The Vikings have already made five trades involving 2026 draft picks, so don’t let anyone tell you it’s too early for draft talk. One of those trades — the first time the Vikings acquired running back Cam Akers in September 2023 for a conditional late-round pick swap with the L.

It was also the start of the 2025 NFL Draft. Many inside the arena were tuned into both events, but a couple of men monitored the picks for one specific name: Donovan Jackson. It wasn’t just that they wanted the Minnesota Vikings to take an interior offensive lineman.

It is always fun to see where teams land in power rankings. In the offseason, we don't get many updates on those, as the rosters only drastically change twice: once during free agency and again during the NFL Draft. Free agency has come and gone, and the NFL Draft ended a week ago.