2025 NFL Mock Draft: Minnesota Vikings select safety

Malaki Starks, S, Georgia

Why’d the Vikings draft Malaki Starks? Simple: he’s the “Safety” in our plans, the “Starks” in our starting lineup, and the guy who’ll make opposing offenses ask, “Wait, since when does a safety run like a WR and tackle like a linebacker?”

At 24th overall, Starks wasn’t just the best player on our board—he was the *only* player who could outrun our Zoom meetings. His 4.42 speed? Faster than our PR team deletes bad film clips. His tackling? Like a vacuum cleaner for ball carriers. And that football IQ? He’s got the read-chart of a chess grandmaster but the aggression of a toddler snatching toys.

Sure, he’s “only” 5’11”, but let’s be real: in Minnesota, we’re all half a foot shorter after a winter of shoveling snow. Pair that with his knack for picking off passes (or, as we call it, “playing hide-and-seek with QBs and winning”), and you’ve got a safety who’ll make the NFC North’s offenses cry into their playbook.

This pick wasn’t just about need—it was about stealing the last unicorn on draft night. Congrats, Malaki! Welcome to the cold, the Minnesota nice, and the art of making receivers vanish.

— Krikkebelgium, Vikings GM (and now, Starks’ hype man)

2025 BGN Mock Draft Order

1) Titans (JoeDirtsBarber): Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado2) Browns (kjb304): Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State3) Giants (The Player Formerly Known as Mousecop): Cam Ward, QB, Miami4) Patriots (ReginaldHtower): Will Campbell, OT, LSU5) Jaguars (eaglenomics): Mason Graham, DT, Michigan6) Raiders (dkays): Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State7) Jets (Stick19154): Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State8) Panthers (89Tremaine): Will Johnson, CB, Michigan9) Saints (FierceDisc65): Jalon Walker, EDGE, Georgia10) Bears (DrprofBubbles): Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia11) 49ers (granthill7): Armand Membou, OT, Missouri12) Cowboys (Be subpar for Ja’Marr): Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas13) Dolphins (thehead92): Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas14) Colts (green1us): Grey Zabel, OL, North Dakota State15) Falcons (All_Hail_Howie): James Peace Jr., EDGE, Tennessee16) Cardinals (Good Bad Ideas): Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona17) Bengals (ablesser88): Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&M18) Seahawks (herbalonius): Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan19) Buccaneers (Hoosinole): Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama20) Broncos (Silverlark60): Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State21) Steelers (Dr.MidnightGreen): Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado22) Chargers (LancGuy): Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan23) Packers (Leo Bedio): Matthew Golden, WR, Texas24) Vikings (krikkebelgium): Malaki Starks, S, Georgia25) Texans (Aint1stULast)26) Rams (Booth12)27) Ravens (pheebthegoose)28) Lions (Neil Dutton)29) Commanders (Mailata_in_a_Miata)30) Bills (PhilaWolverine)31) Chiefs (niels.rosenquist)32) Eagles (Philly21)

Now it’s time for you to vote for who YOU think should be selected in the 2025 BGN Community Consensus Mock Draft.

1) Titans: QB Cam Ward2) Browns: EDGE Abdul Carter3) Giants: WR/CB Travis Hunter4) Patriots: OT Will Campbell5) Jaguars: DT Mason Graham6) Raiders: RB Ashton Jeanty7) Jets: OT Armand Membou8) Panthers: CB Will Johnson9) Saints: EDGE Jalon Walker10) Bears: TE Tyler Warren11) 49ers: OT Kelvin Banks Jr.12) Cowboys: WR Tetairoa McMillan13) Dolphins: OT Josh Simmons14) Colts: TE Colston Loveland15) Falcons: EDGE Mykel Williams16) Cardinals: EDGE James Pearce Jr.17) Bengals: EDGE Shemar Stewart18) Seahawks: QB Shedeur Sanders19) Buccaneers: LB Jihaad Campbell20) Broncos: RB Omarion Hampton21) Steelers: QB Jaxson Dart22) Chargers: DT Kenneth Grant23) Packers: CB Jahdae Barron24) Vikings: