The Minnesota Vikings are expected to address the secondary this offseason for multiple reasons. Outside of the the position groups under performing at times, they also have three key free agents at safety and cornerback.
On Wednesday, Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN posted his first mock draft of the 2025 NFL Draft cycle and he provided some extra help to the Vikings secondary.
Kiper Jr. gave the Vikings Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison with the 24th overall pick in his mock draft. Kiper explains the pick citing, “Minnesota has big-time cornerback questions. . .even though the Vikings led the NFL in interceptions by quite a bit (24, five more than second best), they might have to restock their CB room in the draft.”
Kiper also explains that Morrison played in just three games in 2024 for the Fightin’ Irish after suffering a season ending hip injury. Drafting a cornerback in the first round coming off a hip injury seems a bit dicey for the Vikings front office that has struck out on several top picks in the secondary.
The 2025 NFL Draft will be vital tot he Vikings success in 2025 and with just five picks in the draft every one of them will have increased value. Drafting a cornerback coming off a significant injury to the lower body may be too risky given their current situation.