Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUN 13, 2026

2027 nfl draft

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jackson Arnold
QB UNLV
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Joe Otting Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Joe Otting
C Notre Dame
Edwin Spillman Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Edwin Spillman
LB Tennessee
CJ Baxter Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
CJ Baxter
RB Kentucky
Dante Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dante Lovett
CB Virginia Tech
Jaleel Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaleel Johnson
DE-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C-
ValueF NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Arnold, and a C-, for the Vikings.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jackson Arnold at slot 18 is 214 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Everything downstream of Jackson Arnold depends on Jackson Arnold, and the building knows it. The Johnson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Hit on Jackson Arnold and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jackson Arnold
In the 18th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Peyton Bowen
The board had cheaper options than Peyton Bowen at No. 49, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick82 Rnd3 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Quincy Rhodes Jr. at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Joe Otting
Joe Otting at Round 3, Pick 33 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Edwin Spillman
They paid a round early for Edwin Spillman in pick 161, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick194 Rnd6 CJ Baxter
They left a pile of value on the table to take CJ Baxter this early at pick No. 194. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick234 Rnd7 Dante Lovett
A big swing on Dante Lovett at the 234th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jaleel Johnson
The board had Jaleel Johnson higher than No. 240, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.