5 Vikings Draft Crushes — Per the People
The 2025 NFL Draft is 74 days away.
5 Vikings Draft Crushes — Per the People
First, free agency arrives in four weeks, and the Minnesota Vikings have about $60 million in cap space to sign in-house free agents and external newcomers.
And regarding the draft, we asked Vikings fans about their current draft crushes, players they can’t quite get off their minds in connection to the purple team.
Question to all: Who’s your current draft crush for the Vikings?
Here is the fans’ current list of draft crushes.
1. Shavon Revel Jr. (CB)
Who Said It?
Tadd
@ST7cubs
Shavon Revel Jr. is my draft crush for the Vikings. He’s 6’3, and he plays physical. Revel will fit in immediately with the Brian Flores defense.
2. Kaleb Johnson (RB)
Who Said It?
Bruce Johnson
@sachikojohnson
I want to see how free agency and the combine go first. I like your idea of two running backs in the draft. Right now, my only draft crush is Kaleb Johnson, and it’s based on how he destroyed the Gophers. He had 21 rushes for 206 yards — 9.8 yards per carry!
3. Walter Nolen (DT)
Who Said It?
Eric Horstman
@EHorstman23
My current draft crush is Walter Nolen, closely followed by Kenneth Grant. Nolen will bring explosiveness to the defensive line, which we haven’t had in a long time. If we address this in free agency with Milton Williams, maybe they will go a different direction, but pairing two interior pass rushers will allow Phillips to slide into a better spot for his skills and give us a nasty defensive line for years to come!
4. Travis Hunter (CB | WR)
Who Said It?
Legend of Corra
@cmaek09
He probably won’t be available to the Vikings, but Travis Hunter is my draft crush. How could he not be?
t5. Ashton Jeanty (RB)
Who Said It?
Skol Tom
@SKOLfromWI
He’s a complete running back, and the Vikings could use some fresh young talent in the backfield. If the Vikings can cement the offensive line in free agency and then add a young, fresh halfback in the draft, it’s a great path forward. The later-round shots haven’t worked out, and signing the veteran tailbacks can only get you so far.
t5. Ashton Jeanty (RB)
Who Said It?
RedNPurple (from Norway)
@rednpurple77
I just love Ashton Jeanty. Something is appealing about a guy who can slice through a defensive line like a warm knife in butter. He probably will go sooner, but if he’s there at No. 24, I definitely wouldn’t mind him on the depth chart for the next five years.
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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
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