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RUN ON APR 9, 2026

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  • NorseGods72 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
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
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Gonzalez
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Slaughter: A-.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Jake Slaughter, the No. 55 name on the board, sitting there at Round 3, Pick 33 like a gift left on the doorstep. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Norfleet pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Christian Gonzalez deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Anthony Hill Jr. at the 49th pick is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick82 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in Round 3, Pick 18 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris is a better player than slot 163 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick196 Rnd6 David Gusta
They jumped the gun on David Gusta, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick234 Rnd7 John Michael Gyllenborg
A clean, defensible pick in No. 234 with a little surplus value in John Michael Gyllenborg. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
Noah Whittington slipping to pick No. 235 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brett Norfleet well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.