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01/27/26[2]

  • ArthurVikes DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Vikings spent the 49th overall pick on Sonny Styles while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots sat unaddressed. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wheatley falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 18 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Sonny Styles, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick82 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Value with a capital V on Nicholas Singleton in slot 97, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in pick No. 161 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
No edge and no loss on Isaiah Jatta in the 194th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick234 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
They took Tony Grimes at par in Round 7, Pick 18, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Hall at No. 240, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.