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MNFtball2025'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUN 5, 2025

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  • MNFtball2025 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
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
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (MIN)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Rico Flores Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (MIN)
Rico Flores Jr.
WR UCLA
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Rueben Owens Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (MIN)
Rueben Owens
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BUF)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Rico Flores Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (BUF)
Rico Flores Jr.
WR UCLA
Rueben Owens Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BUF)
Rueben Owens
RB Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CIN)
Caleb Banks
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB FutureB
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B.

The Vikings treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 97 on Lee Hunter a full 60 spots early. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

It is not that Hill is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. The Nwankpa pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in No. 20 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick64 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Eli Stowers at the Round 2 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick82 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks at slot 82 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick89 Rnd3 Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia at Round 3, Pick 25 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at the 97th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
They did well to land Oscar Delp in the 118th pick, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jyaire Hill
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 124 on Jyaire Hill with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved.
Pick157 Rnd5 Cayden Lee
They read the board right and Cayden Lee was the payoff at No. 157. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick173 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott slipping to the 173rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick196 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
The board fumbled Xavier Nwankpa all the way to the 196th pick, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick208 Rnd6 J.Michael Sturdivant
A tidy bit of business in pick 208, where J.Michael Sturdivant graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd7 Rico Flores Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Rico Flores Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jack Velling
Jack Velling at slot 231 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Rueben Owens
A clean, defensible pick in slot 245 with a little surplus value in Rueben Owens. It fills a real need, too.