It's basically crunch time, with a week until the NFL trade deadline.

Deals must be made by Nov. 10, the day after Minnesota hosts Monday Night Football against Buffalo. Last week, there were several significant moves within the Vikings conference: Chicago acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, who was super disruptive for the Bears in their double-digit win over the Seahawks last night; Seattle landed perennial Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson; and San Francisco brought back veteran d-lineman DeForest Buckner, a 49ers draft pick.

There's bound to be more roster movement across the league, which is why we're highlighting a trade deadline big board — version 2.0 — rolled out Tuesday by The Athletic's Daniel Popper.

Popper detailed 50 trade targets. The bulk of names match his first iteration, but there are changes that reflect recent results, such as the inclusion of more Eagles players after their sixth consecutive loss, and the removal of Bucs players since they're shaping up to be real contenders in the NFC South. We will note the positions and players that Popper projected as "fits" for Minnesota.

He linked the Vikings to five position groups and 16 players. We included some context.

Running back: Jonathan Taylor, Colts (No. 1 in Popper's ranking); Breece Hall, Jets (7); Tony Pollard, Titans (25); Tyjae Spears, Titans (43)

Minnesota's offense ranks 27^th in rushing EPA at minus-28.4, which is a big decline from 2025 (minus-14.7) according to Next Gen Stats. Co-starters Aaron Jones, Sr., and Jordan Mason (three games) have nine and five carries for 10-plus yards. Quarterback Kyler Murray has five, as well.

Meanwhile, Taylor has 18 rushes for 10 or more, Hall has five (three games), Pollard has 13 and Spears has two on only 18 attempts. Taylor rushed for 95 yards and a TD against the Vikings in Week 7.

Defensive line: Moro Ojomo, Eagles (3); Grover Stewart, Colts (13); Roy Lopez, Cardinals (31); Zach Sieler, Dolphins (35); Dalvin Tomlinson, Chargers (49)

The Vikings interior defensive line is young and performing well in Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores' scheme, which generates most of its pass rush via blitzing linebackers and edge rushers.

Ojomo ranks tied for seventh in QB pressures this season (19) among players aligned at DT, per NGS. Stewart blocked a field goal against the Vikings and is a patented run defender. Lopez played for Detroit last season and teamed with Vikings CB Byron Murphy, Jr., in high school. Sieler was signed by Miami during Flo's first season as the Fins head coach, and he posted back-to-back 10-sack seasons in 2023-24 and notched two in Week 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Tomlinson, 32, was part of Minnesota's defenses in 2021-22, tallying 81 tackles and five sacks across 29 games.

Tight end: Juwan Johnson, Saints (12); Dallas Goedert, Eagles (37); Noah Fant, Saints (39)

T.J. Hockenson's numbers are up from a year ago, and he's already matched his 2024-25 TD count. There's minimal experience behind him, though, after elite run-blocking tight end Josh Oliver tore his biceps in Week 3 and is anticipated to miss the rest of the regular season. Second-year players Gavin Bartholomew and Ben Yurosek have flashed good run-after-the-catch skills in recent games.

Johnson, Goedert and Fant are veterans with productive seasons under their belts. The former caught 77 passes for 889 yards in 2025; Goedert scored 11 touchdowns last season; and Fant owns four seasons with at least 500 receiving yards, with his latest occurring in 2024 on the Seahawks.

Fant, by the way, played for Seattle from 2022-24 under the front office that included Vikings General Manager Nolan Teasley. Additionally, he was college teammates at Iowa with Hockenson.

Offensive line: Cesar Ruiz, Saints (14); Tyler Steen, Eagles (19); Landon Dickerson, Eagles (24)

Starting left guard and 2025 first-round pick Donovan Jackson tore his meniscus in Week 4, forcing 2025 undrafted free agent Joe Huber into the lineup. Huber is physical and consistently improving, but he was previously serving as a swing player who could fill in at either guard position or center.

Ruiz, a 2020 first-round pick, has started games at right guard and center, whereas Steen has manned both guard spots and Dickerson has experience at all three roles in the interior triangle.

Quarterback: Mac Jones, 49ers (40)

Murray is dealing with hamstring soreness following the Vikings first loss of the season at Detroit. He entered the concussion protocol in Week 1 after 11 snaps, and he missed Week 2 before returning at Tampa Bay. Murray has clipped 65% of his throws for 1,022 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions so far this season. He also has 29 rushing attempts for 167 yards (5.8 avg.).

Carson Wentz hit 59% of his passes for 276 yards and three scores in Weeks 1-2.

The 2021 first-round pick Jones started eight games for San Francisco in 2025, relieving injured starter Brock Purdy, and went 5-3 with a near 70% completion rate, 2,151 passing yards and 13 touchdowns to six interceptions. Jones is 25-32 with an 86.9 passer rating over 57 career starts.

PFF recognizes Blake Brandel

The Pro Football Focus grading system has taken its lumps in recent years, and especially this one, but it's still a widely used analytics website, so we're noting the love they gave to a Viking this week.

Center Blake Brandel made PFF's Team of the Week for his performance against the Lions.

Brandel earned a 76.8 offensive grade, which tied for the third highest single-game grade in his career. He also received a solid 72.8 pass-blocking grade, allowing zero pressures on 33 reps, and a robust 77.3 run-blocking grade. His marks were an improvement from Week 7 (51.7; 39.8; 61.1).

You can find PFF's elite lineup for Week 8 here.

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