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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LAR)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Mondon Jr.: B.

Call it larceny. Smael Mondon Jr. sat on the board until No. 188, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with safety the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In slot 25 they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Watts at pick 90 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick97 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They robbed the room for Deone Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jordan James
Jordan James at Round 5, Pick 1 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Circle this one: Jake Majors at the 159th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick188 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in pick No. 188 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.