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bwbry'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 11, 2026

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  • bwbry DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIN)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIN)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (SEA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (SF)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaleel McLaughlin
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedC+ TradesA+ FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Ramsey: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Kamari Ramsey slide 31 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Lawson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still on the board.

Every board in the league had Rucci lower, and that gap is the story.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 29th overall pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick62 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Value with a capital V on Lee Hunter in Round 2, Pick 30, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick82 Rnd3 Christen Miller
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
They let Treydan Stukes come to them and pounced at pick 91. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick96 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A surprising call. With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still to address, they spent the 96th pick on Deontae Lawson, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick97 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Daylen Everette while clear needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kamari Ramsey
Circle this one: Kamari Ramsey at slot 109 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Steal is underselling it; Connor Lew at No. 111 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Good price on Bud Clark in No. 112, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 26: Harold Perkins Jr. adds a linebacker while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick127 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They will replay Bryce Lance at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick148 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
They paid up for Zxavian Harris at the 148th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
They did well to land Beau Stephens in pick 163, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at slot 165 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Travis Burke
No drama and no debate, Travis Burke went about where he belonged in the 169th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
The board had cheaper options than Matt Gulbin at pick No. 170, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jeff Caldwell. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost at pick No. 196 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick210 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Ephesians Prysock in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick234 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
They took Zavion Thomas at par in No. 234, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
A straight-up fair deal on Robert Spears-Jennings at pick 235, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nolan Rucci this early at Round 7, Pick 28. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.