2025 Minnesota Vikings season

2025 Minnesota Vikings season
Owner	Zygi Wilf
General manager	Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Head coach	Kevin O'Connell
Home stadium	U.S. Bank Stadium
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The 2025 season will be the Minnesota Vikings' 65th in the National Football League (NFL), their 10th playing their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, their 21st under the ownership of Zygi Wilf and their fourth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kevin O'Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. The Vikings will look to match or improve on their 14–3 record from 2024, make the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2009, and end their five-year playoff victory drought.

Offseason

Futures contracts

Position	Player	Date signed	Source
OT	Trevor Reid	January 9	[1]
NT	Travis Bell	January 15	[2]
CB	Kahlef Hailassie
OT	Marcellus Johnson
DB	Reddy Stewart
QB	Brett Rypien
RB	Zavier Scott
LB	Max Tooley
LB	Gabriel Murphy
G	Henry Byrd
OT	Leroy Watson
WR	Lucky Jackson
DE	Jonathan Harris
WR	Thayer Thomas
CB	Ambry Thomas	January 16	[2]
CB	Nahshon Wright	January 17	[2]
WR	Jeshaun Jones

Free agents

Position	Player	Free agency tag	2025 team	Date signed	Notes	Source
RB	Cam Akers	UFA
DE	Jonathan Bullard	UFA
S	Camryn Bynum	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	March 12	4 years, $60 million	[3]
QB	Sam Darnold	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	March 13	3 years, $100.5 million	[4]
G	Dan Feeney	UFA
CB	Stephon Gilmore	UFA
CB	Shaquill Griffin	UFA
ILB	Kamu Grugier-Hill	UFA
S	Theo Jackson	RFA	Minnesota Vikings	March 7	2 years, $12.65 million	[5]
RB	Aaron Jones	UFA	Minnesota Vikings	March 11	2 years, $20 million	[6]
QB	Daniel Jones	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	March 12	1 year, $14 million	[7]
OLB	Patrick Jones II	UFA	Carolina Panthers	March 10	2 years, $20 million	[8]
CB	Fabian Moreau	UFA
QB	Nick Mullens	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 12	2 years, $4.5 million	[9]
TE	Johnny Mundt	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 12	2 years, $5.5 million	[9]
CB	Byron Murphy	UFA	Minnesota Vikings	March 12	3 years, $54 million	[10]
WR	Brandon Powell	UFA
OT	David Quessenberry	UFA
DE	Jalen Redmond	ERFA	Minnesota Vikings	January 16	1 year, $960,000	[11]
G	Dalton Risner	UFA
OT	Cam Robinson	UFA	Houston Texans	March 25	1 year	[12]
WR	Trent Sherfield	UFA	Denver Broncos	March 13	2 years, $6 million	[13]
DE	Jerry Tillery	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	March 19	1 year	[14]
OLB	Jihad Ward	UFA
P	Ryan Wright	RFA	Minnesota Vikings	March 11	1 year, $1.75 million	[15]

Signings

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Former team	Date signed	Notes	Source
S	Bubba Bolden	UFA	Birmingham Stallions (UFL)	March 10		[16]
DE	Jonathan Allen	UFA	Washington Commanders	March 12	3 years, $51 million	[17]
C	Ryan Kelly	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	March 12	2 years, $18 million	[18]
G	Will Fries	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	March 13	5 years, $87.7 million	[18]
DE	Javon Hargrave	UFA	San Francisco 49ers	March 13	2 years, $30 million	[19]
CB	Isaiah Rodgers	UFA	Philadelphia Eagles	March 13	2 years	[18]
OT	Justin Skule	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	March 13		[20]
CB/ST	Tavierre Thomas	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	March 13	1 year, $2 million	[18]
LB	Eric Wilson	UFA	Green Bay Packers	March 14		[21]
CB	Jeff Okudah	UFA	Houston Texans	March 18	1 year	[22]
WR	Tim Jones	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 18	1 year	[23]
WR	Rondale Moore	UFA	Atlanta Falcons	March 19		[24]

Releases

Position	Player	New team	Date released	Source
C	Garrett Bradbury	New England Patriots	March 17	[25] [26]

Extensions

Position	Player	Date signed	Notes	Source
S	Harrison Smith	March 12		[27]

Trades

Position	Player	Team	Date traded	Notes	Source
G	Ed Ingram	Houston Texans	March 13	MIN receives: 2026 sixth-round pick HOU receives: Ingram	[28]
RB	Jordan Mason	San Francisco 49ers	March 18	MIN receives: 2025 sixth-round pick, Mason SF receives: 2025 fifth-round pick, 2026 sixth-round pick	[29]

Draft

Having been eliminated from the playoffs in the wild card round after a 14–3 regular season in 2024, the Vikings had the 24th pick in each round of the 2025 NFL draft. They are scheduled to go into the draft with four selections, their fewest since making five picks in 2009. As well as their original first-round pick, they were also awarded a third-round pick in compensation for the departure of QB Kirk Cousins during the 2024 offseason, and acquired an additional fifth-round pick in a trade that sent DE Za'Darius Smith to the Cleveland Browns; that same deal sent the Vikings' original sixth- and seventh-round picks to the Browns. Their original second-round pick was sent to the Houston Texans in order to acquire another first-round selection in 2024; that pick was then sent to the Jacksonville Jaguars in a package with their original third- and fourth-round selections in the 2025 draft in order to move up again and select OLB Dallas Turner. ^[30] They also traded picks with the San Francisco 49ers in order to acquire RB Jordan Mason, giving up their original fifth-round selection and a 2026 sixth-round pick for a 2025 sixth-round selection. ^[29] The Vikings had been expected to receive an additional seventh-round pick in a trade that sent G Jesse Davis to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022, ^[31] but the conditions of the trade were not met and the pick remained with the Steelers.

2025 Minnesota Vikings draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	24
2	56	Traded to the Houston Texans [A]
3	88	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars [B]
	97				Compensatory selection
4	126	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars [B]
5	139				From Browns [C]
	160	Traded to the San Francisco 49ers [D]
6	187				From 49ers [D]
	200	Traded to the Cleveland Browns [C]
7	240	Traded to the Cleveland Browns [C]

Draft trades

1. The Vikings traded a second-round selection, and 2024 second- and sixth-round selections to the Houston Texans in exchange for 2024 first- and seventh-round selections. ^[32]
2. The Vikings traded third- and fourth-round selections, and 2024 first- and fifth-round selections (23rd and 167th overall) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a 2024 first-round selection (17th). ^[33]
3. The Vikings traded sixth- and seventh-round selections, and DE Za'Darius Smith to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a fifth-round selection and a 2024 fifth-round selection. ^[34]
4. The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (160th overall) and a 2026 sixth-round selection to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a sixth-round selection (187th overall) and RB Jordan Mason. ^[29]

Staff

Minnesota Vikings staff

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	Front office Owner/chairman – Zygi Wilf Owner/vice chairman – Leonard Wilf Owner/president – Mark Wilf Chief operating officer – Andrew Miller General manager – Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Executive vice president of football operations – Rob Brzezinski Senior vice president of player personnel – Ryan Grigson Vice president of football operations – Demitrius Washington Director of player personnel – Ryan Monnens Assistant director of player personnel – Chisom Opara Director of pro personnel – Sam DeLuca Director of college scouting – Mike Sholiton Assistant director of college scouting – Pat Roberts Senior personnel executive – Jamaal Stephenson Head coaches Head coach – Kevin O'Connell Assistant head coach/outside linebackers – Mike Pettine Assistant to the head coach – Henry Schneider IV Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Wes Phillips Quarterbacks – Josh McCown Assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks – Jordan Traylor Running game coordinator/running backs – Curtis Modkins Wide receivers – Keenan McCardell Assistant wide receivers – Tony Sorrentino Passing game coordinator/tight ends – Brian Angelichio Offensive line – Chris Kuper Assistant offensive line – Keith Carter Game management coordinator/pass game specialist – Ryan Cordell Senior offensive assistant – Chris O'Hara Offensive assistant – Ben Ellefson Quality control/offense – Derron Montgomery			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Brian Flores Defensive line – Marcus Dixon Assistant defensive line – Patrick Hill Inside linebackers – Mike Siravo Assistant inside linebackers – Thad Bogardus Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Daronte Jones Safeties – Michael Hutchings Defensive assistant – Imarjaye Albury Defensive assistant – Charlie Frye Quality control/defense – Lance Bennett Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Matt Daniels Assistant special teams – Dalmin Gibson Strength and conditioning Director of player performance – Josh Hingst Director of football development/Assistant performance coach – Derik Keyes Assistant player performance – Marquis Johnson → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Minnesota Vikings roster

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Quarterbacks (QB)  9 J. J. McCarthy 19 Brett Rypien Running backs (RB) 32 Ty Chandler 30 C. J. Ham FB 33 Aaron Jones -- Jordan Mason 36 Zavier Scott Wide receivers (WR)  3 Jordan Addison 81 Lucky Jackson 18 Justin Jefferson -- Tim Jones 82 Jeshaun Jones -- Rondale Moore 83 Jalen Nailor 89 Thayer Thomas Tight ends (TE) 87 T. J. Hockenson 84 Josh Oliver

Offensive linemen (OL) 64 Blake Brandel G 68 Henry Byrd G 71 Christian Darrisaw LT -- Will Fries G -- Marcellus Johnson RT 65 Michael Jurgens G -- Ryan Kelly C 75 Brian O'Neill RT -- Trevor Reid LT 78 Walter Rouse RT 67 Justin Skule LT 72 Leroy Watson RT Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Jonathan Allen DE 95 Travis Bell NT -- Javon Hargrave DE 92 Jonathan Harris DE 97 Harrison Phillips NT 61 Jalen Redmond DE 50 Levi Drake Rodriguez DE 94 Taki Taimani NT

Linebackers (LB)  6 Brian Asamoah ILB 51 Blake Cashman ILB 58 Jonathan Greenard OLB 59 Gabriel Murphy OLB  0 Ivan Pace Jr. ILB 98 Bo Richter OLB 45 Max Tooley ILB 15 Dallas Turner OLB 43 Andrew Van Ginkel OLB -- Eric Wilson ILB Defensive backs (DB)  5 Mekhi Blackmon CB -- Bubba Bolden S -- Kahlef Hailassie CB 26 Theo Jackson S 29 Dwight McGlothern CB 44 Josh Metellus S  7 Byron Murphy CB -- Jeff Okudah CB  2 Isaiah Rodgers CB 22 Harrison Smith SS -- Reddy Steward CB 38 Ambry Thomas CB -- Tavierre Thomas CB 36 NaJee Thompson CB 20 Jay Ward FS Special teams (ST) 42 Andrew DePaola LS 16 Will Reichard K 17 Ryan Wright P

As of April 7, 2025. Rookies in italics. 65 active Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Vikings' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Regular season

2025 opponents

The Vikings will play eight games at home and nine on the road in 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May. In addition to home and away matchups against each of their NFC North divisional rivals, they are also scheduled to play against each of the teams in the NFC East and AFC North, as well as the teams that also finished in second place in each of the NFC South, NFC West and AFC West. ^[35]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC North)	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers
Conference opponents (NFC East)	Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants
Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement)	Atlanta Falcons	Seattle Seahawks
Interconference opponents (AFC North)	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement)	—	Los Angeles Chargers

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External links

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