2025 Minnesota Vikings season

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.

2025 Minnesota Vikings season
Owner	Zygi Wilf
General manager	Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Head coach	Kevin O'Connell
Home stadium	U.S. Bank Stadium
Uniform
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This will be their first season since 2021 where Harrison Phillips will not be on the roster as he was traded to the New York Jets on August 20.^[1]

Offseason

Futures contracts

Position	Player	Date signed	Source
OT	Trevor Reid	January 9	[2]
NT	Travis Bell	January 15	[3]
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	[3]
CB	Nahshon Wright	January 17	[3]
WR	Jeshaun Jones

Free agents

Position	Player	Free agency tag	2025 team	Date signed	Notes	Source
RB	Cam Akers	UFA	New Orleans Saints	June 13	1 year	[4]
DE	Jonathan Bullard	UFA	New Orleans Saints	July 23	1 year	[5]
S	Camryn Bynum	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	March 12	4 years, $60 million	[6]
QB	Sam Darnold	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	March 13	3 years, $100.5 million	[7]
G	Dan Feeney	UFA
CB	Stephon Gilmore	UFA
CB	Shaquill Griffin	UFA	Seattle Seahawks	June 25	1 year, $3 million	[8]
ILB	Kamu Grugier-Hill	UFA
S	Theo Jackson	RFA	Minnesota Vikings	March 7	2 years, $12.65 million	[9]
RB	Aaron Jones	UFA	Minnesota Vikings	March 11	2 years, $20 million	[10]
QB	Daniel Jones	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	March 12	1 year, $14 million	[11]
OLB	Patrick Jones II	UFA	Carolina Panthers	March 10	2 years, $20 million	[12]
CB	Fabian Moreau	UFA
QB	Nick Mullens	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 12	2 years, $4.5 million	[13]
TE	Johnny Mundt	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 12	2 years, $5.5 million	[13]
CB	Byron Murphy	UFA	Minnesota Vikings	March 12	3 years, $54 million	[14]
WR	Brandon Powell	UFA
OT	David Quessenberry	UFA	Los Angeles Rams	May 29	1 year	[15]
DE	Jalen Redmond	ERFA	Minnesota Vikings	January 16	1 year, $960,000	[16]
G	Dalton Risner	UFA
OT	Cam Robinson	UFA	Houston Texans	March 25	1 year	[17]
WR	Trent Sherfield	UFA	Denver Broncos	March 13	2 years, $6 million	[18]
DE	Jerry Tillery	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	March 19	1 year	[19]
OLB	Jihad Ward	UFA	Tennessee Titans	July 24		[20]
P	Ryan Wright	RFA	Minnesota Vikings	March 11	1 year, $1.75 million	[21]

Signings

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Former team	Date signed	Notes	Source
S	Bubba Bolden	UFA	Birmingham Stallions (UFL)	March 10		[22]
DE	Jonathan Allen	UFA	Washington Commanders	March 12	3 years, $51 million	[23]
C	Ryan Kelly	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	March 12	2 years, $18 million	[24]
G	Will Fries	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	March 13	5 years, $87.7 million	[24]
DE	Javon Hargrave	UFA	San Francisco 49ers	March 13	2 years, $30 million	[25]
CB	Isaiah Rodgers	UFA	Philadelphia Eagles	March 13	2 years	[24]
OT	Justin Skule	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	March 13		[26]
CB/ST	Tavierre Thomas	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	March 13	1 year, $2 million	[24]
LB	Eric Wilson	UFA	Green Bay Packers	March 14		[27]
CB	Jeff Okudah	UFA	Houston Texans	March 18	1 year	[28]
WR	Tim Jones	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 18	1 year	[29]
WR	Rondale Moore	UFA	Atlanta Falcons	March 19		[30]

Releases

Position	Player	New team	Date released	Source
C	Garrett Bradbury	New England Patriots	March 17	[31][32]

Extensions

Position	Player	Date signed	Notes	Source
S	Harrison Smith	March 12		[33]

Trades

Position	Player	Team	Date traded	Notes	Source
G	Ed Ingram	Houston Texans	March 13	MIN receives: 2026 sixth-round pick HOU receives: Ingram	[34]
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	[35]

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.^[36] 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.^[35] 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,^[37] 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	Donovan Jackson	G	Ohio State
2	56	Traded to the Houston Texans[A]
3	88	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars[B]
	97	Traded to the Houston Texans[C]			Compensatory selection
	102	Tai Felton	WR	Maryland	2020 Resolution JC-2A selection; from Lions via Jaguars and Texans[C]
4	126	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars[B]
5	139	Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins	DT	Georgia	from Browns[D]
	142	Traded to the Seattle Seahawks[E]			from Jaguars via Texans[C]
	160	Traded to the San Francisco 49ers[F]
	172	Traded to the Los Angeles Rams[G]			from Seahawks[E]
6	187	Traded to the Houston Texans[C]			from 49ers[F]
	200	Traded to the Cleveland Browns[D]
	201	Kobe King	LB	Penn State	from Rams[G]
	202	Gavin Bartholomew	TE	Pittsburgh	from Texans via Steelers, Bears and Rams[G]
7	240	Traded to the Cleveland Browns[D]

Draft trades

1. The Vikings traded a second-round selection (56th overall), and 2024 second- and sixth-round selections (42nd and 188th overall) to the Houston Texans in exchange for 2024 first- and seventh-round selections (23rd and 232nd overall).^[38]
2. The Vikings traded third- and fourth-round selections (88th and 126th overall), and 2024 first- and fifth-round selections (23rd and 167th overall) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a 2024 first-round selection (17th overall).^[39]
3. The Vikings traded third- and sixth-round selections (97th and 187th overall) to the Houston Texans in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (102nd and 142nd overall).^[40]
4. The Vikings traded sixth- and seventh-round selections (200th and 240th overall), and DE Za'Darius Smith to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a fifth-round selection (139th overall) and a 2024 fifth-round selection (157th overall).^[41]
5. The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (142nd overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a fifth-round selection (172nd overall) and QB Sam Howell.^[40]
6. 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.^[35]
7. The Vikings traded a fifth-round selection (172nd overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for two sixth-round selections (201st and 202nd overall).^[40]

2025 Minnesota Vikings undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Tyler Batty	OLB	BYU	[42]
Silas Bolden	WR	Texas
Max Brosmer	QB	Minnesota
Logan Brown	OT	Kansas
Chaz Chambliss	OLB	Georgia
Oscar Chapman	P	Auburn
Zeke Correll	C	NC State
Dontae Fleming	WR	Tulane
Keenan Garber	CB	Kansas State
Matt Harmon	OLB	Kent State	[43]
Joe Huber	G	Wisconsin	[42]
Austin Keys	LB	Auburn
Robert Lewis	WR	Auburn
Vershon Lee	C	South Carolina	[44]
Dorian Mausi	LB	Auburn	[42]
Bryson Nesbit	TE	North Carolina
Mishael Powell	S	Miami (FL)
Myles Price	WR	Indiana
Tre Stewart	RB	Jacksonville State
Zemaiah Vaughn	CB	Utah
Alex Williams	DE	Middle Tennessee
Elijah Williams	DE	Morgan State	[43]
Ben Yurosek	TE	Georgia	[42]

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 Assistant general manager – Ryan Grigson Assistant general manager – Demitrius Washington Director of player personnel – Ryan Monnens Assistant director of player personnel – Chisom Opara Director of pro personnel – Sam DeLuca Senior personnel executive – Jamaal Stephenson Director of college scouting – Mike Sholiton Senior college executive – Pat Roberts Head coaches Head coach – Kevin O'Connell Assistant head coach – 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/passing 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 – Imarjaye Albury Sr. Outside linebackers – Thad Bogardus Assistant outside linebackers – Patrick Hill Inside linebackers – Mike Siravo Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Daronte Jones Safeties – Michael Hutchings Defensive assistant – Charlie Frye Quality control/defense – Chenzo Funari 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) 12 Max Brosmer  8 Sam Howell  9 J. J. McCarthy 11 Brett Rypien Running backs (RB) 32 Ty Chandler 30 C. J. Ham FB 33 Aaron Jones 27 Jordan Mason 36 Zavier Scott 38 Tre Stewart 47 Xazavian Valladay Wide receivers (WR)  3 Jordan Addison 83 Silas Bolden 13 Tai Felton 19 Dontae Fleming 81 Lucky Jackson 18 Justin Jefferson 82 Jeshaun Jones 14 Tim Jones 85 Robert Lewis  1 Jalen Nailor 31 Myles Price 89 Thayer Thomas Tight ends (TE) 86 Gavin Bartholomew 87 T. J. Hockenson 46 Bryson Nesbit 84 Josh Oliver 49 Giovanni Ricci 45 Nick Vannett 48 Ben Yurosek

Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Zack Bailey G 64 Blake Brandel G 62 Logan Brown T 68 Henry Byrd G 71 Christian Darrisaw T 76 Will Fries G 69 Michael Gonzalez G 60 Joe Huber G 74 Donovan Jackson G 65 Michael Jurgens C 78 Ryan Kelly C 66 Vershon Lee G 75 Brian O'Neill T 73 Walter Rouse T 67 Justin Skule T 72 Leroy Watson T Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Jonathan Allen DE 95 Travis Bell NT 98 Javon Hargrave DE 92 Jonathan Harris DE 90 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins DE 61 Jalen Redmond DE 50 Levi Drake Rodriguez DE 94 Taki Taimani NT 99 Elijah Williams DE

Linebackers (LB) 96 Tyler Batty OLB 51 Blake Cashman ILB 57 Chaz Chambliss OLB 28 Cam Gill OLB 58 Jonathan Greenard OLB 56 Austin Keys ILB 41 Kobe King ILB 52 Dorian Mausi ILB 59 Gabriel Murphy OLB  0 Ivan Pace Jr. ILB 54 Bo Richter OLB 15 Dallas Turner OLB 43 Andrew Van Ginkel OLB 55 Eric Wilson ILB Defensive backs (DB)  5 Mekhi Blackmon CB 35 Keenan Garber CB 25 Kahlef Hailassie S 26 Theo Jackson S 29 Dwight McGlothern CB 44 Josh Metellus S  7 Byron Murphy CB 21 Jeff Okudah CB 39 Gervarrius Owens S 40 Mishael Powell S  2 Isaiah Rodgers CB 22 Harrison Smith S 20 Reddy Steward CB 23 Ambry Thomas CB 37 Tavierre Thomas S 34 Zemaiah Vaughn CB 24 Jay Ward S Special teams (ST) 91 Oscar Chapman P (IPP) 42 Andrew DePaola LS 16 Will Reichard K 17 Ryan Wright P

Reserve 63 Zeke Correll C (IR)  4 Rondale Moore WR (IR) -- Matt Nelson T (IR) -- Alexander Williams DE (IR) 89 active (1 exempt), 4 reserve As of August 20, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

Schedule

The Vikings' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on May 14, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 9	Houston Texans	W 20–10	1–0	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
2	August 16	New England Patriots	L 12–20	1–1	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
3	August 22	at Tennessee Titans	L 13–23	1–2	Nissan Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

The Vikings will play eight games at home and nine on the road in 2025. 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.^[45]

The NFL announced the International Series matchups for 2025 prior to the rest of the schedule on May 13. The Vikings were named as the road team for two of these games: against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Croke Park in Dublin in week 4, and the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London in week 5.^[46] The next day, the NFL announced the Vikings would play in a Christmas Day game at home to the Detroit Lions; it will be the Vikings' fifth Christmas Day game and their third at home.^[47] The remainder of the schedule was announced at 7:00 p.m. CDT on May 14, 2025.^[48]

Week	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 8	7:15 p.m.	at Chicago Bears			Soldier Field	ESPN/ABC
2	September 14	7:20 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons			U.S. Bank Stadium	NBC
3	September 21	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals			U.S. Bank Stadium	CBS
4	September 28	8:30 a.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers			Croke Park (Dublin)	NFLN
5	October 5	8:30 a.m.	at Cleveland Browns			Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London)	NFLN
6	Bye
7	October 19	12:00 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles			U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox
8	October 23	7:15 p.m.	at Los Angeles Chargers			SoFi Stadium	Prime Video
9	November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Detroit Lions			Ford Field	Fox
10	November 9	12:00 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens			U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox
11	November 16	12:00 p.m.	Chicago Bears			U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox
12	November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Green Bay Packers			Lambeau Field	Fox
13	November 30	3:05 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks			Lumen Field	Fox
14	December 7	12:00 p.m.	Washington Commanders			U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox
15	December 14	7:20 p.m.	at Dallas Cowboys			AT&T Stadium	NBC
16	December 21	12:00 p.m.	at New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	Fox
17	December 25	3:30 p.m.	Detroit Lions			U.S. Bank Stadium	Netflix
18	January 4	TBD	Green Bay Packers			U.S. Bank Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.^[49]
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.^[49]