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jimbo92107'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 17, 2026

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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trikweze Bridges
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Vikings this weekend: B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Vikings fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They are betting Williams proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with safety the one that mattered most.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Nice patience on Arvell Reese, who had no business lasting to the Round 1 slot. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A slide stopped in the 49th pick, with Dillon Thieneman worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick82 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Value with a capital V on Domonique Orange in No. 82, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Sam Hecht
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sam Hecht at slot 97 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at pick 112 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
They read the board right and Ted Hurst was the payoff at pick No. 161. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at Round 6, Pick 15 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick234 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams at the 234th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick240 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
This one needs a full-page explanation: Riley Mahlman in the 240th pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.