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Jrjohnson28'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 15, 2026

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  • Jrjohnson28 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIN)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIN)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (MIN)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (BUF)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (SF)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (HOU)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (SF)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ricky Pearsall
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jordan Addison
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureC+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Vikings to a C+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Vikings indulged a want in Igbinosun while a need in edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots stayed open.

The Love steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Ricky Pearsall pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a featured back, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren slid further than he should have, and slot 49 is lovely value for the safety. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick58 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds is a better player than the 58th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
No drama and no debate, Jacob Rodriguez went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 27. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick126 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Fair-plus on Michael Trigg, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge in pick No. 128 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones at No. 133 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Davison Igbinosun in pick 138 leaves edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots for later.
Pick240 Rnd7 Haynes King
They paid up for Haynes King at slot 240 when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.