njjj'S MOCK DRAFT
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njjj'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 16, 2026

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  • njjj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Nate Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Frazier
RB Georgia
Trevor Lauck Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Trevor Lauck
OT Iowa
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sam Leavitt
QB LSU
Mark Nabou Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mark Nabou Jr.
C Texas A&M
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Johntay Cook Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Johntay Cook
WR Syracuse
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
King Mack
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Vikings took Trevor Lauck at pick No. 49, roughly 28 spots before his name belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Frazier value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Nate Frazier
Nate Frazier in pick 18 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick49 Rnd2 Trevor Lauck
They reached into another round for Trevor Lauck, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick82 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Sam Leavitt
A straight-up fair deal on Sam Leavitt at No. 97, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Mark Nabou Jr.
No drama and no debate, Mark Nabou Jr. went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 23. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick194 Rnd6 James Smith
By-the-book stuff, James Smith at the 194th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick234 Rnd7 Johntay Cook
A clean, defensible pick in No. 234 with a little surplus value in Johntay Cook. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick240 Rnd7 King Mack
King Mack in Round 7, Pick 24 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.