Insider clarifies comments on Vikings receiving 2025 compensatory picks

Insider clarifies comments on Vikings receiving 2025 compensatory picks

The Minnesota Vikings were once projected to receive two compensatory picks in the 2025 NFL Draft for losing quarterback Kirk Cousins and edge rusher Danielle Hunter in free agency. Ultimately, the signing of cornerback Shaquill Griffin is pointed to as the reason why the Vikings lost the chance at a third-round compensatory selection.

We wrote on Tuesday that the organization believed they didn’t lose a compensatory selection with the Griffin signing, but also that they believed they had two picks in the third round coming to them.

Those comments came from The Star Tribune’s Ben Goessling and he took the time on Wednesday to clarify them on Twitter/X.

So this is interesting. They had expected to lose a third-round pick already due to the Greenard signing. The one thing that isn’t publically known is the benchmarks for how the money works. Over The Cap has Greenard’s salary slotted as a fourth-round pick, not a third-round pick.

Now, there are some intriguing elements that will need to be factored in. Playing time could change things, especially with offensive tackle Oli Udoh, who could play enough to factor into the compensatory formula. It also could factor in Greenard’s playing time. The compensatory selection expert Nick Korte mentioned Greenard’s low snap counts in his four years with the Houston Texans could factor in as well with the Vikings’ projections.

We will find out about the compensatory picks in March of 2025.