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ArthurVikes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 17, 2026

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Mock drafts from ArthurVikes

02/17/26

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B- to prove it.

The Vikings spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Malik Muhammad, the No. 76 name on the board, in the 97th overall pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Williams pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with safety the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese is a better player than the 18th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Value with a capital V on Dillon Thieneman in slot 49, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick82 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
You do not let a cornerback like Malik Muhammad reach No. 97 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick161 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin in pick 161 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny in Round 6, Pick 15 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick234 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
No drama and no debate, Nolan Rucci went about where he belonged in the 234th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick240 Rnd7 PJ Williams
They reached a country mile for PJ Williams at pick No. 240, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.