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Gavvo888'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 28, 2026

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Miami1

  • Gavvo888 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Vikings left quarterback untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Love. Every board in the league had Lawson lower, and that gap is the story. Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 18th overall pick they get an every-down engine for the run game at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick49 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in pick 49 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick82 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
They took Chandler Rivers at par in No. 82, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick97 Rnd3 Genesis Smith
Nice patience on Genesis Smith, who had no business lasting to pick No. 97. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.