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Khoston1999'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 7, 2026

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KH99 2026 NFL Mock Draft

  • Khoston1999 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Enrique Cruz Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Enrique Cruz Jr.
OT Kansas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Vikings get a C+.

Nobody else had Jaydn Ott anywhere near Round 3, Pick 33. The Vikings did, by 142 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Koziol at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In pick No. 18 they get a rangy last line of defense, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
A straight-up fair deal on D'Angelo Ponds at pick 49, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick82 Rnd3 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton in slot 82 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jaydn Ott
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaydn Ott. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Steal is underselling it; Ar'maj Reed-Adams at Round 6, Pick 15 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jack Pyburn
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jack Pyburn in the Round 7 slot, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick235 Rnd7 Tanner Koziol
They will replay Tanner Koziol at slot 235 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Enrique Cruz Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Enrique Cruz Jr. this early at pick 244. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.