Burdorf'S MOCK DRAFT
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2/5/25

  • Burdorf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TEN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (TEN)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (WSH)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (TEN)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Players Gained
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Jamison Crowder
WR
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Jalen Mills
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Henderson from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Vikings were there to profit. TreVeyon Henderson, the No. 55 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 154th overall pick.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick48 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They read the board right and Tyler Booker was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 16. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
You do not let a running back like Kaleb Johnson reach the 97th overall pick and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick140 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
They barely believed it either: Barrett Carter still on the board at No. 140. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick154 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
Steal is underselling it; TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 154 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at pick 170 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey slid further than he should have, and the 209th pick is lovely value for the tight end. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tonka Hemingway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.