EAGAN, Minn. \u2014 Rookie minicamp is a sign that the real action is inching closer.<\/p>\n
Free agency is over, and the Minnesota Vikings have completed the NFL Draft. The NFL schedule will be announced next week, and organized team activities will commence soon after.<\/p>\n
There weren\u2019t many surprises on Friday. Donovan Jackson, the team\u2019s first-round pick, participated in drills with offensive line coach Chris Kuper and assistant O-line coach Keith Carter. The defensive line practiced stunts on one side of the field, while the offense practiced route concepts.<\/p>\n
What did we learn? Here are three thoughts following the afternoon workout.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s get it, @D_jack78<\/a>! \ud83d\udc9c pic.twitter.com\/VKPVsmSLpa<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) May 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Tommi Hill: The most interesting player at minicamp?<\/p>\n A few months ago, at the scouting combine in Indianapolis, Travis Hunter was asked to identify the toughest cornerbacks he faced in college football. Hunter didn\u2019t name anybody specifically, but he mentioned players from two schools: Nebraska and Oklahoma State.<\/p>\n The Cornhusker in question was Tommi Hill. At one time, Hill, 23, was projected by some draft analysts to be an early-round pick. He played in only seven games this past season for coach Matt Rhule and struggled mightily down the stretch. Still, The Athletic\u2019s Dane Brugler graded him as a fifth- or sixth-round talent<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hill went undrafted. Lingering plantar fasciitis concerns likely played a role. Hill\u2019s topsy-turvy college path, going from Arizona State to Nebraska, may have also mattered. The Vikings, though, invited him in as a tryout player during rookie minicamp. It won\u2019t be an easy path to the roster, but\u00a0Hill\u2019s progress is worth monitoring.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got to prove a lot,\u201d he said. \u201cProve to everybody that I should\u2019ve been drafted, even when I got hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n Hill accepted an invitation to the Senior Bowl but said he was still navigating injuries. The decision to play, he said, was \u201cbecause I hadn\u2019t put a helmet on in a minute.\u201d In other words, he believed he needed to remind NFL evaluators what he was capable of.<\/p>\n The film leaves little doubt, especially in the matchup with Colorado and Hunter. Hill recalled a wildly impressive pick six in the first quarter of that game against Shedeur Sanders. Nebraska, he said, lined up in Cover 4. Hill hollered at teammate Malcolm Hartzog Jr. to pinch down toward the line of scrimmage to trick Sanders into thinking they were playing Cover 3. Sanders, Hill said, believed he could throw an out route to the flat. Hill read the play immediately, snagged the pass with outstretched arms and trotted into the end zone.<\/p>\n PICK SIX NEBRASKA \ud83d\ude31@HuskerFootball<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YYGTsj6f4o<\/a><\/p>\n