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jimbo92107'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 9, 2026

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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DEN)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesD- FutureA
The Vikings robbed the room for Price. Final grade: B-.

The Vikings lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

However the rest shakes out, Price at that price is a win they earned. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Nwankpa pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Value with a capital V on Anthony Hill Jr. in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick62 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A tidy bit of business in No. 62, where Emmanuel McNeil-Warren graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone slipping to pick 82 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
You do not let a running back like Jadarian Price reach pick No. 97 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick130 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A slide stopped in the 130th pick, with Bryce Lance worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at Round 5, Pick 23 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick168 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at Round 5, Pick 30 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Marlin Klein
They will replay Marlin Klein at the 194th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick234 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at pick No. 234 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick240 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas is a better player than the 240th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.