Retired'S MOCK DRAFT
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Retired'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 28, 2026

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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let McNeil-Warren fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, the No. 51 name on the board, sitting there at No. 82 like a gift left on the doorstep. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Reaching for Corleone left real value on the table behind him.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with safety the one that mattered most. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a green-dot type in the middle, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone at the 49th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick82 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
You do not let a safety like Emmanuel McNeil-Warren reach the 82nd pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Connor Lew
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Connor Lew in slot 97. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
They did well to land Marlin Klein in No. 163, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at pick 196 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick234 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at Round 7, Pick 18 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick235 Rnd7 TJ Hall
TJ Hall in pick No. 235 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
Somehow Aiden Fisher was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.