jimbo92107'S MOCK DRAFT
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jimbo92107'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B.

The Vikings looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Hykeem Williams at the 240th overall pick regardless, 46 picks early. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Ponds. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Job largely done: safety settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A quiet steal in the 49th overall pick: Dillon Thieneman for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick82 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
They will replay D'Angelo Ponds at pick 82 for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick97 Rnd3 Taurean York
Somehow Taurean York was still sitting there in slot 97, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick161 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Domani Jackson at the 161st pick. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick194 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
You do not let an offensive lineman like Aamil Wagner reach pick No. 194 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick234 Rnd7 TJ Hall
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and TJ Hall at No. 234 is the proof. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick240 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
Value said wait; Hykeem Williams in the 240th pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.