B
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings let Winston Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.
by SD ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 4 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
When a board-topper like Kevin Winston Jr. slides to No. 163, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
Tate Ratledge in pick No. 28 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Zy Alexander at pick 97 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Devin Neal in Round 5, Pick 2 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at No. 163 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.