B
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings let Ransom fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.
by TrueN0rth ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 4 picks
· 4 steals
· 0 reaches
Call it larceny. Lathan Ransom sat on the board until slot 161, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with safety the one that mattered most.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Taking Deone Walker in slot 97 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They let O'Donnell Fortune come to them and pounced at pick No. 140. A minor itch, scratched.
You do not let a safety like Lathan Ransom reach No. 161 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.