The Minnesota Vikings selected Ohio State IOL Donovan Jackson with the No. 24 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

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

At the NFL owners’ meetings last month, coach Kevin O’Connell alluded to the possibility the Vikings would bring in competition for Blake Brandel at left guard; the fact they used their first-round pick on a guard for the first time since they selected Randall McDaniel in 1988 would suggest Jackson might not have to wait long to start.