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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: 1 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (MIN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Anthony Evans III Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Anthony Evans III
WR Georgia
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (MIN)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Marquis Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marquis Johnson
WR Missouri
Jeremiah Cobb Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jeremiah Cobb
RB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Marquis Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Marquis Johnson
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYG)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NYG)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NYG)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE James Madison
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NYG)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DET)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Kayode Awosika
OG
Head Shot
Caelen Carson
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesA+ FutureA-
The Vikings won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Vikings came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They will need Stowers to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The veteran additions, Caelen Carson chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 1st pick they get a rangy last line of defense. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in the Round 2 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick196 Rnd6 Anthony Evans III
They paid sticker price for Anthony Evans III in No. 196, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick208 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
Good price on Lawson Luckie in the 208th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick214 Rnd6 Marquis Johnson
Nothing to complain about; Marquis Johnson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jeremiah Cobb
Jeremiah Cobb in pick 231 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.