The Minnesota Vikings embark on Glendale, Arizona, on Monday night to begin the playoffs in a meeting with the Los Angeles Rams.
These Are All the Vikings Draft Picks for 2025
The game was moved from Inglewood, California, to Arizona due to wildfires.
And whenever the Vikings’ season ends — hopefully that’s February — all eyes will turn to the team’s offseason, including free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft.
As it stands right now, these are Minnesota’s draft picks.
1. 1st Rounder
Pick Range: 24-32
Team Need at This Spot:
Cornerback
Defensive Tackle
Interior Offensive Line
Minnesota won’t have a high-flying draft pick in the Top 10 or Top 15. It played too well for that this season.
Importantly, though, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah did not sell his 2025 1st-Rounder last year when pursuing his quarterback of the future. This one stayed put and will be a late-20s draft pick.
2. 3rd Round Compensatory
from Kirk Cousins’ 2024 Free Agency
Team Need at This Spot:
Running Back
Interior Offensive Line
WR3
This won’t be formally announced for a couple of months, but Minnesota should pick at the top of the compensatory allotment in Round 3 because of Cousins’ departure last year.
It would be prime territory for the Vikings to draft a running back in a rather deep draft for such prospects.
3. 5th Rounder
from Cleveland Browns (Za’Darius Smith Trade)
Team Need at This Spot:
Depth OL
Depth DL
This should be around the 136th to 140th pick.
Minnesota traded Smith in 2023 after he squawked on Twitter about wanting out. Now, the Vikings will spend a late-round pick because of his exit.
4. 5th Rounder
Organic
Team Need at This Spot:
Depth OL
Depth DL
WR3
Adofo-Mensah will likely trade like a fiend before and during the draft; that’s what he does. This pick may not be used by Minnesota.
However, the Vikings could use some depth in the trenches by taking a flyer in the 5th Round. This could also be where they pursue a WR3 or WR4.
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 Vikings 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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