Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 6, 2025

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  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Dante Dowdell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dante Dowdell
RB Kentucky
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Terry Moore
S Duke
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (PHI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PHI)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Madden Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (PHI)
Madden Sanker
OG Florida Atlantic
Players traded away
Head Shot
Adam Thielen
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueF NeedB- TradesC- FutureB-
Not the weekend the Vikings were hoping for: D.

There is reaching, and then there is Dante Dowdell at slot 47. The Vikings jumped the board by 233 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Ponds falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. at Round 1, Pick 15 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick47 Rnd2 Dante Dowdell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dante Dowdell in the Round 2 slot, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese at No. 67 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick97 Rnd3 Terry Moore
A real head-scratcher, Terry Moore in slot 97 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick229 Rnd7 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in pick No. 229 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.