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jimbo92107'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 17, 2026

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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (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 Taaffe fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Michael Taaffe got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at No. 82.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Washington Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the 20th pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A tidy little value on Jake Slaughter in No. 49, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick82 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
They robbed the room for Michael Taaffe here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Golday
The board fumbled Jake Golday all the way to the 97th overall pick, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Mike Washington Jr. this early at the Round 4 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd5 Chase Roberts
They did well to land Chase Roberts in slot 161, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick194 Rnd6 Febechi Nwaiwu
They will replay Febechi Nwaiwu at Round 6, Pick 15 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick234 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
A quiet steal in pick No. 234: Trey Zuhn III for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick240 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
A reach for J. Michael Sturdivant in the 240th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.