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RUN ON APR 20, 2026

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4/20

  • 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
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Vikings started one anyway for Bryce Foster, 26 picks ahead of schedule.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Washington Jr.. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 18 they get a three-down second-level presence. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Nothing to complain about; Caleb Banks went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick82 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes slipping to pick 82 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick97 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
The board fumbled Mike Washington Jr. all the way to No. 97, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at the 163rd pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 VJ Payne
No drama and no debate, VJ Payne went about where he belonged in slot 196. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick234 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
By-the-book stuff, Robert Spears-Jennings at the 234th pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at the 235th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nolan Rucci well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.