Vikings mock draft: Will they trade back or take best player available?
- The Minnesota Vikings spent $264.5 million in free agency.
- This significant spending occurred before the 2025 NFL Draft.
- The Vikings hold just four selections in the upcoming draft.
- Their picks are in rounds one, three, five, and six.
- Few draft picks prompt speculation about their post-draft free agency activity.
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Which prospects make sense for Vikings in first round of 2025 NFL Draft?
The fact that the Vikings enter the 2025 NFL Draft with fewer picks than any other team isn’t lost on Kevin O’Connell. It also doesn’t appear to be bothering him too much. Asked this week about only having picks in the first (No. 24), third (No. 97), fifth (No. 139), and sixth (No. 187) rounds, the head coach did his best the change the narrative, instead emphasizing all of the pieces the Vikings have already added to the mix. “The starting poin…
Which prospects make sense for Vikings in first round of 2025 NFL draft?
The fact that the Vikings enter the 2025 NFL draft with fewer picks than any other team isn’t lost on Kevin O’Connell. It also doesn’t appear to be bothering him too much. Asked this week about only having picks in the first (No. 24), third (No. 97), fifth (No. 139), and sixth (No. 187) rounds, the head coach did his best the change the narrative, instead emphasizing all of the pieces the Vikings have already added to the mix. “The starting poin…
The Minnesota Vikings are drafting this week for 2026 and beyond
The Minnesota Vikings don’t have a lot of immediate holes to fill in the NFL draft after another strong year in free agency. But they can’t just spend big on their roster indefinitely, writes RandBall.

Vikings mock draft: Will they trade back or take best player available?
As forthcoming as Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was about strategy heading into the 2025 NFL Draft, he wouldn’t tip his hand about what the Vikings were going to do with the 24th overall pick. Maybe because he’s still trying to figure it out himself. There are a couple of ways the Vikings could proceed when they’re on the clock for the first time. They could trade back with hopes of giving themselves more darts to throw, or they could stay put and simply t…
Vikings Expected to Lead Way With High-Value Targets in Free Agency
The Minnesota Vikings spent more money in free agency than all but one other NFL team this offseason at $264.5 million, per Spotrac. Despite a highly regarded haul, the Vikings are expected to remain active in the next wave of free agency activity.That will begin on April 26, right after the 2025 draft concludes as teams make their bids for priority undrafted free agents.ESPN’s Adam Schefter expects the Vikings to be among that group.“One source…
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