VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Minnesota Vikings

Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for McNeil-Warren: B+.

by Ttt · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 8 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades A+
Future B-

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Emmanuel McNeil-Warren got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at slot 82. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Jermod McCoy · CB · rank 18
Jermod McCoy in pick No. 20 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Caleb Banks · DL · rank 41
A quiet steal in No. 49: Caleb Banks for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 51
The board fumbled Emmanuel McNeil-Warren all the way to the 82nd overall pick, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Connor Lew · C · rank 82
Connor Lew in the 92nd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Bryce Lance · WR · rank 92
They did well to land Bryce Lance in Round 3, Pick 33, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Emmett Johnson · RB · rank 104
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Emmett Johnson worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.23 · Pick 163 · Zxavian Harris · DT · rank 154
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zxavian Harris in pick 163. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Ar'maj Reed-Adams · OG · rank 169
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ar'maj Reed-Adams at slot 177. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.15 · Pick 196 · Cole Payton · QB · rank 193
A clean, defensible pick in No. 196 with a little surplus value in Cole Payton. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.18 · Pick 234 · Eli Heidenreich · WR · rank 233
Eli Heidenreich at Round 7, Pick 18 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
R7.19 · Pick 235 · TJ Hall · CB · rank 216
You do not let a cornerback like TJ Hall reach slot 235 and blink. They did not. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.28 · Pick 244 · Owen Heinecke · LB · rank 230
They let Owen Heinecke come to them and pounced at pick 244. A minor itch, scratched.
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