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Vikings draft 1 2025

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Draft Selections
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (MIN)
Deone Walker
DL Kentucky
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Washington
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIN)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIN)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Baron
DL-EDGE Tennessee
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Derrick Moore
LB-EDGE Michigan
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIN)
J.C. Davis
OL New Mexico
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 6 (MIN)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Tyler Van Dyke Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tyler Van Dyke
QB Miami (FL)
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 7 (MIN)
Keaten Wade
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Deone Walker
DL Kentucky
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
Tyler Baron
DL-EDGE Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Vikings banked a tidy surplus when Derrick Moore lasted to the 139th pick, a few spots past his grade.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Deone Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jabbar Muhammad
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jabbar Muhammad at Round 2, Pick 11 is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick75 Rnd3 Josh Simmons
A quiet steal in pick 75: Josh Simmons for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick76 Rnd3 Rod Moore
Rod Moore in slot 76 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Deion Burks
Nothing to complain about; Deion Burks went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at pick No. 108 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick110 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
Tyler Baron at slot 110 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Derrick Moore
Nice patience on Derrick Moore, who had no business lasting to the 139th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick155 Rnd5 J.C. Davis
They took J.C. Davis at par in No. 155, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171 Rnd6 CJ Dippre
CJ Dippre in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick194 Rnd7 Tyler Van Dyke
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Van Dyke. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick203 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
A tidy little value on Keaten Wade in pick No. 203, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.