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jimbo92107'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 25, 2025

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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Donovan Jackson, 42 picks early at No. 24. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Thornton Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with safety the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Donovan Jackson
In pick No. 24 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
They reached into another round for Jamaree Caldwell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cobee Bryant at pick 139 is the proof. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
No edge and no loss on Jaylen Reed in Round 6, Pick 11; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
They let Jaydon Blue come to them and pounced at the Round 6 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick200 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Nice patience on Dont'e Thornton Jr., who had no business lasting to No. 200. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.