Joe Manuck'S MOCK DRAFT
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Joe Manuck'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 9, 2025

Fix the Vikes

  • Joe Manuck DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIN)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIN)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIN)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIN)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings let Nussmeier fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Call it larceny. Garrett Nussmeier sat on the board until No. 84, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

It is not that Perkins Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

If Alexander pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 11th overall pick they get an every-down engine for the run game. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
A slide stopped in pick 51, with Anthony Hill Jr. worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick75 Rnd3 Colton Hood
Colton Hood in the 75th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick84 Rnd3 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Harold Perkins Jr. adds a linebacker and leaves edge rusher, safety and other spots untouched.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
No drama and no debate, Jacob Rodriguez went about where he belonged in pick No. 161. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick226 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
Roderick Kearney at No. 226 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick242 Rnd7 Bear Alexander
They reached into another round for Bear Alexander, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.