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01/30/26[1]

  • 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
Jalil Farooq Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalil Farooq
WR Maryland
Jaylon Braxton Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylon Braxton
S Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B- to prove it.

The needs board said one thing and the Vikings did another, using the 49th pick on Sonny Styles while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots waited.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. However the rest shakes out, Wheatley at that price is a win they earned. Farooq has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 18 they get a green-dot type in the middle, and a steal at that.
Pick49 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A curious use of the Round 2 slot. Quarterback, edge rusher and other spots needed the pick; a linebacker in Sonny Styles did not.
Pick82 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zakee Wheatley in pick No. 82. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton slipping to Round 3, Pick 33 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
They went early on Pat Coogan in No. 161, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick194 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Jatta went about where he belonged in the 194th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jalil Farooq
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jalil Farooq in slot 234, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jaylon Braxton
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylon Braxton at the 240th pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.