Leif'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Leif DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA NeedA- TradesF FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Gabriel: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Dillon Gabriel had no business being available in the Round 6 slot, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick97 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
They took Cam Skattebo at par in No. 97, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Steal is underselling it; Jared Wilson at Round 5, Pick 11 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dillon Gabriel
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Dillon Gabriel in pick 187, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.