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ArthurVikes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 23, 2026

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01/23/26[2]

  • ArthurVikes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (MIN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (MIN)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (MIN)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Jaylon Braxton Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylon Braxton
S Ole Miss
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TEN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (PIT)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brandin Echols
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Vikings: B.

The war room fell hard for Keaten Wade, and it showed at pick 214: 65 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

On value alone, Wheatley makes the weekend a net positive. It is not that Styles is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A surprising call. With quarterback and tight end still to address, they spent pick 53 on Sonny Styles, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick82 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at slot 82 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Circle this one: Zakee Wheatley at the 97th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Pat Coogan. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick142 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
No edge and no loss on Max Iheanachor in pick No. 142; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. in the 161st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick182 Rnd6 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at slot 182 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
By-the-book stuff, Isaiah Jatta at the 194th pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Keaten Wade
They talked themselves into Keaten Wade at Round 6, Pick 35, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jaylon Braxton
They took Jaylon Braxton at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Hall at pick No. 240, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.