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

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  • nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and McNeil-Warren: B.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, the No. 51 name on the board, sitting there at Round 3, Pick 18 like a gift left on the doorstep.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Gulbin pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with safety the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
They read the board right and Jeremiyah Love was the payoff at No. 18. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick49 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
By-the-book stuff, Lee Hunter at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick82 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Somehow Emmanuel McNeil-Warren was still sitting there in slot 82, and they pounced on premier safety value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They robbed the room for Jacob Rodriguez here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick163 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin at the 163rd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Zane Durant
A slide stopped in pick 196, with Zane Durant worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick234 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They liked Eli Heidenreich enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 234. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick235 Rnd7 TJ Hall
Nice patience on TJ Hall, who had no business lasting to the 235th overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jaren Kanak
Jaren Kanak is a better player than pick 244 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.