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Reheheheheh'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 1, 2026

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  • Reheheheheh DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIN)
Duce Chestnut
S Syracuse
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings land in the muddy middle: C+.

The Jalon Daniels selection is the head-turner. The Vikings reached 130 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

York at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 David Bailey
They paid sticker price for David Bailey in the 17th overall pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick48 Rnd2 Drew Shelton
Drew Shelton in slot 48 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels at No. 79 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Bud Clark
They talked themselves into Bud Clark at pick 97, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Taurean York
The board fumbled Taurean York all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick198 Rnd6 Duce Chestnut
A real head-scratcher, Duce Chestnut in the 198th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalen Thompson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick243 Rnd7 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis in No. 243 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.