hinz18'S MOCK DRAFT
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hinz18'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

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Draft 2

  • hinz18 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Stowers from sliding. Grade: B.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Eli Stowers, the No. 53 name on the board, sitting there at the 97th pick like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down runner, and a steal at that.
Pick49 Rnd2 CJ Allen
They will replay CJ Allen at Round 2, Pick 17 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick82 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette in the 82nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick97 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They barely believed it either: Eli Stowers still on the board at No. 97. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry slid further than he should have, and pick 161 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at slot 194 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick234 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas is a better player than pick No. 234 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick240 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
Andre Fuller in the 240th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.