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vikings12343213232h'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 1, 2026

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  • vikings12343213232h DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (MIN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIN)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (MIN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Michael Harris Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIN)
Michael Harris
LB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DEN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DEN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Michael Harris Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DEN)
Michael Harris
LB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Caelen Carson
CB
Head Shot
Jaleel McLaughlin
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings turned the phones into found money: B+.

There is reaching, and then there is Michael Harris at pick 254. The Vikings jumped the board by 63 and dared it to prove them wrong. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Getting Pavia where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The veteran additions, Caelen Carson chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Christen Miller
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a disruptive interior force at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at slot 48 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick63 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
No drama and no debate, Eli Stowers went about where he belonged in pick 63. The roster fit checks out.
Pick79 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Keith Abney II in the Round 3 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick97 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
They read the board right and Nicholas Singleton was the payoff at pick No. 97. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in the 108th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick114 Rnd4 Diego Pavia
The board fumbled Diego Pavia all the way to pick 114, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
Nice patience on Jaden Greathouse, who had no business lasting to the 164th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at slot 179 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick198 Rnd6 Isaiah Nwokobia
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaiah Nwokobia. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
Value said wait; Jalen Thompson in pick No. 231 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona at the 243rd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Michael Harris
Michael Harris in Round 7, Pick 38 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.