Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 26, 2025

2026 redraft rre

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (MIN)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Datrell Jones Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Datrell Jones
RB Boston College
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend the Vikings will want back. Grade: D+.

The war room fell hard for Jermaine Mathews Jr., and it showed at slot 15: 155 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

The Cooper Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
In No. 15 they get an island corner, though the board says they badly overpaid. More want than need.
Pick46 Rnd2 Darius Taylor
Value said wait; Darius Taylor in the 46th pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Joshua Josephs
They will replay Joshua Josephs at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia in the 97th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Omar Cooper Jr.
Somehow Omar Cooper Jr. was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 22, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick199 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
Drayk Bowen in pick No. 199 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick231 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
Rueben Owens II at the 231st overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Datrell Jones
They left a pile of value on the table to take Datrell Jones this early at pick 243. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.