Chuk'S MOCK DRAFT
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Chuk'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 15, 2025

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  • Chuk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Terrance Carter Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Terrance Carter
TE Texas Tech
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Kelby Collins Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kelby Collins
DE Florida
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B-.

The Vikings spent real capital to be 48 picks early on Kaytron Allen, and the board is going to hold them to it.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In the 18th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick50 Rnd2 Kaytron Allen
Value said wait; Kaytron Allen in pick No. 50 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick82 Rnd3 Roderick Kearney
Roderick Kearney at Round 3, Pick 18 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Keon Sabb
They read the board right and Keon Sabb was the payoff at pick 97. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Terrance Carter
They liked Terrance Carter enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 118. It fills a real need, too.
Pick157 Rnd5 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart at No. 157 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick173 Rnd5 Desmond Reid
They barely believed it either: Desmond Reid still on the board at the 173rd overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham at No. 196 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kelby Collins
They took Kelby Collins at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231 Rnd7 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis at slot 231 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.