Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
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Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 15, 2026

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  • Cloud9blazers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
TJ Ferguson
OG Syracuse
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Nussmeier, and a C+, for the Vikings.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Vikings reached some 65 spots for TJ Ferguson, and value like that does not grow back. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

Garrett Nussmeier gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Thieneman steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

So much rides on Garrett Nussmeier that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Garrett Nussmeier
In No. 18 they get their quarterback of the future, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They read the board right and Dillon Thieneman was the payoff at the 49th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick82 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in pick 82 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick97 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
They paid sticker price for Daylen Everette in the 97th overall pick, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick161 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick194 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
No drama and no debate, Raylen Wilson went about where he belonged in pick No. 194. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick234 Rnd7 TJ Ferguson
TJ Ferguson at slot 234 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 Tosh Baker
A conviction pick on Tosh Baker at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.