B+
Minnesota Vikings
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Vikings: B+.
by jimbo92107 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 19 picks
· 11 steals
· 3 reaches
The rest of the league will want that one back. Treydan Stukes tumbling to the Vikings in the 111th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.
If Eastern pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Stukes pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still on the board.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
D'Angelo Ponds in the 62nd overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Nice patience on Lee Hunter, who had no business lasting to No. 63. It fills a real need, too.
Jadarian Price in Round 3, Pick 19 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
A slide stopped in the 89th overall pick, with Domonique Orange worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Germie Bernard in slot 91, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
No drama and no debate, Brian Parker II went about where he belonged in pick 108. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A surprising call. With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still to address, they spent No. 111 on Treydan Stukes, a cornerback they were not short of.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Michael Trigg in the 125th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Julian Neal adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Oscar Delp at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A quiet steal in pick No. 163: Dametrious Crownover for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Malik Benson at slot 165 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kaleb Elarms-Orr at No. 196. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Toriano Pride Jr. in the 220th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
A straight-up fair deal on Kaden Wetjen at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Nothing to complain about; Thaddeus Dixon went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
A conviction pick on Eli Heidenreich at Round 7, Pick 23 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Barion Brown in the 244th pick, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A real head-scratcher, Deven Eastern in slot 247 is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.