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Minnesota Vikings
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Alexander: A-.
by Hartg3 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Vikings were there to profit. Darius Alexander, the No. 129 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 161st pick. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
The Vikings paired the rookies with proven help, Ja'Quan McMillian leading the way. The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes.
It is a haul that will look even better come September.
Pick-by-Pick
They barely believed it either: Tyler Booker still on the board at the 64th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Circle this one: Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 66 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
They robbed the room for Isaiah Bond here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Andrew Mukuba at the 97th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Darius Alexander reach pick 161 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.