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skoljae'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

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Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (MIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (MIN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Draft Picks Received
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (SF)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SF)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Garret Wallow
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB-
Larceny in Round 7, Pick 18 lands the Vikings a B, Allen and all.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Kaytron Allen slide 133 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The cost of the Aguilar reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They will answer for taking linebacker early while edge rusher and wide receiver went begging. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In the 18th pick they get a potential shutdown corner, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick58 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
Nice patience on Michael Taaffe, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick92 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
Circle this one: Sonny Styles at slot 92 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick97 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They barely believed it either: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren still on the board at Round 3, Pick 33. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Anthony Hill Jr.
A surprising call. With edge rusher and wide receiver still to address, they spent No. 127 on Anthony Hill Jr., a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick133 Rnd4 Lee Hunter
They will replay Lee Hunter at pick No. 133 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton at pick 138 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick161 Rnd5 Logan Jones
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Logan Jones in the 161st overall pick, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Beau Stephens
Steal is underselling it; Beau Stephens at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick234 Rnd7 Kaytron Allen
Somehow Kaytron Allen was still sitting there in No. 234, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
Joey Aguilar at slot 240 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 Dallen Bentley
Dallen Bentley at the 244th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.