Ingram-Dawkins has been emerging in camp, providing another interior option behind the top ends. His development, alongside Redmond, could accelerate Minnesota's rotation into a more versatile front, offering fresh disruption in the middle as the season unfolds while Phillips shifts to Jets.

Ingram-Dawkins, a rookie fifth-round pick, is in the mix for a depth role on the interior. His athletic profile makes him a candidate for snaps if he shows well in camp and preseason reps, especially in sub-packages.

Ingram-Dawkins is a fifth-round selection from Georgia showing rotational depth with Minnesota. His length and power offer inside-outside versatility, and Flores has increasingly trusted him with first-unit reps. He acknowledges a flaw in initial contact but is actively working to improve, making him a high-ceiling candidate for future impact in the Vikings' defensive line.

Ingram-Dawkins flashed early with a tackle-for-loss and forced an incomplete pass on a goal-line sequence, signaling a potential rotational role on the Vikings’ first-team defense if he continues to accumulate quality reps.

Ingram-Dawkins, a Vikings rookie, shows early power and burst in preseason, pressing for a role in Minnesota’s DL rotation and signaling Flores’ plan to deepen the interior front with younger, disruptive talent.