Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

2025 draft 55

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (TEN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeffery Simmons
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jeff Okudah
CB
Head Shot
Jonathan Allen
DT
Head Shot
Kahlef Hailassie
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
Larceny in the 145th overall pick lands the Vikings a B+, Jeanty and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Vikings were there to profit. Ashton Jeanty, the No. 3 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 5 slot.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The cost of the Marshall Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 17 they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 24th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at pick No. 97 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in the 145th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jason Marshall Jr. in pick 187, miles early. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick233 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
They robbed the room for Raheim Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.