MPLS1989'S MOCK DRAFT
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March 2026

  • MPLS1989 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CAR)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Orange fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Domonique Orange got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at No. 97.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
The board had Arvell Reese higher than Round 1, Pick 18, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dillon Thieneman at the 49th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They will replay Keionte Scott at No. 83 for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick97 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Circle this one: Domonique Orange at pick No. 97 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in the 156th pick with a little surplus value in Domani Jackson. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Nothing to complain about; Tanner Koziol went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
A tidy bit of business in pick 194, where DJ Campbell graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick234 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
A quiet steal in slot 234: Kaden Wetjen for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick240 Rnd7 TJ Hall
TJ Hall in pick 240 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.