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2026 draft 44mm
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Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THEVikings
Draft Selections
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall
C+
ValueD
NeedA-
TradesA
FutureD
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Vikings: C+. Nobody had Hayden Conner this high, and it is not close. The Vikings reached 173 spots to get him at No. 97. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.
A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.
Pick Analysis
Pick24
Rnd1
Princely Umanmielen
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47
Rnd2
Dylan Sampson
The board had cheaper options than Dylan Sampson at the 47th overall pick, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97
Rnd3
Hayden Conner
They reached a country mile for Hayden Conner at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187
Rnd6
Alijah Clark
A big swing on Alijah Clark at the 187th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.






