Despite the fact that the Minnesota Vikings just rewarded Kwesi Adofo-Mensah with a contract extension earlier this year, some would still like the team to move on from their current general manager after the 2025 season.
One of the biggest reasons why some Vikings fans are unhappy with Adofo-Mensah as the team's general manager has to do with the poor track record he's had with the selections he's made in the NFL Draft.
Well, the Minnesota general manager's critics are only about to get louder after zero members of the team's 2025 rookie class were among those selected by ESPN as part of their 2025 NFL All-Rookie Team.
Sure, people are probably just standing in shock that Vikings rookie quarterback Max Brosmer wasn't one of the players selected, but finishing with three net passing yards in a game doesn't actually take as much talent to do as one might assume.
Drafting well continues to be the Kryptonite of Minnesota Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Minnesota only made five picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, but it's still disappointing that none of them were selected to ESPN's All-Rookie Team.
Of the five players the Vikings drafted in 2025, an argument could definitely be made for rookie left guard Donovan Jackson. Instead of Jackson, ESPN selected Grey Zabel of the Seattle Seahawks as the left guard on its All-Rookie First Team and Cincinnati Bengals rookie left guard Dylan Fairchild on their All-Rookie Second Team.
Compared to Zabel and Fairchild this season, Jackson has a higher PFF offensive grade, run-blocking grade, and pass-blocking grade than Zabel and a higher run-blocking grade than Fairchild. So, if anything, it could be argued that Minnesota's rookie left guard has played as well in 2025, if not better, than Zabel.
Despite Jackson's solid performance, the rest of the Vikings' 2025 rookie class has left plenty to be desired this season.
Minnesota rookie wide receiver Tai Felton (third-round pick, 102nd overall) has been mostly a gunner on special teams this year, as he only has three catches for 25 yards in 16 appearances.
Vikings rookie defensive lineman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (fifth-round pick, 139th overall) has had some notable moments, but he's only appeared in 28 percent of the defense's snaps this season.
Those are the only three players from Minnesota's 2025 draft class that have even appeared in at least one matchup this season, as neither of the team's two selections in the sixth round, linebacker Kobe King and tight end Gavin Bartholomew, have been on the field for a single snap this year.
It's fair to believe that Jackson got snubbed from ESPN's 2025 All-Rookie Team, but it's also fair to believe that Adofo-Mensah didn't deliver, once again, with the majority of the Vikings' draft picks he made earlier this year.