VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Minnesota Vikings

Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Price: B.

by Dadtastic · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 7 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades C-
Future A+

You could see the war room lean forward. Jadarian Price at slot 91 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They are betting Heidenreich proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.3 · Pick 35 · Peter Woods · DT · rank 30
Peter Woods in the 35th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Jake Golday · OLB · rank 64
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jake Golday in No. 77. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.27 · Pick 91 · Jadarian Price · RB · rank 61
Jadarian Price in pick 91 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 73
They barely believed it either: Domonique Orange still on the board at pick No. 97. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.16 · Pick 116 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 89
Ted Hurst in slot 116 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Trey Zuhn III · C · rank 127
Trey Zuhn III in Round 4, Pick 31 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.28 · Pick 168 · Charles Demmings · CB · rank 151
A quiet steal in the 168th pick: Charles Demmings for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.14 · Pick 195 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 192
Good price on Ephesians Prysock in the Round 6 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R6.15 · Pick 196 · Kaleb Elarms-Orr · LB · rank 183
Kaleb Elarms-Orr slid further than he should have, and pick 196 is lovely value for the linebacker. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 193
Jeff Caldwell at the 220th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.18 · Pick 234 · Kaden Wetjen · WR · rank 234
Kaden Wetjen in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.19 · Pick 235 · Eli Heidenreich · WR · rank 252
Eli Heidenreich at the 235th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
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