’d fit wonderfully alongside the more run-oriented Harrison Phillips in the middle of the Vikings’ defensive front. The only issue with this idea is that Madubuike might never end up hitting the market. If the Ravens can’t get a long-term extension worked out, they could choose to franchise tag him to keep him around for one year at $22.1 million. But if that doesn’t happen, the Vikings should be one of many teams interested in signing Madubuike to a long-term deal at around $20 million per season.
In the event that Madubuike remains in Baltimore in 2024 and the Vikings want to add an interior pass-rusher, they could try to reunite Christian Wilkins with Flores or take a chance on someone like Javon Kinlaw from the 49ers. Or they could wait until the draft and take Byron Murphy II from Texas in the first round.