AArod'S MOCK DRAFT
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AArod'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 30, 2025

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  • AArod DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (MIN)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Aaron Jones
RB
Head Shot
J.J. McCarthy
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
The Vikings bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Haynes King, 30 picks early at pick 243.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Robertson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 4 they get a ballhawk on the back end. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down runner, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Kobi Lane. The roster fit checks out.
Pick80 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They did well to land Domonique Orange in the 80th pick, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
A tidy bit of business in No. 97, where Chandler Rivers graded well above the range. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick161 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Fair-plus on Davison Igbinosun, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick163 Rnd5 Connor Tollison
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Connor Tollison. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick199 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Circle this one: Sawyer Robertson at pick 199 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
By-the-book stuff, Tristan Leigh at pick No. 231 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick243 Rnd7 Haynes King
They left a pile of value on the table to take Haynes King this early at No. 243. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.