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ScottyB1963'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 11, 2026

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  • ScottyB1963 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIN)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (GB)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (IND)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (GB)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylon Jones
CB
Head Shot
Isaiah McDuffie
LB
Head Shot
Dorian Strong
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Vikings fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Vikings spent real capital to be 51 picks early on Demond Claiborne, and the board is going to hold them to it. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Jones falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick47 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick52 Rnd2 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange at the 52nd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jake Golday at the 78th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick82 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Value said wait; Darrell Jackson Jr. in slot 82 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
Taking Keylan Rutledge in No. 97 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
They reached a country mile for Demond Claiborne at Round 4, Pick 13, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick120 Rnd4 Logan Jones
The board fumbled Logan Jones all the way to the 120th pick, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
They did well to land Jeff Caldwell in pick No. 196, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick234 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
A reasonable price with a little left over, Thaddeus Dixon in No. 234. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick235 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
Andre Fuller at pick 235 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
Fa'alili Fa'amoe in the 244th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.