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RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • pppppppp DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trikweze Bridges
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings let Slaughter fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Vikings fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Slaughter steal is the beam this whole class leans on. With edge rusher, safety and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In pick No. 20 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
No edge and no loss on Lee Hunter in No. 49; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in the 82nd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at slot 92 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick97 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
They did well to land Bryce Lance in pick 97, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
A surprising call. With edge rusher, safety and other spots still to address, they spent the 112th overall pick on Treydan Stukes, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in pick No. 163 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Cole Payton
They took Cole Payton at par in No. 196, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick234 Rnd7 TJ Hall
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and TJ Hall at the Round 7 slot is the proof. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick235 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
Eli Heidenreich in slot 235 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
Circle this one: Kaden Wetjen at the 244th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.