draftslaysethan'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

draftslaysethan'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 27, 2026

mock draft 3

  • draftslaysethan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jack Kelly in pick No. 240, a good 21 spots before the room expected him. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Love pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In slot 18 they get an every-down engine for the run game, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick No. 49 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick82 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A clean, defensible pick in the 82nd pick with a little surplus value in Deontae Lawson. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick97 Rnd3 Sam Hecht
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sam Hecht at pick 97 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They took Aamil Wagner at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher is a better player than Round 6, Pick 15 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick234 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Good price on Miller Moss in the 234th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly at pick 240 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.