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treej'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

Vikings Mock

  • treej DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
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
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (BUF)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (BUF)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B-.

The Vikings put a flag in the ground for Kevin Coleman Jr., 28 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hecht.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In pick No. 26 they get a rangy last line of defense, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lee Hunter. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They read the board right and Jacob Rodriguez was the payoff at the 85th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick97 Rnd3 Emmett Johnson
They paid sticker price for Emmett Johnson in pick 97, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht in Round 4, Pick 3 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kevin Coleman Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Kevin Coleman Jr. in slot 135 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
A reach on Toriano Pride Jr. in the 196th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick235 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 235 with a little surplus value in Aiden Fisher. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.