Mileslamelo2'S MOCK DRAFT
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Mileslamelo2'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 15, 2026

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  • Mileslamelo2 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Dylan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dylan Stewart
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ian Strong
WR California
Sammy Brown Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sammy Brown
LB Clemson
KJ Duff Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
KJ Duff
WR Rutgers
TJ Metcalf Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
TJ Metcalf
S Tennessee
Jalen Hale Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalen Hale
WR Alabama
Players traded away
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Blake Brandel
OG
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Gavin Bartholomew
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD- FutureB-
Duff should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a C+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: KJ Duff, No. 194, roughly 56 picks past where he belonged. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

If Matayo Uiagalelei and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Matayo Uiagalelei
In slot 18 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dylan Stewart
They took Dylan Stewart at par in pick 49, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick82 Rnd3 Ian Strong
They paid sticker price for Ian Strong in the 82nd overall pick, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Sammy Brown
Fair-plus on Sammy Brown, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick194 Rnd6 KJ Duff
You do not let a wide receiver like KJ Duff reach pick No. 194 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick234 Rnd7 TJ Metcalf
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing TJ Metcalf in the Round 7 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jalen Hale
The board had Jalen Hale higher than the 240th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.