The Vikings drafted Tai Felton out of Maryland in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, while they got Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins in the fifth, and King and Bartholomew were drafted in the sixth. All of their roles are yet to be determined, but they are expected to start to take shape during the Vikings' minicamp.

The challenge for the Minnesota Vikings and general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah entering the 2025 NFL Draft was simply the lack of picks at their disposal. As a

Last year, the Minnesota Vikings took J.J. McCarthy with the No. 10 overall pick, but his season ended before it could even begin as he became the first first-round quarterback to miss his entire rookie season due to injury.

In essence, O'Connell said they are in a time where defensive players can't even line up against offensive players due to league rules, so right now this is more of a "learning" and "teaching phase," where "growth and development" can happen at this time.

While it seems like a foregone conclusion that J.J. McCarthy will be the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback for the 2025 season, head coach Kevin O'Connell has stopped short of any such declarations.