Vikings agree to terms with Jeff Okudah, a former No. 3 overall draft pick

A day after hosting cornerback Jeff Okudah on a visit at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, the Vikings have agreed to terms with the 26-year-old on Tuesday.

Okudah’s deal will be for one season, according to a report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The agreement brings Okudah back to the NFC North, where he started his career with the Lions in 2020 after being selected No. 3 overall in that year’s draft.

He spent three years in Detroit, playing and starting 15 games in 2022, but was traded to the Falcons for the 2023 season. He spent last year with the Texans.

Injuries have been an issue for Okudah: Abdominal surgery ended his rookie season, a ruptured Achilles ended his 2021 campaign and last year he played just six games because of a hip injury.

Okudah has played 44 games with 31 starts through five seasons. He’s made 145 tackles, forced one fumble and grabbed two interceptions. He joins a Vikings cornerback room which returns its 2024 star in Byron Murphy Jr., along with Mekhi Blackmon, the 2023 third-round pick who missed last season with an ACL tear.

Last year’s other rostered corners with regular snaps, Stephon Gilmore and Shaq Griffin, are both free agents who have not signed yet.

The Vikings also signed former Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers.

The Vikings also announced they agreed to terms with former Jaguars wide receiver Tim Jones.

Jones, 26, will add depth both in the receiving room but maybe more importantly on special teams after Trent Sherfield signed with the Broncos last week.

Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2021, Jones spent that season on Jacksonville’s practice squad before being elevated to the active roster for the 2022-24 seasons.

He appeared in all 17 games for those three seasons, playing 657 snaps on offense and 668 on special teams, according to Pro Football Focus. Jones has made six special teams tackles and a fumble recovery; he’s caught 17 passes for 154 yards on 27 targets.