AArod'S MOCK DRAFT
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AArod'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 29, 2025

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  • AArod DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (MIN)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Kelby Collins Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kelby Collins
DE Alabama
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (CLE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Garrett
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
J.J. McCarthy
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureD
The Vikings found their guy under center in Moore: D-.

The Vikings lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

Everything downstream of Dante Moore depends on Dante Moore, and the building knows it. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They will need Collins to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Dante Moore
In No. 3 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick46 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Good price on Sonny Styles in pick 46, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick80 Rnd3 Austin Siereveld
Austin Siereveld in the 80th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick97 Rnd3 Eric Singleton Jr.
They will replay Eric Singleton Jr. at Round 3, Pick 33 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kage Casey
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Kage Casey graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Isaiah Nwokobia
By-the-book stuff, Isaiah Nwokobia at pick No. 199 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kelby Collins
The board had cheaper options than Kelby Collins at slot 231, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick243 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman at the 243rd overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.