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skooger12'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 2, 2026

RJ Harvey

  • skooger12 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIN)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DEN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CAR)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD FutureA
Larceny in Round 4, Pick 11 lands the Vikings a B-, Orange and all.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Domonique Orange, the 111th overall pick, roughly 35 picks past where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A straight-up fair deal on A.J. Haulcy at slot 49, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick51 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Nice patience on Anthony Hill Jr., who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick82 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
They barely believed it either: Germie Bernard still on the board at Round 3, Pick 18. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick97 Rnd3 Connor Lew
A quiet steal in pick 97: Connor Lew for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick111 Rnd4 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange in pick No. 111 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick234 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
A slide stopped in the 234th overall pick, with Thaddeus Dixon worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick235 Rnd7 TJ Hall
Quietly one of the better values of the day, TJ Hall at the 235th pick. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick244 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas at No. 244 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.