In this scenario, using PFF's mock draft simulator, all of my ideal defensive targets — DTs Walter Nolen, Kenneth Grant, and Derrick Harmon, plus CB Jahdae Barron — were off the board. So without the option of moving down, my choice came down to a pair of offensive linemen: Alabama's Tyler Booker and North Dakota State's Grey Zabel.

The National Football League Scouting Combine is now over and we are a week away from free agency. What is really interesting about how mock drafts have viewed the Minnesota Vikings before free agency is the different selections they have had.

So, while quarterback is the most popular topic regarding the team heading into 2025, the team also needs to get tougher on both sides of the ball. Luke Easterling of Athlon Sports agrees, giving the Vikings two players who can add physical tenacity on each side of the ball in his latest three-round mock draft.

It has been 18 years since the Vikings drafted Adrian Peterson, the franchise’s last first-round pick at running back. Would General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah consider taking the next one with the 24th overall pick in April’s NFL draft?

The Vikings enter the first three rounds with only two picks, the 24th and 97th overall selections. They sent their second-rounder to the Jacksonville Jaguars in a draft-day trade to take Dallas Turner last year.

The Minnesota Vikings don’t wind up with Jordan Addison in this re-draft, as he goes two picks ahead of them to the Los Angeles Chargers at pick 21. With the other top wideouts off the board, the Vikings select defensive tackle Calijah Kancey.