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MINNESOTA VIKINGS TEAM NEEDS
Most recent team needs update:
April 16
Starter Need High (P1, P2)
RB
SFTY
Starter Need Medium (P3)
CB
Mid Round Fill High (P5)
QB
WR
WRS
OG
OC
NT
DL5T
ILB
CBN
Depth Fill (P4)
Late Round Fill (P6)
OT
TE
DL3T
Minimal Need (P9)
EDGE
OLB
VIKINGS PICKS/COMMENTS MOST RECENT MOCK
Results from Consensus Mock Draft:
2025 Mock Draft #28
Most recent mock draft update:
4/22/25
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R1
24
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Minnesota
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Donovan Jackson
Ohio State
OG
Reach/Value:
-19
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Height:
6'4"
Weight:
300
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Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell said after the loss to the Rams in the playoffs last year (where Sam Darnold was sacked 9 times) "we've got to find a way to solidify the interior of the pocket". The Vikings then executed a phenomenal free agency period on paper. They added two solid offensive linemen in Ryan Kelly and Will Fries. They signed a veteran swing tackle in Justin Skule. They added two stud defensive tackles as well. The theme is clear. The Vikings want to be stout on both lines of scrimmage in order to be able to seriously compete for the Lombardi Trophy.
The weakest spot remaining on the offensive line is at Left Guard where Blake Brandel played last season. It was Brandel's first full season playing guard and it was an up and down year. Since the Vikings have declared that they want to see JJ McCarthy start at quarterback and they have not added any veteran QB yet, the best thing they could do for JJ is to solidify the line in front of him.
The Vikings had "30" visits with Jordan Addison and Dallas Turner the last two years and ended up drafting both in the first round. The 30 visit list this year includes Donovan Jackson, Jonah Savaiinaea, Aireontae Ersery, Marcus Mbow, Shavon Revel Jr, and Derrick Harmon. The pattern is emerging that the team likes to bring in the potential first round picks. The potential first round picks in the visit list are Jackson, Revel Jr, and Harmon.
With Harmon off the board, Donovan Jackson is 6'4" 315 with and 83 3/4" wingspan with 33 1/2" arms. He made 40 starts and appeared in 53 games over his four-year career at Ohio State. He played the last 10 games of last season at left tackle after starter Josh Simmons was lost for the season with an injury. He allowed four sacks over 40 career starts. Former Vikings head coach Mike Tice said "I think this is a can't-go-wrong player. How do you miss on the player like this? This player is going to be a good player in the league for quite a while."
It is a wise move to invest more into the development of JJ McCarthy than to get another cornerback, safety, or defensive lineman. Donovan Jackson is an investment in the quarterback.
Mark P, Vikings Analyst - DrafttekVikings@Gmail.com
Please visit our Vikings team page where you can see all the team's picks in the 7-round mock and more.
The weakest spot remaining on the offensive line is at Left Guard where Blake Brandel played last season. It was Brandel's first full season playing guard and it was an up and down year. Since the Vikings have declared that they want to see JJ McCarthy start at quarterback and they have not added any veteran QB yet, the best thing they could do for JJ is to solidify the line in front of him.
The Vikings had "30" visits with Jordan Addison and Dallas Turner the last two years and ended up drafting both in the first round. The 30 visit list this year includes Donovan Jackson, Jonah Savaiinaea, Aireontae Ersery, Marcus Mbow, Shavon Revel Jr, and Derrick Harmon. The pattern is emerging that the team likes to bring in the potential first round picks. The potential first round picks in the visit list are Jackson, Revel Jr, and Harmon.
With Harmon off the board, Donovan Jackson is 6'4" 315 with and 83 3/4" wingspan with 33 1/2" arms. He made 40 starts and appeared in 53 games over his four-year career at Ohio State. He played the last 10 games of last season at left tackle after starter Josh Simmons was lost for the season with an injury. He allowed four sacks over 40 career starts. Former Vikings head coach Mike Tice said "I think this is a can't-go-wrong player. How do you miss on the player like this? This player is going to be a good player in the league for quite a while."
It is a wise move to invest more into the development of JJ McCarthy than to get another cornerback, safety, or defensive lineman. Donovan Jackson is an investment in the quarterback.
Mark P, Vikings Analyst - DrafttekVikings@Gmail.com
Please visit our Vikings team page where you can see all the team's picks in the 7-round mock and more.
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R3
97
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Minnesota (Comp)
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Aeneas Peebles
Virginia Tech
DL5T
Reach/Value:
-11
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Height:
6'0"
Weight:
289
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R5
139
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Minnesota (Trade)
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Oronde Gadsden II
Syracuse
TE
Reach/Value:
1
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Height:
6'4"
Weight:
247
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MIN g CLE (Z Smith)
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R6
187
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Minnesota (Trade)
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Jordan James
Oregon
RB
Reach/Value:
-12
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Height:
5'9"
Weight:
205
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MIN g SF (J Mason)
VIKINGS HISTORICAL DRAFT PICKS
Reach/Value (R/V) Explained
The difference between where a player is selected in the NFL draft versus where the player was listed on the final Drafttek Big Board for the season in question.Example: A player who was listed at #50 on the Big Board and was selected at #35 will be a "Reach" of -15. Alternately, a player listed at #35 on the Big Board who was selected at #50 is a +15 "Value".
Simply put: a positive number is a Value pick, a negative number is a Reach.
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2024 | 1 | 10 | J.J. McCarthy | Michigan | QB | Reach | -1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 17 | Dallas Turner | Alabama | EDGE | Value | +8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 108 | Khyree Jackson | Oregon | CB | Value | +5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 177 | Walter Rouse | Oklahoma | OT | Reach | -25 |
| 2024 | 6 | 203 | Will Reichard | Alabama | PK | Reach | -56 |
| 2024 | 7 | 230 | Michael Jurgens | Wake Forest | OG | Reach | -122 |
| 2024 | 7 | 232 | Levi Drake-Rodriguez | TAMU-Commerce | DL3T | Reach | -148 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2023 | 1 | 23 | Jordan Addison | USC | WR | Reach | -5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 102 | Mekhi Blackmon | USC | CBN | Reach | -62 |
| 2023 | 4 | 134 | Jay Ward | LSU | S | Reach | -22 |
| 2023 | 5 | 141 | Jaquelin Roy | LSU | DL3T | Value | +20 |
| 2023 | 5 | 164 | Jaren Hall | BYU | QB | Reach | -7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 222 | DeWayne McBride | UAB | RB | Value | +85 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2022 | 1 | 32 | Lewis Cine | Georgia | S | Reach | -3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 42 | Andrew Booth Jr. | Clemson | CB | Value | +8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 59 | Ed Ingram | LSU | OG | Reach | -75 |
| 2022 | 3 | 66 | Brian Asamoah | Oklahoma | OLB | Reach | -18 |
| 2022 | 4 | 118 | Akayleb Evans | Missouri | CB | Reach | -66 |
| 2022 | 5 | 165 | Esezi Otomewo | Minnesota | DL5T | Reach | -43 |
| 2022 | 5 | 169 | Ty Chandler | North Carolina | RBC | Reach | -24 |
| 2022 | 6 | 184 | Vederian Lowe | Ilinois | OT | Reach | -57 |
| 2022 | 6 | 191 | Jalen Nailor | Michigan State | WR | Reach | -64 |
| 2022 | 7 | 227 | Nick Muse | South Carolina | TE | Reach | -129 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2021 | 1 | 23 | Christian Darrisaw | Virginia Tech | OT | Value | +9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 66 | Kellen Mond | Texas A&M | QB | Reach | -19 |
| 2021 | 3 | 78 | Chazz Surratt | North Carolina | ILB | Value | +5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 86 | Wyatt Davis | Ohio State | OG | Value | +53 |
| 2021 | 3 | 90 | Patrick Jones II | Pitt | EDGE | Value | +4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 119 | Kene Nwangwu | Iowa State | RB | Reach | -89 |
| 2021 | 4 | 125 | Camryn Bynum | Cal | CB | Reach | -56 |
| 2021 | 4 | 134 | Janarius Robinson | Florida State | EDGE | Reach | -75 |
| 2021 | 5 | 157 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Iowa | WR | Value | +36 |
| 2021 | 5 | 168 | Zach Davidson | Central Missouri St | TE | Reach | -79 |
| 2021 | 6 | 199 | Jaylen Twyman | Pitt | DL3T | Value | +143 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2020 | 1 | 22 | Justin Jefferson | LSU | WR | Reach | -2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 31 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | CB | Reach | -25 |
| 2020 | 2 | 58 | Ezra Cleveland | Boise State | OT | Reach | -3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 89 | Cameron Dantzler | Mississippi State | CB | Value | +10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 117 | D.J. Wonnum | South Carolina | EDGE | Reach | -68 |
| 2020 | 4 | 130 | James Lynch | Baylor | DL5T | Value | +75 |
| 2020 | 4 | 132 | Troy Dye | Oregon | ILB | Value | +69 |
| 2020 | 5 | 169 | Harrison Hand | Temple | S | Reach | -60 |
| 2020 | 5 | 176 | K.J. Osborn | Miami | WRS | Reach | -59 |
| 2020 | 6 | 203 | Blake Brandel | Oregon State | OT | Reach | -69 |
| 2020 | 6 | 205 | Josh Metellus | Michigan | DB | Reach | -184 |
| 2020 | 7 | 225 | Kenny Willekes | Michigan State | EDGE | Value | +36 |
| 2020 | 7 | 244 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | QB | Value | +89 |
| 2020 | 7 | 249 | Brian Cole II | Mississippi State | S | Reach | -80 |
| 2020 | 7 | 253 | Kyle Hinton | Washburn | OG | Reach | -121 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2019 | 1 | 18 | Garrett Bradbury | North Carolina St | OC | Reach | -10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 50 | Irv Smith Jr. | Alabama | TE | Value | +3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 102 | Alexander Mattison | Boise State | RB | Reach | -56 |
| 2019 | 4 | 114 | Dru Samia | Oklahoma | OG | Reach | -63 |
| 2019 | 5 | 162 | Cameron Smith | USC | ILB | Value | +60 |
| 2019 | 6 | 190 | Armon Watts | Arkansas | DL5T | Reach | -60 |
| 2019 | 6 | 191 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | S | Reach | -49 |
| 2019 | 6 | 193 | Olisaemeka Udoh | Elon | OT | Reach | -23 |
| 2019 | 7 | 217 | Kris Boyd | Texas | CB | Value | +26 |
| 2019 | 7 | 239 | Dillon Mitchell | Oregon | WR | Value | +88 |
| 2019 | 7 | 247 | Bisi Johnson | Colorado St. | WR | Reach | -159 |
| 2019 | 7 | 250 | Austin Cutting | Air Force | LS | Reach | -98 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2018 | 1 | 30 | Mike Hughes | UCF | CB | Value | +2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 62 | Brian O'Neill | Pittsburgh | OT | Value | +22 |
| 2018 | 4 | 102 | Jalyn Holmes | Ohio State | DL5T | Reach | -12 |
| 2018 | 5 | 157 | Tyler Conklin | Central Michigan | TE | Reach | -133 |
| 2018 | 5 | 167 | Daniel Carlson | Auburn | PK | Reach | -75 |
| 2018 | 6 | 213 | Colby Gossett | Appalachian St | OG | Reach | -199 |
| 2018 | 6 | 218 | Ade Aruna | Tulane | DL | Reach | -110 |
| 2018 | 7 | 225 | Devante Downs | California | LB | Reach | -112 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2017 | 2 | 41 | Dalvin Cook | Florida St | RBF | Value | +21 |
| 2017 | 3 | 70 | Pat Elflein | Ohio St | OC | Value | +2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 109 | Jaleel Johnson | Iowa | DT | Value | +13 |
| 2017 | 4 | 120 | Ben Gedeon | Michigan | LB | Reach | -23 |
| 2017 | 5 | 170 | Rodney Adams | South Florida | WR | Reach | -9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 180 | Danny Isidora | Miami (FL) | G | Value | +4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 201 | Bucky Hodges | Virginia Tech | TE | Value | +7 |
| 2017 | 7 | 219 | Stacy Coley | Miami (FL) | WR | Value | +2 |
| 2017 | 7 | 220 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | Northwestern | DE | Reach | -17 |
| 2017 | 7 | 232 | Elijah Lee | Kansas State | LB | Reach | -33 |
| 2017 | 7 | 245 | Jack Tocho | NC State | CB | Value | +16 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2016 | 1 | 23 | Laquon Treadwell | Ole Miss | WR | Value | +7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 54 | Mackensie Alexander | Clemson | CB | Value | +42 |
| 2016 | 4 | 121 | Willie Beavers | W Michigan | OT | Reach | -53 |
| 2016 | 5 | 160 | Kentrell Brothers | Missouri | ILB | Value | +106 |
| 2016 | 6 | 180 | Moritz Boehringer | SH Unicorns | WR | Reach | -97 |
| 2016 | 6 | 188 | David Morgan | UTSA | TE | Reach | -310 |
| 2016 | 7 | 227 | Stephen Weatherly | Vanderbilt | OLB | Reach | -12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 244 | Jayron Kearse | Clemson | S | Value | +64 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2015 | 1 | 11 | Trae Waynes | Michigan St | CB | Value | +2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 45 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | ILB | Value | +24 |
| 2015 | 3 | 88 | Danielle Hunter | LSU | EDGE | Value | +48 |
| 2015 | 4 | 110 | T.J. Clemmings | Pittsburgh | OT | Value | +90 |
| 2015 | 5 | 143 | MyCole Pruitt | Southern Illinois | TE | Value | +8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 146 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | WR | Reach | -26 |
| 2015 | 6 | 185 | Tyrus Thompson | Oklahoma | OT | Reach | -80 |
| 2015 | 6 | 193 | B.J. Dubose | Louisville | DL5T | Reach | -70 |
| 2015 | 7 | 228 | Austin Shepherd | Alabama | OT | Value | +56 |
| 2015 | 7 | 232 | Joey Iosefa | Hawaii | FB | Value | +35 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | EDGE | Reach | -3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 32 | Teddy Bridgewater | Louisville | QB | Value | +15 |
| 2014 | 3 | 72 | Scott Crichton | Oregon State | EDGE | Value | +20 |
| 2014 | 3 | 96 | Jerick McKinnon | Georgia Southern | RB | Reach | -39 |
| 2014 | 5 | 145 | David Yankey | Stanford | OG | Value | +108 |
| 2014 | 6 | 182 | Antone Exum | Virginia Tech | CB | Reach | -49 |
| 2014 | 6 | 184 | Kendall James | Maine | CB | Reach | -60 |
| 2014 | 7 | 220 | Shamar Stephen | Connecticut | DL3T | Value | +4 |
| 2014 | 7 | 223 | Brandon Watts | Georgia Tech | OLB | Reach | -53 |
| 2014 | 7 | 225 | Jabari Price | North Carolina | CB | Reach | -53 |