The 2025 NFL draft is nearly here.
It doesn’t assume to be as exciting for the Vikings as last year’s, when Michigan [quarterback J.J. McCarthy](https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-vikings-qb-aaron-rodgers-jj-mccarthy-kevin-oconnell/601310571) was selected No. 10 overall and Alabama outside linebacker Dallas Turner at No. 17.
Still, how the Vikings choose to spend their first-round pick and whether they move any of their current picks to acquire more brings some intrigue.
The draft begins 7 p.m. Central time on Thursday, April 24, and will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. Green Bay, home of the Vikings’ NFC North rival Packers, is this year’s host of the event.
What picks do the Vikings have?
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The Vikings currently have four picks in this year’s draft: No. 24 (Round 1, No. 24), No. 97 (Round 3, No. 33), No. 139 (Round 5, No. 1) and No. 187 (Round 6, No. 11).
The Vikings received their fifth rounder from the Browns in a 2023 trade that sent their 2025 sixth- and seventh-round picks, plus pass rusher Za’Darius Smith, to Cleveland. They also received a 2024 fifth-round pick in that trade.