treej'S MOCK DRAFT

treej'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 30, 2026

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  • treej DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (MIN)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DEN)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Players traded away
Head Shot
T.J. Hockenson
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Vikings got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Trey Zuhn III at slot 180, a reach of 66 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. On value alone, Hecht makes the weekend a net positive.

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

If Kenyon Sadiq and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick 20 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
By-the-book stuff, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at Round 2, Pick 17 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick62 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Lee Hunter at the 62nd overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick82 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in the 82nd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
You do not let a wide receiver like Ted Hurst reach pick No. 108 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick112 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
The board fumbled Sam Hecht all the way to slot 112, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
They let Zxavian Harris come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick180 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at Round 5, Pick 40 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Toriano Pride Jr. at the 196th pick, and it noticed. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick235 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
A quiet steal in pick 235: Aiden Fisher for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick246 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
Andre Fuller at No. 246 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.