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04/02/26

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (MIN)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let D'Angelo Ponds slide, and the Vikings were the ones holding the card at the Round 3 slot. Highway robbery. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

If Coogan pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at No. 49 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick70 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick82 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
They robbed the room for D'Angelo Ponds here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick97 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
They jumped the gun on Nicholas Singleton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick107 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
You do not let a safety like Zakee Wheatley reach pick No. 107 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Pat Coogan this early at slot 163. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Matt Gulbin at pick 196. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick206 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
They will replay Aaron Anderson at No. 206 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick234 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They paid a round early for Eli Heidenreich in the 234th pick, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Miles Kitselman at Round 7, Pick 19 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
Andre Fuller is a better player than pick No. 244 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.