Report: Vikings have formal meeting scheduled with Florida DT at combine

The Vikings have a formal meeting scheduled with Florida defensive tackle Cam Jackson at this week's NFL combine in Indianapolis, according to The Draft Network's Ryan Fowler. It's the first such report we've gotten about a player who the Vikings will be meeting with in Indy.

Source: The Minnesota Vikings have a formal meeting scheduled with Florida iDL Cam Jackson in Indy.

Athletic & powerful DT had an excellent week at the Senior Bowl and is another name to become familiar with in a loaded DL class.
— Ryan Fowler (@_RyanFowler_) February 24, 2025

Jackson impressed at the Senior Bowl last month, turning heads with his movement ability at 6'6", 339 pounds. He's a mammoth human being who has some athletic juice for his size, even if he's much more of a run-stuffer than a pass rusher.

A three-star prospect out of Louisiana in the class of 2020, Jackson spent his first three seasons at Memphis before finishing his career with two years at Florida. He had fairly pedestrian stats across his college career — 120 tackles, 11 TFL, four sacks, five batted passes — but the impact made by big nose tackles doesn't always show up in the box score.

Jackson is an interesting prospect for the Vikings because he's not a pass-rushing three technique or anything along those lines. He's a massive zero technique who eats up blocks and can fill multiple gaps in the interior run game. If the Vikings add a player like him — or Michigan's Kenneth Grant, a projected first-round pick — it would allow Harrison Phillips to slide out of the 0T role and line up across from guards or at the 4i spot on the inside shoulder of offensive tackles.

We liked Florida transfer NT Cam Jackson’s junior tape last year at Memphis but he played at totally different level last week vs. Vols.@CamJackson72 (6062v, 353v, 34 1/2 arm) is prototype mammoth 0-tech. Disposes of OC with ease & checkout the big-man athleticism on the… https://t.co/740gJIsLOl pic.twitter.com/XTwcFWOGhh
— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) September 20, 2023

Quick win for Florida DT Cam Jackson against UNC OL Willie Lampkin. Jackson is a massive kid at 340 pounds (down 20 pounds since the spring)… will make a living on early downs, so any pass rush is a big bonus. pic.twitter.com/cT8AxOQWVR
— Ryan Roberts (@RiseNDraft) January 28, 2025

Likely due to his age and lack of high-level statistical production, Jackson is projected as a Day 3 pick in this year's draft.

The Vikings will meet with all kinds of prospects at this week's combine, but they'll only be able to hold formal, 20-minute meetings with up to 45 players over the course of the week. They'll also host players on "Top 30" visits at TCO Performance Center in the two months leading up to the draft.

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