Tuesday, January 21, 2025

First Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft

There once was a day when crafting a team’s mock draft took a lot of time, research, and paper. Those days are long gone. With the various mock draft simulators out there, crafting a team’s mock draft is way too easy. It’s so easy that it can become addicting. This is my first Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft of the mock draft season. 

The Vikings currently hold three draft picks. Those picks are a first and two fifths. A third-round Compensatory Pick is expected to boost their picks to four. Here’s an early guess at those four picks.

1. Walter Nolen, DT, Mississippi
3. Mello Dotson, CB, Kansas
5. Ollie Gordon II, RB, Oklahoma State
5. Kaden Prather, WR, Maryland

I believe that the Vikings will throughly address the interior of the offensive line in free agency. Fixing that area is the team’s biggest offseason need. If that goes as hoped, defensive line and cornerback will likely be the top draft needs. Walter Nolen would be a nice start on the defensive front. Mello Dotson should help the secondary. Two picks over the first two nights of the draft isn’t a lot but it’s what they have.

Running back could be the draft’s most intriguing position for the Vikings. If they fix the offensive line and address the defensive line and cornerback in free agency, I could easily see the Vikings grab a running in the first round. Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty would be a dream. Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson or North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton could be targets with the 24th pick. For this mock draft, I have the Vikings waiting until Day 3 for their running back. Kaden Prather’s 6’4” size would be a nice addition to the receiver room. Maybe he could follow in the footsteps another fifth-round receiver out of Maryland, Stefon Diggs. 

Until the next one. 


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