DugEM'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Henderson: B.

When a board-topper like TreVeyon Henderson slides to the 138th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in the 89th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Colston Loveland in pick 97, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
They robbed the room for TreVeyon Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
They will replay Luke Kandra at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.