B+
Minnesota Vikings
Grand theft in the 186th overall pick: the Vikings steal Taylor and grade out a B+.
by austineiter ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 4 steals
· 0 reaches
The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Mason Taylor fell into No. 186. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
Circle this one: TreVeyon Henderson at the 97th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A safety of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 1 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach the 159th overall pick and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Mason Taylor at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
By-the-book stuff, Garrett Dellinger at pick 248 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.