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ArthurVikes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 25, 2026

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02/25/26

  • ArthurVikes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DEN)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Vikings did exactly that with Pat Coogan in pick 161.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wright. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 18 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Anthony Hill Jr. in the 49th pick leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots for later.
Pick94 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at pick No. 94 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at the 97th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
Value with a capital V on Daylen Everette in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick161 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
A real head-scratcher, Pat Coogan in pick 161 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dae'Quan Wright
A slide stopped in pick No. 194, with Dae'Quan Wright worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick234 Rnd7 Barion Brown
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Barion Brown. It fills a real need, too.
Pick240 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci at the 240th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.