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VikingsSpin'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

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Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (BUF)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BUF)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B-.

The Vikings clearly saw something nobody else did in Isaiah World, taking him 41 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. McNeil-Warren falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Safety is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle, even if it was a touch early.
Pick49 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
They took D'Angelo Ponds at par in the 49th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick60 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A slide stopped in slot 60, with Emmanuel McNeil-Warren worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick82 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
A straight-up fair deal on Skyler Bell at pick No. 82, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at Round 3, Pick 33 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick194 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
No drama and no debate, Pat Coogan went about where he belonged in the 194th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick234 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
A big swing on Riley Nowakowski at Round 7, Pick 18, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick240 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.