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JedHead'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 21, 2026

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Wallace III from sliding. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Harrison Wallace III, slot 234, roughly 45 picks past where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In No. 18 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman is a better player than pick No. 49 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
A premium they did not need to pay, Nicholas Singleton a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97 Rnd3 Connor Lew
You do not let an offensive lineman like Connor Lew reach Round 3, Pick 33 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tim Keenan III
Tim Keenan III in the 161st overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Kobe Baynes
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kobe Baynes in pick 194. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick234 Rnd7 Harrison Wallace III
They robbed the room for Harrison Wallace III here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Good price on Cole Payton in the 240th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.