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MNFtBall2026'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 30, 2025

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  • MNFtBall2026 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (MIN)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIN)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Antonio Kite
CB Auburn
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (HOU)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (TB)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CLE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Adepoju Adebawore Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (TB)
Adepoju Adebawore
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bucky Irving
RB
Head Shot
Elijah Klein
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Vikings a A-.

The Vikings ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

They will need Campbell to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Reese falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Jake Slaughter and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jake Slaughter
In pick 27 they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Xavier Chaplin
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Chaplin at the 52nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Joe Royer
Joe Royer in No. 67 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Arvell Reese
They robbed the room for Arvell Reese here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick156 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Taking Bud Clark in slot 156 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Cayden Lee
Cayden Lee in the 163rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
The board fumbled Bryce Boettcher all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick173 Rnd5 Antonio Kite
Antonio Kite at pick No. 173 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick188 Rnd6 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott at No. 188 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick195 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
They talked themselves into DJ Campbell at pick 195, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.