GOATman123'S MOCK DRAFT
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GOATman123'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Koziol should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Tanner Koziol slide 70 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They are betting Klubnik proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the Round 1 slot they get the heartbeat of the defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at slot 49 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jadarian Price in Round 3, Pick 18. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cade Klubnik
Cade Klubnik at pick No. 97 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Louis Moore
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Louis Moore. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick196 Rnd6 Justin Jefferson
No drama and no debate, Justin Jefferson went about where he belonged in No. 196. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick234 Rnd7 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol at pick 234 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick235 Rnd7 Sawyer Robertson
You do not let a quarterback like Sawyer Robertson reach the 235th overall pick and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
Noah Whittington in pick 244 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.