The Minnesota Vikings added over 40 new players this offseason, expanding the roster to 90 players for training camp and the preseason.
We asked Vikings fans to predict which 2025 roster newcomer will have the biggest impact in 2025, from rookies to free agents. These are the nominees.
Of course, the roster will be shaved to 53 men by the end of August, but in the meantime, we asked Vikings fans to identify which newcomers will have the most impact in 2025.Here’s the question to our panel: “Which Vikings newcomer of the offseason — from free agency or the draft — will have the most impact when it’s all said and done, and we look back on the 2025 season? What’s his name?”
You can read last week’s article from the fan panel here.
6 Predictions from Fans about Vikings’ Most Impactful Newcomer
1. Donovan Jackson (G)
2. Jordan Mason (RB)
Predictor: Chris | @skol227
Jordan Mason will have the most impact of the new players on the team. He will take pressure off J.J. McCarthy and will give the Vikings a much-needed running game along with Aaron Jones.
Vikings.com’s Craig Peters wrote about Mason after free agency: “An ankle injury led to Mason being placed on Injured Reserve in December and prevented him from carding his first 1,000-yard season, but when he was on the field, he was hard to take down.”
According to Next Gen Stats, Mason recorded 57 missed tackles forced, which was good for an MTF percentage of 37.3 that led all NFL players with at least 150 rush attempts in 2024. NGS credited Mason with 207 rush yards over expected, which ranked seventh among NFL qualifiers, and TruMedia counted his yards after contact per rush at 3.62, which ranked sixth among qualifiers.”
3.Jonathan Allen (DT)
4. Will Fries (G)
t5. Ryan Kelly (C
