They seem to be pretty good at this
While the Minnesota Vikings might not have made a huge splash during the 2025 NFL Draft, making only five selections on Draft weekend, they appear to have done what they’ve done quite a bit in recent years: dominate the undrafted free agent signing frenzy.
Thor Nystrom, who you should absolutely be following on X if you’re not already, has ranked the undrafted free agent classes in the NFC, and the Vikings find themselves on top of the heap.
Nystrom is particularly high on one signing, Kansas offensive lineman Logan Brown. He had Brown as a Top 100 player on his big board, and the fact that he went undrafted is a bit surprising.
The Vikings’ class is headlined by Kansas OL Logan Brown, my top-ranked overall UDFA. Brown, seen as a mid-rounder by most analysts heading into the draft, is going to make this roster. The Vikings have little in the way of proven OL depth behind Blake Brandel and Justin Skule.
I’m not going to quote all of Thor’s commentary, as it’s something you should check out, but his write-up certainly makes it sound like he thinks a few of the Vikings’ UDFA signees are going to make the roster coming out of training camp.
Nystrom does these rankings every year, and this is the third consecutive season. . .all under Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s leadership. . .that he’s had the Vikings in the Top 5 in the UDFA signing game. The team has found some solid contributors out of those classes over the past few years, notably linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. and defensive lineman Taki Taimani (who was coming on last year before an injury sidelined him). I’m not sure how many spots on the Vikings’ 53-man roster are actually “open,” but you can be certain that these undrafted players will be given every opportunity to prove that they belong.
Among the Vikings’ NFC North rivals, the Packers come in at #5 on Nystrom’s NFC rankings of the UDFA classes, while the other two teams find themselves at the bottom of the conference, with the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions checking in at #15 and #16, respectively.
Which of the team’s undrafted free agents are you the most excited about, folks?
