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PATRICK305'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 22, 2026

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PENTAGON

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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Alan Herron Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Alan Herron
OT Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (WSH)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Players Gained
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Will Harris
CB
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Tyler Owens
S
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Preston Smith
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Scott: C.

Thirty-one other rooms let Keionte Scott slide, and the Vikings were the ones holding the card at the 97th pick. Highway robbery. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C in the wash.

The cost of the Haynes reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 2 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

If Josiah Trotter and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick82 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 82 is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick97 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott in slot 97 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick163 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne at the 163rd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Justin Jefferson
They took Justin Jefferson at par in No. 196, which is nothing to complain about. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jamal Haynes
Jamal Haynes at the 234th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
Taking Kaelon Black in Round 7, Pick 19 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Alan Herron
A straight-up fair deal on Alan Herron at pick 244, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.