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

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  • Waterford DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (MIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (MIN)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIN)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (SF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Players traded away
Head Shot
T.J. Hockenson
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Vikings let Haulcy fall and pounced. Final grade: D+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Getting Haulcy where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 23rd overall pick they get a featured back, and a steal at that.
Pick25 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 25 they get the heartbeat of the defense, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at pick No. 46 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 C.J. Fite
No edge and no loss on C.J. Fite in No. 97; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries in Round 4, Pick 7 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson slipping to the 122nd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick125 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
They let Monroe Freeling come to them and pounced at slot 125. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
Value with a capital V on Jaden Greathouse in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick199 Rnd6 Dane Key
The board had Dane Key higher than Round 6, Pick 18, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
Fair-plus on Peyton Bowen, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie in the 241st pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick243 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
Good price on J. Michael Sturdivant in No. 243, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.