The Vikings put some finishing touches on an offseason plan when they selected Ohio State guard Donovan Jackson with the No. 24 pick in the draft. Jackson, a 6-foot-4, 315-pound guard, was the final piece of the team's "offseason vision" heading into the 2025 season,

Donovan Jackson, who was the nation’s top-rated guard in the 2021 recruiting class, is the first opening-round guard drafted by the Vikings in nearly 40 years.

Offensive lineman Donovan Jackson followed wide receiver Emeka Egbuka as Ohio State's second pick in the first round of the NFL draft.