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2026

  • clmoke DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIN)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Malik Hartford Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (MIN)
Malik Hartford
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Vikings shredded theirs for Trey Zuhn III. He came off 27 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love at slot 12 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It fills a real need, too.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kamari Ramsey
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kamari Ramsey. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Colton Hood
Fair-plus on Colton Hood, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick97 Rnd3 C.J. Fite
A premium they did not need to pay, C.J. Fite a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at No. 169 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick206 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in pick 206 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Shamar Easter
A conviction pick on Shamar Easter at Round 7, Pick 12 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick237 Rnd7 Malik Hartford
Good price on Malik Hartford in pick 237, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.