EAGAN, Minn. — A former NFC North foe is heading back to the division.
The Vikings on Tuesday announced they've agreed to terms with cornerback Jeff Okudah, the No. 3 overall selection of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.
Okudah's time in the Motor City was hampered by injuries. He landed on Injured Reserve in December 2020 after his ninth game and in September 2021 after Detroit's season-opener.
The Ohio State product returned to action in 2022 when he started all 15 games he played and recorded career highs of 73 tackles and seven passes defended, as well as his second career interception (returned 20 yards for a TD) and first forced fumble.
The Lions traded Okudah to the Falcons in April 2023 for a fifth-round pick (it was involved in a trade that landed Dontayvion Wicks with the Packers that year).
View photos of CB Jeff Okudah who joined the Vikings during free agency.
Okudah started nine of 13 games played for Atlanta, recording 44 tackles, one tackle for loss and three passes defensed in playing out the final year of his rookie deal.
He signed with Houston as a free agent in 2024 and appeared in six games for the Texans, recording nine tackles and a pass defensed.
Okudah joins a Vikings cornerbacks group days after the team brought back Byron Murphy, Jr., with an extension and added Isaiah Rodgers in free agency.
The deal was announced a day after Okudah visited Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center.
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