There are a couple of ways the Vikings could proceed when they’re on the clock for the first time. They could trade back with hopes of giving themselves more darts to throw. They could stay put and simply take the best player available. “It’s about impact,” Adofo-Mensah said. “That impact can be a great player or multiple good players.”

The Minnesota Vikings' general manager is being characteristically clandestine about the team's plans for the NFL draft.

In his first and only seven-round mock of the 2025 NFL Draft, Chad Reuter forecasts some big surprises in the top 10 and five first-round trades. See all of his projections, 1-257.