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RUN ON APR 18, 2026

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4/18

  • NorseGods72 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (LAC)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Vikings a B-.

Nobody had VJ Payne this high, and it is not close. The Vikings reached 38 spots to get him at the 163rd overall pick.

Getting Slaughter where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 18 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They did well to land Caleb Banks in Round 2, Pick 17, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 86 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in pick 97 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Zxavian Harris
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zxavian Harris this early at the Round 4 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at slot 163 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
They read the board right and Keagen Trost was the payoff at the 196th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick234 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
By-the-book stuff, Robert Spears-Jennings at the 234th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick235 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci in slot 235 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Brett Norfleet in No. 244 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.