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RUN ON APR 9, 2026

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  • NorseGods72 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Trey Holly Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Trey Holly
RB Southern
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trikweze Bridges
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueA+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Larceny in pick 234 lands the Vikings a A-, McCoy and all.

The Vikings spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jermod McCoy, the No. 17 name on the board, in the Round 7 slot. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In the end it comes back to Jeremiyah Love, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In slot 20 they get a centerpiece for the ground game, outstanding value to boot.
Pick49 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at Round 2, Pick 17 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick82 Rnd3 Mansoor Delane
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Mansoor Delane in pick 82, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick92 Rnd3 Kayden McDonald
Steal is underselling it; Kayden McDonald at the 92nd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick97 Rnd3 Dillon Thieneman
You do not let a safety like Dillon Thieneman reach No. 97 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Spencer Fano
They barely believed it either: Spencer Fano still on the board at the 112th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 163 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Taaffe
Somehow Michael Taaffe was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick218 Rnd7 Kenyon Sadiq
Circle this one: Kenyon Sadiq at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jermod McCoy
The board fumbled Jermod McCoy all the way to Round 7, Pick 18, and they scooped it up. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick235 Rnd7 Taylen Green
Taking Taylen Green in pick 235 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at pick No. 244 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.