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HunterLovesMocks'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 17, 2026

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  • HunterLovesMocks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DEN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIA)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
De'Von Achane
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Greenard
DE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Vikings a B.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Vikings did exactly that with Jack Pyburn in the 235th overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Lew falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The phones were where this weekend was really won. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In the 18th pick they get an island corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick62 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy slipping to slot 62 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 26: Jacob Rodriguez for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick94 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in No. 94 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They will replay Domonique Orange at pick 97 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Good price on Michael Trigg in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kevin Coleman Jr. at pick 163. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
They took Jadon Canady at par in slot 210, which is nothing to complain about. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick234 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
Isaiah Jatta in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jack Pyburn
A big swing on Jack Pyburn at No. 235, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at the 244th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257 Rnd7 Deven Eastern
They reached a country mile for Deven Eastern at Round 7, Pick 41, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.