Can the Vikings Maximize Kyler Murray in the 2026 Draft? | The Real Forno Show🎙️🏈

How the Vikings Could Maximize Kyler Murray in the NFL Draft + What Top-30 Visits Really Mean — Tyler Forness and producer Dave discuss a draft approach built around maximizing Kyler Murray, whom they consider the likely Vikings starter in 2026, balancing immediate help with long-term roster building and a potential extension. Forness reviews 2024 personnel data showing Murray’s higher EPA per pass in heavier sets (especially 12 and 13 personnel) and argues Minnesota could lean into two-tight-end usage with T.J. Hockenson and Josh Oliver, potentially adding an athletic tight end like Kenyon Sadiq to create vertical mismatches and reduce pressure to draft a WR3. They also explain why Vikings top-30 visits can indicate many things (often UDFA or information-gathering) and urge media-literacy caution with “sources,” noting the team’s mixed history drafting top-30 visitors. The episode ends with a seven-round mock draft themed around supporting Murray and outlines the show’s daily draft-week livestream schedule. 00:00 Draft Plan Question 00:38 Show Intro Setup 02:13 Draft Strategy Balance 04:39 Top 30 Visit Meaning 05:48 Maximize Murray Blueprint 08:15 Personnel Data Deep Dive 12:42 12 Personnel Mismatches 16:19 Sadiq Fit And Future 22:31 Other Targets And Value 26:02 Let The Board Decide 28:17 Draft Board Philosophy 29:20 Maximizing Kyler Options 30:07 Top 30 Visit Reality 32:51 How Vikings Use Visits 36:43 Patterns And Caveats 41:14 Local Visit Rules 42:05 Seven Round Mock Begins 43:58 Building Kyler Support 47:49 Late Round Defense Adds 50:55 Draft Week Live Schedule 52:48 Wrap Up And Sign Off _____________________________________________________________ ⭐️ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/@vikings1stskol92 ⭐️ Our Twitter can be found at @Vikings1stSKOL ⭐️ Our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/493z6mQXcN ⭐️ Tyler Forness can be read at A to Z Sports - https://atozsports.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings-news/ ⭐️ Submit questions: forms.gle/7LJkCAern9kdUkuD8 ⭐️ On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vikings1standskol ⭐️ Watch the live show here: https://youtu.be/0d12dthO3t4 and https://youtu.be/UwZOaKAn3jU Fan With Us!!! Tyler Forness @TheRealForno of Vikings 1st & SKOL @Vikings1stSKOL and A to Z Sports @AtoZSportsNFL, with Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this Vikings 1st & SKOL production, the @RealFornoShow. Podcasts partnered with Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices