7 Draft Recommendations for the Vikings
The 2025 NFL Draft is about 3.5 weeks away, and the Minnesota Vikings have four picks in the event.
7 Draft Recommendations for the Vikings
That total could grow with some trades, and general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah loves to wheel and deal.
To prepare for the draft, we asked Vikings fans for a draft recommendation — an open-ended forum for anything on their minds.
Question to all: Pretty simple — aside from drafting the best player available (because that is obvious), what’s your overall draft recommendation for the Vikings? This can be a player, strategy, or anything you want.
Here are fans’ responses.
1. Get a CB or DT
Who Said It?
Ivan, Czar of Bohunks
@Up4Discussion_7
Minnesota needs to take advantage of the offensive nature of the league and get a value CB or DT at pick 24.
2. Don’t Trade Back Just for the Heck of It
Who Said It?
Tadd
@ST7cubs
Don’t trade back for the sake of trading back. We don’t have to go too far back in Vikings draft history to remember that taking your one best shot at an impact player can be more effective than multiple shots from a more depleted pool.
3. Trade Back and Build the Trenches
Who Said It?
Eric Horstman
@EHorstman23
Strategy-wise, they should try to trade down as much as possible unless there is a guy too good to pass up (Harmon, Nolen, maybe Zabel) but continue to build depth in the trenches. They filled many needs this offseason, but I would like them to continue getting quality depth on both lines. They need at least one more CB in rounds 1-3, though, in addition to the trenches.
4. Don’t Be Greedy
Who Said It?
Bruce Johnson
@sachikojohnson
If there is an outstanding selection available, don’t trade back. If there are several players you could choose, then trade back only a few spots. Nothing more than that. Don’t be greedy, Vikings. Choose quality over quantity.
5. Build Non-Round-1 Capital
Who Said It?
Skol Tom
@SKOLfromWI
The Vikings have built up what could be one of the best rosters in the league, but draft capital is definitely lacking. I’d like to see them trade back in the first round and build up draft capital in the mid-rounds this year or the 2nd round of the 2026 draft. It would allow for a bit more maneuverability around the draft board next year and going forward.
6. Get a Safety
Who Said It?
Chris
@Skol227
Get a safety. See if one of the top guys drops, but I think Kwesi trades this pick.
t7. Trade Down to Pick No. 35-45 Range
Who Said It?
Steve Berglund
@VIkesin18
Trade down once or twice to the 35 to 45 pick range to accumulate additional picks and take whoever is the highest remaining player on board, preferably a DT that falls such as Harmon, Nolen, or Alexander, or CB Revel or Porter.
t7. Please Trade Down
Who Said It?
RedNPurple (from Norway)
@rednpurple77
Please trade down. Even how good a feeling you have about a player, you never know. If there’s one thing the Vikings need at this moment, it is more lottery tickets.
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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