2025 NFL Free Agency and Draft: CB
Kiper released his first mock yesterday and has the Vikings taking CB Benjamin Morrison. Interestingly, in his position rankings, he has Shavon Revel ranked ahead of both Morrison and Barron. Revel tore his ACL in September. He should be fine by training camp, but he's probably going to miss the combine, pro days and OTAs. Revel is intriguing, but do the Vikings want two corners returning from ACLs?
24. Minnesota Vikings
Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
Minnesota has big-time cornerback questions. All three starters -- Stephon Gilmore, Shaquill Griffin and slot guy Byron Murphy Jr . -- are free agents, along with backup Fabian Moreau . So, even though the Vikings led the NFL in interceptions by quite a bit (24, five more than second best), they might have to restock their CB room in the draft. Morrison missed all but six games in 2024 with a hip injury, but he's a top-tier cover man. He has sound technique, and he has the ball skills to keep Minnesota's INT total high. Morrison had nine picks and 21 pass breakups over his career.
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East Carolina CB Shavon Revel will visit the #Vikings this week, per
@TomPelissero
. Revel, who is coming off a torn ACL, is expected to be a first round pick in April.
The #Vikings are releasing CB Nahshon Wright, per the team. Wright was acquired in the Andrew Booth trade from the #Cowboys. pic.twitter.com/JWsQ1eNgtH
— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) April 7, 2025
Interesting timing. It’s not like we need roster space.
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JustInTime wrote:
https://x.com/vikingzfanpage/status/1909345049785086440?s=46&t=TjjB9Q4BmOwmN74RrrMjoQInteresting timing. It’s not like we need roster space.
Flo might have said no way and given him a chance to catch-on somewhere???
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
JustInTime wrote:
https://x.com/vikingzfanpage/status/1909345049785086440?s=46&t=TjjB9Q4BmOwmN74RrrMjoQInteresting timing. It’s not like we need roster space.
Maybe signing the recently released Jack Jones.
#Michigan All-American CB Will Johnson, one of the draft's top CBs, will work out for NFL teams on Monday at 10 am in Ann Arbor now that he's fully healed from a hamstring injury suffered in February.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 8, 2025
A day later, he heads to Las Vegas to visit the #Raiders.
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"A lot of cornerback things happening here right now that pertain to the #Vikings" 👀
— SKOR North - Minnesota Sports (@SKORNorth) April 8, 2025
- @PhilMackey on CB Jack Jones being released by the Raiders pic.twitter.com/RPtR7El0dB
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JustInTime wrote:
https://x.com/skornorth/status/1909652355659837442?s=46&t=TjjB9Q4BmOwmN74RrrMjoQ
I really think this is the direction we are going in with Samuel or Jack Jones. I think that's the decision when they figured Barron and Will Johnson won't be available in the draft, and there's some risk with the options they'd have to choose from. Safer to sign a veteran to round out the position group and spend draft resources in other areas. I think that's the smart way to play it at this point
Former #Raiders CB Jack Jones passed through waivers unclaimed and is now a free agent. https://t.co/xiOd0gHGnC
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) April 8, 2025
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Knucklehead wrote:
Maybe signing the recently released Jack Jones.
He was just signed by the Bears.
JustInTime wrote:
https://x.com/vikingzfanpage/status/1909345049785086440?s=46&t=TjjB9Q4BmOwmN74RrrMjoQInteresting timing. It’s not like we need roster space.
He just signed with the Bears...
ArizonaViking wrote:
He was just signed by the Bears.
He just signed with the Bears...
I'm not seeing this reported anywhere. Source?
supafreak84 wrote:
I'm not seeing this reported anywhere. Source?
I read it on yahoo sports while I was at work. Said Chicago signed Wright after his release.
ArizonaViking wrote:
I read it on yahoo sports while I was at work. Said Chicago signed Wright after his release.
Oh gotcha, thought you were talking about Jack Jones
supafreak84 wrote:
Oh gotcha, thought you were talking about Jack Jones
Yeah, screwed up trying to post it the first time.
Our full interview from The Insiders on @nflnetwork with Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison, who had nine interceptions in 31 games in college: “You have to see the ball and go get it. … That’s what I pride myself on is bringing the ball back.” pic.twitter.com/cF7JHM6xb8
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) April 9, 2025
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The top-15 CBs in the 2025 NFL Draft with scouting notes, RAS, and player comps ⬇️https://t.co/qKv2Puyyxh
— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) April 10, 2025
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JustInTime wrote:
https://x.com/thorku/status/1910324583703380201?s=46&t=TjjB9Q4BmOwmN74RrrMjoQ
Looks like a consensus ranking to me. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I do question Thor Nystrom's draft acumen.
MaroonBells wrote:
Looks like a consensus ranking to me. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I do question Thor Nystrom's draft acumen.
I started following Thor a bit last year. No one loved JJ more than him. That was also a turning point in my evaluation.
I enjoy his writing so far. He’s a bit of a wordsmith which I like. I will follow him and see if he eventually lands with Jeremiah and Bruglar as go to guys.
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JustInTime wrote:
I started following Thor a bit last year. No one loved JJ more than him. That was also a turning point in my evaluation.
I enjoy his writing so far. He’s a bit of a wordsmith which I like. I will follow him and see if he eventually lands with Jeremiah and Bruglar as go to guys.
He's a good follow for Viking fans. I like what he writes about the team. I just don't think he's a draft guy.
supafreak84 wrote:
Oh gotcha, thought you were talking about Jack Jones
From the Yahoo Sports page.
Former Minnesota Vikings cornerback signed by Bears
Just one day after being cut loose by the Vikings, not only does Nahshon Wright have a new employer, but he’s back in the NFC North. On Tuesday, Wright signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears.
After landing in Minnesota last preseason, Wright played in only one game as a Viking, recording 15 snaps on special teams in week 13 against the Arizona Cardinals. In his four-year NFL career, Nahshon has played in 33 total games, 32 of them with Dallas, including three starts between 2021 and 2022.
In total, Wright has recorded 37 tackles, 1 interception and 5 passes defended in his young NFL career. After releasing Wright, the Minnesota Vikings have newly re-signed Byron Murphy Jr at the top of their CB depth chart along with Mekhi Blackmon, Najee Thompson and free agent signings, Isaiah Rodgers, Jeff Okudah, and Tavierre Thomas.
Shavon Revel Jr. clocked out of a graveyard shift at Amazon to get to an East Carolina tryout.
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) April 12, 2025
He spurned major transfer offers to remain a Pirate. Now, he could hear his name called on the first two days of the draft.
His story, from @dpbrugler ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/XqLeBWPzDR
Agree Porter is going to go higher than many think. Consensus has him in the 3rd. He's a little overaged at 24. That should keep him out of the top 50, but 6-3, 200, 4.31 forty and 33 inch arms is not something teams will pass on for very long.
Which player are you hearing is having a late surge up teams' boards?
Reid: Darien Porter, CB, Iowa State. At 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, Porter is a long zone corner who also had a standout performance at the combine. His 4.3-second 40-yard dash and 10-foot-11 broad jump matched the athletic traits we see on his tape. The main knock against Porter is he has only two seasons of defensive experience, as he played wide receiver for the Cyclones prior to the 2022 season. But that also means his upside is immense, and teams specializing in zone coverage likely have him circled as an early-to-mid Day 2 target.
What's also helping Porter is the number of injuries facing this year's corner class. Porter was one of the few top prospects who managed to stay healthy throughout the season and predraft process, allowing him to play in the national spotlight at the Senior Bowl.
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