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Otb'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 30, 2025

Vikes trade up n down

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Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Adon Shuler Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Adon Shuler
S Notre Dame
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (MIN)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Adon Shuler Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (BAL)
Adon Shuler
S Notre Dame
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB-
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Dominic Zvada at Round 7, Pick 12 is 61 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. No fireworks, but a solid B.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Value with a capital V on Jake Slaughter in slot 43, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick48 Rnd2 Nyck Harbor
Nyck Harbor at pick 48 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick74 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
A slide stopped in the 74th pick, with Michael Taaffe worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
They paid up for Harold Perkins Jr. at No. 97 when waiting would have done the job. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick120 Rnd4 Adon Shuler
Adon Shuler at the 120th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Darius Taylor
They paid sticker price for Darius Taylor in No. 169, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kyle Louis in pick No. 174. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick206 Rnd6 Dane Key
Dane Key at slot 206 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick227 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada in the 227th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick237 Rnd7 Shamar Easter
By-the-book stuff, Shamar Easter at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.