Last year, the Vikings moved up twice in the first round, sending multiple mid-round draft picks in 2024 and 2025 to the New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars to move up to 10th and 17th to draft quarterback J.J. McCarthy and edge Dallas Turner, respectively.

With the NFL's pre-draft process heating up, it's a good time to get familiar with some of the players the Minnesota Vikings could target with their first pick in April. Here at Vikings On SI, we're taking a look at five players at positions of need who the Vikings should be looking at,

The Minnesota Vikings can replenish their depleted 2025 NFL draft stock by trading QB J.J. McCarthy to the Raiders for two high picks.

The mock draft included all the Vikings projected five picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. The picks include a focus on defense but not at positions you may expect if you are a Vikings fan. Here is how these picks faired under out scrutiny.

What could the Vikings be looking for with pick No. 24 in the first round of the draft? How about some help on the interior of the lines?

Minnesota's interior offensive line was a major letdown in 2025, and one of the draft's top prospects from the Georgia Bulldogs could be a solution.

The Minnesota Vikings have needs at several positions as the 2025 offseason cycle heats up. Of course, we still have the Super Bowl to be played on Sunday before everyone joins the fun, but the