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Bru'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 16, 2026

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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Vikings a B.

It is a puzzling start. The Vikings had quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to solve and reached instead for Malik Muhammad, a cornerback, at No. 97.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Halton pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Muhammad falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at No. 49 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick82 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A tidy bit of business in the 82nd overall pick, where Keionte Scott graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick97 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Malik Muhammad in the 97th pick leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots for later.
Pick162 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton in Round 5, Pick 23 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick195 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
They liked Bryce Foster enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 195. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick234 Rnd7 PJ Williams
PJ Williams in slot 234 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick240 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
They read the board right and J. Michael Sturdivant was the payoff at the Round 7 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.