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MNFtball2025'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUN 3, 2025

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  • MNFtball2025 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: 36 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Kayin Lee Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kayin Lee
CB Auburn
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sam Leavitt
QB Arizona State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Vikings torched the value chart for Akheem Mesidor, taking him 33 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Love falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 4 they get an enforcer at safety at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jeremiyah Love
They barely believed it either: Jeremiyah Love still on the board at the 36th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick118 Rnd4 Isaiah Nwokobia
You do not let a safety like Isaiah Nwokobia reach Round 4, Pick 16 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Cayden Lee
A tidy bit of business in pick 157, where Cayden Lee graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick173 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott slipping to slot 173 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick196 Rnd6 Kayin Lee
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kayin Lee. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jack Velling
By-the-book stuff, Jack Velling at pick No. 208 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
They talked themselves into Akheem Mesidor at Round 7, Pick 15, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.