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ArthurVikes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

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Mock drafts from ArthurVikes

01/21/26

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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIN)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
Troy Bowles Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Troy Bowles
LB Michigan
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ray Davis
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA- FutureB-
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Vikings looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Earnest Greene III at pick 126 regardless, 41 picks early. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wheatley.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 18 they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kamari Ramsey
Circle this one: Kamari Ramsey at pick No. 60 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick82 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
No edge and no loss on Nicholas Singleton in the 82nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
They barely believed it either: Zakee Wheatley still on the board at the Round 3 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at Round 3, Pick 33 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Earnest Greene III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Earnest Greene III well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
They paid a round early for Pat Coogan in the 161st overall pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd6 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at pick No. 194 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Dijon Johnson
Dijon Johnson in slot 220 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick234 Rnd7 Troy Bowles
They talked themselves into Troy Bowles at the 234th pick, and the board did not agree. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick240 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
A tidy little value on Tony Grimes in No. 240, a step better than break-even. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.