2025 NFL Free Agency and Draft: CB

I think the big question is do we have a deal already in place with either Samuel or Jack Jones that is waiting to be announced until it doesn't effect the comp pick formula for next year? It's certainly been rumored, and if that's the case than I don't see us going cornerback early and I think that would be my preference and to invest our early picks towards other areas of need.

MaroonBells wrote:


I'd like a shut-down CB1 who can relegate Murphy to CB2. But I don't think it's a position we give a lot of attention to after the first pick. 

If we went CB, I have a draft crush on Jadhae Barron. I like how he plays.

According to @DWolfsonKSTP, he firmly believes there are Malaki Starks fans within the #Vikings organization, he mentioned on @SKORNorth 👀pic.twitter.com/NYEEUg7W3V

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) April 17, 2025

Brian Branch 2.0

JustInTime wrote:
https://x.com/vikingzfanpage/status/1912907471737209008?s=46&t=TjjB9Q4BmOwmN74RrrMjoQ

Brian Branch 2.0

I believe that. He seems well suited not just for our needs, but for a Brian Flores defense. Smart, high character, versatile, can play up or back and even has the cover skills to play corner if you need him to.

I would feel much (much) better with Starks vs Emmanwori in a Flo D.

JustInTime wrote:
https://x.com/vikingzfanpage/status/1912907471737209008?s=46&t=TjjB9Q4BmOwmN74RrrMjoQ

Brian Branch 2.0

Must be Grigson...

Morrison was on NFL radio today. He had surgery on BOTH HIPS. 

Workout is Monday.

Between the Asante Samuel rumors, trade options like Ramsey, Sauce and Jaire Alexander...not to mention fall back options like Griffin, the Vikings not taking a corner at all in the draft wouldn't be too surprising. 

There is still “some dialogue” on Shaq Griffin within the #Vikings building, @DWolfsonKSTP mentioned via @SKORNorth. Wolfson would be “very surprised” if Minnesota went with a CB at 24, and mentioned that there are a few options via free agency they can go in terms of a CB. pic.twitter.com/9K9i3f58Sc

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) April 17, 2025

MaroonBells wrote:
Between the Asante Samuel rumors, trade options like Ramsey, Sauce and Jaire Alexander...not to mention fall back options like Griffin, the Vikings not taking a corner at all in the draft wouldn't be too surprising. 

There is still “some dialogue” on Shaq Griffin within the #Vikings building, @DWolfsonKSTP mentioned via @SKORNorth. Wolfson would be “very surprised” if Minnesota went with a CB at 24, and mentioned that there are a few options via free agency they can go in terms of a CB. pic.twitter.com/9K9i3f58Sc

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) April 17, 2025

Agreed. Too many other options available to round out our position group. I think the only way we go corner is if a complete unexpected happens like Will Johnson falling into our laps, which I think could be possible now. Not likely, but possible

Malaki Starks pre-draft testing: 52nd-percentile

Malaki Starks in-game athleticism: 91st-percentile

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Rule of thumb: When in-game athleticism metrics match the eye test, and theyre different than the testing, you trust the former, not the latter https://t.co/zPiN7ZfQ5o

— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) April 18, 2025

In game athletics ? Interesting

JustInTime wrote:
https://x.com/thorku/status/1913365492351607106?s=46&t=TjjB9Q4BmOwmN74RrrMjoQ

In game athletics ? Interesting

Now they are just making shit up

supafreak84 wrote:

Now they are just making shit up

Basically play speed vs timed speed. Not made up but quantified.

JustInTime wrote:

Basically play speed vs timed speed. Not made up but quantified.

It's definitely a thing. I seen't it. And anyway, it's not like we're talking about a slow guy here. Starks ran 4.50. That's fast for a safety. Safeties who run under 4.5 are rare. Kyle Hamilton ran a 4.58. Brian Branch ran a 4.58. I don't know if Starks can play in the NFL or not, but he timed faster than both of those guys. His 3-cone and shuttle times drag his RAS down, but his 40 and 10 are very good.  Add in the instincts, versatility and play speed and he promises to be a pretty good player.

Heard today that Travis Hunter has played 2600 snaps over the last two seasons. That’s four years worth in two seasons, that’s a lot of wear & tear! 

StickierBuns wrote:
The Vikings need a CB and if that's the BPA, so be it. But it'll go over with the Purple Twitterverse like a hot fart in church. Which means nothing but the meltdown will be humorous.

That's the thing though, there are still options in free agency that would round out the unit. We know the Asanta Samuel rumor and that we've been highly interested in Jack Jones in the past. There's been interest in bringing Griffin back. If there is no interest in any of these options than go ahead and take a corner, but I'd certainly prefer to address the position in free agency and draft other positions

The Vikings need a CB and if that's the BPA, so be it. But it'll go over with the Purple Twitterverse like a hot fart in church. Which means nothing but the meltdown will be humorous.