Rocy2026'S MOCK DRAFT
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Feb 1

  • Rocy2026 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Golday: B.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Vikings never addressed quarterback, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Golday pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They will need Kacmarek to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 18 they get a workhorse for the backfield, outstanding value to boot.
Pick49 Rnd2 Keith Abney II
Keith Abney II in Round 2, Pick 17 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick82 Rnd3 Taurean York
Fair-plus on Taurean York, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in the 97th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Chase Roberts
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Chase Roberts in pick No. 161. The roster fit checks out.
Pick194 Rnd6 Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick234 Rnd7 Will Kacmarek
Will Kacmarek in the 234th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick240 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
Ethan O'Connor at pick No. 240 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.