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RUN ON APR 20, 2026

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  • MNFtball2025 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIN)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (DEN)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Players Gained
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Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesC- FutureA+
Larceny in Round 3, Pick 33 lands the Vikings a B+, Ponds and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how D'Angelo Ponds got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 97. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 18 they get a workhorse for the backfield at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick97 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in slot 97 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick152 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon slipping to pick 152 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jakobe Thomas
Circle this one: Jakobe Thomas at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ephesians Prysock at the 209th pick is the proof. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick235 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 19, with Riley Nowakowski worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas is a better player than pick No. 244 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jalen Huskey
Jalen Huskey in the 246th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.