GRob'S MOCK DRAFT

GRob'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 13, 2025

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  • GRob DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (MIN)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Vikings walked out of the weekend still thin at quarterback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Reaching for Alexander left real value on the table behind him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 LT Overton
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at the 49th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick82 Rnd3 Caleb Tiernan
They liked Caleb Tiernan enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 18. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks at the 97th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick138 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in pick 138 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on CJ Daniels. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in No. 212 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander in slot 235 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.