Minnesota Vikings Dream Draft

The Minnesota Vikings hold only four picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. It’s difficult to dream big with only four picks. This is an attempt at a dreamy Vikings draft. It starts with addressing the team’s needs. Thanks to an aggressive offseason, the Vikings have few immediate needs. Several positions still need reinforcements. Here are a four of the most pressing.

Interior Offensive Line

Defensive Line

Cornerback

Safety

To address those needs, the Vikings have the following draft picks:

1st

3rd

5th

6th

That’s not a lot of draft picks. 

Using the positional rankings of The Athletic’s Dane Brugler in his “The Beast,” I’ve tried to put together the most optimistic combination of four players while addressing the above four positional needs. While it’d be so much nicer to have more than four draft picks, it’s convenient to have only four positions that stand out as needing reinforcements. So, here’s an attempt at a Minnesota Vikings Dream Draft. 

Using Brugler’s draft ranges, here are some of my favorites at each of the Vikings four picks:

1st

Grey Zabel, G, North Dakota State

Donovan Jackson, G, Ohio State

Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon

Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan

Walter Nolan, DT, Mississippi

Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas

Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky

Trey Amos, CB, Mississippi

Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina

Azareye’h Thomas, CB, Florida State

Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina

Malaki Starks, S, Georgia

3rd

Jonah Savaiinaea, G, Arizona

Marcus Mbow, G, Purdue

Wyatt Milum, G, West Virginia

Alfred Collins, DT, Texas

T.J. Sanders, DT, South Carolina

Joshua Farmer, DT, Flordia State

Omar Norman-Lott, DT, Tennessee

Jordan Phillips, DT, Maryland

Jamaree Caldwell, DT, Oregon

Deone Walker, DT, Kentucky

Cam Jackson, DT, Florida State

Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame

Nohl Williams, CB, Cal

Quincy Riley, CB, Louisville

Darien Porter, CB, Iowa State

Kevin Winston Jr., S, Penn State

Andrew Mukuba, S, Texas

5th

Jalen Rivers, G, Miami

CJ West, DT, Indiana

J.J. Pegues, DT, Mississippi

Zy Alexander, CB, LSU

Mac McWilliams, CB, Central Florida

6th

Nazir Stackhouse, DT, Georgia

Cobee Bryant, CB, Kansas

Zah Frazier, CB, Texas-San Antonio

Sebastian Castro, S, Iowa

Craig Woodson, S, Cal

Now, I have to whittle the above players to the best combination of four at the assigned picks. 

1. Grey Zabel, G, North Dakota State

3. Darien Porter, CB, Iowa State

5. J.J. Pegues, DT, Mississippi

6. Craig Woodson, S, Cal

I see four eventual starters. Grey Zabel starts immediately at left guard and perhaps replaces Ryan Kelly at center in a couple years. Darien Porter could compete for a starting job as a rookie. J.J. Pegues enters a promising defensive line rotation and eventually replaces Javon Hargrave in the starting lineup. Craig Woodson could duplicate Cam Bynum’s route from Cal to Vikings starting safety. 

One can dream.