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RUN ON APR 12, 2026

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  • NorseGods72 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LV)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Eric Stokes
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings won the night they stopped Taaffe from sliding. Grade: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Michael Taaffe had no business being available in pick 235, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They are betting Norfleet proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 20 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Taking Dillon Thieneman in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick82 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in Round 3, Pick 18 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in pick 97 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kayden McDonald
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Kayden McDonald reach pick No. 163 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes in No. 196 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick234 Rnd7 Tyreak Sapp
They robbed the room for Tyreak Sapp here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at the 235th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick244 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
They talked themselves into Brett Norfleet at Round 7, Pick 28, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.