Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

2026 nfl draft rr

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Jones from sliding. Grade: C.

You build a draft on nights like this. Logan Jones had no business being available in slot 244, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They are betting Barber proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

If Austin Barber and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Austin Barber
In the 18th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at slot 49 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick82 Rnd3 Gracen Halton
Value said wait; Gracen Halton in the 82nd pick says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick163 Rnd5 Chris McClellan
Chris McClellan at pick No. 163 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Brenen Thompson
You do not let a wide receiver like Brenen Thompson reach pick 196 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick234 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas slipping to Round 7, Pick 18 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick235 Rnd7 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in No. 235 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick244 Rnd7 Logan Jones
They will replay Logan Jones at slot 244 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.