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SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 24, 2026

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (MIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (MIN)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
London Humphreys Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
London Humphreys
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DAL)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derek Stingley Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings robbed the room for Wheatley. Final grade: B+.

The Vikings ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The Wheatley pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Washington Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Taking Zakee Wheatley in pick 97 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Mike Washington Jr. in the 112th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
The board had cheaper options than Rayshaun Benny at slot 161, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd5 Thaddeus Dixon
No drama and no debate, Thaddeus Dixon went about where he belonged in the 177th pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick194 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at pick No. 194 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick215 Rnd6 Joey Aguilar
They took Joey Aguilar at par in pick No. 215, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick234 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King at pick 234 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 London Humphreys
They let London Humphreys come to them and pounced at slot 240. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.