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RUN ON MAR 6, 2026

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Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SF)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Eric Kendricks
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Greenard
DE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Vikings to a C+.

The tape said wait; the Vikings did not. Riley Nowakowski went at pick No. 240, a good 32 picks before the board was ready. The final tally is a middling C+.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
A slide stopped in Round 1, Pick 27, with Jermod McCoy worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They let Dillon Thieneman come to them and pounced at pick 49. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A straight-up fair deal on Jacob Rodriguez at pick No. 80, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick82 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
A wild overpay on Mike Washington Jr. in No. 82, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham at the 92nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht at the 97th overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Brenen Thompson
They barely believed it either: Brenen Thompson still on the board at slot 115. The roster fit checks out.
Pick161 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
They read the board right and Nate Boerkircher was the payoff at No. 161. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tyren Montgomery
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tyren Montgomery in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick234 Rnd7 Cole Payton
They paid sticker price for Cole Payton in the 234th overall pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick240 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at pick 240 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.