CBS Sports Proposes “Win-Win” Draft Trade Scenario for Vikings

What do you think of this potential deal?

While we did just talk about whether or not the Minnesota Vikings could see a scenario wherein making their 2025 NFL Draft selection at #24 might be the right move, we understand that trading down is what a lot of folks would like to see happen. One major outlet has proposed a scenario that, at least on the surface, appears to be a good one for both sides.

Chad Reuter of CBS Sports has put together a list of six “win-win” trades that he believes teams should make surrounding the NFL Draft, and one involves the Vikings making a deal with the Buffalo Bills.

In this trade, the Bills would move up to Minnesota’s spot at #24 overall. In exchange, the Vikings would get Buffalo’s pick at #30 in addition to two fourth-round selections: #109 overall, a pick that the Bills received from the Chicago Bears, and #132 overall.

This would give the Vikings a total of six picks in the 2025 NFL Draft:

• #30 (Round 1, from Buffalo)
• #97 (Round 3, Compensatory Pick)
• #109 (Round 4, from Chicago through Buffalo)
• #132 (Round 4, from Buffalo)
• #139 (Round 5, from Cleveland Browns)
• #187 (Round 6, from San Francisco 49ers)

Reuter notes that the Bills have been relatively aggressive in the first round in recent years, moving up multiple times to select players they were targeting. In this scenario, the Vikings don’t fall completely out of the first round (which could, potentially, give them the ability to trade back again), and though they wouldn’t add any Day 2 picks, they do get a pair of Day 3 selections to take a swing with.

What do you think of this potential move for the Vikings, folks?