After the Minnesota Vikings tumbled out of the NFL Playoffs, they — and their fans — are onto 2025 NFL Draft season. There are plenty of holes on the roster, and the Vikings need reinforcements.
In this college-focused Minnesota Vikings 2025 NFL Mock Draft, we break down some players that the Vikings could pick. If you want to conduct your own mocks this draft season, try the CFN Mock Draft Simulator for free!
7-Round Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft
There are plenty of holes on Minnesota’s roster and unfortunately for the Vikings, they only have two selections in the top 100 and just four picks overall.
Nearly the entire secondary played on expiring contracts in 2024, meaning it’s highly likely the franchise look to the draft to reload in the defensive backfield.
There’s also an enormous question at quarterback, as Sam Darnold played well until collapsing in two must-win games. The Vikings are high on J.J. McCarthy, but the former Michigan Wolverines quarterback missed his entire rookie season with a knee injury.
It’s highly unlikely that the Vikings nab a quarterback and they’ll need some impact starters, despite having just one pick in the top 99 selections. So, let’s look at a 2025 Vikings mock draft
24) Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina
Nick Emmanwori has linebacker size and cornerback speed, which has made him an intriguing player for several years. As a junior in 2024, his coverage skills caught up to his athleticism, pushing him up draft boards.
He’s a physical tackler and I love the schematic fit in a Brian Flores defense that lacked a freakish athlete in the back this season. With Minnesota, Emmanwori could turn into one of the most unique defenders in the NFL.
100) Josaiah Stewart, Edge, Michigan
The Vikings don’t select again until the penultimate pick of the third round. Luckily, in this sim, one of my favorite Day 2 edge rushers was still available, and Minnesota could swoop him up.
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Though he’s a bit undersized, Stewart is an advanced pass-rusher with consistent production in the Big Ten. He’s explosive off the ball and would give Minnesota another pure pass-rusher. The Vikings often struggled to generate pressure with four, especially on third down, so even if Stewart is relegated to a specialist role early in his career, he’d help the team as a rookie.
139) Jake Briningstool, TE, Clemson
In today’s NFL, you can never have too many pass-catchers and as T.J. Hockenson continues to battle back from his knee injury, I like the value of a high-floor tight end prospect here.
Briningstool is a reliable pass-catcher with just seven drops on 189 career targets. He’s one of the bigger tight ends in the draft and would give the Vikings another red zone target to balance the big-play abilities of Jordan Addison and Justin Jefferson.
160) Kameryn Alexander, CB, Oregon
While I assume that the Vikings will both address the defensive backfield in free agency and trade a pick or two to bolster the back half of their draft, they haven’t done either yet. So, for now, we have to address the holes in the secondary through the draft.
Kameryn Alexander is one of the more NFL-ready Day 3 corners and though he’s not the biggest guy, he matches well in man coverage and can play some zone as well. There will be a lot of new faces in Minnesota’s secondary in 2025, and Alexander could be one of them
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