HunterLovesMocks'S MOCK DRAFT
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HunterLovesMocks'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 18, 2025

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  • HunterLovesMocks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (MIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIN)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DEN)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (KC)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (KC)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (KC)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
T.J. Hockenson
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Vikings lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

The Vikings bet big and early on Haynes King, 56 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. On value alone, Downs makes the weekend a net positive.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
Caleb Downs is a better player than No. 11 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Nothing to complain about; Sonny Styles went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick64 Rnd2 Keith Abney II
They liked Keith Abney II enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 32. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick75 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They did well to land Eli Stowers in the 75th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick76 Rnd3 Nyck Harbor
They went early on Nyck Harbor in slot 76, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in No. 197 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick226 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They paid a round early for Trey Zuhn III in the 226th overall pick, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King in the 242nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.